Poverty & Inequality in Austria

21 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Austria.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 1.0% 2023 up 42.9% 104th
Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.6% 2023 up 50.0% 91st
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.5% 2023 up 66.7% 80th
Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.4% 2023 up 100.0% 63rd
Prosperity gap 0.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 up 14.3% 105th
Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.6% 2023 up 50.0% 99th
Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 12.2% 2023 up 16.2% 102nd
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.4% 2023 up 33.3% 79th
Population living in slums 0.0% 2022 152nd
Income share held by second 20% 13.2% 2023 up 0.8% 25th
Gini index 31.2 2023 up 1.3% 88th
Income share held by lowest 20% 7.7% 2023 down 4.9% 43rd
Income share held by lowest 10% 2.8% 2023 down 9.7% 66th
Income share held by highest 10% 24.8% 2023 up 2.1% 80th
Income share held by highest 20% 39.0% 2023 up 0.3% 92nd
Income share held by fourth 20% 22.5% 2023 down 0.9% 35th
Income share held by third 20% 17.5% 2023 up 1.7% 20th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 11.0% 2023 up 14.6% 67th
Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 0.5% 2023 up 56.3% 78th
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 14.8% 2021 up 2.8% 45th
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 0.6% 2022 down 45.5% 45th