Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Austria
Austria: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) was 7.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Austria, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Austria recorded 7.4% for own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in 2016.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Austria peaked at 8.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1996.
That places Austria 170th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.2% | — |
| 1992 | 6.1% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 6.1% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6.0% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 6.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | +34.4% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -1.5% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 7.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 63% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Austria's 7.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.5%, 51% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +34.4% | 6.2% | 8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 5.8% | 6.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.1% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.9% | 7.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 167 Japan 7.9% compare
- 168 Sweden 7.9% compare
- 169 Hong Kong, China 7.8% compare
- 171 Switzerland 7.1% compare
- 172 United States of America 7.1% compare
- 173 Estonia 6.6% compare
More gender data for Austria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,231 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.25 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,849 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,849 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.078 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 36,924 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 38,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 37,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 39,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 39,142 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Austria?
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Austria was 7.4% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1996.
- How does Austria rank for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Austria ranks 170th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".