At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Austria
Austria: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents was 40.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
40.1%
Change on year
up 20.1%
World rank
7th
of 44 countries
All-time high
40.1%
in 2025
All-time low
23.9%
in 2003
Years of data
23
2003–2025
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Austria, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Austria stood at 40.1%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Austria peaked at 40.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 2003.
Austria ranks 7th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 23.9% | — |
| 2004 | 29.0% | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 27.6% | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 36.2% | +34.1% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 35.2% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 35.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 31.3% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 36.9% | +17.9% |
| 2014 | 38.0% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 38.6% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 37.9% | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | -25.3% |
| 2020 | 38.4% | +47.7% |
| 2021 | 39.8% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 35.2% | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 37.0% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 33.4% | -9.7% |
| 2025 | 40.1% | +20.1% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 40.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.6%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Austria's 40.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.8%, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.7% | 23.9% | 36.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 26.0% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 33.4% | 40.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2038 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.65 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2038 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0974 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 8,924 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.0912 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3729 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 89.67 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 297,643 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Austria?
- At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Austria was 40.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 2003.
- How does Austria rank for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents?
- Austria ranks 7th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents (population aged 0 to 17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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