Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Austria
Austria: Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction was 33.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Austria, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Austria is 33.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Austria peaked at 51.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2025.
Austria ranks 19th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 45.6% | — |
| 2016 | 45.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | -16.0% |
| 2018 | 39.2% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 51.0% | +30.1% |
| 2020 | 42.4% | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 43.8% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 39.4% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 37.5% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 36.3% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 33.0% | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.9% | 38.2% | 51.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 33.0% | 43.8% | 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 impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Austria?
- Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Austria was 33.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2025.
- How does Austria rank for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction?
- Austria ranks 19th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by age, sex and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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