ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Austria

Austria: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 90.79 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
90.79 %
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
5th
of 79 countries
All-time high
90.79 %
in 2024
All-time low
78.26 %
in 1996
Years of data
30
1995–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Austria, 1995–2024

0204060801001995200920241995: 79.7 %1996: 78.3 %1997: 79.5 %1998: 80 %1999: 80.8 %2000: 81.6 %2001: 81.5 %2002: 82.7 %2003: 83.6 %2004: 81.6 %2005: 82.8 %2006: 83.6 %2007: 84.8 %2008: 85.1 %2009: 85.3 %2010: 85.5 %2011: 86.2 %2012: 87.3 %2013: 87.7 %2014: 86.8 %2015: 88 %2016: 88 %2017: 88.9 %2018: 89.1 %2019: 90.1 %2020: 88.9 %2021: 88.3 %2022: 89.9 %2023: 90.3 %2024: 90.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Austria is 90.79 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Austria peaked at 90.79 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.26 %, in 1996.

That places Austria 5th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Austria, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value in Austria, 1995 to 2024.
Year % Change
1995 79.65 %
1996 78.26 % -1.7%
1997 79.49 % +1.6%
1998 79.96 % +0.6%
1999 80.78 % +1.0%
2000 81.59 % +1.0%
2001 81.53 % -0.1%
2002 82.71 % +1.4%
2003 83.6 % +1.1%
2004 81.61 % -2.4%
2005 82.84 % +1.5%
2006 83.58 % +0.9%
2007 84.82 % +1.5%
2008 85.14 % +0.4%
2009 85.3 % +0.2%
2010 85.52 % +0.3%
2011 86.21 % +0.8%
2012 87.27 % +1.2%
2013 87.65 % +0.4%
2014 86.75 % -1.0%
2015 88 % +1.4%
2016 88.01 % +0.0%
2017 88.88 % +1.0%
2018 89.07 % +0.2%
2019 90.07 % +1.1%
2020 88.93 % -1.3%
2021 88.26 % -0.8%
2022 89.9 % +1.9%
2023 90.27 % +0.4%
2024 90.79 % +0.6%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 90.79 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 84.48 %, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 90.79 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.84 %, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 79.63 % 78.26 % 80.78 % 5
2000s 83.27 % 81.53 % 85.3 % 10
2010s 87.74 % 85.52 % 90.07 % 10
2020s 89.63 % 88.26 % 90.79 % 5

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 2 Malta 92.7 % compare
  2. 2 Viet Nam 91.73 % compare
  3. 3 Cabo Verde 60.22 % compare
  4. 3 Republic of Moldova 86.13 % compare
  5. 3 Slovenia 91.16 % compare
  6. 4 Belarus 91.07 % compare
  7. 4 Türkiye 64.67 % compare
  8. 6 Germany 89.9 % compare
  9. 7 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 89.61 % compare
  10. 8 Iceland 89.16 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Austria?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Austria was 90.79 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 90.79 % in 2024.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 78.26 % in 1996.
How does Austria rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Austria ranks 5th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,544 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.