Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Austria
Austria: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) was 58.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Austria, 1980–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Austria recorded 58.1% for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Austria peaked at 58.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 1983.
That places Austria 100th out of 178 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 52.1% | — |
| 1982 | 52.8% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 51.7% | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 52.6% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 52.3% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 52.9% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 52.9% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 52.8% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 53.2% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 53.6% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 53.9% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 54.5% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 54.3% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 57.0% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 56.8% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 55.7% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 55.4% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 55.6% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 56.2% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 55.9% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 55.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 56.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 56.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 54.6% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 55.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 55.8% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 56.9% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 57.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 57.1% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 57.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 57.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 57.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 57.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 57.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 57.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 57.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 57.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 58.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 58.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 57.7% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 57.2% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 58.4% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 58.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 58.1% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 58.1% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.6% | 51.7% | 53.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 55.3% | 53.6% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.1% | 54.6% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.6% | 57.1% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.0% | 57.2% | 58.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Austria?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Austria was 58.1% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 1983.
- How does Austria rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Austria ranks 100th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.