Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Austria
Austria: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 1.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Austria, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Austria is 1.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Austria peaked at 4.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2019.
Austria ranks 127th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.2% | — |
| 1992 | 4.2% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | -12.2% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | -19.9% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -20.9% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -27.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 3.3% | 4.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Austria?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Austria was 1.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 1996.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
- How does Austria rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Austria ranks 127th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.