Part-time employment in Austria
30.1% of employed people aged 15 to 64 in Austria worked part-time in 2025.
Austria, 2025
30.1%
Change from 2024
−0.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
17.7%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
9.8%
Position in 2025
3rd of 34
Part-time employment in Austria over time
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% of total employment. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Austria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30.1% | 17.7% |
| 2024 | 30.5% | 17.7% |
| 2023 | 30.1% | 17.7% |
| 2022 | 29.7% | 17.5% |
| 2021 | 28.7%b (break in time series) | 17.7%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 27.2% | 18.2% |
| 2019 | 27.2% | 18.3% |
| 2018 | 27.3% | 18.3% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | 18.5% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | 18.6% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | 18.7% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | 18.7% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | 18.6% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | 18.1% |
| 2011 | 24.5% | 17.7% |
| 2010 | 24.4% | 17.4% |
| 2009 | 23.9% | 16.9% |
| 2008 | 22.7% | 16.4% |
| 2007 | 22.0%b (break in time series) | 16.4% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | 16.3% |
| 2005 | 21.0%b (break in time series) | 16.0%b (break in time series) |
| 2004 | 19.9%b (break in time series) | 15.3% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | 14.6% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | 14.2% |
| 2001 | 16.9% | – |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 30.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 27.3%, the figure has changed by +2.8 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Austria has the 3rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 17.7%.
More for Austria
All statistics for Austria
Usual weekly working hours
35.8 hours per week
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Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
77.6%
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Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
5.7%
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Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
11.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
1.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
74.2%
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