Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Austria
Austria: Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap was 69.87 Rate in 2025. ▼ Falling
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Austria, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
Austria recorded 69.87 Rate for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Austria peaked at 70.6 Rate in 2004 and was at its lowest, 41.8 Rate, in 2023.
That places Austria 3rd out of 42 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Austria, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 66.8 Rate | — |
| 2002 | 68.1 Rate | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 70 Rate | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 70.6 Rate | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 67.6 Rate | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 67 Rate | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 66.3 Rate | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 66.6 Rate | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 62.1 Rate | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 63.3 Rate | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 54 Rate | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 53.3 Rate | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 52.5 Rate | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 51.9 Rate | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 51.4 Rate | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 46.8 Rate | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 46.9 Rate | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 46.1 Rate | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 45 Rate | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 43.7 Rate | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 42.6 Rate | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 45.8 Rate | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 41.8 Rate | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 69.11 Rate | +65.3% |
| 2025 | 69.87 Rate | +1.1% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 69.87 Rate is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 43.24 Rate, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Austria's 69.87 Rate is above the median for high income countries, which is 43.66 Rate, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +65.3% | 41.8 Rate | 69.11 Rate |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.23 Rate | 62.1 Rate | 70.6 Rate | 9 |
| 2010s | 51.12 Rate | 45 Rate | 63.3 Rate | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.15 Rate | 41.8 Rate | 69.87 Rate | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More work & labour data for Austria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2039 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2126 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1955 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5124 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,294 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,584 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,691 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,708 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,399 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Austria?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Austria was 69.87 Rate in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6 Rate in 2004.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.8 Rate in 2023.
- How does Austria rank for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
- Austria ranks 3rd out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. 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 Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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