Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Austria
Austria: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 11.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
11.0%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
71st
of 130 countries
All-time high
11.5%
in 2021
All-time low
7.9%
in 1999
Years of data
28
1994–2023
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Austria, 1994–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Austria stood at 11.0%.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Austria peaked at 11.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1999.
Austria ranks 71st of 130 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.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 9.0% | — |
| 1995 | 9.6% | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 8.5% | -11.5% |
| 1997 | 9.2% | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 7.9% | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +23.5% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -1.8% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 11.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 94% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Austria's 11.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 7.9% | 9.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 7.9% | 11.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 9.6% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 11.0% | 11.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More infrastructure data for Austria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.35 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.46 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.48 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 38.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3793 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3.48 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Austria?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Austria was 11.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1999.
- How does Austria rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Austria ranks 71st out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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