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Electricity price for households in Austria

Households in Austria paid €0.3260 per kWh for electricity in H1 2026.

Electricity price for households Euro per kWh, all taxes included Data: H2 2007 to H1 2026 Source: Eurostat

Austria, H1 2026 €0.3260 Euro per kWh, all taxes included

Change from H2 2025 −0.4% H2 2025: €0.3272 per kWh

European Union, H1 2026 €0.2832 per kWh Official aggregate

Median of European Union (27 countries), H1 2026 €0.2440 per kWh Middle value of 27 countries

Position in H1 2026 4th of 39 See the full ranking

Electricity price for households in Austria over time

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Euro per kWh, all taxes included. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Electricity price for households (euro per kWh, all taxes included), H1 2017 to H1 2026
Period	Austria	European Union
H1 2026	€0.3260 per kWh	€0.2832 per kWh
H2 2025	€0.3272 per kWhe (estimated)	€0.2896 per kWh
H1 2025	€0.2905 per kWhe (estimated)	€0.2879 per kWh
H2 2024	€0.2437 per kWhe (estimated)	€0.2887 per kWh
H1 2024	€0.2731 per kWhe (estimated)	€0.2916 per kWh
H2 2023	€0.2748 per kWhe (estimated)	€0.2847 per kWh
H1 2023	€0.2653 per kWhe (estimated)	€0.2887 per kWh
H2 2022	€0.2370 per kWhe (estimated)	€0.2768 per kWh
H1 2022	€0.2249 per kWh	€0.2490 per kWh
H2 2021	€0.2285 per kWh	€0.2415 per kWh
H1 2021	€0.2216 per kWh	€0.2203 per kWh
H2 2020	€0.2167 per kWh	€0.2153 per kWh
H1 2020	€0.2111 per kWh	€0.2139 per kWh
H2 2019	€0.2074 per kWh	€0.2169 per kWh
H1 2019	€0.2034 per kWh	€0.2168 per kWh
H2 2018	€0.2012 per kWh	€0.2152 per kWh
H1 2018	€0.1966 per kWh	€0.2103 per kWh
H2 2017	€0.1978 per kWh	€0.2089 per kWh
H1 2017	€0.1950 per kWh	€0.2089 per kWh

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In short

That is a change of −0.4% from €0.3272 per kWh in H2 2025.
Since H1 2021, when it was €0.2216 per kWh, the figure has changed by +47.1%.
Among the 39 countries with data for H1 2026, Austria has the 4th highest value.
The figure for the European Union in H1 2026 was €0.2832 per kWh.

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All statistics for Austria

Natural gas price for households €0.1240 per kWh H1 2026 · Eurostat Energy price inflation (HICP) 7.6% 2025 · Eurostat Inability to keep home adequately warm 4.0% 2025 · Eurostat Renewable energy share 44.2%p 2025 · Eurostat Renewable electricity share 90.8%p 2025 · Eurostat Energy import dependency 53.3% 2024 · Eurostat

Source and dates

Original producer: Eurostat
Source: Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code: nrg_pc_204 · dataset details · view at source
Selection: freq=S siec=E7000 nrg_cons=KWH2500-4999 unit=KWH tax=I_TAX currency=EUR
Observation period: H2 2007 to H1 2026 for Austria
Provider update: 19 October 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

How Austria compares in H1 2026 Neighbouring positions among 39 countries with a value for H1 2026.

1 Ireland €0.3871 per kWh
2 Germany €0.3618 per kWh
3 Belgium €0.3575 per kWh
4 Austria €0.3260 per kWh
5 Italy €0.3142 per kWh
6 Sweden €0.3062 per kWh
7 Poland €0.2999 per kWhp (provisional)

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What this measures

The average price households pay for electricity, including all taxes and levies, for a household using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year (Eurostat consumption band DC). Prices are reported every six months.

Population covered: Household consumers in band DC

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