Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%) in Austria
Austria: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%) was 14.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Austria, 2002–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Austria recorded 14.8% for proportion of population living below the national poverty line in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Austria peaked at 15.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2006.
Austria ranks 45th of 73 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%) in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13.2% | — |
| 2003 | 13.0% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | +26.7% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | +0.7% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 14.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.0%, 93% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Austria's 14.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 94% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%) in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +26.7% | 12.0% | 15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 12.0% | 15.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 13.3% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.7% | 14.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 44 Switzerland 15.8% compare
- 46 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 14.5% compare
- 47 Sri Lanka 14.3% compare
- 48 Cyprus 13.9% 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 proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Austria?
- Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Austria was 14.8% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2006.
- How does Austria rank for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Austria ranks 45th out of 73 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of population living below the national poverty line rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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