Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Austria

Austria: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 1.01 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
1.01
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
103rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.33
in 2016
All-time low
0.4237
in 2004
Years of data
28
1994–2023

Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Austria, 1994–2023

0.40.60.811.21.41994200820231994: 11995: 0.91996: 0.51997: 0.71998: 0.91999: 0.52000: 0.62003: 0.6672004: 0.4242005: 0.5052006: 0.4762007: 0.7882008: 0.9932009: 12010: 0.8242011: 12012: 1.12013: 0.6842014: 0.7392015: 1.22016: 1.32017: 0.6892018: 1.22019: 0.8532020: 1.12021: 1.12022: 1.12023: 1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Austria recorded 1.01 for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in 2023.

That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Austria peaked at 1.33 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4237, in 2004.

That places Austria 103rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.75 0.5 1 6
2000s 0.6843 0.4237 1.02 8
2010s 0.953 0.6843 1.33 10
2020s 1.08 1.01 1.14 4

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 100 Estonia 1.31 compare
  2. 101 Poland 1.09 compare
  3. 102 Malta 1.08 compare
  4. 104 United Kingdom 0.9 compare
  5. 105 Czechia 0.8381 compare
  6. 106 Denmark 0.6305 compare

See the full ranking of 120 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Austria?
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Austria was 1.01 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 1.33 in 2016.
What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4237 in 2004.
How does Austria rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
Austria ranks 103rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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