Labour Force (Total) rose 1.44% to 13.8 mil in Australia in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Australia reached an all time high of 13.8 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 8.48 mil in 1990. When compared to Australia's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Indonesia amounted to 138 mil, 16.7 mil in Malaysia, 2.91 mil in New Zealand and 3.07 mil in Papua New Guinea in 2021.
Australia has been ranked 46th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Australia | mil | 12.6 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | mil | 8.48 | 8.85 | 8.97 | 9.09 | 9.22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | mil | 126 | 127 | 130 | 133 | 136 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | mil | 15.0 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 16.0 | 16.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | mil | 2.54 | 2.64 | 2.74 | 2.79 | 2.83 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | mil | 2.63 | 2.71 | 2.79 | 2.87 | 2.95 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | mil | 42.6 | 43.8 | 43.0 | 43.8 | 45.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | mil | 3.45 | 3.49 | 3.49 | 3.50 | 3.54 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | mil | 40.2 | 39.9 | 39.8 | 40.2 | 40.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | mil | 54.5 | 54.7 | 55.0 | 55.2 | 55.8 |
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