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Austria

Republic of Austria · Central Europe

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At a glance

CapitalVienna
Most common first languageGerman88.6% speak it as a mother tongue
Official languageGerman
Currencyeuro
Drives on theright
Highest pointGrossglockner3,798 m
Biggest category of goods exportedmanufactured goods79% of goods exports, 2024
Services share of exports33%of everything sold abroad, 2025
CoastlineLandlockedno access to the sea
Internet domain.at

Austria by the numbers

Rank is out of the countries with data for that measure. Every figure is the latest year the source publishes.

MeasureValueRank
PopulationEveryone living in the country, all ages, counted mid-year.9.21m (2025)97th
of 209
GDPThe total value of everything the country produces in a year, at current prices.$579bn (2025)28th
of 203
Land areaTotal land area, excluding inland water and offshore territory.82.5k km² (2023)114th
of 209
Military spending, totalWhat the government spends on its armed forces in a year — pay, equipment and operations.$5.26bn (2024)44th
of 151
Exports of goods & servicesThe value of everything the country sells abroad in a year, goods and services combined.$317bn (2025)32nd
of 180
Mobile subscriptionsActive mobile phone subscriptions — NOT the same as people. Many people hold two, so a country can have more subscriptions than residents.11.4m (2024)88th
of 205
Forest areaLand under natural or planted trees, whether or not it is productive.39.0k km² (2023)79th
of 203
Agricultural landCropland, land under permanent crops, and permanent pasture.26.0k km² (2023)108th
of 206
COâ‚‚ emissionsCarbon dioxide released in a year, in millions of tonnes.58 Mt (2024)53rd
of 198
Urban populationThe number of people living in urban areas, as each country defines them.6.42m (2025)90th
of 209
Life expectancyHow long a baby born today would live if death rates never changed.82.0 years (2024)36th
of 209
GDP per personEverything the country produces in a year, divided by its population.$62,930 (2025)20th
of 205
Internet useThe share of people who have used the internet in the last three months.91.9% (2025)46th
of 191
InflationHow much prices rose over the year, measured on a basket of consumer goods.3.5% (2025)79th
of 182
UnemploymentThe share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.5.6% (2025)81st
of 185
Urban shareThe share of the population living in urban areas.69.7% (2025)86th
of 209
Births per womanHow many children a woman would have across her life at current birth rates.1.31 (2024)183rd
of 209
Military spending, share of GDPWhat the country spends on its armed forces, as a share of everything it produces.1.00% of GDP (2024)112th
of 155
Trade opennessImports plus exports as a share of GDP. Above 100% is normal for small trading economies.107.0% of GDP (2025)50th
of 183
COâ‚‚ per personCarbon dioxide from fuel and industry, divided by the population.6.30 t (2024)39th
of 198
Human Development IndexThe UN’s combined measure of health, education and income, on a scale from 0 to 1.0.930 (2023)22nd
of 193

Land borders

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Austria shares these with other countries

Drives on the right 149Is landlocked 43Has german as its most common first language 4Has german as an official language 6Uses the euro 20Is a member of the schengen area 28Is a member of the european union 26Mainly exports manufactured goods 83Is in central europe 6

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Country data from the World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and the UNDP Human Development Report (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
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