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Ageall ages
Sex
Figure🇦🇹 Austria🇩🇪 GermanyAustria vs Germany
Median agetypical43.8 years45.5 years-3.7%
Disposable income per persontypical€36,546 €28,891 +26.5%
Take-home pay, average-wage workertypical€42,347 €36,535 +15.9%
People at homeaverage2.2 2.0 +10.0%
Hours worked a weekaverage35.9 hours35.0 hours+2.6%
Life expectancy at birthaverage82.1 years81.2 years+1.1%
Can expect to live toaverage82.1 years81.2 years+1.1%
With a degreeaverage37.6% 35.4% +6.2%
Own their homeaverage54.2% 47.2% +14.8%
Public spending eachaverage€29,771 €25,639 +16.1%

Where €100 of public spending goes

AustriaGermany

  1. General public services10.9%13.0%
  2. Defence1.2%2.7%
  3. Public order and safety2.7%3.3%
  4. Economic affairs12.8%11.0%
  5. Environmental protection1.3%1.1%
  6. Housing and community0.7%1.0%
  7. Health17.2%15.4%
  8. Recreation and culture2.3%2.1%
  9. Education9.6%9.1%
  10. Social protection41.3%41.3%

Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.