Low pay rate in Austria
Austria: Low pay rate was 14.43 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Low pay rate in Austria, 2000–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, low pay rate in Austria stood at 14.43.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low pay rate in Austria peaked at 16.19 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
Austria ranks 58th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Low pay rate in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 15.15 | — |
| 2005 | 15.28 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 15.79 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 16.19 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 15.87 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 16.02 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 15 | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 16.08 | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 16.07 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.85 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 15.89 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 15.86 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 15.43 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 15.14 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 14.93 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 14.74 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 14.67 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 14.96 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 14.36 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 14.26 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 14.43 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.43 | 0 | 16.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5 | 14.74 | 16.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.54 | 14.26 | 14.96 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More gender data for Austria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,231 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.25 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 36,924 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 38,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 37,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 39,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 39,142 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 41,270 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 41,702 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 43,962 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low pay rate in Austria?
- Low pay rate in Austria was 14.43 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest low pay rate recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 16.19 in 2007.
- What is the lowest low pay rate recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Austria rank for low pay rate?
- Austria ranks 58th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is low pay rate rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Low pay rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the proportion of employees whose hourly earnings at all jobs were less than two-thirds of median hourly earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.