Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Austria
Austria: Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 was 5.78 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Austria, 1969–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Austria recorded 5.78 for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in 2025.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Austria peaked at 6.5 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1980.
Austria ranks 35th of 69 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, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | +53.8% |
| 1976 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.8 | -10.0% |
| 1978 | 2.1 | +16.7% |
| 1979 | 2 | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.01 | -99.5% |
| 1981 | 2.07 | +20590.0% |
| 1982 | 3.35 | +61.9% |
| 1983 | 4.11 | +22.7% |
| 1984 | 3.8 | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 3.6 | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 3.12 | -13.2% |
| 1987 | 3.8 | +21.5% |
| 1988 | 3.55 | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 3.14 | -11.6% |
| 1990 | 3.23 | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 3.48 | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 3.59 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 4.22 | +17.4% |
| 1994 | 6.5 | +54.2% |
| 1995 | 4.34 | -33.2% |
| 1996 | 5.28 | +21.6% |
| 1997 | 5.15 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 5.48 | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 4.7 | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 4.69 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 4.01 | -14.5% |
| 2002 | 4.85 | +21.1% |
| 2003 | 4.78 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 5.97 | +24.9% |
| 2005 | 5.68 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 5.32 | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 4.91 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 4.2 | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 5.37 | +27.9% |
| 2010 | 4.88 | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 4.64 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 4.91 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 5.37 | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 5.67 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 5.8 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 6.06 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 5.56 | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 4.93 | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 4.56 | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 5.2 | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 6.46 | +24.2% |
| 2022 | 4.99 | -22.7% |
| 2023 | 5.26 | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 5.33 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 5.78 | +8.5% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 5.78 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.67, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Austria's 5.78 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.43, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 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% | 0.01 | 2.07 |
| 1980 | -99.5% | 2 | 0.01 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 |
| 1970s | 1.76 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.05 | 0.01 | 4.11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.6 | 3.23 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.98 | 4.01 | 5.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.24 | 4.56 | 6.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5 | 4.99 | 6.46 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More health data for Austria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 27 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0217 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0228 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Austria?
- Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Austria was 5.78 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5 in 1994.
- What is the lowest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1980.
- How does Austria rank for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2?
- Austria ranks 35th out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 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 UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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