Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Austria

Employment-to-population ratio in Austria in 2025 — 56.77%. Ranked 97 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 2.6 pp.

2025 56.77% −0.59 pp vs 2024
World rank 97of 182
Period maximum 58.12%2019
Period minimum 54.17%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Austria, 1991–202554555657585919911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 54.17%1992: 54.9%1993: 54.76%1994: 56.62%1995: 56.33%1996: 55.31%1997: 55.1%1998: 55.2%1999: 55.82%2000: 55.69%2001: 55.57%2002: 55.84%2003: 55.92%2004: 54.2%2005: 54.76%2006: 55.45%2007: 56.51%2008: 57.15%2009: 56.7%2010: 56.95%2011: 57.13%2012: 57.25%2013: 57.12%2014: 56.76%2015: 56.73%2016: 57.02%2017: 57.29%2018: 57.91%2019: 58.12%2020: 57.22%2021: 56.72%2022: 57.84%2023: 57.65%2024: 57.36%2025: 56.77%
Change over the period: +2.6 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Austria

Austria 56.77%
World 58.06%
Western Europe computed 56.18%
High-income countries computed 58.43%
Employment-to-population ratio — Austria, by year Austria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 56.77 −0.59 pp
2024 57.36 −0.29 pp
2023 57.65 −0.19 pp
2022 57.84 +1.13 pp
2021 56.72 −0.51 pp
2020 57.22 −0.9 pp
2019 58.12 +0.21 pp
2018 57.91 +0.62 pp
2017 57.29 +0.28 pp
2016 57.02 +0.29 pp
2015 56.73 −0.03 pp
2014 56.76 −0.36 pp
2013 57.12 −0.13 pp
2012 57.25 +0.12 pp
2011 57.13 +0.18 pp
2010 56.95 +0.25 pp
2009 56.7 −0.45 pp
2008 57.15 +0.65 pp
2007 56.51 +1.06 pp
2006 55.45 +0.68 pp
2005 54.76 +0.56 pp
2004 54.2 −1.72 pp
2003 55.92 +0.08 pp
2002 55.84 +0.27 pp
2001 55.57 −0.12 pp
2000 55.69 −0.13 pp
1999 55.82 +0.62 pp
1998 55.2 +0.1 pp
1997 55.1 −0.21 pp
1996 55.31 −1.02 pp
1995 56.33 −0.29 pp
1994 56.62 +1.86 pp
1993 54.76 −0.14 pp
1992 54.9 +0.73 pp
1991 54.17

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.