At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Austria
Austria: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) was 47.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Austria, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Austria is 47.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Austria peaked at 49.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 2018.
That places Austria 15th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 43.7% | — |
| 2016 | 46.4% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 38.2% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 43.5% | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 43.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 49.2% | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 47.8% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 49.3% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 45.5% | -7.7% |
| 2025 | 47.0% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.6% | 38.2% | 46.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 43.8% | 49.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75,436 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13,699 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 141,883 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 134,270 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 706,802 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 368,502 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Austria?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Austria was 47.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 2018.
- How does Austria rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Austria ranks 15th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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