Subjective poverty by tenure status in Austria
Austria: Subjective poverty by tenure status was 11.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
11.8%
Change on year
down 10.6%
World rank
31st
of 45 countries
All-time high
14.9%
in 2014
All-time low
9.3%
in 2020
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Subjective poverty by tenure status in Austria, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, subjective poverty by tenure status in Austria stood at 11.8%.
The figure is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by tenure status in Austria peaked at 14.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2020.
That places Austria 31st out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Subjective poverty by tenure status in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.4% | — |
| 2011 | 14.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 11.8% | -10.6% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 11.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 74% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Austria's 11.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.0%, 79% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.2% | 10.7% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 9.3% | 13.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 29 United Kingdom 12.8% compare
- 29 United Kingdom 12.8% compare
- 31 Denmark 11.8% compare
- 31 Lithuania 11.8% compare
- 31 Lithuania 11.8% 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 subjective poverty by tenure status in Austria?
- Subjective poverty by tenure status in Austria was 11.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by tenure status recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by tenure status recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2020.
- How does Austria rank for subjective poverty by tenure status?
- Austria ranks 31st out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by tenure status rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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 Subjective poverty by tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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