Austria vs France: Unemployment rate,Percent

Austria
7.4%
in 2026
France
7.5%
in 2025
Austria rank
18th
France rank
15th

Unemployment rate,Percent over time

  • Austria
  • France
02.557.510199020082026

How they compare

France currently reports 7.5% against 7.4% in Austria, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.

Austria ranks 18th and France ranks 15th of 71 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and France in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria France Difference Ahead
1990s 6.5% 9.3% 2.8% France
2000s 6.6% 8.0% 1.4% France
2010s 7.8% 9.3% 1.4% France
2020s 7.5% 7.4% 0.1% Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployment rate,percent, Austria or France?
France, at 7.5% against 7.4% in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in unemployment rate,percent between Austria and France?
0.1%, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and France?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Austria and France rank globally for unemployment rate,percent?
Austria ranks 18th and France ranks 15th of 71 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Unemployment rate,Percent,,,
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 2,196 data points, 1990–2026
Last refreshed