Employment in services in Australia
78.5% of employed people in Australia worked in services in 2025.
Australia, 2025
78.5%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
50.6%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
73.5%
Position in 2025
25th of 182
Employment in services in Australia over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Australia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 78.5% | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 78.4% | 50.3% |
| 2023 | 78.2% | 49.9% |
| 2022 | 78.6% | 49.5% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | 49.6% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | 49.5% |
| 2019 | 78.4% | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 77.5% | 49.7% |
| 2017 | 78.0% | 49.1% |
| 2016 | 77.4% | 48.6% |
| 2015 | 77.3% | 48.1% |
| 2014 | 76.2% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | 46.4% |
| 2012 | 75.5% | 45.6% |
| 2011 | 75.4% | 45.1% |
| 2010 | 74.8% | 44.6% |
| 2009 | 74.6% | 44.2% |
| 2008 | 74.3% | 43.7% |
| 2007 | 74.7% | 43.2% |
| 2006 | 74.5% | 42.9% |
| 2005 | 74.5% | 42.3% |
| 2004 | 74.2% | 41.8% |
| 2003 | 74.3% | 41.1% |
| 2002 | 73.7% | 40.7% |
| 2001 | 73.5% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 78.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 77.3%, the figure has changed by +1.2 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Australia has the 25th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 50.6%.
More for Australia
All statistics for Australia
Employment in agriculture
2.2%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
19.3%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
4.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
9.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
66.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
62.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT