Unemployment rate women in Austria
Austria: Unemployment rate women was 5.17 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
5.17
Change on year
up 9.6%
World rank
104th
of 186 countries
All-time high
6.4
in 2021
All-time low
3.54
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991β2025
Unemployment rate women in Austria, 1991β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate women in Austria stood at 5.17.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate women in Austria peaked at 6.4 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.54, in 1991.
Austria ranks 104th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.61 | 3.54 | 5.57 | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.02 | 4.13 | 6.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.01 | 4.42 | 5.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.19 | 4.72 | 6.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 101 Guam 5.39 compare
- 102 New Zealand 5.28 compare
- 103 Brunei Darussalam 5.27 compare
- 105 Nicaragua 5.16 compare
- 106 Croatia, Republic of 5.13 compare
- 107 Puerto Rico 5.07 compare
More work & labour data for Austria
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5124 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 6,294 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 2,584 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 3,691 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 3,708 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 7,399 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per capita 0.0006 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per square kilometre 0.0638 1000 No per square kilometre (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate women in Austria?
- Unemployment rate women in Austria was 5.17 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate women recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4 in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate women recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.54 in 1991.
- How does Austria rank for unemployment rate women?
- Austria ranks 104th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate women rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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