Working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Australia

Australia: Working-age population, aged 15-64, total was 0.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
4th
of 112 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2011
All-time low
0.7%
in 2002
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Australia, 2001–2015

00.20.40.60.82001200820152001: 0.672 % of total population2002: 0.672 % of total population2003: 0.674 % of total population2004: 0.674 % of total population2005: 0.675 % of total population2006: 0.676 % of total population2007: 0.676 % of total population2008: 0.678 % of total population2009: 0.679 % of total population2010: 0.68 % of total population2011: 0.834 % of total population2012: 0.831 % of total population2013: 0.827 % of total population2014: 0.823 % of total population2015: 0.819 % of total population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Australia is 0.8%, measured in 2015.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Australia peaked at 0.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2002.

Australia ranks 4th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 9
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 1 Indonesia 0.9% compare
  2. 2 Türkiye 0.9% compare
  3. 3 Korea 0.8% compare
  4. 5 China (People’s Republic of) 0.8% compare
  5. 6 Ukraine 0.7% compare
  6. 7 Azerbaijan 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Australia?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Australia was 0.8% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, total recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2011.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, total recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2002.
How does Australia rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, total?
Australia ranks 4th out of 112 countries with data for 2015.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population, aged 15-64, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, total (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
112 places, 1,653 data points, 1970–2021
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