Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Austria
Austria: Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share was 0.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Austria, 1994–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 0.6% for share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in 2023.
That represents a change of down 17.5% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Austria peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2004.
That places Austria 89th 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.
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.2% | — |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +200.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +100.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -77.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +119.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +17.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +159.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +25.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -21.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -44.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -19.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +140.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +22.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -55.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +72.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +24.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -41.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +36.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -17.5% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More poverty & inequality data for Austria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Austria?
- Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Austria was 0.6% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
- How does Austria rank for share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty?
- Austria ranks 89th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. 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 Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.