Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Austria
Austria: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 50.3% 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 50.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Austria peaked at 50.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 1997.
That places Austria 5th 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, total (% of total employment) in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 20.5% | — |
| 1996 | 20.1% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 18.3% | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 23.8% | +30.3% |
| 1999 | 23.8% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 24.1% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 23.8% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 24.5% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 34.1% | +38.8% |
| 2005 | 36.4% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 36.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 37.1% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 36.8% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 41.4% | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 41.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 40.8% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 42.1% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 42.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 43.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 44.7% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 44.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 45.4% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 44.8% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 43.9% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 47.9% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 49.3% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 49.9% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 50.3% | +0.6% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 50.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.0%, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Austria's 50.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.1%, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, total (% of total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +38.8% | 24.5% | 34.1% |
| 1998 | +30.3% | 18.3% | 23.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.3% | 18.3% | 23.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 32.0% | 23.8% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 40.8% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 47.9% | 50.3% | 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, total in Austria?
- Part time employment, total in Austria was 50.3% 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 50.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 1997.
- How does Austria rank for part time employment, total?
- Austria ranks 5th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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.