Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU in Austria
Austria: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU was 17.5% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
17.5%
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
31st
of 44 countries
All-time high
20.6%
in 2008
All-time low
15.7%
in 2003
Years of data
18
2003–2020
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU in Austria, 2003–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu in Austria stood at 17.5%.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu in Austria peaked at 20.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2003.
That places Austria 31st out of 44 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 15.7% | — |
| 2004 | 17.9% | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 20.6% | +23.4% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.9% | 15.7% | 20.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 16.9% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 28 Hungary 18.3% compare
- 29 Switzerland 18.1% compare
- 30 Sweden 17.9% compare
- 32 Poland 17.3% compare
- 32 Poland 17.3% compare
- 34 Netherlands 16.1% compare
- 34 Netherlands 16.1% compare
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 nuts 2 region - eu in Austria?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu in Austria was 17.5% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2003.
- How does Austria rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu?
- Austria ranks 31st out of 44 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 NUTS 2 region - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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