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Austria

Austria / AT

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Austria in numbers.

Area83,879 kmยฒWorld # 117 โ†’Population9.2MWorld # 97 โ†’Population density109.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 93 โ†’Life expectancy82 yearsWorld # 36 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 62,930World # 20 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Austria across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area83,879 kmยฒWorld # 117 / 2023 โ†’Population9.2MWorld # 97 / 2025 โ†’Population density109.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 93 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year976World # 183 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.3%World # 153 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.3World # 188 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate8.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 178 / 2024 โ†’Death rate9.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 47 / 2024 โ†’Median age43.1 yearsWorld # 31 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+21.1%World # 27 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1414.1%World # 194 / 2025 โ†’Urban population69.7%World # 91 / 2025 โ†’Net migration11.3KWorld # 44 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate1.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 61 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share25.5%World # 36 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy82 yearsWorld # 36 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy69.8 yearsWorld # 22 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people5.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 7 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate23.8%World # 54 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 62,930World # 20 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 579.5BWorld # 28 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 76,778World # 22 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth0.6%World # 184 / 2025 โ†’Inflation3.5%World # 82 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment5.6%World # 82 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment11%World # 105 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,438 hours/yearWorld # 125 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep time8.4 hours/dayWorld # 7 / Approximately 1998โ€“2006 โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)31.2World # 122 / 2023 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)5.3%World # 49 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people6,633.6 per million peopleWorld # 8 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)3.3%World # 8 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people203.3 per million peopleWorld # 11 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,756 kcal/dayWorld # 6 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person73.7 kg/person/yearWorld # 56 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat production1.6M tWorld # 43 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area47.2%World # 58 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person7,897 kWh/personWorld # 19 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person6.2 tWorld # 49 / 2024 โ†’Internet use91.9%World # 50 / 2025 โ†’Mobile subscriptions124.5 per 100 peopleWorld # 78 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 148 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate4.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 165 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1%World # 115 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament35.5%World # 45 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals15.1MWorld # 18 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 15.4BWorld # 10 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites12 sitesWorld # 27 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2021 / 63.9%Main languageGermanMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2025Top export categoryMachinery and electrical equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportRacket sports27,982 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightGermanLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyEuroEURDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originDirection and locationeast