Work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Austria

Austria: Work on weekends by professional status and occupation was 23.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
23.4%
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
15th
of 44 countries
All-time high
34.6%
in 2004
All-time low
23.4%
in 2025
Years of data
24
2000–2025

Work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Austria, 2000–2025

01020302000201220252000: 28.1 Percentage2001: 27.3 Percentage2002: 25.2 Percentage2003: 25.7 Percentage2004: 34.6 Percentage2005: 32.7 Percentage2006: 31.7 Percentage2007: 32.6 Percentage2008: 32.1 Percentage2009: 31.8 Percentage2010: 31.7 Percentage2011: 32.1 Percentage2012: 31.3 Percentage2013: 30.8 Percentage2014: 30.8 Percentage2015: 30 Percentage2016: 30.1 Percentage2017: 29.5 Percentage2018: 28.9 Percentage2019: 28.2 Percentage2020: 25.3 Percentage2021: 24.8 Percentage2023: 24.5 Percentage2025: 23.4 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

The most recent figure for work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Austria is 23.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Austria peaked at 34.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2025.

Austria ranks 15th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Austria, 2000 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2000 28.1% —
2001 27.3% -2.8%
2002 25.2% -7.7%
2003 25.7% +2.0%
2004 34.6% +34.6%
2005 32.7% -5.5%
2006 31.7% -3.1%
2007 32.6% +2.8%
2008 32.1% -1.5%
2009 31.8% -0.9%
2010 31.7% -0.3%
2011 32.1% +1.3%
2012 31.3% -2.5%
2013 30.8% -1.6%
2014 30.8% +0.0%
2015 30.0% -2.6%
2016 30.1% +0.3%
2017 29.5% -2.0%
2018 28.9% -2.0%
2019 28.2% -2.4%
2020 25.3% -10.3%
2021 24.8% -2.0%
2023 24.5% -1.2%
2025 23.4% -4.5%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 23.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.6%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 23.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.4%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Work on weekends by professional status and occupation 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.

YearChange FromTo
2004 +34.6% 25.7% 34.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.2% 25.2% 34.6% 10
2010s 30.3% 28.2% 32.1% 10
2020s 24.5% 23.4% 25.3% 4

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 12 France 29.2% compare
  2. 13 Ireland 29.0% compare
  3. 14 Spain 27.7% compare
  4. 16 Belgium 23.1% compare
  5. 17 Portugal 22.2% compare
  6. 18 Norway 21.9% compare

See the full ranking of 46 places →

More reference data data for Austria

All data for Austria →

Frequently asked questions

What is work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Austria?
Work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Austria was 23.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest work on weekends by professional status and occupation recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2004.
What is the lowest work on weekends by professional status and occupation recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2025.
How does Austria rank for work on weekends by professional status and occupation?
Austria ranks 15th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
Is work on weekends by professional status and occupation rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Work on weekends by professional status and occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Austria. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 25 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/work-on-weekends-by-professional-status-and-occupation/austria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/work-on-weekends-by-professional-status-and-occupation/austria/">Work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Austria</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Work on weekends by professional status and occupation
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
46 places, 1,003 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed