Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Austria
Austria: Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) was 17.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
17.6%
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
36th
of 47 countries
All-time high
18.5%
in 2023
All-time low
13.7%
in 2020
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Austria, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Austria recorded 17.6% for persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Austria peaked at 18.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2020.
That places Austria 36th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.6% | — |
| 2011 | 15.1% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | +21.2% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | -11.4% |
| 2025 | 17.6% | +7.3% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 17.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.4%, 82% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Austria's 17.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.1%, 88% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.6% | 14.3% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 13.7% | 18.5% | 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 persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Austria?
- Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Austria was 17.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2020.
- How does Austria rank for persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity)?
- Austria ranks 36th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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