Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Austria
Austria: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 1.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 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 $10 a day in Austria is 1.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Austria peaked at 1.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2006.
Austria ranks 104th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1.2% | — |
| 1995 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -36.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +28.6% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | +33.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -50.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -14.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -18.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -17.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +48.5% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +29.1% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -17.5% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +34.4% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -42.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +89.7% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -48.2% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +47.2% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -17.7% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +27.2% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -7.1% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 1.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 62% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Austria's 1.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.0%, 28% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More reference data data for Austria
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Austria?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Austria was 1.1% 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 $10 a day recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2006.
- How does Austria rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Austria ranks 104th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 $10 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 $10 per day.