Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Austria
Austria: Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio was 17.5% in 2020. βΌ Falling
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Austria, 2010β2020
Source: Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Austria recorded 17.5% for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Austria peaked at 19.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2019.
That places Austria 30th out of 40 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.3% | 16.9% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More poverty & inequality data for Austria
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.32 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,722 (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 42.54 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.033 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 19.28 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0736 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0736 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Austria?
- Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Austria was 17.5% in 2020, according to Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT.
- What is the highest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2019.
- How does Austria rank for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio?
- Austria ranks 30th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT, published as part of Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people who are multidimensionally poor