Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
30 (2023 est.)
Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: total
2.71 million (2023 est.)
Communications: Broadcast media
public broadcaster, Oesterreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), is a major player in the TV and radio markets; private broadcasters, cable, and satellite TV are available in most homes are widely used; some German stations carry programs for Austrian viewers; national and regional newspapers compete fiercely for readers; the print media are owned by a handful of mostly Austrian and German media groups (2023)
Communications: Internet country code
.at
Communications: Internet users: percent of population
91.93% (2025 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
38 (2024 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: total subscriptions
3.48 million (2024 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
124 (2024 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: total subscriptions
11.4 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Agricultural products
milk, sugar beets, maize, wheat, barley, potatoes, pork, grapes, triticale, soybeans (2023)
Economy: Average household expenditures: on alcohol and tobacco
3.5% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
Economy: Average household expenditures: on food
10.1% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
Economy: Budget: expenditures
$241.516 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Budget: revenues
$231.132 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2013
$7.478 billion (2013 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2014
$10.148 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2015
$6.028 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2016
$10.124 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2017
$5.164 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2018
$4.110 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2019
$10.562 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2020
$14.558 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2021
$8.244 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2022
-$3.911 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2023
$6.783 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2024
$12.642 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates
0.923890 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Currency
euros (EUR) per US dollar -
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2013
0.752945 (2013 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2014
0.752728 (2014 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2015
0.901296 (2015 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2016
0.903421 (2016 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2017
0.885206 (2017 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2018
0.846773 (2018 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2019
0.893276 (2019 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2020
0.875506 (2020 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2021
0.845494 (2021 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2022
0.949624 (2022 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2023
0.924840 (2023 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2024
0.923890 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exports - commodities
cars, packaged medicine, vaccines, vehicle parts/accessories, nitrogen compounds (2023)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2011
$232.888 billion (2011 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2014
$236.189 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2015
$202.662 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2016
$207.329 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2017
$225.413 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2018
$252.098 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2019
$247.609 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2020
$224.423 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2021
$268.840 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2022
$291.804 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2023
$303.914 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2024
$299.366 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: exports of goods and services
59.5% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: government consumption
20.5% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption
52.2% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: imports of goods and services
-57.3% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in fixed capital
24.9% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in inventories
0.5% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture
1.2% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: industry
23.1% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: services
65.3% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - per capita (PPP)
$73,911 (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP (official exchange rate)
$521.642 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP (purchasing power parity) - real
$678.358 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2015
30.5 (2015 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2016
30.8 (2016 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2017
29.7 (2017 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2018
30.8 (2018 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2019
30.2 (2019 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2020
29.8 (2020 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2021
30.7 (2021 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2022
30.9 (2022 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2023
31.2 (2023 est.)
Economy: Household income or consumption by percentage share: highest 10%
24.6% (2022 est.)
Economy: Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%
2.8% (2022 est.)
Economy: Imports - commodities
cars, garments, vaccines, vehicle parts/accessories, refined petroleum (2023)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2010
$187.355 billion (2010 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2015
$188.716 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2016
$192.553 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2017
$212.567 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2018
$238.401 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2019
$231.731 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2020
$209.749 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2021
$264.636 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2022
$294.324 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2023
$293.692 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2024
$284.467 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Industrial production growth rate
-5.5% (2024 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2015
0.90% (2015 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2016
0.89% (2016 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2017
2.08% (2017 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2018
2.00% (2018 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2019
1.53% (2019 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2020
1.38% (2020 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021
2.77% (2021 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022
8.55% (2022 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023
7.81% (2023 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024
2.94% (2024 est.)
Economy: Labor force
4.768 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Population below poverty line
14.80% (2021 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2023
78.3% of GDP (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2014
$413.263 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2015
$428.240 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2016
$457.783 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2017
$473.923 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2019
$535.947 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2020
$521.842 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021
$563.937 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022
$593.701 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023
$588.031 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024
$581.131 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2015
1.30% (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2016
2.12% (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2017
2.27% (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2018
2.48% (2018 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2019
1.75% (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2020
-6.32% (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2021
4.92% (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2022
5.33% (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2023
-0.79% (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2024
-1.2% (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2014
$48,355 (2014 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2015
$49,549 (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2016
$52,398 (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2017
$53,870 (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2019
$60,355 (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2020
$58,523 (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2021
$62,969 (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2022
$72,065 (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2023
$73,545 (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2013
$3.248 billion (2013 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2014
$3.240 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2015
$2.864 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2020
$3.027 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2021
$3.192 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2022
0.6% of GDP (2022 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2023
0.6% of GDP (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2024
0.7% of GDP (2024 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2015
$22.240 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2016
$23.255 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2017
$21.565 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2018
$23.191 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2019
$23.616 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2020
$30.440 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021
$33.957 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022
$33.078 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023
$31.212 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024
$35.406 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Taxes and other revenues
25.9% (of GDP) (2023 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2019
4.56% (2019 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2020
5.20% (2020 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2021
6.46% (2021 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2022
4.99% (2022 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2023
5.26% (2023 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2024
5.20% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): female
12% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): male
11.4% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): total
11.7% (2024 est.)
Energy: Coal: consumption
5.403 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: exports
2,000 metric tons (2022 est.)
Energy: Coal: imports
4.179 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: production
1.288 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - total population
100% (2022 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: biomass and waste
7.8% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: fossil fuels
14.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: hydroelectricity
56.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: solar
9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: wind
11.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: consumption
64.611 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: exports
21.631 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: imports
21.55 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: installed generating capacity
33.371 million kW (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: transmission/distribution losses
3.095 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Energy consumption per capita: Total energy consumption per capita 2023
120.211 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: consumption
6.971 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: imports
7.084 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: production
548.976 million cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: proven reserves
5.04 billion cubic meters (2021 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: crude oil estimated reserves
35.2 million barrels (2021 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: refined petroleum consumption
244,000 bbl/day (2024 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: total petroleum production
18,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from coal and metallurgical coke
10.527 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from consumed natural gas
13.397 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from petroleum and other liquids
33.036 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: total emissions
56.959 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Climate
temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers
Environment: Environmental issues
some forest degradation from air and soil pollution; soil pollution from agricultural chemicals; air pollution from coal- and oil-fired power stations and industrial plants, and from trucks transiting Austria; water pollution
Environment: Geoparks: global geoparks and regional networks
Ore of the Alps; Styrian Eisenwurzen; Karawanken/Karavanke (includes Slovenia) (2023)
Environment: Geoparks: total global geoparks and regional networks
3
Environment: International environmental agreements: party to
Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Heavy Metals, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands, Whaling
Environment: International environmental agreements: signed, but not ratified
Air Pollution-Multi-effect Protocol, Antarctic-Environmental Protection
Environment: Land use: agricultural land
31.5% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 16% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 0.8% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 14.7% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: forest
47.2% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: other
20.9% (2023 est.)
Environment: Particulate matter emissions
10.3 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Environment: Total renewable water resources
77.7 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: agricultural
124 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: industrial
2.21 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: municipal
34.36 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
0.68% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: urban population
69.47% (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: municipal solid waste generated annually
5.22 million tons (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: percent of municipal solid waste recycled
36% (2022 est.)
Geography: Area - comparative
about the size of South Carolina; slightly more than two-thirds the size of Pennsylvania
Geography: Area: land
82,445 sq km
Geography: Area: water
1,426 sq km
Geography: Coastline
0 km (landlocked)
Geography: Elevation: highest point
Grossglockner 3,798 m
Geography: Elevation: lowest point
Neusiedler See 115 m
Geography: Elevation: mean elevation
910 m
Geography: Geographic coordinates
47 20 N, 13 20 E
Geography: Geography - note
note 1 : landlocked; strategic location at the crossroads of central Europe with many easily traversable Alpine passes and valleys; major river is the Danube; population is concentrated on eastern lowlands because of steep slopes, poor soils, and low temperatures elsewhere note 2 : the world's largest and longest ice cave system at 42 km (26 mi) is the Eisriesenwelt (Ice Giants World) inside the Hochkogel mountain near Werfen, about 40 km south of Salzburg; ice caves are bedrock caves that contain year-round ice formations; they differ from glacial caves, which are transient and are formed by melting ice and flowing water within and under glaciers
Geography: Irrigated land
382 sq km (2016)
Geography: Land boundaries: border countries
Czech Republic 402 km; Germany 801 km; Hungary 321 km; Italy 404 km; Liechtenstein 34 km; Slovakia 105 km; Slovenia 299 km; Switzerland 158 km
Geography: Land boundaries: total
2,524 km
Geography: Land use: agricultural land
31.5% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 16% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 0.8% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 14.7% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: forest
47.2% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: other
20.9% (2023 est.)
Geography: Major lakes (area sq km): fresh water lake(s)
Lake Constance (shared with Switzerland and Germany) - 540 sq km
Geography: Major rivers (by length in km)
Donau (Danube) (shared with Germany [s], Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania [m]) - 2,888 km note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth
Geography: Major watersheds (area sq km): Atlantic Ocean drainage
Rhine-Maas (198,735 sq km), (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)
Geography: Map references
Europe
Geography: Maritime claims
none (landlocked)
Geography: Natural hazards
landslides; avalanches; earthquakes
Geography: Population distribution
the northern and eastern portions of the country are more densely populated; nearly two thirds of the populace lives in urban areas
Geography: Terrain
mostly mountains (Alps) in the west and south; mostly flat or gently sloping along the eastern and northern margins
Government: Administrative divisions
9 states ( Bundeslaender , singular - Bundesland ); Burgenland, Kaernten (Carinthia), Niederoesterreich (Lower Austria), Oberoesterreich (Upper Austria), Salzburg, Steiermark (Styria), Tirol (Tyrol), Vorarlberg, Wien (Vienna)
Government: Capital: daylight saving time
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Government: Capital: etymology
the name may have evolved from the Roman name Vindobona, which was taken from the Celtic words vindo (white) and bona (fort)
Government: Capital: geographic coordinates
48 12 N, 16 22 E
Government: Capital: time difference
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by birth
no
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by descent only
at least one parent must be a citizen of Austria
Government: Citizenship: dual citizenship recognized
no
Government: Citizenship: residency requirement for naturalization
10 years
Government: Constitution: amendment process
proposed through laws designated "constitutional laws" or through the constitutional process if the amendment is part of another law; approval required by at least a two-thirds majority vote by the National Assembly and the presence of one-half of the members; a referendum is required only if requested by one-third of the National Council or Federal Council membership; passage by referendum requires absolute majority vote
Government: Constitution: history
several previous; latest adopted 1 October 1920, revised 1929, replaced May 1934, replaced by German Weimar constitution in 1938 following German annexation, reinstated 1 May 1945
Government: Country name: conventional short form
Austria
Government: Country name: etymology
the name Oesterreich means "eastern realm" and dates to the 10th century; the designation refers to the fact that Austria was the easternmost extension of Bavaria and the German peoples; the word Austria is a Latinization of the German name
Government: Country name: local long form
Republik Oesterreich
Government: Country name: local short form
Oesterreich
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission
Ambassador Art FISHER (since 19 November 2025)
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: email address and website
ConsulateVienna@state.gov https://at.usembassy.gov/
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: embassy
Boltzmanngasse 16, 1090, Vienna
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: FAX
[43] (1) 31339 2017
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: mailing address
9900 Vienna Place, Washington DC 20521-9900
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: telephone
[43] (1) 31339 0
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chancery
3524 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008-3035
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission
Ambassador Petra SCHNEEBAUER (since 19 APRIL 2023)
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: consulate(s)
Chicago
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: consulate(s) general
Los Angeles, New York
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: email address and website
washington-ob@bmeia.gv.at https://www.austria.org/
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: FAX
[1] (202) 895-6750
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: telephone
[1] (202) 895-6700
Government: Executive branch: cabinet
Council of Ministers proposed by the chancellor and appointed by the president
Government: Executive branch: chief of state
President Alexander VAN DER BELLEN (since 26 January 2017)
Government: Executive branch: election results
2022: Alexander VAN DER BELLEN reelected in first round; percent of vote - Alexander VAN DER BELLEN (independent) 56.7%, Walter ROSENKRANZ (FPO) 17.7%, Dominik WLAZNY (Beer Party) 8.3%, Tassilo WALLENTIN (independent) 8.1%, Gerald GROSZ (independent) 5.6% 2016: Alexander VAN DER BELLEN elected in second round; percent of vote in first round - Norbert HOFER (FPOe) 35.1%, Alexander VAN DER BELLEN (independent, allied with the Greens) 21.3%, Irmgard GRISS (independent) 18.9%, Rudolf HUNDSTORFER (SPOe) 11.3%, Andreas KHOL (OeVP) 11.1%, Richard LUGNER (independent) 2.3%; percent of vote in second round - Alexander VAN DER BELLEN 53.8%, Norbert HOFER 46.2%
Government: Executive branch: election/appointment process
president directly elected by absolute-majority popular vote in 2 rounds, if needed, for a 6-year term (eligible for a second term); chancellor appointed by the president but determined by the majority coalition parties in the Federal Assembly; vice chancellor appointed by the president on the advice of the chancellor
Government: Executive branch: expected date of next election
2028
Government: Executive branch: head of government
Chancellor Christian STOCKER (since 3 March 2025)
Government: Executive branch: most recent election date
9 October 2022
Government: Flag
description: three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and red history: one of the oldest national flags in the world; according to tradition, after a fierce battle in the Third Crusade in 1191, Duke Leopold V of Austria's white tunic became blood-spattered; when his sash was removed, a white band was revealed, and the red-white-red color combination was adopted as his banner
Government: International law organization participation
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
Government: International organization participation
ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNOOSA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
Government: Judicial branch: highest court(s)
Supreme Court of Justice or Oberster Gerichtshof (consists of 85 judges organized into 17 senates or panels of 5 judges each); Constitutional Court or Verfassungsgerichtshof (consists of 20 judges including 6 substitutes; Administrative Court or Verwaltungsgerichtshof - 2 judges plus other members depending on the importance of the case)
Government: Judicial branch: judge selection and term of office
Supreme Court judges nominated by executive branch departments and appointed by the president; judges serve for life; Constitutional Court judges nominated by several executive branch departments and approved by the president; judges serve for life; Administrative Court judges recommended by executive branch departments and appointed by the president; terms of judges and members determined by the president
Government: Judicial branch: subordinate courts
Courts of Appeal (4); Regional Courts (20); district courts (120); county courts
Government: Legal system
civil law system; Constitutional Court reviews legislative acts
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: chamber name
National Council (Nationalrat)
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: electoral system
proportional representation
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: expected date of next election
September 2029
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: most recent election date
9/29/2024
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: number of seats
183 (all directly elected)
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: parties elected and seats per party
Freedom Party (FPÖ) (57); People's Party (ÖVP) (51); Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) (41); NEOS (“New Austria”) (18); Greens (16)
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: percentage of women in chamber
35.5%
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: scope of elections
full renewal
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: term in office
5 years
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: chamber name
Federal Council (Bundesrat)
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: number of seats
60 (all indirectly elected)
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: parties elected and seats per party
People's Party (OVP) (22); Social Democratic Party (SPO) (18); Freedom Party (16); Greens (3); NEOS (New Austria) (1)
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: percentage of women in chamber
46.7%
Government: Legislative branch: legislative structure
bicameral
Government: Legislative branch: legislature name
Parliament (Parlament)
Government: National anthem(s): history
adopted 1947; Austria adopted a new national anthem after World War II to replace the former imperial anthem composed by Franz Josef HAYDN, which Germany had appropriated in 1922 and was thereafter associated with the Nazi regime; the Austrian Federal Assembly adopted a gender-neutral version of the lyrics in 2012
Government: National anthem(s): lyrics/music
Paula von PRERADOVIC/Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART or Johann HOLZER (disputed)
Government: National color(s)
red, white
Government: National heritage: selected World Heritage Site locales
Historic Salzburg (c); Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn (c); Halstadt–Dachstein/Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape (c); Semmering railway (c); Historic Graz and Schloss Eggenberg (c); Wachau Cultural Landscape (c); Historic Vienna (c); Fertő/Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape (c); Baden bei Wien (c); Primeval Beech Forests - Dürrenstein, Kalkalpen (n)
Government: National heritage: total World Heritage Sites
12 (11 cultural, 1 natural)
Government: National holiday
National Day (commemorates passage of the law on permanent neutrality), 26 October (1955)
Government: National symbol(s)
eagle, edelweiss, Alpine gentian
Government: Political parties
Austrian People's Party or OeVP Freedom Party of Austria or FPOe The Greens - The Green Alternative NEOS - The New Austria and Liberal Forum Social Democratic Party of Austria or SPOe
Government: Suffrage
16 years of age; universal
Introduction: Background
Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Nazi Germany annexed Austria in 1938, and the victorious Allies then occupied the country in 1945. As a result, Austria's status remained unclear for a decade after World War II, until a State Treaty signed in 1955 ended the occupation, recognized Austria's independence, and forbade unification with Germany. A constitutional law that same year declared the country's "perpetual neutrality" as a condition for Soviet military withdrawal. Austria joined the EU in 1995, but the obligation to remain neutral kept it from joining NATO, although the country became a member of NATO's Partnership for Peace program in 1995. Austria entered the EU Economic and Monetary Union in 1999.
Military and Security: Military - note
the military’s primary responsibilities are national defense and protecting Austria’s neutrality; it also has some domestic security and disaster response responsibilities; each of the nine federal states has a military command that provides a link between the military and civil authorities; the main tasks of these commands include providing military assistance during disasters and supporting security police operations the Austrian military contributes to international peacekeeping and humanitarian missions; Austria has been constitutionally militarily non-aligned since 1955 but is an EU member and actively participates in EU peacekeeping and crisis management operations under the EU Common Security and Defense Policy; Austria is not a member of NATO but joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace framework in 1995 and participates in some NATO-led crisis management and peacekeeping operations; more than 100,000 Austrian military and civilian personnel have taken part in more than 50 international peace support and humanitarian missions since 1960 (2025)
Military and Security: Military and security forces
Austrian Armed Forces (Bundesheer): Land Forces, Air Force, Cyber Forces, Special Operations Forces, Militia (reserves) (2025)
Military and Security: Military and security service personnel strengths
approximately 22,000 active Armed Forces (includes about 14,000 regular troops and around 8,000 reservists/militia undergoing refresher training) (2025)
Military and Security: Military deployments
210 Bosnia-Herzegovina (EUFOR stabilization force); 100 Kosovo (NATO/KFOR); 160 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (2025)
Military and Security: Military equipment inventories and acquisitions
the military's inventory includes a mix of domestically produced and imported armaments from European countries and the US; the Austrian defense industry produces a range of equipment and partners with other countries (2025)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2015
0.70% (2015 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2016
0.73% (2016 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2017
0.76% (2017 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2018
0.75% (2018 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2019
0.75% (2019 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2020
0.89% (2020 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2021
0.87% (2021 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2022
0.77% (2022 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2023
0.87% (2023 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2024
1.00% (2024 est.)
Military and Security: Military service age and obligation
registration requirement at age 17, the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; men above the age of 18 are subject to compulsory military service; women may volunteer; compulsory service is for 6 months, or optionally, alternative civil/community service (Zivildienst) for 9 months (2025)
People and Society: Age structure: 0-14 years
14.1% (male 648,639/female 616,334)
People and Society: Age structure: 15-64 years
64.7% (male 2,904,587/female 2,898,339)
People and Society: Age structure: 65 years and over
21.2% (2024 est.) (male 839,672/female 1,060,411)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: beer
6.3 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: other alcohols
0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: spirits
1.9 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: total
11.9 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: wine
3.7 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Birth rate
8.81 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Current health expenditure
11.83% (2024 est.)
People and Society: Death rate
10.21 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: elderly dependency ratio
32.5 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: potential support ratio
3.1 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio
54.3 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: youth dependency ratio
21.8 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: rural
rural: 100% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: total
total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: urban
urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: rural
rural: 0% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: total
total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: urban
urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% GDP)
5.3% of GDP (2022 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% national budget)
9.9% national budget (2022 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditures
5.28% (2022 est.)
People and Society: Ethnic groups
Austrian 80.8%, German 2.6%, Bosnian and Herzegovinian 1.9%, Turkish 1.8%, Serbian 1.6%, Romanian 1.3%, other 10% (2018 est.)
People and Society: Gross reproduction rate
0.66 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
12.1% of GDP (2021)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
16.3% of national budget (2022 est.)
People and Society: Hospital bed density
6.7 beds/1,000 population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: female
2.7 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: male
3.6 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: total
2.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)
People and Society: Languages: Languages
German (official nationwide) 88.6%, Turkish 2.3%, Serbian 2.2%, Croatian (official in Burgenland) 1.6%, other (includes Slovene, official in southern Carinthia, and Hungarian, official in Burgenland) 5.3% (2001 est.)
People and Society: Languages: major-language sample(s)
Das World Factbook, die unverzichtbare Quelle für grundlegende Informationen. (German) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: female
84.3 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: male
79.8 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Major urban areas - population
1.975 million VIENNA (capital) (2023)
People and Society: Maternal mortality ratio
6 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
People and Society: Median age: female
46.3 years
People and Society: Median age: male
43.6 years
People and Society: Mother's mean age at first birth
29.7 years (2020 est.)
People and Society: Nationality: adjective
Austrian
People and Society: Net migration rate
4.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Obesity - adult prevalence rate
20.1% (2016)
People and Society: Physician density
5.52 physicians/1,000 population (2023)
People and Society: Population
9,177,982 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Population distribution
the northern and eastern portions of the country are more densely populated; nearly two thirds of the populace lives in urban areas
People and Society: Population growth rate
0.28% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Population: female
4,702,588
People and Society: Population: male
4,471,802
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: rural
rural: 100% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: total
total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: urban
urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: rural
rural: 0% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: total
total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: urban
urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): female
17 years (2023 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): male
16 years (2023 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): total
16 years (2023 est.)
People and Society: Sex ratio: 0-14 years
1.05 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 15-64 years
1 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 65 years and over
0.79 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: at birth
1.05 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: total population
0.96 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: female
18.3% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: male
21.1% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: total
19.7% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Total fertility rate
1.31 children born/woman (2024 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
0.68% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: urban population
69.47% (2024 est.)
Space: Key space-program milestones
1981 - became an associate ESA member (full member in 1987) 1991 - first Austrian in space on Soviet Mir Space Station 2013 - first domestically built science/technology (star observation) satellites (TUGSAT-1 and UniBRITE) launched by India 2017 - worked with China to produce world’s first quantum-encrypted satellite communications teleconference from Beijing to Vienna 2024 - signed US-led Artemis Accords outlining best practices for cooperative space exploration
Space: Space agency/agencies
Aeronautics and Space Agency (ALR; established in 1972 as the Austrian Space Agency) (2025)
Space: Space program overview
established a national space program in 2002; develops, builds, operates, and tracks satellites, including remote sensing and research/scientific satellites; member of the ESA; works closely with ESA and EU member states and the commercial sector to develop a range of space capabilities and technologies, including applications for satellite payloads, space flight, and space research; participates in a range of ESA/EU programs, including Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST), Copernicus Earth observation, and Galileo global navigation satellite system; also cooperates with other foreign space agencies and industries, including those of China, India, Russia, and the US (2025)
Terrorism: Terrorist group(s)
Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees
313,711 (2024 est.)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: stateless persons
3,919 (2024 est.)
Transportation: Airports
62 (2025)
Transportation: Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
OE
Transportation: Heliports
112 (2025)
Transportation: Merchant marine: by type
other 1
Transportation: Merchant marine: total
1 (2023)
Transportation: Railways: total
6,123 km (2022) 3,523 km electrified
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