Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Austria
Austria: Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and was 30.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
30.9%
Change on year
down 15.6%
World rank
3rd
of 47 countries
All-time high
36.6%
in 2024
All-time low
20.7%
in 2014
Years of data
30
1995–2025
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Austria, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Austria recorded 30.9% for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in 2025.
The figure is down 15.6% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Austria peaked at 36.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2014.
That places Austria 3rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 23.0% | — |
| 1996 | 25.0% | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 23.0% | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 28.0% | +21.7% |
| 2000 | 22.0% | -21.4% |
| 2001 | 31.0% | +40.9% |
| 2003 | 25.0% | -19.4% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 25.6% | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 27.6% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 23.8% | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 22.7% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 26.7% | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 25.9% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | +20.1% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | -33.4% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | +23.7% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | +23.8% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | -20.3% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 27.3% | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 29.8% | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | -22.1% |
| 2024 | 36.6% | +57.8% |
| 2025 | 30.9% | -15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.4% | 23.0% | 28.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 22.0% | 31.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 20.7% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 23.2% | 36.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 1 Montenegro 39.3% compare
- 2 North Macedonia 34.0% compare
- 3 Sweden 30.9% compare
- 5 Netherlands 30.7% compare
- 5 Netherlands 30.7% 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 relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Austria?
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Austria was 30.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2014.
- How does Austria rank for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and?
- Austria ranks 3rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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 Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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