Researchers (HC) - % Female in Austria
Austria: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 32.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Austria, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Austria recorded 32.1% for researchers (hc) - % female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Austria peaked at 32.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 1998.
Austria ranks 85th of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 18.8% | — |
| 2002 | 20.7% | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 23.6% | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 28.4% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 30.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 31.3% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 32.1% | +2.6% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 32.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.2%, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Austria's 32.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.3%, 82% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 20.7% | 28.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 29.0% | 30.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 31.3% | 32.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More science & technology data for Austria
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 124.46 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 11.35 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 134.71 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 159 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 159 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Austria?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Austria was 32.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 1998.
- How does Austria rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Austria ranks 85th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Researchers (HC) - % Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release