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.
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 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 65.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 82.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 73.8% (2025)
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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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.