Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in Austria

Austria: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts was 1.31 0-6 scale in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
1.31 0-6 scale
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
26th
of 41 countries
All-time high
1.31 0-6 scale
in 1985
All-time low
1.31 0-6 scale
in 1985
Years of data
41
1985–2025

Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in Austria, 1985–2025

00.511.51985200520251985: 1.3 0-6 scale1986: 1.3 0-6 scale1987: 1.3 0-6 scale1988: 1.3 0-6 scale1989: 1.3 0-6 scale1990: 1.3 0-6 scale1991: 1.3 0-6 scale1992: 1.3 0-6 scale1993: 1.3 0-6 scale1994: 1.3 0-6 scale1995: 1.3 0-6 scale1996: 1.3 0-6 scale1997: 1.3 0-6 scale1998: 1.3 0-6 scale1999: 1.3 0-6 scale2000: 1.3 0-6 scale2001: 1.3 0-6 scale2002: 1.3 0-6 scale2003: 1.3 0-6 scale2004: 1.3 0-6 scale2005: 1.3 0-6 scale2006: 1.3 0-6 scale2007: 1.3 0-6 scale2008: 1.3 0-6 scale2009: 1.3 0-6 scale2010: 1.3 0-6 scale2011: 1.3 0-6 scale2012: 1.3 0-6 scale2013: 1.3 0-6 scale2014: 1.3 0-6 scale2015: 1.3 0-6 scale2016: 1.3 0-6 scale2017: 1.3 0-6 scale2018: 1.3 0-6 scale2019: 1.3 0-6 scale2020: 1.3 0-6 scale2021: 1.3 0-6 scale2022: 1.3 0-6 scale2023: 1.3 0-6 scale2024: 1.3 0-6 scale2025: 1.3 0-6 scale

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in 0-6 scale.

Analysis

Austria recorded 1.31 0-6 scale for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in Austria peaked at 1.31 0-6 scale in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1.31 0-6 scale, in 1985.

That places Austria 26th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.31 0-6 scale 1.31 0-6 scale 1.31 0-6 scale 5
1990s 1.31 0-6 scale 1.31 0-6 scale 1.31 0-6 scale 10
2000s 1.31 0-6 scale 1.31 0-6 scale 1.31 0-6 scale 10
2010s 1.31 0-6 scale 1.31 0-6 scale 1.31 0-6 scale 10
2020s 1.31 0-6 scale 1.31 0-6 scale 1.31 0-6 scale 6

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 24 Finland 1.56 0-6 scale compare
  2. 25 Czechia 1.44 0-6 scale compare
  3. 27 Hungary 1.25 0-6 scale compare
  4. 27 Switzerland 1.25 0-6 scale compare
  5. 29 Russian Federation 1.12 0-6 scale compare
  6. 29 Australia 1.12 0-6 scale compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in Austria?
Strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in Austria was 1.31 0-6 scale in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 1.31 0-6 scale in 1985.
What is the lowest strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 1.31 0-6 scale in 1985.
How does Austria rank for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
Austria ranks 26th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
Is strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts
Unit
0-6 scale
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
50 places, 1,336 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

The OECD indicators of employment protection are synthetic indicators of the strictness of regulation on dismissals and the use of temporary contracts. For each year, indicators refer to regulation in force on the 1st of January. For more information and full methodology, see OECD Indicators of Employment Protection webpage Last data update: May 2022 OECD statistics contact: ELS.Contact@oecd.org