Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Austria

Vulnerable employment in Austria in 2025 — 7.85%. Ranked 26 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4.33 pp.

2025 7.85% −0.01 pp vs 2024
World rank 26of 182
Period maximum 13.01%1996
Period minimum 7.85%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Austria, 1991–20256810121419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 12.18%1992: 12.29%1993: 12.99%1994: 12.77%1995: 12.88%1996: 13.01%1997: 12.41%1998: 12.11%1999: 11.99%2000: 11.79%2001: 11.57%2002: 11.49%2003: 11.02%2004: 10.9%2005: 11.34%2006: 11.48%2007: 11.34%2008: 11.28%2009: 11.19%2010: 11.33%2011: 10.69%2012: 10.39%2013: 10.53%2014: 10.4%2015: 10.21%2016: 9.83%2017: 9.38%2018: 9.12%2019: 8.89%2020: 8.99%2021: 8.77%2022: 8.18%2023: 7.89%2024: 7.87%2025: 7.85%
Change over the period: −4.33 pp Annual average: -0.13 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Austria 7.85%
World 42.38%
Western Europe computed 7.38%
High-income countries computed 7.92%
Vulnerable employment — Austria, by year Austria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 7.85 −0.01 pp
2024 7.87 −0.03 pp
2023 7.89 −0.29 pp
2022 8.18 −0.58 pp
2021 8.77 −0.23 pp
2020 8.99 +0.1 pp
2019 8.89 −0.23 pp
2018 9.12 −0.26 pp
2017 9.38 −0.45 pp
2016 9.83 −0.38 pp
2015 10.21 −0.19 pp
2014 10.4 −0.13 pp
2013 10.53 +0.14 pp
2012 10.39 −0.3 pp
2011 10.69 −0.64 pp
2010 11.33 +0.14 pp
2009 11.19 −0.09 pp
2008 11.28 −0.06 pp
2007 11.34 −0.14 pp
2006 11.48 +0.14 pp
2005 11.34 +0.45 pp
2004 10.9 −0.12 pp
2003 11.02 −0.47 pp
2002 11.49 −0.08 pp
2001 11.57 −0.23 pp
2000 11.79 −0.2 pp
1999 11.99 −0.12 pp
1998 12.11 −0.3 pp
1997 12.41 −0.6 pp
1996 13.01 +0.12 pp
1995 12.88 +0.11 pp
1994 12.77 −0.22 pp
1993 12.99 +0.7 pp
1992 12.29 +0.11 pp
1991 12.18

Western Europe, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

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