Austria is a high-income country with a population of 9.18M people. The capital and largest city is Vienna, with 1.97M residents. Austria shares land borders with Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Switzerland, Slovakia and Liechtenstein.
Austria ranks 31/197 by GDP ($522B) and 16/197 by GDP per capita ($56,833). The top category for both exports and imports is machinery & equipment.
Main facts and rankings
Austria
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Population |
9171198
|
99/197 |
| GDP |
$522B
2024 |
31/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$56,833
2024 |
16/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$71,618
2024 |
21/197 |
| Government debt |
$424B
2024 |
22/185 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
82.9%
2025 |
39/185 |
| Government debt per person |
$46,152
2024 |
10/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$38,548
2025 |
20/197 |
| Land area | 31,861 sq mi | 113/197 |
| Population density | 288.1 ppl/mi² | 83/197 |
| Fertility rate | 1.32 | 173/196 |
| Median age | 44.4 years | 19/196 |
| Life expectancy | 82.3 years | 28/197 |
Austria trends dashboard: time-series charts
| Year | GDP |
|---|---|
| 1960 | $6,624,086,313 |
| 1961 | $7,346,566,038 |
| 1962 | $7,793,042,529 |
| 1963 | $8,414,050,621 |
| 1964 | $9,213,648,656 |
| 1965 | $10,041,659,445 |
| 1966 | $10,939,526,219 |
| 1967 | $11,634,569,522 |
| 1968 | $12,499,863,917 |
| 1969 | $13,647,475,854 |
| 1970 | $15,312,791,744 |
| 1971 | $17,788,536,733 |
| 1972 | $21,973,207,929 |
| 1973 | $29,399,860,145 |
| 1974 | $35,051,468,640 |
| 1975 | $39,902,300,703 |
| 1976 | $42,791,707,448 |
| 1977 | $51,343,861,460 |
| 1978 | $61,809,208,756 |
| 1979 | $73,647,694,287 |
| 1980 | $81,737,498,405 |
| 1981 | $70,755,997,062 |
| 1982 | $70,996,111,963 |
| 1983 | $71,838,528,420 |
| 1984 | $67,719,055,773 |
| 1985 | $69,114,996,010 |
| 1986 | $98,648,254,169 |
| 1987 | $123,682,091,859 |
| 1988 | $132,817,124,707 |
| 1989 | $132,584,448,258 |
| 1990 | $165,811,372,383 |
| 1991 | $173,113,449,617 |
| 1992 | $194,314,032,056 |
| 1993 | $189,634,029,339 |
| 1994 | $202,738,023,130 |
| 1995 | $240,094,169,510 |
| 1996 | $235,952,581,232 |
| 1997 | $211,724,812,267 |
| 1998 | $217,068,085,816 |
| 1999 | $216,421,809,126 |
| 2000 | $196,181,599,831 |
| 2001 | $196,477,206,829 |
| 2002 | $212,837,224,023 |
| 2003 | $260,779,834,340 |
| 2004 | $299,210,411,455 |
| 2005 | $313,952,317,331 |
| 2006 | $333,905,979,332 |
| 2007 | $386,760,177,589 |
| 2008 | $429,234,399,096 |
| 2009 | $399,290,118,782 |
| 2010 | $389,827,789,218 |
| 2011 | $428,954,737,064 |
| 2012 | $406,750,487,604 |
| 2013 | $426,580,502,769 |
| 2014 | $438,556,021,078 |
| 2015 | $379,546,097,301 |
| 2016 | $393,687,359,770 |
| 2017 | $414,926,138,133 |
| 2018 | $452,582,294,973 |
| 2019 | $442,983,642,372 |
| 2020 | $434,397,601,558 |
| 2021 | $480,467,037,339 |
| 2022 | $471,773,629,830 |
| 2023 | $511,685,203,845 |
| 2024 | $521,642,466,922 |
| Year | GDP per capita |
|---|---|
| 1960 | $940 |
| 1961 | $1,037 |
| 1962 | $1,093 |
| 1963 | $1,173 |
| 1964 | $1,275 |
| 1965 | $1,381 |
| 1966 | $1,494 |
| 1967 | $1,577 |
| 1968 | $1,686 |
| 1969 | $1,834 |
| 1970 | $2,051 |
| 1971 | $2,372 |
| 1972 | $2,913 |
| 1973 | $3,875 |
| 1974 | $4,613 |
| 1975 | $5,265 |
| 1976 | $5,656 |
| 1977 | $6,784 |
| 1978 | $8,173 |
| 1979 | $9,755 |
| 1980 | $10,827 |
| 1981 | $9,348 |
| 1982 | $9,373 |
| 1983 | $9,500 |
| 1984 | $8,956 |
| 1985 | $9,136 |
| 1986 | $13,032 |
| 1987 | $16,329 |
| 1988 | $17,510 |
| 1989 | $17,401 |
| 1990 | $21,596 |
| 1991 | $22,323 |
| 1992 | $24,783 |
| 1993 | $23,987 |
| 1994 | $25,546 |
| 1995 | $30,207 |
| 1996 | $29,646 |
| 1997 | $26,572 |
| 1998 | $27,212 |
| 1999 | $27,079 |
| 2000 | $24,487 |
| 2001 | $24,430 |
| 2002 | $26,335 |
| 2003 | $32,110 |
| 2004 | $36,614 |
| 2005 | $38,157 |
| 2006 | $40,382 |
| 2007 | $46,623 |
| 2008 | $51,581 |
| 2009 | $47,857 |
| 2010 | $46,611 |
| 2011 | $51,117 |
| 2012 | $48,250 |
| 2013 | $50,305 |
| 2014 | $51,315 |
| 2015 | $43,915 |
| 2016 | $45,061 |
| 2017 | $47,164 |
| 2018 | $51,194 |
| 2019 | $49,886 |
| 2020 | $48,716 |
| 2021 | $53,649 |
| 2022 | $52,177 |
| 2023 | $56,034 |
| 2024 | $56,833 |
Austria's life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 64.8 |
| 1951 | 65.2 |
| 1952 | 66.7 |
| 1953 | 67.3 |
| 1954 | 67.3 |
| 1955 | 67.6 |
| 1956 | 67.7 |
| 1957 | 67.4 |
| 1958 | 68.5 |
| 1959 | 68.4 |
| 1960 | 68.7 |
| 1961 | 69.7 |
| 1962 | 69.5 |
| 1963 | 69.7 |
| 1964 | 70.1 |
| 1965 | 69.9 |
| 1966 | 70.2 |
| 1967 | 70.1 |
| 1968 | 70.3 |
| 1969 | 70 |
| 1970 | 70.1 |
| 1971 | 70.3 |
| 1972 | 70.6 |
| 1973 | 71.2 |
| 1974 | 71.2 |
| 1975 | 71.3 |
| 1976 | 71.8 |
| 1977 | 72.1 |
| 1978 | 72.2 |
| 1979 | 72.5 |
| 1980 | 72.7 |
| 1981 | 73 |
| 1982 | 73.1 |
| 1983 | 73.2 |
| 1984 | 73.8 |
| 1985 | 74 |
| 1986 | 74.5 |
| 1987 | 74.9 |
| 1988 | 75.4 |
| 1989 | 75.5 |
| 1990 | 75.7 |
| 1991 | 75.8 |
| 1992 | 76 |
| 1993 | 76.2 |
| 1994 | 76.5 |
| 1995 | 76.8 |
| 1996 | 77 |
| 1997 | 77.4 |
| 1998 | 77.8 |
| 1999 | 78 |
| 2000 | 78.2 |
| 2001 | 78.7 |
| 2002 | 78.8 |
| 2003 | 78.8 |
| 2004 | 79.4 |
| 2005 | 79.5 |
| 2006 | 80 |
| 2007 | 80.2 |
| 2008 | 80.4 |
| 2009 | 80.2 |
| 2010 | 80.5 |
| 2011 | 80.8 |
| 2012 | 80.8 |
| 2013 | 81.1 |
| 2014 | 81.4 |
| 2015 | 81.2 |
| 2016 | 81.6 |
| 2017 | 81.6 |
| 2018 | 81.7 |
| 2019 | 81.9 |
| 2020 | 81.8 |
| 2021 | 81.8 |
| 2022 | 81.3 |
| 2023 | 82 |
| 2024 | 82.1 |
| 2025 | 82.3 |
Austria's population clock and projection
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 7,047,539 |
| 1961 | 7,086,299 |
| 1962 | 7,129,864 |
| 1963 | 7,175,811 |
| 1964 | 7,223,801 |
| 1965 | 7,270,889 |
| 1966 | 7,322,066 |
| 1967 | 7,376,998 |
| 1968 | 7,415,403 |
| 1969 | 7,441,055 |
| 1970 | 7,467,086 |
| 1971 | 7,500,482 |
| 1972 | 7,544,201 |
| 1973 | 7,586,115 |
| 1974 | 7,599,038 |
| 1975 | 7,578,903 |
| 1976 | 7,565,525 |
| 1977 | 7,568,430 |
| 1978 | 7,562,305 |
| 1979 | 7,549,425 |
| 1980 | 7,549,433 |
| 1981 | 7,568,710 |
| 1982 | 7,574,140 |
| 1983 | 7,561,910 |
| 1984 | 7,561,434 |
| 1985 | 7,564,985 |
| 1986 | 7,569,794 |
| 1987 | 7,574,586 |
| 1988 | 7,585,317 |
| 1989 | 7,619,567 |
| 1990 | 7,677,850 |
| 1991 | 7,754,891 |
| 1992 | 7,840,709 |
| 1993 | 7,905,633 |
| 1994 | 7,936,118 |
| 1995 | 7,948,278 |
| 1996 | 7,959,017 |
| 1997 | 7,968,041 |
| 1998 | 7,976,789 |
| 1999 | 7,992,324 |
| 2000 | 8,011,566 |
| 2001 | 8,042,293 |
| 2002 | 8,081,957 |
| 2003 | 8,121,423 |
| 2004 | 8,171,966 |
| 2005 | 8,227,829 |
| 2006 | 8,268,641 |
| 2007 | 8,295,487 |
| 2008 | 8,321,496 |
| 2009 | 8,343,323 |
| 2010 | 8,363,404 |
| 2011 | 8,391,643 |
| 2012 | 8,429,991 |
| 2013 | 8,479,823 |
| 2014 | 8,546,356 |
| 2015 | 8,642,699 |
| 2016 | 8,736,668 |
| 2017 | 8,797,566 |
| 2018 | 8,840,521 |
| 2019 | 8,879,920 |
| 2020 | 8,916,864 |
| 2021 | 8,955,797 |
| 2022 | 9,041,851 |
| 2023 | 9,131,761 |
| 2024 | 9,178,482 |
Austria's birth and fertility rates
| Year | Fertility rate |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.69 |
| 1961 | 2.78 |
| 1962 | 2.8 |
| 1963 | 2.82 |
| 1964 | 2.79 |
| 1965 | 2.7 |
| 1966 | 2.66 |
| 1967 | 2.62 |
| 1968 | 2.58 |
| 1969 | 2.49 |
| 1970 | 2.29 |
| 1971 | 2.2 |
| 1972 | 2.08 |
| 1973 | 1.94 |
| 1974 | 1.91 |
| 1975 | 1.83 |
| 1976 | 1.69 |
| 1977 | 1.63 |
| 1978 | 1.6 |
| 1979 | 1.6 |
| 1980 | 1.65 |
| 1981 | 1.67 |
| 1982 | 1.66 |
| 1983 | 1.56 |
| 1984 | 1.52 |
| 1985 | 1.47 |
| 1986 | 1.45 |
| 1987 | 1.43 |
| 1988 | 1.45 |
| 1989 | 1.45 |
| 1990 | 1.46 |
| 1991 | 1.51 |
| 1992 | 1.51 |
| 1993 | 1.5 |
| 1994 | 1.47 |
| 1995 | 1.42 |
| 1996 | 1.45 |
| 1997 | 1.39 |
| 1998 | 1.37 |
| 1999 | 1.34 |
| 2000 | 1.36 |
| 2001 | 1.33 |
| 2002 | 1.39 |
| 2003 | 1.38 |
| 2004 | 1.42 |
| 2005 | 1.41 |
| 2006 | 1.41 |
| 2007 | 1.38 |
| 2008 | 1.42 |
| 2009 | 1.39 |
| 2010 | 1.44 |
| 2011 | 1.43 |
| 2012 | 1.44 |
| 2013 | 1.44 |
| 2014 | 1.46 |
| 2015 | 1.49 |
| 2016 | 1.53 |
| 2017 | 1.52 |
| 2018 | 1.47 |
| 2019 | 1.46 |
| 2020 | 1.44 |
| 2021 | 1.48 |
| 2022 | 1.41 |
| 2023 | 1.32 |
| Year | Median age, years |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 35.5 |
| 1961 | 35.5 |
| 1962 | 35.4 |
| 1963 | 35.3 |
| 1964 | 35.1 |
| 1965 | 35 |
| 1966 | 34.8 |
| 1967 | 34.6 |
| 1968 | 34.3 |
| 1969 | 34.1 |
| 1970 | 33.9 |
| 1971 | 33.8 |
| 1972 | 33.6 |
| 1973 | 33.5 |
| 1974 | 33.6 |
| 1975 | 33.8 |
| 1976 | 34.1 |
| 1977 | 34.3 |
| 1978 | 34.5 |
| 1979 | 34.7 |
| 1980 | 34.7 |
| 1981 | 34.6 |
| 1982 | 34.7 |
| 1983 | 34.9 |
| 1984 | 35 |
| 1985 | 35.2 |
| 1986 | 35.3 |
| 1987 | 35.4 |
| 1988 | 35.5 |
| 1989 | 35.6 |
| 1990 | 35.6 |
| 1991 | 35.6 |
| 1992 | 35.7 |
| 1993 | 35.8 |
| 1994 | 36.1 |
| 1995 | 36.4 |
| 1996 | 36.7 |
| 1997 | 37.1 |
| 1998 | 37.5 |
| 1999 | 37.8 |
| 2000 | 38.2 |
| 2001 | 38.6 |
| 2002 | 38.9 |
| 2003 | 39.2 |
| 2004 | 39.6 |
| 2005 | 39.9 |
| 2006 | 40.3 |
| 2007 | 40.7 |
| 2008 | 41.1 |
| 2009 | 41.4 |
| 2010 | 41.8 |
| 2011 | 42.1 |
| 2012 | 42.4 |
| 2013 | 42.6 |
| 2014 | 42.8 |
| 2015 | 42.9 |
| 2016 | 42.9 |
| 2017 | 43.1 |
| 2018 | 43.2 |
| 2019 | 43.4 |
| 2020 | 43.6 |
| 2021 | 43.7 |
| 2022 | 43.9 |
| 2023 | 44.1 |
| 2024 | 44.4 |
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Austria: National Statistics
Finance
|
Austria
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$497B
2024 |
31/194 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
56.2%
2025 |
10/195 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
5.28%
2022 |
48/193 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP |
0.84%
2023 |
132/163 |
| Armed forces personnel |
23,000
2020 |
98/174 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-4.08%
2025 |
126/188 |
| Unemployment rate |
5.16%
2024 |
100/196 |
| Services, % of GDP |
65.3%
2024 |
44/191 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
23.1%
2024 |
108/194 |
| Economic freedom index |
69.7
2025 |
38/197 |
| Income share by richest 10% |
24.8%
2023 |
119/169 |
| Income share by poorest 10% |
2.8%
2023 |
81/169 |
| Number of billionaires |
9
2025 |
35/78 |
| Percentage of billionaires |
0.0001%
2025 |
29/78 |
| Listed domestic companies |
68
2024 |
62/103 |
| Market capitalization of domestic companies |
$121B
2024 |
37/100 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$35.4B
2024 |
53/177 |
| Personal remittances received |
$3.59B
2024 |
51/190 |
| International tourist arrivals |
15,091,000
2020 |
18/188 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
6.85%
2020 |
82/184 |
| Banked people share |
99.5%
2024 |
3/158 |
Energy
|
Austria
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
3,309 kg
2023 |
27/177 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$21.3
2023 |
31/173 |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
58.8 megatons
2023 |
53/187 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
6.44 tons
2023 |
37/187 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
62.1%
2023 |
90/176 |
| Renewable energy use share |
36%
2021 |
66/193 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
16.4%
2023 |
34/147 |
| Net energy imports use share |
64%
2023 |
29/144 |
| Electric power consumption per capita |
7,806 kWh
2023 |
19/147 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
79.8%
2021 |
30/192 |
| Hydroelectric share |
59.8%
2023 |
36/192 |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
40/192 |
| Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
8/195 |
Society
|
Austria
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.11%
2024 |
99/197 |
| Annual migration change |
+8,813
2024 |
47/196 |
| Urban population |
59.8%
2024 |
107/195 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
N/A |
| Average male height |
5.86 ft
2025 |
33/190 |
| Average female height |
5.48 ft
2025 |
13/190 |
| Quality of life index |
88.9
2025 |
17/197 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
67
2024 |
30/197 |
| Higher education index |
93
2025 |
15/183 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
0.88
2023 |
156/197 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
4.9
2019 |
168/197 |
| Visa free countries |
175
2025 |
3/195 |
| Adult literacy rate |
98%
2013 |
72/196 |
| English speaking |
73.1%
2023 |
41/197 |
| People using the Internet |
94.9%
2024 |
26/195 |
Health
|
Austria
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$6,209
2023 |
11/191 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$1,002
2023 |
9/191 |
| Life expectancy |
82.3 years
2025 |
28/197 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
0%
2021 |
152/178 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
5.51
2022 |
7/193 |
| Age at first childbirth |
29.9 years
2023 |
21/137 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
6
2023 |
161/193 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
3.1
2023 |
173/192 |
| Obesity rate |
15.7%
2022 |
129/189 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
5.4%
2024 |
160/195 |
| Air quality index |
71
2025 |
60/197 |
| Tobacco use prevalence |
24.9%
2022 |
48/164 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
11.5 liters
2020 |
10/186 |
Territory
|
Austria
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
0.06%
2025 |
113/197 |
| Land area per capita |
3,471 sq mi
2024 |
115/197 |
| Agricultural land area |
10,028 sq mi
2025 |
108/194 |
| Forest area |
15,051 sq mi
2025 |
79/196 |
| Roads length |
78,541 mi
2021 |
45/175 |
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