Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 in Austria
77.6% of people aged 20 to 64 in Austria were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2009.
Austria, 2025
77.6%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
76.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
78.3%
Position in 2025
20th of 34
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 in Austria over time
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% of population aged 20 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Austria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 77.6% | 76.1% |
| 2024 | 77.4% | 75.7% |
| 2023 | 77.2% | 75.3% |
| 2022 | 77.3% | 74.6% |
| 2021 | 75.6% | 73.0% |
| 2020 | 74.8% | 71.7% |
| 2019 | 76.8% | 72.7% |
| 2018 | 76.2% | 71.9% |
| 2017 | 75.4% | 70.9% |
| 2016 | 74.8% | 69.6% |
| 2015 | 74.3% | 68.5% |
| 2014 | 74.2% | 67.5% |
| 2013 | 74.6% | 66.7% |
| 2012 | 74.4% | 66.9% |
| 2011 | 74.2% | 67.1% |
| 2010 | 73.9% | 67.0% |
| 2009 | 73.4% | 67.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 77.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 74.3%, the figure has changed by +3.3 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Austria has the 20th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 76.1%.
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All statistics for Austria
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
74.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
5.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment-to-population ratio
56.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
11.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
1.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
6.3%
September 2026 · Eurostat