Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex in Austria
Austria: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex was 1,686 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex in Austria, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex in Austria is 1,686 Thousand persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex in Austria peaked at 1,686 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,434 Thousand persons, in 2015.
Austria ranks 20th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex in Austria, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,434 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 1,481 Thousand persons | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1,478 Thousand persons | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,457 Thousand persons | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1,434 Thousand persons | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1,460 Thousand persons | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1,519 Thousand persons | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 1,555 Thousand persons | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 1,592 Thousand persons | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 1,529 Thousand persons | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 1,686 Thousand persons | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,457 Thousand persons | 1,434 Thousand persons | 1,481 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 1,557 Thousand persons | 1,460 Thousand persons | 1,686 Thousand persons | 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 or social exclusion by age and sex in Austria?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex in Austria was 1,686 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,686 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,434 Thousand persons in 2015.
- How does Austria rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex?
- Austria ranks 20th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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 or social exclusion by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).