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Pensions

Old-age pensions – women
2023
1 409 euros
Old-age pensions – men
2023
2 374 euros
Arith. mean of gross pension benefits
(paid 14 times per year)
Gender pension gap
2023
40.7%
Decreased 0.4 percentage points compared to 2022

The amount of pension received depends on the income subject to contributions (assessment basis) as well as on the insurance period. Due to the wage gap between women and men and gender-specific differences in labor force participation, women's old-age pensions are significantly lower than those of men. This results in a higher risk of poverty, for example, for female retirees living alone.

On the topic of Gender statistics the section on pensions provides information on the amount of pensions received by women and men, the number of pension recipients and the average retirement age. The basis for pensions from the statutory social insurance is the data of the Federation of Social Insurances. Data for retired civil servants is available from the wage tax data.

Further information can be found on our website under Social benefits – Pensions or Income and living conditions – General income report.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, Federation of Social Insurances (Dachverband der Sozialversicherungsträger). Compiled on 7 November 2024. – Difference between the average (arith. mean) old-age pensions (paid 14 times per year) without intergovernmental partial pensions.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, Federation of Social Insurances (Dachverband der Sozialversicherungsträger). Compiled on 7 November 2024. - Gross pension benefits (paid 14 times per year) without intergovernmental partial pensions.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, Federation of Social Insurances (Dachverband der Sozialversicherungsträger). Compiled on 7 November 2024. – Old-age pensions and disability pensions. – Excluding recipients of rehabilitation allowance.

Date Title PDF download
2024-03-05 file Womenʼs gross hourly earnings were 18.4% below those of men in 2022
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2023-03-03 file Gender pay gap remains above EU average in spite of slight decrease
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2025-03-05 calendar-alt Gender Statistics 2025
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Last updated on 2024-12-10.