ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Austria
Austria: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 5.84 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 5.84 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Austria peaked at 6.54 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.3 %, in 2004.
That places Austria 65th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.33 % | — |
| 1996 | 5.68 % | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 4.72 % | -16.9% |
| 1998 | 4.38 % | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 4.6 % | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 4.34 % | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 4.62 % | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 3.86 % | -16.5% |
| 2003 | 3.34 % | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 2.3 % | -31.1% |
| 2005 | 3.34 % | +45.2% |
| 2006 | 4.01 % | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 5.59 % | +39.4% |
| 2008 | 5.92 % | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 6.54 % | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 6.37 % | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 5.54 % | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 6.17 % | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 5.84 % | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 6.22 % | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 5.95 % | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 5.52 % | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 5.39 % | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 5.76 % | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 5.01 % | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 4.77 % | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 5.08 % | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 5.63 % | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 5.54 % | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 5.84 % | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.94 % | 4.38 % | 5.68 % | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.39 % | 2.3 % | 6.54 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.78 % | 5.01 % | 6.37 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.37 % | 4.77 % | 5.84 % | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Austria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.801 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.9157 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4001 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 25,181 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 7.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0111 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 700.01 current LCU per person (2025)
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 5.84 % 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 6.54 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 % in 2004.
- How does Austria rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Austria ranks 65th out of 78 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 6.1%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — 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.