Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Austria
Austria: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Austria, 1994–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Austria is 0.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 504.3% on the previous year and up 68.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Austria peaked at 0.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1995.
Austria ranks 36th 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 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More reference data data for Austria
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.52 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 2.59 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.9044 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.45 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.99 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 153.4 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Austria?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Austria was 0.4% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1995.
- How does Austria rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Austria ranks 36th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.6%. 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.