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.
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
- 101 Poland 1.4% compare
- 102 Czechia 1.2% compare
- 105 United Kingdom 1.1% compare
- 106 Canada 0.8% compare
- 106 South Korea 0.8% compare
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 $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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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.