Labour Force (Total) rose 0.883% to 13.5 mil in Australia in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Australia reached an all time high of 13.5 mil in 2020 and an all time low of 8.50 mil in 1990. When compared to Australia's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Indonesia amounted to 137 mil, 16.0 mil in Malaysia, 2.79 mil in New Zealand and 2.73 mil in Papua New Guinea in 2020.
Australia has been ranked 45th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Australia | mil | 12.4 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 13.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | mil | 8.40 | 8.53 | 8.91 | 9.06 | 9.19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | mil | 123 | 125 | 126 | 130 | 133 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | mil | 14.3 | 14.6 | 14.9 | 15.1 | 15.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | mil | 2.46 | 2.51 | 2.61 | 2.70 | 2.72 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | mil | 2.38 | 2.43 | 2.49 | 2.55 | 2.62 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | mil | 42.5 | 43.0 | 43.9 | 43.0 | 43.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | mil | 3.36 | 3.45 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.49 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | mil | 39.0 | 38.9 | 38.7 | 38.5 | 38.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | mil | 55.4 | 55.8 | 56.0 | 56.6 | 56.9 |
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