Income inequality: Atkinson index in Austria
Austria: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.1561 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Austria, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality: atkinson index in Austria stood at 0.1561.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Austria peaked at 0.1593 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.145, in 2018.
Austria ranks 147th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1593 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1466 | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1542 | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1527 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1519 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1491 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.153 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1585 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.145 | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1538 | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1502 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1473 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1561 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1561 | +0.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.1561 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1703, 92% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.1561 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1561, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1524 | 0.145 | 0.1593 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1524 | 0.1473 | 0.1561 | 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 income inequality: atkinson index in Austria?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Austria was 0.1561 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1593 in 2010.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.145 in 2018.
- How does Austria rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Austria ranks 147th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Atkinson index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Depending on the country and year, the data relates to income measured after taxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita.