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
Latest (2025)
5.78
Change on year
up 8.5%
World rank
35th
of 69 countries
All-time high
6.5
in 1994
All-time low
0.01
in 1980
Years of data
57
1969–2025
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% |
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 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,266 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 27 deaths (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)
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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