Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Austria
Austria: Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason was 0.8 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.8
Change on year
up 100.0%
World rank
1st
of 26 countries
All-time high
0.8
in 2004
All-time low
0.1
in 2002
Years of data
25
1996–2020
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Austria, 1996–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2020, persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Austria stood at 0.8. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 100.0% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Austria peaked at 0.8 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2002.
Austria ranks 1st of 26 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3 | — |
| 1997 | 0.2 | -33.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1 | -50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8 | +700.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6 | -25.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5 | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8 | +100.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1, 8.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1, 8.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.225 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.39 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.47 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 |
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 persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Austria?
- Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Austria was 0.8 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 in 2004.
- What is the lowest persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2002.
- How does Austria rank for persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason?
- Austria ranks 1st out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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