Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Austria
Austria: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 19.48 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Austria, 2004–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 19.48 % for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Austria peaked at 65.15 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19.48 %, in 2025.
Austria ranks 53rd of 67 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 58.57 % | — |
| 2005 | 65.15 % | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 62.65 % | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 60.98 % | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 63.13 % | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 61.22 % | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 60.78 % | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 39.09 % | -35.7% |
| 2012 | 38.22 % | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 37.42 % | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 39.59 % | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 37.49 % | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 35.38 % | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 33.87 % | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 32.43 % | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 29.82 % | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 31.26 % | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 20.1 % | -35.7% |
| 2022 | 20.87 % | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 20.13 % | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 19.76 % | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 19.48 % | -1.4% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 19.48 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.2 %, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Austria's 19.48 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.53 %, 73% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -35.7% | 60.78 % | 39.09 % |
| 2021 | -35.7% | 31.26 % | 20.1 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.95 % | 58.57 % | 65.15 % | 6 |
| 2010s | 38.41 % | 29.82 % | 60.78 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.93 % | 19.48 % | 31.26 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More agriculture & rural data for Austria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 791 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4906 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3028 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Austria?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Austria was 19.48 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 65.15 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.48 % in 2025.
- How does Austria rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Austria ranks 53rd out of 67 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total AFS employment — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.