Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Austria

Austria: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force was 2,955 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2,955 Persons
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
21st
of 33 countries
All-time high
2,964 Persons
in 2024
All-time low
2,691 Persons
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025

Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Austria, 1999–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k1999201220251999: 2.7k Persons2000: 2.7k Persons2001: 2.7k Persons2002: 2.7k Persons2003: 2.7k Persons2004: 2.8k Persons2005: 2.8k Persons2006: 2.8k Persons2007: 2.8k Persons2008: 2.8k Persons2009: 2.8k Persons2010: 2.8k Persons2011: 2.8k Persons2012: 2.8k Persons2013: 2.8k Persons2014: 2.8k Persons2015: 2.8k Persons2016: 2.8k Persons2017: 2.9k Persons2018: 2.9k Persons2019: 2.9k Persons2020: 2.9k Persons2021: 2.9k Persons2022: 2.9k Persons2023: 2.9k Persons2024: 3.0k Persons2025: 3.0k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Austria is 2,955 Persons, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Austria peaked at 2,964 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,691 Persons, in 1999.

That places Austria 21st out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,691 Persons 2,691 Persons 2,691 Persons 1
2000s 2,757 Persons 2,692 Persons 2,825 Persons 10
2010s 2,819 Persons 2,767 Persons 2,871 Persons 10
2020s 2,935 Persons 2,915 Persons 2,964 Persons 6

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 18 Portugal 3,839 Persons compare
  2. 19 Czechia 3,454 Persons compare
  3. 20 Hungary 3,070 Persons compare
  4. 22 Sweden 2,812 Persons compare
  5. 23 Israel 2,691 Persons compare
  6. 24 Switzerland 2,491 Persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Austria?
Population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Austria was 2,955 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 2,964 Persons in 2024.
What is the lowest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 2,691 Persons in 1999.
How does Austria rank for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
Austria ranks 21st out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
Is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,266 data points, 1955–2025
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The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.