Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Austria
Austria: Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG was 5.58 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Austria, 1991–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Austria recorded 5.58 for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in 2025.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Austria peaked at 6.46 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.42, in 1991.
That places Austria 38th out of 69 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.42 | — |
| 1992 | 3.59 | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 4.25 | +18.4% |
| 1994 | 3.54 | -16.8% |
| 1995 | 4.34 | +22.9% |
| 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 | 5.2 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 5.58 | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.42 | 3.42 | 5.48 | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.98 | 4.01 | 5.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.24 | 4.56 | 6.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.45 | 4.99 | 6.46 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Austria?
- Unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Austria was 5.58 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.46 in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.42 in 1991.
- How does Austria rank for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Austria ranks 38th out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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