Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Austria
Austria: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 60.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Austria, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Austria recorded 60.1% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Austria peaked at 60.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 55.7%, in 1990.
That places Austria 104th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55.7% | — |
| 1991 | 56.1% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 56.9% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 57.2% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 58.7% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 58.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 58.4% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 58.1% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 58.4% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 58.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 58.4% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 57.9% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 58.7% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 58.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 57.6% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 58.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 58.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 59.4% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 59.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 59.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 59.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 59.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 60.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 60.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 60.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 60.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 60.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 60.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 60.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 60.9% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 60.4% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 60.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 60.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 60.9% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 60.5% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 60.1% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.7% | 55.7% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.7% | 57.6% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 59.9% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 60.1% | 60.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Austria?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Austria was 60.1% 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 15+) recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.7% in 1990.
- How does Austria rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Austria ranks 104th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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+) (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 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.