ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Austria

Austria: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 82.1 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
82.1 %
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
24th
of 72 countries
All-time high
85.1 %
in 2019
All-time low
79.1 %
in 1995
Years of data
30
1995–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Austria, 1995–2024

0204060801995200920241995: 79.1 %1996: 79.1 %1997: 79.8 %1998: 80.3 %1999: 80.6 %2000: 81.2 %2001: 81.8 %2002: 82.2 %2003: 83.2 %2004: 83.6 %2005: 82.7 %2006: 83 %2007: 81.8 %2008: 82.2 %2009: 81.9 %2010: 81.9 %2011: 82.8 %2012: 83.8 %2013: 83.5 %2014: 82.9 %2015: 83.4 %2016: 84.2 %2017: 84.8 %2018: 85 %2019: 85.1 %2020: 84.6 %2021: 81.7 %2022: 81.3 %2023: 81.6 %2024: 82.1 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Austria is 82.1 %, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Austria peaked at 85.1 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 79.1 %, in 1995.

That places Austria 24th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Austria, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Austria, 1995 to 2024.
Year % Change
1995 79.1 %
1996 79.1 % +0.0%
1997 79.8 % +0.9%
1998 80.3 % +0.6%
1999 80.6 % +0.4%
2000 81.2 % +0.7%
2001 81.8 % +0.7%
2002 82.2 % +0.5%
2003 83.2 % +1.2%
2004 83.6 % +0.5%
2005 82.7 % -1.1%
2006 83 % +0.4%
2007 81.8 % -1.4%
2008 82.2 % +0.5%
2009 81.9 % -0.4%
2010 81.9 % +0.0%
2011 82.8 % +1.1%
2012 83.8 % +1.2%
2013 83.5 % -0.4%
2014 82.9 % -0.7%
2015 83.4 % +0.6%
2016 84.2 % +1.0%
2017 84.8 % +0.7%
2018 85 % +0.2%
2019 85.1 % +0.1%
2020 84.6 % -0.6%
2021 81.7 % -3.4%
2022 81.3 % -0.5%
2023 81.6 % +0.4%
2024 82.1 % +0.6%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 82.1 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.45 %, 98% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 82.1 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.8 %, 98% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 79.78 % 79.1 % 80.6 % 5
2000s 82.36 % 81.2 % 83.6 % 10
2010s 83.74 % 81.9 % 85.1 % 10
2020s 82.26 % 81.3 % 84.6 % 5

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 21 France 83.8 % compare
  2. 22 Portugal 83.1 % compare
  3. 23 Belgium 82.9 % compare
  4. 24 South Africa 82.1 % compare
  5. 26 Australia 82 % compare
  6. 27 Finland 81.9 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Austria?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Austria was 82.1 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 85.1 % in 2019.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 79.1 % in 1995.
How does Austria rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Austria ranks 24th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 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.