Labour Force (Total) rose 0.486% to 4.66 mil in Austria in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Austria reached an all time high of 4.66 mil in 2019 and an all time low of 3.51 mil in 1990. When compared to Austria's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Germany amounted to 44.0 mil, 4.91 mil in Hungary, 25.0 mil in Italy and 4.96 mil in Switzerland in 2021.
Austria has been ranked 89th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | mil | 4.50 | 4.58 | 4.61 | 4.64 | 4.66 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | mil | 4.99 | 5.00 | 5.09 | 5.14 | 5.19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | mil | 5.31 | 5.35 | 5.39 | 5.43 | 5.42 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | mil | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.7 | 30.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 42.7 | 43.6 | 43.8 | 43.9 | 44.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | mil | 4.61 | 4.67 | 4.71 | 4.74 | 4.77 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | mil | 25.7 | 25.9 | 26.1 | 26.2 | 25.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | mil | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | mil | 2.74 | 2.76 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.74 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | mil | 1.01 | 0.994 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | mil | 4.81 | 4.89 | 4.92 | 4.96 | 4.97 |
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