Number of clinical trials in Austria
Austria: Number of clinical trials was 86 trials in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of clinical trials in Austria, 2000–2024
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in trials.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of clinical trials in Austria is 86 trials, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.2% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of clinical trials in Austria peaked at 112 trials in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1 trials, in 2000.
Austria ranks 28th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of clinical trials in Austria, year by year
| Year | trials | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 trials | — |
| 2001 | 1 trials | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 trials | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9 trials | +800.0% |
| 2004 | 5 trials | -44.4% |
| 2005 | 12 trials | +140.0% |
| 2006 | 27 trials | +125.0% |
| 2007 | 46 trials | +70.4% |
| 2008 | 56 trials | +21.7% |
| 2009 | 54 trials | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 75 trials | +38.9% |
| 2011 | 83 trials | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 81 trials | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 89 trials | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 79 trials | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 107 trials | +35.4% |
| 2016 | 82 trials | -23.4% |
| 2017 | 89 trials | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 83 trials | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 88 trials | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 100 trials | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 104 trials | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 112 trials | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 112 trials | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 86 trials | -23.2% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 86 trials is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.5 trials, 1.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Austria's 86 trials is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.5 trials, 4.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of clinical trials in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +800.0% | 1 trials | 9 trials |
| 2005 | +140.0% | 5 trials | 12 trials |
| 2006 | +125.0% | 12 trials | 27 trials |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.2 trials | 1 trials | 56 trials | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.6 trials | 75 trials | 107 trials | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.8 trials | 86 trials | 112 trials | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More reference data data for Austria
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of clinical trials in Austria?
- Number of clinical trials in Austria was 86 trials in 2024, according to ClinicalTrials.gov (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of clinical trials recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 112 trials in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of clinical trials recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 trials in 2000.
- How does Austria rank for number of clinical trials?
- Austria ranks 28th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of clinical trials rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from ClinicalTrials.gov (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of clinical trials. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual number of completed clinical trials registered in the ClinicalTrials.gov database for each country. Registration in the ClinicalTrials database is mandatory for trials in the United States, but voluntary for other countries.