Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Austria
Austria: Total shortfall from extreme poverty was 39.26 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Austria, 1994–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total shortfall from extreme poverty in Austria is 39.26 million international-$ in 2021 prices, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 24.0% on the previous year and up 73.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Austria peaked at 56.23 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.78 million international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1996.
Austria ranks 68th 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 | 5.58 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.78 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 8.00 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
| 2000s | 17.99 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.80 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 43.07 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 8 |
| 2010s | 35.94 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 14.33 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 51.98 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.03 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 31.67 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 56.23 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 65 Hungary 50.24 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 66 Panama 39.84 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 67 Turkey 39.66 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 69 Georgia 37.23 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 70 Paraguay 36.76 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 71 France 34.88 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
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)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0736 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0736 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0906 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 19.3% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1561 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total shortfall from extreme poverty in Austria?
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Austria was 39.26 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 56.23 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2020.
- What is the lowest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.78 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 1996.
- How does Austria rank for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Austria ranks 68th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total shortfall from extreme poverty rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.9%. 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 Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.