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Female labour force participation rate in Australia

Latest: 62.5%
Previous: 62.6%
Change: -0.13 (-0.2%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Female labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Female labour force participation rate in Australia
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	52.3%
Dec 31, 1991	52.0%
Dec 31, 1992	52.0%
Dec 31, 1993	51.8%
Dec 31, 1994	52.7%
Dec 31, 1995	53.7%
Dec 31, 1996	53.9%
Dec 31, 1997	53.7%
Dec 31, 1998	53.7%
Dec 31, 1999	53.7%
Dec 31, 2000	54.6%
Dec 31, 2001	55.2%
Dec 31, 2002	55.4%
Dec 31, 2003	56.0%
Dec 31, 2004	55.8%
Dec 31, 2005	57.0%
Dec 31, 2006	57.6%
Dec 31, 2007	58.1%
Dec 31, 2008	58.6%
Dec 31, 2009	58.8%
Dec 31, 2010	58.7%
Dec 31, 2011	58.9%
Dec 31, 2012	58.8%
Dec 31, 2013	58.7%
Dec 31, 2014	58.7%
Dec 31, 2015	59.2%
Dec 31, 2016	59.4%
Dec 31, 2017	59.9%
Dec 31, 2018	60.6%
Dec 31, 2019	61.0%
Dec 31, 2020	60.1%
Dec 31, 2021	61.5%
Dec 31, 2022	62.5%
Dec 31, 2023	62.6%
Dec 31, 2024	62.6%
Dec 31, 2025	62.5%

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