ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Australia
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Australia at 4.1% in 2025.
Australia, 2025
4.1%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
5.4%
Position in 2025
113th of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Australia over time
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% of the labour force 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 | 4.1% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 3.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 6.1%, the figure has changed by −2.0 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Australia has the 113th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Australia
All statistics for Australia
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
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