Poverty and living standards in Tyrol, Austria: official figures
Disposable household income was 27,400 PPS per person in 2024; 7th highest of 9 states in Austria.
How many people in Tyrol are at risk of poverty?
The share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion was 13.3% in 2025, against 18.6% for Austria; 8th highest of 9 states in Austria.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the average pension in Tyrol?
The 181,535 pensioners living in Tyrol had a median gross pension income of €24,063 in 2023 (€21,846 net), 2nd lowest of 9 Länder; the Austrian median was €25,820.
Source: Rechnungshof Österreich / Statistik Austria · saved copyHow many low earners are there in Tyrol?
A quarter of employees in Tyrol earned less than €16,345 gross in 2023, 2nd lowest of 9 Länder on this measure of low pay.
Source: Rechnungshof Österreich / Statistik Austria · saved copyHow many people own their home in Tyrol?
59.4% of people in Tyrol lived in a home they owned in 2024, against 54.1% across Austria (3rd lowest of 9).
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyWhat is the poverty rate in Tyrol?
The at-risk-of-poverty rate was 12.0% in 2025, measured against 60% of median income in Austria, against 15.9% for Austria as a whole; 4th lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 15.0%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people in Tyrol cannot afford basic necessities?
0.8% of people suffered severe material and social deprivation in 2025, meaning they could not afford at least 7 of 13 basic items such as heating, a week away or replacing worn-out furniture, against 2.9% for Austria as a whole; 2nd lowest of 9 states in Austria.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many households in Tyrol have nobody in work?
Very low work intensity affected 2.2% of people under 65 in 2025 (households where working-age adults worked under 20% of the time they could), against 6.9% for Austria as a whole; the lowest of 9 states in Austria.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the average income in Tyrol?
Disposable household income averaged €30,600 per person in 2024, compared with €30,400 nationally; 3rd lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2014 it was €20,700.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people in Tyrol use the internet?
92.2% of people used the internet at least once a week in 2025, against 92.0% for Austria as a whole; 4th highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2016 it was 80.8%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 89% of households had broadband in 2021. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- Women pensioners in Tyrol received a median of €18,485 gross in 2023, 57% of the €32,462 received by men. Source: Rechnungshof Österreich / Statistik Austria · saved copy
- Residents of Tyrol had 45.0 square metres of living space per person in 2024 (Austria: 46.8). Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
- There were 5.1 road accidents with personal injury per 1,000 inhabitants in Tyrol in 2024, against 4.0 nationally. Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
How Tyrol compares with other states
Median gross annual income of pensioners (2023)
Tyrol ranks 8 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Median gross annual income of pensioners |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Burgenland | €26,129 |
| 4 | Salzburg | €25,819 |
| 5 | Upper Austria | €25,741 |
| 6 | Styria | €24,435 |
| 7 | Carinthia | €24,229 |
| 8 | Tyrol | €24,063 |
| 9 | Vorarlberg | €22,691 |
Median gross annual income of women pensioners (2023)
Tyrol ranks 8 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Median gross annual income of women pensioners |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Salzburg | €20,622 |
| 4 | Burgenland | €20,463 |
| 5 | Upper Austria | €20,173 |
| 6 | Carinthia | €19,189 |
| 7 | Styria | €19,040 |
| 8 | Tyrol | €18,485 |
| 9 | Vorarlberg | €17,847 |
Employee income at the first quartile (the bottom quarter earn less) (2023)
Tyrol ranks 8 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Employee income at the first quartile (the bottom quarter earn less) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Upper Austria | €20,579 |
| 4 | Carinthia | €19,225 |
| 5 | Styria | €18,776 |
| 6 | Vorarlberg | €17,124 |
| 7 | Salzburg | €17,013 |
| 8 | Tyrol | €16,345 |
| 9 | Vienna | €14,307 |
Population living in owner-occupied homes (%) (2024)
Tyrol ranks 7 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Population living in owner-occupied homes (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Carinthia | 64.5% |
| 4 | Styria | 63.9% |
| 5 | Vorarlberg | 60.7% |
| 6 | Upper Austria | 60.2% |
| 7 | Tyrol | 59.4% |
| 8 | Salzburg | 55.3% |
| 9 | Vienna | 20.6% |
Average living space per person (m²) (2024)
Tyrol ranks 6 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average living space per person (m²) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Carinthia | 51.5 |
| 4 | Upper Austria | 50.1 |
| 5 | Styria | 49.6 |
| 6 | Tyrol | 45.0 |
| 7 | Salzburg | 44.0 |
| 8 | Vorarlberg | 44.0 |
| 9 | Vienna | 36.7 |
Road traffic accidents with personal injury per 1,000 inhabitants (2024)
Tyrol ranks 2 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Road traffic accidents with personal injury per 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salzburg | 5.3 |
| 2 | Tyrol | 5.1 |
| 3 | Vorarlberg | 4.8 |
| 4 | Carinthia | 4.7 |
| 5 | Styria | 4.3 |
| 6 | Upper Austria | 4.2 |
| 7 | Lower Austria | 4.1 |
At-risk-of-poverty rate (after social transfers) (2025)
Tyrol ranks 6 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | At-risk-of-poverty rate (after social transfers) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Vorarlberg | 19.6% |
| 4 | Styria | 15.6% |
| 5 | Salzburg | 13.2% |
| 6 | Tyrol | 12.0% |
| 7 | Upper Austria | 11.2% |
| 8 | Lower Austria | 11.0% |
| 9 | Burgenland | 7.3% |
Severe material and social deprivation rate (2025)
Tyrol ranks 8 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Severe material and social deprivation rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Lower Austria | 3.5% |
| 4 | Burgenland | 2.7% |
| 5 | Upper Austria | 2.0% |
| 6 | Carinthia | 1.6% |
| 7 | Styria | 1.4% |
| 8 | Tyrol | 0.8% |
| 9 | Salzburg | 0.5% |
People in households with very low work intensity (2025)
Tyrol ranks 9 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in households with very low work intensity |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Burgenland | 6.7% |
| 4 | Upper Austria | 5.3% |
| 5 | Lower Austria | 4.4% |
| 6 | Vorarlberg | 3.7% |
| 7 | Carinthia | 3.6% |
| 8 | Salzburg | 2.7% |
| 9 | Tyrol | 2.2% |
Disposable household income per person (euros) (2024)
Tyrol ranks 7 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Disposable household income per person (euros) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Burgenland | €31,200 |
| 4 | Vorarlberg | €31,000 |
| 5 | Upper Austria | €30,800 |
| 6 | Styria | €30,700 |
| 7 | Tyrol | €30,600 |
| 8 | Carinthia | €30,100 |
| 9 | Vienna | €28,200 |
People who use the internet regularly (2025)
Tyrol ranks 4 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People who use the internet regularly |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vienna | 94.1% |
| 2 | Vorarlberg | 93.5% |
| 3 | Lower Austria | 92.7% |
| 4 | Tyrol | 92.2% |
| 5 | Burgenland | 92.1% |
| 6 | Styria | 91.5% |
| 7 | Upper Austria | 91.1% |
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_2hhinc: Disposable household income per person (PPS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd6019768e9f…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset ilc_peps11n: At risk of poverty or social exclusion, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 94dcf245d20e…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset isoc_r_broad_h: Households with broadband, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b02c9a1ef222…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset isoc_r_iuse_i: Individuals regularly using the internet by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fb4ff8800853…)
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- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset ilc_mdsd18: Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 62e6e6fba571…)
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- Rechnungshof Österreich / Statistik Austria: Allgemeiner Einkommensbericht 2024 (General Income Report of the Court of Audit), tables 84-89, 92 and 93 by Bundesland, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e8756d33ab12…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_2hhinc: Income of households by NUTS 2 region (euros per inhabitant), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a7441dafca51…)
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