Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Austria
Austria: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.0906 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0906
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
205th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.236
in 1947
All-time low
0.0906
in 2023
Years of data
77
1947–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Austria, 1947–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Austria stood at 0.0906. That is the lowest value across all 77 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Austria peaked at 0.236 in 1947 and was at its lowest, 0.0906, in 2023.
Austria ranks 205th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 77 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 0.236 | — |
| 1948 | 0.2253 | -4.5% |
| 1949 | 0.213 | -5.5% |
| 1950 | 0.2003 | -6.0% |
| 1951 | 0.1923 | -4.0% |
| 1952 | 0.1791 | -6.9% |
| 1953 | 0.1733 | -3.2% |
| 1954 | 0.1741 | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 0.1733 | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 0.1713 | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 0.1746 | +1.9% |
| 1958 | 0.1659 | -5.0% |
| 1959 | 0.1663 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 0.161 | -3.2% |
| 1961 | 0.1556 | -3.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1511 | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1501 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1496 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1455 | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1488 | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1467 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1443 | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1444 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1453 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1473 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1459 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.143 | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1429 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1388 | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1345 | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1347 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1331 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1325 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1321 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1287 | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1302 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1272 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1272 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1244 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1221 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1203 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1179 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.118 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1163 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.117 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1155 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1147 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1147 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1127 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1105 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1082 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.107 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1059 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1069 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1056 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1036 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1032 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1031 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1018 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0998 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0999 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0981 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0995 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0996 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0978 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0959 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0949 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0943 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0938 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0931 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0918 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0919 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0917 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.093 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0963 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0929 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0906 | -2.5% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.0906 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0966, 94% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.0906 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.098, 92% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.2248 | 0.213 | 0.236 | 3 |
| 1950s | 0.1771 | 0.1659 | 0.2003 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1497 | 0.1443 | 0.161 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1398 | 0.1325 | 0.1473 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1248 | 0.1179 | 0.1321 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1122 | 0.1059 | 0.117 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1021 | 0.0981 | 0.1069 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0945 | 0.0917 | 0.0996 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0932 | 0.0906 | 0.0963 | 4 |
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 lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Austria?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Austria was 0.0906 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.236 in 1947.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0906 in 2023.
- How does Austria rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Austria ranks 205th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.