Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Austria
Austria: Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap was 69.87 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Latest (2025)
69.87
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
3rd
of 32 countries
All-time high
70.6
in 2004
All-time low
41.8
in 2023
Years of data
25
2001β2025
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Austria, 2001β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Austria recorded 69.87 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 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 41.8, in 2023.
That places Austria 3rd out of 32 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.23 | 62.1 | 70.6 | 9 |
| 2010s | 51.12 | 45 | 63.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.15 | 41.8 | 69.87 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 1 Italy 97.09 compare
- 2 Germany 72.98 compare
- 4 Luxembourg 65.82 compare
- 5 Malta 63.02 compare
- 6 Slovenia, Republic of 54.95 compare
More work & labour data for Austria
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5124 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 6,294 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 2,584 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 3,691 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 3,708 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 7,399 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per capita 0.0006 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per square kilometre 0.0638 1000 No per square kilometre (2023)
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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 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 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 in 2023.
- How does Austria rank for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
- Austria ranks 3rd out of 32 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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