Temporary employees by main reason in Austria
Austria: Temporary employees by main reason was 8.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Temporary employees by main reason in Austria, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of employees.
Analysis
Austria recorded 8.3% for temporary employees by main reason in 2025.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employees by main reason in Austria peaked at 9.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1995.
Austria ranks 32nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Temporary employees by main reason in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage of employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.0% | — |
| 1996 | 8.0% | +33.3% |
| 1997 | 7.8% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +20.8% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 8.3% | -1.2% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 8.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.4%, 73% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Austria's 8.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.9%, 84% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary employees by main reason 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +33.3% | 6.0% | 8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.5% | 6.0% | 8.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.2% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.7% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.2% | 9.0% | 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 temporary employees by main reason in Austria?
- Temporary employees by main reason in Austria was 8.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest temporary employees by main reason recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest temporary employees by main reason recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1995.
- How does Austria rank for temporary employees by main reason?
- Austria ranks 32nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temporary employees by main reason rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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 Temporary employees by main reason. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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