People unable to face unexpected expenses in Austria

People unable to face unexpected expenses in Austria was 20.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 23rd highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202520.9%

Change on 20240 pts

Rank23rd of 27EU countries ranked

Series high28.72007

Series low8.82003

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People unable to face unexpected expenses in Austria, 2003 to 2025

%. Source: Eurostat, Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-17.

All 23 values

Period	%
2025	20.9
2024	20.9
2023	22.8
2022	19
2021	18.6
2020	17.6
2019	18.5
2018	20.1
2017	20.6
2016	22.6
2015	22.6
2014	23.9
2013	23.2
2012	22.2
2011	23.6
2010	25
2009	24.4
2008	28.7 Series break
2007	28.7
2006	26.5
2005	26.6
2004	21.8
2003	8.8

Compared with European Union (27)

Place	2025
Austria	20.9
European Union (27)	29.2

Rankings

EU countries by people unable to face unexpected expenses 27 places

Definition

Share of the population living in households that cannot pay an unexpected but necessary expense from their own resources (EU-SILC, all household types and incomes). The amount is set for each country, close to the monthly at-risk-of-poverty threshold.

EU statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC). The reference year is the survey year. Self-reported by households; a share of people, not of households.

How to cite

Eurostat. Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes04/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04) (People unable to face unexpected expenses, Austria, 2003 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes04/default/table

MLA 9

Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04), People unable to face unexpected expenses, Austria, 2003 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 17 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes04/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unable-to-face-unexpected-expenses/austria. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04). People unable to face unexpected expenses, Austria, 2003 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes04/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unable-to-face-unexpected-expenses/austria.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04), People unable to face unexpected expenses, Austria, 2003 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes04/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unable-to-face-unexpected-expenses/austria (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{eurostat_people_unable_to_face_2025,
  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc\_mdes04): People unable to face unexpected expenses, Austria, 2003 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes04/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unable-to-face-unexpected-expenses/austria. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc\_mdes04). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc\_mdes04/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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What is the people unable to face unexpected expenses in Austria?

People unable to face unexpected expenses in Austria was 20.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 23rd highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest people unable to face unexpected expenses in Austria?

28.7% in 2007, the highest value since 2003 in this series.

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