Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Australia
Australia: Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in was 40.41 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Australia is 40.41 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Australia peaked at 54.36 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 25.57 %, in 2002.
Australia ranks 25th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 35.45 % | — |
| 2002 | 25.57 % | -27.9% |
| 2003 | 27.41 % | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 32.93 % | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 32.72 % | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 35.17 % | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 36.74 % | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 26.78 % | -27.1% |
| 2009 | 32.04 % | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 34.05 % | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 32 % | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 30.14 % | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 29.65 % | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 54.36 % | +83.3% |
| 2015 | 31.59 % | -41.9% |
| 2016 | 32.16 % | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 39.98 % | +24.3% |
| 2018 | 40.14 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 37.49 % | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 39.79 % | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 38.82 % | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 41.1 % | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 40.54 % | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 40.41 % | -0.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 40.41 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 50.45 %, 80% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Australia's 40.41 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.12 %, 2.4× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +83.3% | 29.65 % | 54.36 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.65 % | 25.57 % | 36.74 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 36.16 % | 29.65 % | 54.36 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.13 % | 38.82 % | 41.1 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Australia?
- Share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Australia was 40.41 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.36 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.57 % in 2002.
- How does Australia rank for share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in?
- Australia ranks 25th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Agricultural employment — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.