Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data in Austria

Austria: Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data was 252 in 2026. ▲ Rising

Latest (2026)
252
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
17th
of 35 countries
All-time high
301
in 2020
All-time low
142
in 2000
Years of data
33
1994–2026

Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data in Austria, 1994–2026

01002003001994201020261994: 1731995: 1791996: 1761997: 1881998: 1681999: 1602000: 1422001: 1682002: 1682003: 1962004: 2232005: 2282006: 2152007: 1772008: 2062009: 2222010: 1942011: 2102012: 2222013: 2422014: 2612015: 2682016: 2642017: 2552018: 2322019: 2112020: 3012021: 2172022: 2222023: 2522024: 2522025: 2762026: 252

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Austria recorded 252 for unemployment by sex and age - monthly data in 2026.

That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment by sex and age - monthly data in Austria peaked at 301 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 142, in 2000.

Austria ranks 17th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data in Austria, 1994 to 2026.
Year Value Change
1994 173
1995 179 +3.5%
1996 176 -1.7%
1997 188 +6.8%
1998 168 -10.6%
1999 160 -4.8%
2000 142 -11.2%
2001 168 +18.3%
2002 168 +0.0%
2003 196 +16.7%
2004 223 +13.8%
2005 228 +2.2%
2006 215 -5.7%
2007 177 -17.7%
2008 206 +16.4%
2009 222 +7.8%
2010 194 -12.6%
2011 210 +8.2%
2012 222 +5.7%
2013 242 +9.0%
2014 261 +7.9%
2015 268 +2.7%
2016 264 -1.5%
2017 255 -3.4%
2018 232 -9.0%
2019 211 -9.1%
2020 301 +42.7%
2021 217 -27.9%
2022 222 +2.3%
2023 252 +13.5%
2024 252 +0.0%
2025 276 +9.5%
2026 252 -8.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 174 160 188 6
2000s 194.5 142 228 10
2010s 235.9 194 268 10
2020s 253.14 217 301 7

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 14 Portugal 299 compare
  2. 15 Finland 297 compare
  3. 16 Switzerland 263 compare
  4. 18 Hungary 214 compare
  5. 19 Denmark 200 compare
  6. 20 Czechia 182 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment by sex and age - monthly data in Austria?
Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data in Austria was 252 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest unemployment by sex and age - monthly data recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 301 in 2020.
What is the lowest unemployment by sex and age - monthly data recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 142 in 2000.
How does Austria rank for unemployment by sex and age - monthly data?
Austria ranks 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2026.
Is unemployment by sex and age - monthly data rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,225 data points, 1983–2026
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