Inequality of income distribution

In 2025, Austria's inequality of income distribution increased by 0.2% compared to 2024, reaching 8.70.

Austria accounts for 94.2% of the EU-27 total of 9.24.

Austria ranks 18th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 5.8% (from 8.22 in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset tespm151, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.