UN-Convention on the Rights of the Child – Implementation in Austria
UN-Convention on the Rights of the Child – Implementation in Austria
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child has a high priority in Austria. The individual provisions, including explanations, can be viewed at https://www.kinderrechte.gv.at. Individual regulations have also been incorporated into the Austrian Federal Constitution. This research report traces the development of the implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Austria by presenting relevant statistical time series for each article.
Forschungsbericht 58 (in German)
Family Data for Vorarlberg 2025
Family Data for Vorarlberg 2025
‘Family data for Vorarlberg’ is an annually updated compilation of figures from the areas of population, citizenship, family forms, employment, risk of poverty and basic benefit provision/social assistance. The focus lies on Vorarlberg, whereby comparative data with Austria, other federal states and neighbouring European countries are included. The tables are accompanied by reading examples, short explanatory texts and a summary of key data.
Publication (German)
Caritas Social Counselling
Caritas Social Counselling
Caritas social counselling centers support people in need, inform them about social benefits, provide bridging assistance and plan steps to sustainably improve their living situation. The data collected during the counseling provided an insight into the realities of life for people in poverty and gave an indication of structural social problems.
Publication: www.caritas.at/sozialberatungsstatistik (displayed as Caritas Social Counselling Statistics - in German)
Towards a Comprehensive Terminology on Paid Parenting Leave
Towards a Comprehensive Terminology on Paid Parenting Leave
The COST Action ‘Parental Leave Policies & Social Sustainability’ focuses on enhancing and sharing knowledge about the role of paid parental leave (PPL) policies in fostering sustainable societies. Terminology design for the PPL policies reflects values and expectations that pursue different goals in societies. As societies change, the terminology also evolves. This report provides a detailed exploration of recent developments in terminology.
International Day of the Family 2025
International Day of the Family 2025
**May 15th has been declared ‘International Day of the Family’ by the United Nations. This is an annual event that draws attention to the importance of the family for society and the state.
On this occasion, Eva-Maria Schmidt, sociologist and ethnologist at the ÖIF, points out that the family is a consistently important part of our society: "The family continues to have a high subjective significance as a stable "we". This also shows how important solidarity, responsibility and caring for one another are for our society."
International Day of the Family 2025 (German)
Fokus Jugend 2025
Fokus Jugend 2025
The publication "Fokus Jugend" offers anyone interested in youth policy and youth work clearly presented figures. They illustrate the situation of young people aged 0 to 30 in Austria and highlight trends. This booklet summarizes the most important youth-relevant key data from the areas of population statistics, migration, education and training, media/internet use, the world of labour, as well as health and living conditions.
Fokus Jugend 2025 (PDF)
Parental use of home office
Parental use of home office
This study focuses on the parental use of home office and whether and to what extent it supports the compatibility of family and employment and how the division of labour between parents as well as the quality of their partnership differs with and without home office. Various characteristics and life circumstances of home office users have been included in the analysis.
Working Paper 104 (PDF)
Families in figures 2024
Families in figures 2024
Families in Figures (FiZ), the compilation of family-related statistics, has been updated for 2024. It shows the changes in selected key figures over the past ten years. It contains data on topics such as births and fertility, marriages/reasons for registered partnerships, divorces/dissolutions of registered partnerships, household and family forms, employment, childcare, family and social benefits as well as comparative European data. The 72 tables are provided with reading examples and some with illustrations, and a glossary explains family statistics terminology.
Familie in Zahlen 2024 (PDF)