Economic Outlook No 116 — Dependent employment, total economy in Austria
Austria: Economic Outlook No 116 — Dependent employment, total economy was 4.17 million in 2026. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 116 — Dependent employment, total economy in Austria, 1976–2026
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
Austria recorded 4.17 million for economic outlook no 116 — dependent employment, total economy in 2026. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 116 — dependent employment, total economy in Austria peaked at 4.17 million in 2026 and was at its lowest, 2.67 million, in 1976.
Austria ranks 18th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 116 — Dependent employment, total economy in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2.67 million | — |
| 1977 | 2.73 million | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 2.75 million | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 2.78 million | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 2.82 million | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 2.81 million | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 2.78 million | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 2.78 million | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.79 million | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 2.80 million | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 2.82 million | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 2.83 million | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 2.85 million | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 2.91 million | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 2.98 million | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 3.04 million | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 3.06 million | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 3.06 million | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 3.07 million | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 3.09 million | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 3.09 million | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 3.12 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 3.15 million | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 3.21 million | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 3.24 million | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 3.27 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 3.26 million | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 3.28 million | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 3.29 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 3.33 million | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 3.39 million | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 3.45 million | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 3.52 million | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 3.49 million | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 3.53 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 3.59 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 3.64 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 3.67 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 3.70 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.74 million | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 3.80 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 3.87 million | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 3.96 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 4.01 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 3.93 million | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 4.00 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 4.12 million | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 4.17 million | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 4.17 million | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4.17 million | -0.0% |
| 2026 | 4.17 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.73 million | 2.67 million | 2.78 million | 4 |
| 1980s | 2.82 million | 2.78 million | 2.91 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.09 million | 2.98 million | 3.21 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.35 million | 3.24 million | 3.52 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.75 million | 3.53 million | 4.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.10 million | 3.93 million | 4.17 million | 7 |
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- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 8.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2366 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 14,889 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2094 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 13,176 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1658 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 116 — dependent employment, total economy in Austria?
- Economic outlook no 116 — dependent employment, total economy in Austria was 4.17 million in 2026, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 116 — dependent employment, total economy recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.17 million in 2026.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 116 — dependent employment, total economy recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.67 million in 1976.
- How does Austria rank for economic outlook no 116 — dependent employment, total economy?
- Austria ranks 18th out of 27 countries with data for 2026.
- Is economic outlook no 116 — dependent employment, total economy rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 116 — Dependent employment, total economy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. OECD (2024), OECD Economic Outlook No 116 (Edition 2024/2) EO116 Database documentation EO116 Last historical points OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org