Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Austria
Austria: Employment in services, male (% of male employment) was 60.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Austria, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Austria recorded 60.9% for employment in services, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Austria peaked at 60.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.5%, in 1991.
Austria ranks 59th 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.
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 50.5% | — |
| 1992 | 52.0% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 51.9% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 51.9% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 52.6% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 54.2% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 54.8% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 54.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 54.6% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 54.1% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 55.3% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 55.2% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 55.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 54.4% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 55.3% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 57.1% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 58.2% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 58.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 57.0% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 57.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 57.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 57.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 57.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 58.6% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 58.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 58.6% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 57.8% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 59.2% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 60.6% | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 60.9% | +0.5% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 60.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 66.0%, 92% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Austria's 60.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 57.4%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.0% | 50.5% | 54.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 55.5% | 54.1% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 57.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 57.8% | 60.9% | 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 employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Austria?
- Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Austria was 60.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.5% in 1991.
- How does Austria rank for employment in services, male (% of male employment)?
- Austria ranks 59th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).