Country profile
Austria
Republic of Austria · Central Europe
👥 Population
9,208,163
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Vienna
🗺 Area
83,871 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$579.47B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.930
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
110 /km²
💱 Currency
EUR
Euro
🗣 Languages
Austro-Bavarian German
About Austria
Austria (officially Republic of Austria) is a country in Central Europe, with Vienna as its capital. It is home to roughly 9.21 million people, giving a population density of about 110 people per square kilometre. The country covers 83,871 km² of land and shares land borders with 8 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $579.47B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.930. The official currency is the Euro (EUR), and the main language is Austro-Bavarian German.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$678.36B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$73,911
GDP growth
0.6%
Inflation
3.5%
Unemployment
5.6%
👥 People
Life expectancy
82.0 yrs
Fertility rate
1.31
Pop. growth
0.3%
Urban population
69.7%
Infant mortality /1k
2.8
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
91.9%
Physicians /1k
5.52
Renewable energy
36.0%
Travel & practical
Capital
Vienna
Currency
EUR
Dialing code
+43
Internet TLD
.at
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Fun facts about Austria
- Austria is the 97th most populous country in the world, with about 9.21 million people.
- By land area it is the 113th-largest country in the world, covering 83,871 km².
- It has the world's 28th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($579.47B).
- Austria shares land borders with 8 countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of very high human development, with an HDI of 0.930.
- Austria has a population density of about 110 people per square kilometre.
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