Regional disparities in employment rates (NUTS level 2, NUTS level 3) in Austria
Austria: Regional disparities in employment rates (NUTS level 2, NUTS level 3) was 5.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Regional disparities in employment rates in Austria, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Austria recorded 5.2 for regional disparities in employment rates in 2025.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regional disparities in employment rates in Austria peaked at 5.5 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1999.
That places Austria 6th out of 24 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Regional disparities in employment rates (NUTS level 2, NUTS level 3) in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2 | — |
| 2000 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2001 | 3.1 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 2.5 | -19.4% |
| 2003 | 3.2 | +28.0% |
| 2004 | 3.8 | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 4.3 | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 3.9 | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 4.4 | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 4.3 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 4.2 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 4 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 4.3 | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 4.6 | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 4.5 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 5.2 | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 5.4 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 5.5 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 5.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 5.1 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 5.5 | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 5 | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.3 | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 5.5 | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 5.2 | -5.5% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 5.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.45, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Austria's 5.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.45, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Regional disparities in employment rates (NUTS level 2, NUTS level 3) in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +50.0% | 2 | 3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.67 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.91 | 4 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.25 | 5 | 5.5 | 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 regional disparities in employment rates in Austria?
- Regional disparities in employment rates in Austria was 5.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest regional disparities in employment rates recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5 in 2016.
- What is the lowest regional disparities in employment rates recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1999.
- How does Austria rank for regional disparities in employment rates?
- Austria ranks 6th out of 24 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regional disparities in employment rates rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 Regional disparities in employment rates (NUTS level 2, NUTS level 3). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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