Austria vs Sweden: At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship
Austria
29.2%
in 2025
Sweden
41.3%
in 2025
Austria rank
4th
Sweden rank
2nd
At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 41.3% against 29.2% in Austria, a difference of 12.1%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Sweden ahead.
Austria ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 2nd of 22 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.7% | 49.3% | 14.6% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 40.2% | 2.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 36.8% | 9.8% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship, Austria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 41.3% against 29.2% in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship between Austria and Sweden?
- 12.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship?
- Austria ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 2nd of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship (population aged 18 and over). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.