Employers, male (% of male employment) in Austria
Austria: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 6.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Austria, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Austria recorded 6.0% for employers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Austria peaked at 6.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1991.
That places Austria 48th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.2% | — |
| 1992 | 4.3% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 4.7% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 4.8% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 6.0% | -0.2% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 6.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Austria's 6.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.9%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.8% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.5% | 6.1% | 6 |
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 employers, male (% of male employment) in Austria?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Austria was 6.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1991.
- How does Austria rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Austria ranks 48th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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, male (% of male 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).