Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Austria
Austria: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 77.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Austria, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Austria stood at 77.9%.
That represents a change of up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Austria peaked at 78.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.7%, in 1990.
Austria ranks 37th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.7% | — |
| 1991 | 68.3% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 69.3% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 69.6% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 70.9% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 71.3% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 70.9% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 70.7% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 71.1% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 71.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 71.2% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 70.5% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 71.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 71.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 70.5% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 71.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 72.2% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 73.3% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 73.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 74.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 74.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 74.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 74.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 75.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 75.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 75.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 76.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 76.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 76.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 76.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 77.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 77.7% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 77.9% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 77.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.1% | 67.7% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.0% | 70.5% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 74.2% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 76.5% | 78.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Austria?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Austria was 77.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.7% in 1990.
- How does Austria rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Austria ranks 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.