Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%) in Austria
Austria: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%) was 1.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS in Austria, 2007–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 1.3% for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.5% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls in Austria peaked at 2.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2007.
Austria ranks 88th of 93 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%) in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.8% | — |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +64.3% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +59.4% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -43.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +22.1% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +41.6% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -22.7% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +28.2% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -21.7% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -30.4% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +37.5% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.3%, 57% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Austria's 1.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.8%, 47% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 5 |
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 proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls in Austria?
- Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls in Austria was 1.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2007.
- How does Austria rank for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls?
- Austria ranks 88th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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