Transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation in Austria
Austria: Transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation was 35.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation in Austria, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of total employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation in Austria is 35.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation in Austria peaked at 38.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2017.
That places Austria 4th out of 38 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 31.0% | — |
| 2012 | 29.0% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27.0% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 30.0% | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 38.0% | +35.7% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 38.0% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 37.0% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 35.0% | -5.4% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 35.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.0%, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Austria's 35.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +35.7% | 28.0% | 38.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.2% | 25.0% | 31.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 28.0% | 38.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 1 Denmark 41.0% compare
- 2 Netherlands 37.0% compare
- 2 Netherlands 37.0% compare
- 5 Norway 34.0% compare
- 6 Switzerland 31.0% compare
- 6 Iceland 31.0% 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 unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation in Austria?
- Transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation in Austria was 35.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2017.
- How does Austria rank for transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation?
- Austria ranks 4th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. 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 unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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