Employment rate in Austria
Austria: Employment rate was 56.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rate in Austria, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rate in Austria stood at 56.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rate in Austria peaked at 58.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 54.2%, in 1991.
That places Austria 98th out of 186 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.
Employment rate in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 54.2% | — |
| 1992 | 54.9% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 54.8% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 56.6% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 56.3% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 55.3% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 55.1% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 55.2% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 55.8% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 55.7% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 55.6% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 55.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 55.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 54.2% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 54.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 55.4% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 56.5% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 57.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 57.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 57.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 57.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 56.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 56.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 57.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 57.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 58.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 57.2% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 56.7% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 57.8% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 57.6% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 57.4% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 56.8% | -1.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 56.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 58.9%, 96% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Austria's 56.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.6%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.4% | 54.2% | 56.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 55.8% | 54.2% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 56.7% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 56.7% | 57.8% | 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 rate in Austria?
- Employment rate in Austria was 56.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment rate recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment rate recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.2% in 1991.
- How does Austria rank for employment rate?
- Austria ranks 98th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rate rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.