Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Austria
Austria: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 90.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Austria, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Austria is 90.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Austria peaked at 90.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85.1%, in 1996.
Austria ranks 34th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 86.1% | — |
| 1992 | 85.9% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 85.2% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 85.5% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 85.2% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 85.1% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 85.7% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 86.1% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 86.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 86.7% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 86.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 87.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 87.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 86.7% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 86.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 86.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 86.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 87.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 88.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 88.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 89.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 89.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 89.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 90.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 90.4% | -0.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 90.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 90.3%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Austria's 90.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.8%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.7% | 85.1% | 86.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 86.8% | 86.3% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 87.0% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 89.5% | 90.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Austria?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Austria was 90.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.1% in 1996.
- How does Austria rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Austria ranks 34th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.