Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Austria
Austria: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 5.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Austria, 1969–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Austria is 5.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Austria peaked at 6.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1980.
Austria ranks 82nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 0.0% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.2% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.0% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.6% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 6.5% | 6 |
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.45 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.99 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Austria?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Austria was 5.8% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1980.
- How does Austria rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Austria ranks 82nd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.