The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Austria
Austria: The share and number of people living in extreme poverty was 0.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Austria, 1994–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Austria stood at 0.5%.
The figure is down 18.0% on the previous year and up 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Austria peaked at 0.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2004.
Austria ranks 78th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.2% | — |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +273.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -78.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +88.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +162.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +33.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +35.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -24.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +40.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -49.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -33.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +205.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -47.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +62.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -34.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +32.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 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 the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Austria?
- The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Austria was 0.5% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest the share and number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest the share and number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
- How does Austria rank for the share and number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Austria ranks 78th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is the share and number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 The share and number of people living in extreme 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 $3 per day.