culture
Austria's Salzburg was the birthplace of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and the city still hosts a major classical music festival in his honor.
Austria
Republic of Austria
Population, GDP, and key facts about Austria — updated for 2026.
Capital · VIENNAContinent · EUROPEISO · AUT
Austria quick facts
- Population
- 9,177,982
- Area
- 83,879 km²
- Population density
- 111 people/km²
- GDP
- US$ 534.8 Billion
- GDP per capita
- US$ 58.3K
- Capital
- Vienna
- Currency
- Euro (€, EUR)
- Minimum wage
- No statutory minimum wage on record
- Language
- German
Austria at human scale
Where does Austria rank in the world?
Compare Austria with other countries
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Compare Austria with any country →Austria's energy mix
Fossil fuels · 16%Renewables · 84%
- Hydropower52%
- Solar14%
- Natural gas12%
- Wind11%
- Bioenergy6%
- Oil4%
Share of Austria's own electricity generation by source, 2025. Source: Our World in Data (Ember Yearly Electricity Data and the Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy).
Everything we know about Austria
culture
Vienna, Austria's capital, has been ranked among the world's most livable cities for over a decade running in various global quality-of-life indexes.
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Fill the Country →Frequently asked questions about Austria
What is the capital of Austria?
The capital of Austria is Vienna.
What is Austria's population?
Austria has a population of 9,177,982.
What is Austria's GDP per capita?
Austria's GDP per capita is US$ 58.3K.
What is the currency of Austria?
The currency of Austria is the Euro (EUR).
Is Austria bigger than Switzerland?
Austria is about 2.0× the size of Switzerland by land area.
Data from the World Bank, updated November 2026.