Employed persons working: % of total employment … Sundays in Austria

Austria: Employed persons working: % of total employment … Sundays was 8.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
8.5
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
38th
of 46 countries
All-time high
15.2
in 1999
All-time low
7.2
in 2020
Years of data
29
1995–2025

Employed persons working on Sundays by professional status - % of in Austria, 1995–2025

0510151995201020251995: 131996: 12.81997: 12.81998: 12.71999: 15.22000: 13.72001: 13.72002: 12.42003: 12.62004: 9.42005: 8.62006: 8.42007: 8.32008: 8.22009: 82010: 82011: 7.72012: 7.82013: 7.82014: 7.52015: 7.72016: 82017: 7.82018: 7.52019: 7.82020: 7.22021: 8.32023: 8.62025: 8.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of in Austria stood at 8.5.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of in Austria peaked at 15.2 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.2, in 2020.

Austria ranks 38th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Employed persons working: % of total employment … Sundays in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Employed persons working on Sundays by professional status - % of total employment in Austria, 1995 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1995 13 —
1996 12.8 -1.5%
1997 12.8 +0.0%
1998 12.7 -0.8%
1999 15.2 +19.7%
2000 13.7 -9.9%
2001 13.7 +0.0%
2002 12.4 -9.5%
2003 12.6 +1.6%
2004 9.4 -25.4%
2005 8.6 -8.5%
2006 8.4 -2.3%
2007 8.3 -1.2%
2008 8.2 -1.2%
2009 8 -2.4%
2010 8 +0.0%
2011 7.7 -3.7%
2012 7.8 +1.3%
2013 7.8 +0.0%
2014 7.5 -3.8%
2015 7.7 +2.7%
2016 8 +3.9%
2017 7.8 -2.5%
2018 7.5 -3.8%
2019 7.8 +4.0%
2020 7.2 -7.7%
2021 8.3 +15.3%
2023 8.6 +3.6%
2025 8.5 -1.2%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 8.5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.3, 69% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 8.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.3, 69% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Employed persons working: % of total employment … Sundays in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2004 -25.4% 12.6 9.4

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.3 12.7 15.2 5
2000s 10.33 8 13.7 10
2010s 7.76 7.5 8 10
2020s 8.15 7.2 8.6 4

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 35 Latvia 9.3 compare
  2. 35 Latvia 9.3 compare
  3. 37 France 8.6 compare
  4. 39 United Kingdom 8 compare
  5. 39 United Kingdom 8 compare
  6. 41 Ireland 7.7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of in Austria?
Employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of in Austria was 8.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 15.2 in 1999.
What is the lowest employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 7.2 in 2020.
How does Austria rank for employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of?
Austria ranks 38th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
Is employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons working on Sundays by professional status - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed persons working on Sundays by professional status - % of total employment
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
48 places, 1,178 data points, 1992–2025
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