At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Austria
Austria: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) was 34.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
34.5%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
13th
of 47 countries
All-time high
36.1%
in 2011
All-time low
25.0%
in 2000
Years of data
30
1995–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Austria, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Austria stood at 34.5%.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Austria peaked at 36.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2000.
Austria ranks 13th of 47 countries on this measure, 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 included in) in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 30.0% | — |
| 1996 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 29.0% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 28.0% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 25.0% | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 27.0% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 33.6% | +24.4% |
| 2004 | 31.6% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 32.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 33.4% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 35.4% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 36.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 35.6% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 35.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 34.2% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 33.4% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 33.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 34.4% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 35.4% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 34.4% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 33.9% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 34.5% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.0% | 28.0% | 30.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 25.0% | 34.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 33.4% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 33.9% | 35.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
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 included in) in Austria?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Austria was 34.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2000.
- How does Austria rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)?
- Austria ranks 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 included in 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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