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 70.7% 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
Austria recorded 70.7% for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and up 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Austria peaked at 70.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2002.
That places Austria 8th out of 70 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7.5% | — |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | +61.5% |
| 2005 | 18.6% | +47.6% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | +25.3% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 31.6% | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 35.2% | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 38.8% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 45.7% | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 43.4% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 46.4% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 47.7% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 53.2% | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 52.7% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 55.6% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 54.2% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 56.8% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 62.4% | +9.9% |
| 2024 | 70.7% | +13.3% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 70.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 57.6%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Austria's 70.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.7%, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +61.5% | 7.8% | 12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4% | 7.5% | 31.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 31.7% | 53.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 59.9% | 54.2% | 70.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 5 United Arab Emirates 74.9% compare
- 6 Korea 73.4% compare
- 7 Netherlands 72.2% compare
- 9 Malta 69.7% compare
- 10 Luxembourg 69.6% compare
- 11 Malaysia 69.0% 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 70.7% 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 70.7% 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 7.5% in 2002.
- How does Austria rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Austria ranks 8th out of 70 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 62.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release