Informal employment rate in Austria
Austria: Informal employment rate was 5.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Informal employment rate in Austria, 2007–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Austria recorded 5.5 for informal employment rate in 2025.
The figure is up 62.6% on the previous year and up 181.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment rate in Austria peaked at 5.52 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.58, in 2014.
That places Austria 61st out of 81 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Informal employment rate in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3.41 | — |
| 2008 | 2.6 | -23.7% |
| 2009 | 1.84 | -29.1% |
| 2010 | 2.18 | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 1.76 | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 2.53 | +43.7% |
| 2013 | 2.24 | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 1.58 | -29.7% |
| 2015 | 1.95 | +23.6% |
| 2016 | 2.37 | +21.5% |
| 2017 | 1.71 | -27.7% |
| 2018 | 2.3 | +34.2% |
| 2019 | 2.58 | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 1.93 | -25.2% |
| 2021 | 5.52 | +186.4% |
| 2022 | 5.48 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 3.93 | -28.3% |
| 2024 | 3.38 | -14.0% |
| 2025 | 5.5 | +62.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.62 | 1.84 | 3.41 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.12 | 1.58 | 2.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.29 | 1.93 | 5.52 | 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 informal employment rate in Austria?
- Informal employment rate in Austria was 5.5 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment rate recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.52 in 2021.
- What is the lowest informal employment rate recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.58 in 2014.
- How does Austria rank for informal employment rate?
- Austria ranks 61st out of 81 countries with data for 2025.
- Is informal employment rate rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 181.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This harmonized series for informal employment is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.