Annual working hours per person employed in Austria
Austria: Annual working hours per person employed was 1,609 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Latest (2016)
1,609
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
29th
of 37 countries
All-time high
1,816
in 1997
All-time low
1,599
in 2015
Years of data
22
1995–2016
Annual working hours per person employed in Austria, 1995–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2016, annual working hours per person employed in Austria stood at 1,609.
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 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1,599, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,774 | — |
| 1996 | 1,807 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 1,816 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1,794 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1,798 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1,798 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,785 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1,783 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,774 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1,776 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,752 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1,736 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1,725 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,717 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,673 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 1,666 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,672 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,648 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1,632 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1,622 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,599 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1,609 | +0.7% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 1,609 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,728, 93% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Austria's 1,609 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,713, 94% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,798 | 1,774 | 1,816 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,752 | 1,673 | 1,798 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,635 | 1,599 | 1,672 | 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 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per person employed recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,816 in 1997.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per person employed recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,599 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 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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