ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Austria
Austria: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 65.63 % 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
Austria recorded 65.63 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Austria peaked at 72.01 % in 1995 and was at its lowest, 65.63 %, in 2024.
Austria ranks 57th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 72.01 % | — |
| 1996 | 70.18 % | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 69.96 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 69.78 % | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 69.41 % | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 69.15 % | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 68.46 % | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 69.07 % | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 68.92 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 66.04 % | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 66.84 % | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 67.32 % | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 68.29 % | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 68.06 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 68 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 68.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 67.69 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 67.58 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 67.58 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 66.74 % | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 67.49 % | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 67.23 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 66.73 % | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 67.05 % | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 66.82 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 65.93 % | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 66.54 % | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 66.51 % | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 66.18 % | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 65.63 % | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.27 % | 69.41 % | 72.01 % | 5 |
| 2000s | 68.02 % | 66.04 % | 69.15 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.29 % | 66.73 % | 68.01 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.16 % | 65.63 % | 66.54 % | 5 |
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- 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 33,331 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9741 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 61,303 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8621 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 54,251 current LCU 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 65.63 % 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 72.01 % in 1995.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.63 % in 2024.
- How does Austria rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Austria ranks 57th 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 1.7%. 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, total (15+), 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.