Manufacturing share of total employment in Austria

Austria: Manufacturing share of total employment was 16.58 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
16.58
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
25th
of 149 countries
All-time high
20.58
in 2000
All-time low
15.6
in 2020
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Manufacturing share of total employment in Austria, 2000–2023

051015202000201120232000: 20.62001: 19.92002: 19.52003: 19.42004: 18.62005: 18.32006: 18.92007: 18.22008: 172009: 16.12010: 16.42011: 15.82012: 15.82013: 15.72014: 15.62015: 162016: 15.92017: 15.62018: 16.22019: 15.92020: 15.62021: 16.62022: 16.82023: 16.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Austria recorded 16.58 for manufacturing share of total employment in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing share of total employment in Austria peaked at 20.58 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.6, in 2020.

That places Austria 25th out of 149 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Manufacturing share of total employment in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing share of total employment in Austria, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 20.58
2001 19.93 -3.2%
2002 19.53 -2.0%
2003 19.41 -0.6%
2004 18.58 -4.3%
2005 18.33 -1.3%
2006 18.89 +3.1%
2007 18.18 -3.8%
2008 17.01 -6.4%
2009 16.14 -5.1%
2010 16.4 +1.6%
2011 15.83 -3.5%
2012 15.78 -0.3%
2013 15.65 -0.8%
2014 15.63 -0.1%
2015 15.97 +2.2%
2016 15.94 -0.2%
2017 15.62 -2.0%
2018 16.17 +3.5%
2019 15.91 -1.6%
2020 15.6 -1.9%
2021 16.63 +6.6%
2022 16.78 +0.9%
2023 16.58 -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.66 16.14 20.58 10
2010s 15.89 15.62 16.4 10
2020s 16.4 15.6 16.78 4

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 22 Croatia 16.77 compare
  2. 23 Slovakia 16.68 compare
  3. 24 Mexico 16.64 compare
  4. 26 Portugal 16.49 compare
  5. 27 Cambodia 16.47 compare
  6. 28 Lithuania 15.92 compare

See the full ranking of 149 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing share of total employment in Austria?
Manufacturing share of total employment in Austria was 16.58 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 20.58 in 2000.
What is the lowest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 15.6 in 2020.
How does Austria rank for manufacturing share of total employment?
Austria ranks 25th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
Is manufacturing share of total employment rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Manufacturing share of total employment
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
149 places, 2,503 data points, 2000–2024
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