Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational in Austria
Austria: Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational was 6.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational in Austria, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Austria recorded 6.0% for level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.1% on the previous year and down 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational in Austria peaked at 11.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2025.
Austria ranks 21st of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6.8% | — |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | +40.3% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -21.4% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +16.5% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | -28.3% |
| 2025 | 6.0% | -21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.8% | 7.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 6.2% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 6.0% | 10.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More education data for Austria
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 368,502 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0402 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 178,252 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational in Austria?
- Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational in Austria was 6.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2025.
- How does Austria rank for level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational?
- Austria ranks 21st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.9%. 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 Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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