Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Austria
Austria: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 11.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Austria, 1994–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Austria is 11.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Austria peaked at 11.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1999.
That places Austria 66th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 9.0% | — |
| 1995 | 9.6% | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 8.5% | -11.5% |
| 1997 | 9.2% | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 7.9% | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +23.7% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 7.9% | 9.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 7.9% | 11.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 9.6% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 11.0% | 11.5% | 4 |
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 relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Austria?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Austria was 11.0% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1999.
- How does Austria rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Austria ranks 66th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 50% of the median.