Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Austria

Labor force participation rate in Austria in 2025 — 60.12%. Ranked 103 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 4.46 pp.

2025 60.12% −0.38 pp vs 2024
World rank 103of 182
Period maximum 60.92%2018
Period minimum 55.66%1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Austria, 1990–2025545658606219901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 55.66%1991: 56.09%1992: 56.94%1993: 57.19%1994: 58.69%1995: 58.88%1996: 58.39%1997: 58.09%1998: 58.4%1999: 58.58%2000: 58.43%2001: 57.89%2002: 58.69%2003: 58.73%2004: 57.64%2005: 58.06%2006: 58.56%2007: 59.42%2008: 59.66%2009: 59.92%2010: 59.88%2011: 59.91%2012: 60.21%2013: 60.36%2014: 60.17%2015: 60.22%2016: 60.7%2017: 60.67%2018: 60.92%2019: 60.9%2020: 60.36%2021: 60.63%2022: 60.88%2023: 60.85%2024: 60.51%2025: 60.12%
Change over the period: +4.46 pp Annual average: 0.13 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Austria 60.12%
World 60.98%
Western Europe computed 59.27%
High-income countries computed 61.12%
Labor force participation rate — Austria, by year Austria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 60.12 −0.38 pp
2024 60.51 −0.35 pp
2023 60.85 −0.03 pp
2022 60.88 +0.25 pp
2021 60.63 +0.27 pp
2020 60.36 −0.54 pp
2019 60.9 −0.02 pp
2018 60.92 +0.25 pp
2017 60.67 −0.03 pp
2016 60.7 +0.47 pp
2015 60.22 +0.05 pp
2014 60.17 −0.19 pp
2013 60.36 +0.16 pp
2012 60.21 +0.3 pp
2011 59.91 +0.03 pp
2010 59.88 −0.05 pp
2009 59.92 +0.26 pp
2008 59.66 +0.23 pp
2007 59.42 +0.86 pp
2006 58.56 +0.5 pp
2005 58.06 +0.42 pp
2004 57.64 −1.09 pp
2003 58.73 +0.04 pp
2002 58.69 +0.8 pp
2001 57.89 −0.54 pp
2000 58.43 −0.15 pp
1999 58.58 +0.17 pp
1998 58.4 +0.32 pp
1997 58.09 −0.31 pp
1996 58.39 −0.49 pp
1995 58.88 +0.19 pp
1994 58.69 +1.5 pp
1993 57.19 +0.25 pp
1992 56.94 +0.85 pp
1991 56.09 +0.42 pp
1990 55.66

Western Europe, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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