Annual working hours per person employed in Austria
Austria: Annual working hours per person employed was 1,609 Hours in 2016. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per person employed in Austria, 1995–2016
Source: OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in Hours.
Analysis
In 2016, annual working hours per person employed in Austria stood at 1,609 Hours.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per person employed in Austria peaked at 1,816 Hours in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1,599 Hours, in 2015.
That places Austria 29th out of 37 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Annual working hours per person employed in Austria, year by year
| Year | Hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,774 Hours | — |
| 1996 | 1,807 Hours | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 1,816 Hours | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1,794 Hours | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1,798 Hours | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1,798 Hours | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,785 Hours | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1,783 Hours | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,774 Hours | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1,776 Hours | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,752 Hours | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1,736 Hours | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1,725 Hours | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,717 Hours | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,673 Hours | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 1,666 Hours | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,672 Hours | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,648 Hours | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1,632 Hours | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1,622 Hours | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,599 Hours | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1,609 Hours | +0.7% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 1,609 Hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,728 Hours, 93% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Austria's 1,609 Hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,713 Hours, 94% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,798 Hours | 1,774 Hours | 1,816 Hours | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,752 Hours | 1,673 Hours | 1,798 Hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,635 Hours | 1,599 Hours | 1,672 Hours | 7 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More work & labour data for Austria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2039 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2126 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1955 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5124 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,294 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,584 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,691 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,708 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,399 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per person employed in Austria?
- Annual working hours per person employed in Austria was 1,609 Hours in 2016, according to OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per person employed recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,816 Hours in 1997.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per person employed recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,599 Hours in 2015.
- How does Austria rank for annual working hours per person employed?
- Austria ranks 29th out of 37 countries with data for 2016.
- Is annual working hours per person employed rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per person employed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Regular hours worked by full-time and part-time workers, paid and unpaid overtime, hours worked in additional jobs, and time not worked because of public holidays, annual paid leave, strikes and labour disputes, and other reasons.