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Labor force — Austria

Labor force in Austria in 2025 — 4,753,079 people. Ranked 88 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 34.8%.

2025 4.75M people −0.21% vs 2024
World rank 88of 182
Period maximum 4.76M people2024
Period minimum 3.52M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Austria, 1990–20253.5M4M4.5M5M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 3,524,952 people1991: 3,585,317 people1992: 3,674,884 people1993: 3,717,260 people1994: 3,827,748 people1995: 3,846,779 people1996: 3,823,952 people1997: 3,815,158 people1998: 3,848,029 people1999: 3,874,871 people2000: 3,883,391 people2001: 3,872,867 people2002: 3,955,409 people2003: 3,985,902 people2004: 3,946,112 people2005: 4,012,358 people2006: 4,078,846 people2007: 4,165,230 people2008: 4,207,426 people2009: 4,248,651 people2010: 4,265,488 people2011: 4,291,049 people2012: 4,340,007 people2013: 4,382,851 people2014: 4,407,077 people2015: 4,460,463 people2016: 4,541,001 people2017: 4,567,690 people2018: 4,608,423 people2019: 4,627,750 people2020: 4,607,777 people2021: 4,650,207 people2022: 4,715,201 people2023: 4,762,160 people2024: 4,763,195 people2025: 4,753,079 people
Change over the period: +1.23M (+34.84%) Average annual rate: 0.86 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Austria 4.75M people
World 3.74B people
Europe & Central Asia 429M people
Western Europe computed 101M people
High-income countries computed 716M people
Labor force — Austria, by year Austria All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 4.75M −10,116 −0.21%
2024 4.76M +1,035 +0.02%
2023 4.76M +46,959 +1%
2022 4.72M +64,994 +1.4%
2021 4.65M +42,430 +0.92%
2020 4.61M −19,973 −0.43%
2019 4.63M +19,327 +0.42%
2018 4.61M +40,733 +0.89%
2017 4.57M +26,689 +0.59%
2016 4.54M +80,538 +1.81%
2015 4.46M +53,386 +1.21%
2014 4.41M +24,226 +0.55%
2013 4.38M +42,844 +0.99%
2012 4.34M +48,958 +1.14%
2011 4.29M +25,561 +0.6%
2010 4.27M +16,837 +0.4%
2009 4.25M +41,225 +0.98%
2008 4.21M +42,196 +1.01%
2007 4.17M +86,384 +2.12%
2006 4.08M +66,488 +1.66%
2005 4.01M +66,246 +1.68%
2004 3.95M −39,790 −1%
2003 3.99M +30,493 +0.77%
2002 3.96M +82,542 +2.13%
2001 3.87M −10,524 −0.27%
2000 3.88M +8,520 +0.22%
1999 3.87M +26,842 +0.7%
1998 3.85M +32,871 +0.86%
1997 3.82M −8,794 −0.23%
1996 3.82M −22,827 −0.59%
1995 3.85M +19,031 +0.5%
1994 3.83M +110,488 +2.97%
1993 3.72M +42,376 +1.15%
1992 3.67M +89,567 +2.5%
1991 3.59M +60,365 +1.71%
1990 3.52M

Western Europe, 2025

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

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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