Austria vs Germany

Unemployment, total (% of labor force)

Compare historical data and trends between these two countries

Austria

5.6 percent

Latest data: 2025

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Germany

3.7 percent

Latest data: 2025

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Historical Comparison

Detailed Data

Year Austria Germany Difference
2025 5.6 percent 3.7 percent +1.9 percent
2024 5.2 percent 3.4 percent +1.8 percent
2023 5.3 percent 3.1 percent +2.2 percent
2022 5.0 percent 3.1 percent +1.9 percent
2021 6.5 percent 3.6 percent +2.9 percent
2020 5.2 percent 3.9 percent +1.3 percent
2019 4.6 percent 3.2 percent +1.4 percent
2018 4.9 percent 3.4 percent +1.5 percent
2017 5.6 percent 3.8 percent +1.8 percent
2016 6.1 percent 4.1 percent +2.0 percent
2015 5.8 percent 4.6 percent +1.2 percent
2014 5.7 percent 5.0 percent +0.7 percent
2013 5.4 percent 5.3 percent +0.1 percent
2012 4.9 percent 5.4 percent -0.5 percent
2011 4.6 percent 6.0 percent -1.3 percent
2010 4.9 percent 7.0 percent -2.2 percent
2009 5.4 percent 7.9 percent -2.5 percent
2008 4.2 percent 7.5 percent -3.3 percent
2007 4.9 percent 8.7 percent -3.8 percent
2006 5.3 percent 10.3 percent -5.0 percent
2005 5.7 percent 11.2 percent -5.5 percent
2004 6.0 percent 10.7 percent -4.8 percent
2003 4.8 percent 9.8 percent -5.0 percent
2002 4.9 percent 8.5 percent -3.6 percent
2001 4.0 percent 7.8 percent -3.8 percent
2000 4.7 percent 7.9 percent -3.2 percent
1999 4.7 percent 8.9 percent -4.2 percent
1998 5.5 percent 9.8 percent -4.3 percent
1997 5.2 percent 9.9 percent -4.7 percent
1996 5.3 percent 8.8 percent -3.5 percent
1995 4.3 percent 8.2 percent -3.8 percent
1994 3.5 percent 8.7 percent -5.2 percent
1993 4.3 percent 7.7 percent -3.4 percent
1992 3.6 percent 6.3 percent -2.7 percent
1991 3.4 percent 5.3 percent -1.9 percent

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Compare Unemployment, total (% of labor force) data between Austria and Germany. Data is sourced from reliable international organizations and updated regularly.

Data sources: World Bank, IMF, OECD, Transparency International