Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Austria
Austria: Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Austria, 1994–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Austria is 0.7%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 29.3% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Austria peaked at 1.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2004.
That places Austria 99th out of 119 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.7% | — |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -33.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +47.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -32.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -19.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +53.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -53.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +108.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -17.7% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +28.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -40.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +30.3% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +43.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -45.1% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +52.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -18.5% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +21.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -29.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 2 |
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 share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Austria?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Austria was 0.7% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2004.
- How does Austria rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Austria ranks 99th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $5.50 per day.