Number of people living in extreme poverty in Austria
Austria: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 48,236 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
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 people.
Analysis
Austria recorded 48,236 people for number of people living in extreme poverty in 2023.
The figure is down 17.2% on the previous year and up 68.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Austria peaked at 65,861 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6,673 people, in 2004.
Austria ranks 80th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,276 people | 7,948 people | 15,985 people | 6 |
| 2000s | 25,138 people | 6,673 people | 57,442 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 44,353 people | 19,166 people | 59,169 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,958 people | 43,509 people | 65,861 people | 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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 42.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.033 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 19.3% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0906 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0736 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0736 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1561 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Austria?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Austria was 48,236 people in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 65,861 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,673 people in 2004.
- How does Austria rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Austria ranks 80th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.3%. 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 Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.