Severe material and social deprivation in Austria

2.9% of people in Austria were severely materially and socially deprived in 2025.

Measure: Severe material and social deprivation Unit: % of population Data: 2015 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Austria, 2025 2.9% % of population
Change from 2024 −0.8percentage points 2024: 3.7%
European Union, 2025 6.3% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 4.5% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 24th of 31 See the full ranking

Severe material and social deprivation in Austria over time

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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Severe material and social deprivation (% of population), 2015 to 2025
Period AustriaEuropean Union
2025 2.9% 6.3%
2024 3.7% 6.4%
2023 3.7% 6.8%
2022 2.3% 6.7%
2021 1.8% 6.3%
2020 3.0% 6.7%
2019 2.7% 6.7%
2018 2.8% 7.1%
2017 3.4% 7.8%
2016 3.3% 9.0%
2015 2.9% 9.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 3.7% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 2.9%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Austria has the 24th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 6.3%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
ilc_mdsd11 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=PC age=TOTAL
Observation period
2015 to 2025 for Austria
Provider update
20 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat