Employers, total (% of total employment) in Austria
Austria: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 4.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Austria, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Austria recorded 4.3% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Austria peaked at 4.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1991.
That places Austria 56th 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, total (% of total employment) in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.0% | — |
| 1992 | 3.0% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 3.2% | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 4.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.4% | 6 |
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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, total (% of total employment) in Austria?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Austria was 4.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1991.
- How does Austria rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Austria ranks 56th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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, total (% of total 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).