Unemployment rate,Percent in Austria
Austria: Unemployment rate,Percent was 7.6% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
7.6%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
15th
of 71 countries
All-time high
10.0%
in 2020
All-time low
5.4%
in 1990
Years of data
37
1990–2026
Unemployment rate,Percent in Austria, 1990–2026
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Austria recorded 7.6% for unemployment rate,percent in 2026.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Austria peaked at 10.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1990.
That places Austria 15th out of 71 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Unemployment rate,Percent in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.4% | — |
| 1991 | 5.8% | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 5.9% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 6.8% | +14.6% |
| 1994 | 6.5% | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 6.6% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 7.0% | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 7.1% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 7.2% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 6.6% | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +23.3% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +36.0% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -20.1% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -21.2% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | +9.2% |
| 2025 | 7.4% | +6.2% |
| 2026 | 7.6% | +1.9% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 7.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.0%, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Austria's 7.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.2%, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 5.4% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.8% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 6.7% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 6.3% | 10.0% | 7 |
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 rate,percent in Austria?
- Unemployment rate,percent in Austria was 7.6% in 2026, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1990.
- How does Austria rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- Austria ranks 15th out of 71 countries with data for 2026.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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