Public sector employees in Austria
Austria: Public sector employees was 253.58 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Public sector employees in Austria, 2004–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Austria recorded 253.58 for public sector employees in 2025.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employees in Austria peaked at 422.38 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 214.44, in 2022.
That places Austria 49th out of 64 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Public sector employees in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 412.68 | — |
| 2005 | 391.35 | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 402.48 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 422.38 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 420.63 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 415.97 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 411.67 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 399.89 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 397.79 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 386.41 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 383.6 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 386.52 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 376.06 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 378.91 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 366.6 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 365.39 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 288.96 | -20.9% |
| 2021 | 218.29 | -24.5% |
| 2022 | 214.44 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 225.06 | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 232.51 | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 253.58 | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 410.92 | 391.35 | 422.38 | 6 |
| 2010s | 385.28 | 365.39 | 411.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 238.81 | 214.44 | 288.96 | 6 |
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 public sector employees in Austria?
- Public sector employees in Austria was 253.58 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest public sector employees recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 422.38 in 2007.
- What is the lowest public sector employees recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 214.44 in 2022.
- How does Austria rank for public sector employees?
- Austria ranks 49th out of 64 countries with data for 2025.
- Is public sector employees rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Public sector employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Type of job contract refers to permanent versus temporary (i.e. short-term or casual) contracts. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.