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

Latest (2023)
0.6%
Change on year
down 17.5%
World rank
89th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2016
All-time low
0.1%
in 2004
Years of data
28
1994–2023

Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Austria, 1994–2023

00.20.40.60.81994200820231994: 0.2 %1995: 0.2 %1996: 0.1 %1997: 0.3 %1998: 0.4 %1999: 0.3 %2000: 0.2 %2003: 0.402 %2004: 0.089 %2005: 0.196 %2006: 0.23 %2007: 0.599 %2008: 0.582 %2009: 0.733 %2010: 0.575 %2011: 0.575 %2012: 0.683 %2013: 0.377 %2014: 0.304 %2015: 0.731 %2016: 0.893 %2017: 0.398 %2018: 0.687 %2019: 0.713 %2020: 0.888 %2021: 0.518 %2022: 0.707 %2023: 0.584 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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About this data

Indicator
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day
Unit
%
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.