Employers, female (% of female employment) in Austria
Austria: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 2.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Austria, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, female (% of female employment) in Austria is 2.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Austria peaked at 2.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1991.
Austria ranks 68th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.3% | — |
| 1992 | 1.3% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | +0.8% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 2.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Austria's 2.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 65 Poland 2.5% compare
- 66 Albania 2.5% compare
- 67 Yemen 2.4% compare
- 69 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 2.4% compare
- 70 Saint Lucia 2.4% compare
- 71 United States Virgin Islands 2.4% compare
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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Austria?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Austria was 2.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1991.
- How does Austria rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Austria ranks 68th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).