Part time employment, total in Austria
Austria: Part time employment, total was 31.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Austria, 1995–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, total in Austria is 31.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Austria peaked at 32.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 1995.
That places Austria 32nd out of 111 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Part time employment, total in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 13.9% | — |
| 1996 | 14.9% | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 14.9% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 15.8% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 16.8% | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 16.9% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 19.0% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 25.5% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 26.1% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 25.9% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 29.1% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 29.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 30.4% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 32.1% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 31.7% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.2% | 13.9% | 16.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 16.9% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 25.9% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 29.5% | 32.1% | 6 |
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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, total in Austria?
- Part time employment, total in Austria was 31.7% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 1995.
- How does Austria rank for part time employment, total?
- Austria ranks 32nd out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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, total (% of total 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.