Wealth share of the richest 1% in Austria
Austria: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 30.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Austria, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 30.2% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Austria peaked at 30.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 1992.
That places Austria 54th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22.4% | — |
| 1981 | 22.4% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 22.4% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 22.7% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 22.7% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 22.7% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 22.6% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 22.4% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 22.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 22.4% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 22.4% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 22.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 22.9% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 22.4% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 22.4% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 22.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 22.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 23.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 27.8% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 28.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 29.1% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 29.3% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 29.8% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 30.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 30.2% | +0.4% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 30.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.5%, 1.1× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Austria's 30.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.1%, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.4% | 22.4% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 22.4% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 22.4% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 23.3% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 29.3% | 30.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 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 wealth share of the richest 1% in Austria?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Austria was 30.2% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 1992.
- How does Austria rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Austria ranks 54th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.