Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Austria
Austria: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 64.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, female in Austria, 1995–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
Austria recorded 64.5% for part time employment, female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Austria peaked at 65.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 1997.
That places Austria 4th out of 115 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 31.1% | — |
| 1996 | 30.7% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 29.2% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 39.9% | +36.4% |
| 1999 | 40.3% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 41.3% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 42.4% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 42.0% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 50.7% | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 52.6% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 53.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 53.8% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 53.4% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 56.9% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 57.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 57.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 58.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 59.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 60.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 60.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 61.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 60.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 60.6% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 63.3% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 64.5% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 64.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 64.5% | -0.8% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 64.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.6%, 1.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Austria's 64.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.8%, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +36.4% | 29.2% | 39.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.3% | 29.2% | 40.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 41.0% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 57.0% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 63.3% | 65.0% | 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 part time employment, female in Austria?
- Part time employment, female in Austria was 64.5% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 1997.
- How does Austria rank for part time employment, female?
- Austria ranks 4th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.