At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Austria
Austria: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 24.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
24.4%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
23rd
of 45 countries
All-time high
27.1%
in 2011
All-time low
23.6%
in 2020
Years of data
23
2003–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Austria, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Austria stood at 24.4%.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Austria peaked at 27.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2020.
That places Austria 23rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 24.6% | — |
| 2004 | 25.8% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 25.1% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 24.7% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 25.9% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 24.9% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 26.3% | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 25.5% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 24.1% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 24.4% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.3% | 24.6% | 25.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 24.9% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 23.6% | 26.3% | 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 24.4% 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 27.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2020.
- How does Austria rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Austria ranks 23rd out of 45 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 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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