At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Austria
Austria: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 15.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15.1%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
25th
of 47 countries
All-time high
16.7%
in 2011
All-time low
9.0%
in 2000
Years of data
30
1995–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Austria, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Austria stood at 15.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Austria peaked at 16.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2000.
That places Austria 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 13.0% | — |
| 1996 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12.0% | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | -18.2% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | +45.0% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 14.7% | -6.4% |
| 2025 | 15.1% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 11.0% | 13.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 9.0% | 15.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 14.5% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 14.7% | 16.3% | 6 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Austria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,722 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -4.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 42.54 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 42.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Austria?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Austria was 15.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2000.
- How does Austria rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Austria ranks 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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