Austria vs Spain: Employers, total (% of total employment)
Austria
4.3%
in 2025
Spain
4.5%
in 2025
Austria rank
56th
Spain rank
53rd
Employers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Austria
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 4.5% against 4.3% in Austria, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 56th and Spain ranks 53rd of 187 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 5.6% | 2.4% | Spain |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 5.0% | 1.3% | Spain |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 4.7% | 1.0% | Spain |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.5% | 0.3% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Austria or Spain?
- Spain, at 4.5% against 4.3% in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Austria and Spain?
- 0.2%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Spain rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Austria ranks 56th and Spain ranks 53rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).