Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Austria
Austria: Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region was 2.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Austria, 2003–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Austria stood at 2.7%.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Austria peaked at 5.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2019.
That places Austria 30th out of 44 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.3% | — |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +78.8% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +23.3% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -24.3% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 2.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.6%, 59% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Austria's 2.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.2%, 64% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +78.8% | 3.3% | 5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.3% | 5.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.6% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
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 severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Austria?
- Severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Austria was 2.7% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2019.
- How does Austria rank for severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region?
- Austria ranks 30th out of 44 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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