Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Austria
Austria: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median was 17.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% 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 60% of the median in Austria is 17.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Austria peaked at 18.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2000.
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 60% of the median in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 15.7% | — |
| 1995 | 16.2% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 15.5% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 15.8% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 15.4% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 14.7% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 14.1% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 17.7% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 17.7% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.5% | 14.7% | 16.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 14.1% | 17.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 15.9% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 16.6% | 17.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 63 Guinea-Bissau 18.0% compare
- 64 Tunisia 17.9% compare
- 65 Croatia 17.8% compare
- 67 Tanzania, United Republic of 17.7% compare
- 68 Latvia 17.7% compare
- 69 Madagascar 17.6% 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 poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Austria?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Austria was 17.7% 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 60% of the median recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2000.
- How does Austria rank for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median?
- Austria ranks 66th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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 60% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 60% of the median.