Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Austria
Austria: Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) was 82.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Austria, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Austria stood at 82.0%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Austria peaked at 82.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 77.2%, in 2004.
Austria ranks 50th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 80.1% | — |
| 1991 | 80.4% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 80.6% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 80.5% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 80.5% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 80.5% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 80.1% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 79.7% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 79.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 79.8% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 78.7% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 79.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 79.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 77.2% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 77.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 78.2% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 79.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 79.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 79.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 79.4% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 79.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 79.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 79.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 79.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 79.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 80.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 80.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 81.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 80.5% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 81.4% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 81.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.2% | 79.7% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.8% | 77.2% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 79.3% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.6% | 80.5% | 82.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Austria?
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Austria was 82.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.2% in 2004.
- How does Austria rank for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64)?
- Austria ranks 50th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.