Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Austria
Austria: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0141 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Austria, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Austria is 0.0141 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Austria peaked at 0.0163 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0141 units per person, in 2025.
That places Austria 136th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Austria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0157 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0159 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0162 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0163 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0156 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0156 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0157 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0156 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0154 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0152 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.015 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0151 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.015 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0152 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0154 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0142 units per person | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0143 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0146 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0145 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0143 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0141 units per person | -1.3% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.0141 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0166 units per person, 85% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.0141 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0155 units per person, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0159 units per person | 0.0156 units per person | 0.0163 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0153 units per person | 0.015 units per person | 0.0157 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0143 units per person | 0.0141 units per person | 0.0146 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 133 Venezuela 0.0141 units per person compare
- 134 Central African Republic 0.0141 units per person compare
- 135 North Macedonia 0.0141 units per person compare
- 137 Norway 0.014 units per person compare
- 138 New Caledonia 0.014 units per person compare
- 139 Spain 0.0139 units per person compare
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Austria?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Austria was 0.0141 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0163 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0141 units per person in 2025.
- How does Austria rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Austria ranks 136th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.