Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Austria
Austria: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 0.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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 $4.20 a day in Austria is 0.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 17.5% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Austria peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2004.
Austria ranks 89th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 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 $4.20 a day in Austria?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Austria was 0.6% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
- How does Austria rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Austria ranks 89th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. 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 $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.