Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Austria
Austria: Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or was 69.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Austria, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Austria stood at 69.7%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.4% on the previous year and up 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Austria peaked at 69.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2002.
That places Austria 8th out of 62 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7.2% | — |
| 2003 | 7.5% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | +68.0% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | +34.9% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | +27.6% |
| 2007 | 25.3% | +16.6% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 29.5% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 37.9% | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 44.2% | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 40.5% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 50.4% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 54.3% | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 69.7% | +28.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 7.2% | 29.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 31.0% | 50.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 54.3% | 69.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 5 United Arab Emirates 75.2% compare
- 6 Korea 71.5% compare
- 7 Switzerland 70.6% compare
- 9 Luxembourg 69.6% compare
- 10 Czechia 67.2% compare
- 11 Germany 66.4% compare
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 proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Austria?
- Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Austria was 69.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 69.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2002.
- How does Austria rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Austria ranks 8th out of 62 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 25-74 years old, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release