{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"at-self-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/at-self-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/at-self-employment-rate/","title":"Austria Self-Employed Persons (2025)","description":"Austria's Self-Employed Persons: 499 thousand persons in 2025, +0.3% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ESGAN2), 2008–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Austria","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Austria","temporal_coverage":"2008/2025","unit":"thousand persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Austria Self-Employed Persons","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_ESGAN2/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2008–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"18"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Austria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Austria (2025)","value":"499","unit":"thousand persons","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.3% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.3%","unit":"thousand persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Austria Self-Employed Persons"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2008","value":444.7},{"period":"2009","value":452.6},{"period":"2010","value":465.4},{"period":"2011","value":453.5},{"period":"2012","value":452.7},{"period":"2013","value":462.7},{"period":"2014","value":460},{"period":"2015","value":468.2},{"period":"2016","value":468.4},{"period":"2017","value":460.8},{"period":"2018","value":460.8},{"period":"2019","value":477},{"period":"2020","value":466},{"period":"2021","value":448.6},{"period":"2022","value":479.4},{"period":"2023","value":486.9},{"period":"2024","value":497.7},{"period":"2025","value":499}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"thousand persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"499.0","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2024","value":"497.7","yoyChange":"+2.2%"},{"year":"2023","value":"486.9","yoyChange":"+1.6%"},{"year":"2022","value":"479.4","yoyChange":"+6.9%"},{"year":"2021","value":"448.6","yoyChange":"-3.7%"},{"year":"2020","value":"466.0","yoyChange":"-2.3%"},{"year":"2019","value":"477.0","yoyChange":"+3.5%"},{"year":"2018","value":"460.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2017","value":"460.8","yoyChange":"-1.6%"},{"year":"2016","value":"468.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2015","value":"468.2","yoyChange":"+1.8%"},{"year":"2014","value":"460.0","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2013","value":"462.7","yoyChange":"+2.2%"},{"year":"2012","value":"452.7","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2011","value":"453.5","yoyChange":"-2.6%"},{"year":"2010","value":"465.4","yoyChange":"+2.8%"},{"year":"2009","value":"452.6","yoyChange":"+1.8%"},{"year":"2008","value":"444.7","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of self-employed persons in Austria from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2008–2025 (18 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 499 thousand persons in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 444.7 in 2008. The latest reading of 499 in 2025 represents a change of +1.3."}]}