Informal employment in Austria
Austria: Informal employment was 4.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Informal employment in Austria, 2014–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total agricultural employment.
Analysis
In 2024, informal employment in Austria stood at 4.7%.
That represents a change of down 39.3% on the previous year and down 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment in Austria peaked at 14.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2022.
That places Austria 43rd out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Informal employment in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10.8% | — |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -30.7% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | +58.7% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -46.1% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | +37.5% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +66.2% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -46.1% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +24.2% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -54.7% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +76.6% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | -39.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.0% | 6.4% | 14.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 4.4% | 9.8% | 5 |
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 informal employment in Austria?
- Informal employment in Austria was 4.7% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest informal employment recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest informal employment recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2022.
- How does Austria rank for informal employment?
- Austria ranks 43rd out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is informal employment rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Informal employment (% of total agricultural employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator shows the share of workers at working age in informal employment in agricultural activities out of total employment in agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises persons whose main or secondary jobs are informal. For own-account workers and employers, informality is determined by enterprise characteristics (unincorporated, market-based, and unregistered); for contributing family workers, it is determined by the absence of written contracts and lack of coverage under labor legislation; and for employees, it is determined by whether the employment relationship is not subject to national labor legislation, income taxation, or social protection. The data are based on the statistical standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS).