Women's labour force participation in Australia
The ILO estimates that 62.5% of women aged 15 and over in Australia were in the labour force in 2025.
Australia, 2025
62.5%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
48.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
55.6%
Position in 2025
32nd of 181
Women's labour force participation in Australia over time
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% of women aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Australia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62.5% | 48.7% |
| 2024 | 62.6% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 62.6% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 62.5% | 48.3% |
| 2021 | 61.5% | 47.9% |
| 2020 | 60.1% | 47.0% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | 48.3% |
| 2018 | 60.6% | 48.3% |
| 2017 | 59.9% | 48.4% |
| 2016 | 59.4% | 48.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 62.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 59.2%, the figure has changed by +3.4 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Australia has the 32nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 48.7%.
More for Australia
All statistics for Australia
Labour force participation
66.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
4.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
9.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
63.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
OECD monthly unemployment rate
4.7%
September 2026 · OECD
Employment in agriculture
2.2%
2025 · World Bank