Part-time employment in Austria

30.1% of employed people aged 15 to 64 in Austria worked part-time in 2025.

Measure: Part-time employment Unit: % of total employment Data: 1995 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Austria, 2025 30.1% % of total employment
Change from 2024 −0.4percentage points 2024: 30.5%
European Union, 2025 17.7% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 9.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 3rd of 34 See the full ranking

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.

Part-time employment (% of total employment), 2001 to 2025
Period AustriaEuropean 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%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfsa_eppga · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A age=Y15-64 unit=PC
Observation period
1995 to 2025 for Austria
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat