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

Austria: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 15.8 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
15.8 %
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
53rd
of 72 countries
All-time high
20.9 %
in 1995
All-time low
14.9 %
in 2018
Years of data
30
1995–2024

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

051015201995200920241995: 20.9 %1996: 20.9 %1997: 20.2 %1998: 19.7 %1999: 19.4 %2000: 18.8 %2001: 18.2 %2002: 17.8 %2003: 16.8 %2004: 16.3 %2005: 17.2 %2006: 17 %2007: 18.1 %2008: 17.8 %2009: 18.1 %2010: 18.1 %2011: 17.2 %2012: 16.2 %2013: 16.5 %2014: 17.1 %2015: 16.6 %2016: 15.7 %2017: 15.2 %2018: 14.9 %2019: 14.9 %2020: 15.3 %2021: 15.5 %2022: 16.1 %2023: 16.2 %2024: 15.8 %

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

Analysis

Austria recorded 15.8 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in 2024.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Austria peaked at 20.9 % in 1995 and was at its lowest, 14.9 %, in 2018.

Austria ranks 53rd of 72 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 — 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, self-employed, rural areas — Value in Austria, 1995 to 2024.
Year % Change
1995 20.9 %
1996 20.9 % +0.0%
1997 20.2 % -3.3%
1998 19.7 % -2.5%
1999 19.4 % -1.5%
2000 18.8 % -3.1%
2001 18.2 % -3.2%
2002 17.8 % -2.2%
2003 16.8 % -5.6%
2004 16.3 % -3.0%
2005 17.2 % +5.5%
2006 17 % -1.2%
2007 18.1 % +6.5%
2008 17.8 % -1.7%
2009 18.1 % +1.7%
2010 18.1 % +0.0%
2011 17.2 % -5.0%
2012 16.2 % -5.8%
2013 16.5 % +1.9%
2014 17.1 % +3.6%
2015 16.6 % -2.9%
2016 15.7 % -5.4%
2017 15.2 % -3.2%
2018 14.9 % -2.0%
2019 14.9 % +0.0%
2020 15.3 % +2.7%
2021 15.5 % +1.3%
2022 16.1 % +3.9%
2023 16.2 % +0.6%
2024 15.8 % -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20.22 % 19.4 % 20.9 % 5
2000s 17.61 % 16.3 % 18.8 % 10
2010s 16.24 % 14.9 % 18.1 % 10
2020s 15.78 % 15.3 % 16.2 % 5

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 50 Portugal 16.9 % compare
  2. 51 France 16.1 % compare
  3. 52 Slovakia 15.9 % compare
  4. 53 Malta 15.8 % compare
  5. 55 Czechia 15.2 % compare
  6. 56 Slovenia 15 % 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 15.8 % 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 20.9 % in 1995.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 14.9 % in 2018.
How does Austria rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Austria ranks 53rd 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 7.6%. 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, 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, self-employed, 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, 1,460 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.