Long working hours in the main job by professional status in Austria
Austria: Long working hours in the main job by professional status was 7.7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Austria, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Austria recorded 7.7 for long working hours in the main job by professional status and in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Austria peaked at 17.6 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7.7, in 2024.
Austria ranks 12th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Long working hours in the main job by professional status in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9 | — |
| 2001 | 9.2 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 8.7 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 8.4 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 17.6 | +109.5% |
| 2005 | 16.6 | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 16.5 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 16.5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.9 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 14.9 | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 14.2 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 14.1 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 13.7 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 12.6 | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 12.1 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 11.7 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 11.3 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 11.3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 10.4 | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 9.7 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 8.5 | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 8.2 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 7.9 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 7.7 | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 7.7 | +0.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 7.7 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.1, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Austria's 7.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long working hours in the main job by professional status in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +109.5% | 8.4 | 17.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.33 | 8.4 | 17.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.24 | 10.4 | 14.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.28 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 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 long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Austria?
- Long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Austria was 7.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long working hours in the main job by professional status and recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6 in 2004.
- What is the lowest long working hours in the main job by professional status and recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7 in 2024.
- How does Austria rank for long working hours in the main job by professional status and?
- Austria ranks 12th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long working hours in the main job by professional status and rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Long working hours in the main job by professional status and occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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