Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Austria
Austria: Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour was 5.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 41 countries
All-time high
7.0%
in 2020
All-time low
5.0%
in 2013
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Austria, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of population outside the labour force.
Analysis
Austria recorded 5.0% for transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Austria peaked at 7.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2013.
That places Austria 14th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population outside the labour force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6.0% | — |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | -16.7% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 5.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.0%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Austria's 5.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.0%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.4% | 5.0% | 6.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.0% | 7.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 14 Latvia 5.0% compare
- 14 Netherlands 5.0% compare
- 14 Latvia 5.0% compare
- 14 Netherlands 5.0% 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 transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Austria?
- Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Austria was 5.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2013.
- How does Austria rank for transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour?
- Austria ranks 14th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour market attachment (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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