Austria: Introducció

Capital: Vienna

Population

Total Population: 9,177,982

Natural Increase: 0.5%

Density: 111 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 69.5%

Population of main cities: Vienna (1,921,200); Graz (291,200); Linz (206,600); Salzburg (155,500); Innsbruck (131,100); Klagenfurt (101,800); Villach (63,300); Wels (62,700); Sankt Pölten (55,900); Dornbirn (50,300)

Ethnic Origins: About 91% ethnic Austrians, 4% former Yugoslavs (including Croats, Slovenes, Serbs, and Bosniaks), 2% Turks, 1% Germans and 2% other or unspecified origins. (Statistics Austria)

Official Language: German (official nationwide), Croatian (official in Burgenland), Slovene (official in Carinthia) and Hungarian (official in Burgenland).

Other Languages Spoken: Turkish, Serbian.

Business Language(s):

Though German is the national official language but English is also used as a business language, especially when dealing with foreign companies.

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Vienna

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Euro (EUR)

Country Overview

Area: 83,879 km²

Type of State: Federal Republic based on parliamentary democracy, composed of nine States (Bundesländer).

Type of Economy: Upper-middle-income, oil-based economy, seeking diversification.
The economy is stagnating, with weak domestic demand and moderate consumption due to persistent inflation affecting purchasing power.

HDI*: 0.930/1

HDI (World Rank): 20/192

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, measures a country's development in terms of quality of life. It mainly takes into account life expectancy, level of education and GDP per capita.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Austria, dial 00
To call Austria, dial +43

Internet Suffix: .at

Households with a computer: 85.4 per 100 Inhabitants

Mobile phone subscriptions: 121.7 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 94.9 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 100% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Imports of Goods (million USD)	219,520	233,519	226,251	211,719	228,386
Exports of Goods (million USD)	202,806	211,929	224,056	214,132	222,029
Imports of Services (million USD)	67,429	76,895	84,392	90,539	98,032
Exports of Services (million USD)	71,161	82,693	90,100	96,644	105,589

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

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