Labor force, total, per capita in Austria
Austria: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5162 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Austria, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Austria is 0.5162 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Austria peaked at 0.5215 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4591 units per person, in 1990.
Austria ranks 48th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Austria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4591 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4623 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4687 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4702 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4823 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.484 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4805 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4788 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4824 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4848 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4847 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4816 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4894 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4908 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4829 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4877 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4933 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5021 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5056 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5092 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.51 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5113 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5148 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5169 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5157 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5161 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5198 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5192 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5213 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5211 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5167 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5192 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5215 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5215 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.519 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.5162 units per person | -0.5% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.5162 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5147 units per person, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.5162 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5074 units per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4753 units per person | 0.4591 units per person | 0.4848 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4927 units per person | 0.4816 units per person | 0.5092 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5166 units per person | 0.51 units per person | 0.5213 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.519 units per person | 0.5162 units per person | 0.5215 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75,436 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13,699 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 141,883 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 134,270 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 706,802 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 368,502 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Austria?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Austria was 0.5162 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5215 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4591 units per person in 1990.
- How does Austria rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Austria ranks 48th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.