Austria

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About Austria

The capital of Austria is Vienna. Vienna is the seat of national government for Austria, a country in Central Europe.

Austria has a population of about 9.1 million people, the 100th largest population in the world. Population figures come from World Bank estimates.

Austria covers 83,871 square kilometers (32,383 square miles), making Austria the 114th largest country in the world by area.

Austria borders 8 countries: Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland.

Life expectancy at birth in Austria is 81.5 years, the 39th highest of any country in the world.

Austria is in Europe, in the Central Europe region. Austria is one of 53 countries and territories in Europe.

Data updated April 1, 2026

Statistics and world rankings for Austria
Populationtotal people	9.1Mpeople	100th
Land Areatotal km²	83.9Kkm²	114th
GDP per PersonUSD per person	$56.6K	21st
Total GDPUSD · whole economy	$516.7B	27th
Life Expectancyyears, at birth	81.5years	39th
Urban Population% living in cities	69.2%	93rd
Internet Users% of people online	95.3%	25th
Fertility Ratechildren per woman	1.32births/woman	190th
Tourist Arrivalsvisitors per year	31.9Marrivals/year	9th
Forest Cover% of land forested	47.2%	57th
Unemployment Rate% of labor force	5.3%	92nd
Military Spending% of GDP	0.9%of GDP	123rd
Renewable Energy% of energy use	36.0%	66th
Inflation Rateannual CPI change	7.8%	64th
Beer Consumptionliters per year	107.8L/year	2nd
Coffee Consumptionkg per year	6.1kg/year	10th
Wine Consumptionliters per year	29.3L/year	6th
Education Spending% of GDP	5.3%of GDP	46th
Health Spending% of GDP	11.2%of GDP	14th
Arable Land% of land arable	16.0%	65th
Foreign Direct InvestmentUSD inflow/year	$2.9B	59th

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 AT · alpha-3 AUT · Central Europe