Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total in Austria
Austria: Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total was 21.1% in 2026. ▼ Falling
Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total in Austria, 1998–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Austria recorded 21.1% for persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total in Austria peaked at 36.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2024.
Austria ranks 35th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 30.9% | — |
| 1999 | 31.2% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 36.5% | +17.0% |
| 2001 | 27.5% | -24.7% |
| 2002 | 35.7% | +29.8% |
| 2003 | 30.5% | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | -18.7% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 27.7% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 25.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | -25.8% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 31.1% | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | -24.4% |
| 2023 | 21.9% | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 21.1% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 25.3% | +19.9% |
| 2026 | 21.1% | -16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.0% | 30.9% | 31.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 23.5% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 24.8% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 21.1% | 31.1% | 7 |
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- 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 persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total in Austria?
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total in Austria was 21.1% in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2024.
- How does Austria rank for persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total?
- Austria ranks 35th out of 45 countries with data for 2026.
- Is persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. 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 Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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