Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization in Austria
Austria: Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization was 14.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization in Austria, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subjective poverty by degree of urbanization in Austria is 14.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.1% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by degree of urbanization in Austria peaked at 22.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2025.
That places Austria 24th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 18.3% | — |
| 2011 | 19.1% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | +18.8% |
| 2023 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17.1% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 14.0% | -18.1% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 14.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.0%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Austria's 14.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.6%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.8% | 14.7% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 14.0% | 17.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More urban development data for Austria
- Population in the largest city 31.2% (2025)
- Population density 111.22 people per sq. km of land area (2024)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 10.03 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2178 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 2.01 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.7541 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 23.94 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 2.01 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 8.5 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subjective poverty by degree of urbanization in Austria?
- Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization in Austria was 14.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by degree of urbanization recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by degree of urbanization recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2025.
- How does Austria rank for subjective poverty by degree of urbanization?
- Austria ranks 24th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by degree of urbanization rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. 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 Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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