Public employment in Austria

Austria: Public employment was 4,725 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4,725
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
19th
of 47 countries
All-time high
4,725
in 2023
All-time low
3,874
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Public employment in Austria, 2005–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k2005201420232005: 3.9k2006: 3.9k2007: 4.0k2008: 4.1k2009: 4.1k2010: 4.1k2011: 4.2k2012: 4.2k2013: 4.2k2014: 4.3k2015: 4.3k2016: 4.3k2017: 4.4k2018: 4.5k2019: 4.5k2020: 4.5k2021: 4.6k2022: 4.7k2023: 4.7k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2023, public employment in Austria stood at 4,725. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public employment in Austria peaked at 4,725 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,874, in 2005.

That places Austria 19th out of 47 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Public employment in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Public employment in Austria, 2005 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2005 3,874
2006 3,941 +1.7%
2007 4,014 +1.8%
2008 4,090 +1.9%
2009 4,073 -0.4%
2010 4,102 +0.7%
2011 4,166 +1.6%
2012 4,211 +1.1%
2013 4,231 +0.5%
2014 4,268 +0.9%
2015 4,286 +0.4%
2016 4,341 +1.3%
2017 4,413 +1.7%
2018 4,487 +1.7%
2019 4,535 +1.1%
2020 4,478 -1.3%
2021 4,568 +2.0%
2022 4,686 +2.6%
2023 4,725 +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3,998 3,874 4,090 5
2010s 4,304 4,102 4,535 10
2020s 4,614 4,478 4,725 4

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 16 Belgium 5,096 compare
  2. 17 Greece 5,044 compare
  3. 18 Hungary 4,764 compare
  4. 20 Belarus 4,550 compare
  5. 21 Czechia 4,491 compare
  6. 22 Hong Kong, China 3,749 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public employment in Austria?
Public employment in Austria was 4,725 in 2023, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest public employment recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 4,725 in 2023.
What is the lowest public employment recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 3,874 in 2005.
How does Austria rank for public employment?
Austria ranks 19th out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
Is public employment rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Public employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public employment
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
47 places, 681 data points, 1975–2024
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The total public sector employment covers all employment of general government sector as defined in System of National Accounts 1993 plus employment of publicly owned enterprises and companies, resident and operating at central, state (or regional) and local levels of government. It covers all persons employed directly by those institutions, without regard for the particular type of employment contract. See the working paper: Statistics on Public Sector Employment: Methodology, Structures and Trends. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.