Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Austria
Austria: Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of was 18.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Austria, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Austria is 18.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Austria peaked at 23.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2025.
That places Austria 16th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 22.3% | — |
| 2016 | 23.7% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 20.8% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 18.3% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.2% | 19.1% | 23.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 18.3% | 22.2% | 6 |
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- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 33,331 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9741 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 61,303 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8621 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 54,251 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Austria?
- Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Austria was 18.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2025.
- How does Austria rank for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of?
- Austria ranks 16th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. 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 Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of poverty thresholds, work intensity of the household and percentage of the benefits in total disposable income (population aged 18 to 64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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