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.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 2.8% | — |
| 1970 | 2.4% | -14.3% |
| 1971 | 1.5% | -37.5% |
| 1972 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
| 1973 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 2.0% | +53.8% |
| 1976 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.8% | -10.0% |
| 1978 | 2.1% | +16.7% |
| 1979 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -99.5% |
| 1981 | 2.1% | +20590.0% |
| 1982 | 3.3% | +61.9% |
| 1983 | 4.1% | +22.7% |
| 1984 | 3.8% | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 3.6% | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 3.1% | -13.2% |
| 1987 | 3.8% | +21.5% |
| 1988 | 3.6% | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 3.1% | -11.6% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 3.4% | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 3.6% | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | +18.2% |
| 1994 | 3.6% | -15.8% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | +21.3% |
| 1996 | 5.3% | +21.6% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | -14.5% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +21.1% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +24.9% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +27.9% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +24.2% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -22.7% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 5.8% | +8.5% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 5.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.9%, 1.2× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Austria's 5.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +20590.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% |
| 1980 | -99.5% | 2.0% | 0.0% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More reference data data for Austria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6222 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
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.