Recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship in Austria
Austria: Recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship was 79.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship in Austria, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of total recent immigrants.
Analysis
Austria recorded 79.7% for recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship in Austria peaked at 79.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 65.9%, in 2009.
Austria ranks 17th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage of total recent immigrants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 68.2% | — |
| 2009 | 65.9% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 67.7% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 68.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 71.3% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 73.3% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 77.4% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 77.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 77.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 75.1% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 74.6% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 74.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 77.2% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 78.7% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 79.7% | +1.3% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 79.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.7%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Austria's 79.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 80.2%, 99% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.1% | 65.9% | 68.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 74.5% | 67.7% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.1% | 74.5% | 79.7% | 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 recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship in Austria?
- Recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship in Austria was 79.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.9% in 2009.
- How does Austria rank for recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship?
- Austria ranks 17th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 Recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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