Time-related underemployment, female in Austria
Austria: Time-related underemployment, female was 3.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Time-related underemployment, female in Austria, 1998–2025
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
Austria recorded 3.5% for time-related underemployment, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in Austria peaked at 6.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2003.
Austria ranks 54th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, female in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8% | — |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -41.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +98.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -42.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +1224.4% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -19.6% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 3.5% | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 0.4% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 4.5% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 5.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 41,270 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 41,702 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 43,962 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, female in Austria?
- Time-related underemployment, female in Austria was 3.5% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2003.
- How does Austria rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- Austria ranks 54th out of 103 countries with data for 2025.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.