ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Austria
Austria: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 62.81 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Austria, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Austria stood at 62.81 %.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Austria peaked at 71.37 % in 1995 and was at its lowest, 61.72 %, in 2004.
That places Austria 15th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 71.37 % | — |
| 1996 | 68.54 % | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 67.64 % | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 68.24 % | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 65.6 % | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 65.78 % | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 65.26 % | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 65.41 % | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 64.43 % | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 61.72 % | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 65.44 % | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 64.61 % | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 65.94 % | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 66.43 % | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 65.24 % | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 64.99 % | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 65.26 % | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 65.58 % | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 64.95 % | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 64.83 % | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 65.08 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 63.78 % | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 62.85 % | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 63.85 % | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 63.57 % | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 63.06 % | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 65.52 % | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 63.57 % | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 64.92 % | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 62.81 % | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.28 % | 65.6 % | 71.37 % | 5 |
| 2000s | 65.03 % | 61.72 % | 66.43 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.47 % | 62.85 % | 65.58 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.98 % | 62.81 % | 65.52 % | 5 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 18.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0244 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,533 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2191 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 13,787 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Austria?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Austria was 62.81 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 71.37 % in 1995.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.72 % in 2004.
- How does Austria rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Austria ranks 15th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.