Income per Person (GDP per capita, PPP) in Austria: 1800 to Today (and Tomorrow)

Welcome to MYRIAD, where we examine the statistics of human lives. Average yearly economic output per person, adjusted for purchasing power, reveals the tangible material reality of Austria across three centuries. Behind every figure lies a statistical fact about the lives actually lived there. These measurements trace how wealth accumulation has shaped daily survival, labor, and leisure through generations.

In the 1800s estimate, income per person stood at 2,328 intl-$, climbing steadily through the decades to reach 5,512 intl-$ in 1900. By the 1950s, the figure touched 9,000 intl-$, accelerating further as the decades progressed. In the 2020s, income per person in Austria stands at 55,800 intl-$ — ranking #9 of 157 countries. Projections stretch toward the horizon, reaching 150,000 intl-$ in the 2100s projection.

For anyone born in Austria across these eras, the changing numbers dictate a radically transformed existence. A citizen living through the 1800s estimate navigated an economy vastly different from the one experienced by someone in the 2020s. These trajectories outline the shifting contours of human potential within a single nation. Where do YOU rank among everyone ever born? →