THE WORLD FACTBOOK — Reference Edition 2026

Background: Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Nazi Germany annexed Austria in 1938, and the victorious Allies then occupied the country in 1945. As a result, Austria's status remained unclear for a decade after World War II, until a State Treaty signed in 1955 ended the occupation, recognized Austria's independence, and forbade unification with Germany. A constitutional law that same year declared the country's "perpetual neutrality" as a condition for Soviet military withdrawal. Austria joined the EU in 1995, but the obligation to remain neutral kept it from joining NATO, although the country became a member of NATO's Partnership for Peace program in 1995. Austria entered the EU Economic and Monetary Union in 1999.

Location: Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia
Geographic coordinates: 47 20 N, 13 20 E
Map references: Europe
Area: total: 83,871 sq km
land: 82,445 sq km
water: 1,426 sq km
Area - comparative: about the size of South Carolina; slightly more than two-thirds the size of Pennsylvania
Land boundaries: total: 2,524 km
border countries: Czech Republic 402 km; Germany 801 km; Hungary 321 km; Italy 404 km; Liechtenstein 34 km; Slovakia 105 km; Slovenia 299 km; Switzerland 158 km
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims: none (landlocked)
Climate: temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers
Terrain: mostly mountains (Alps) in the west and south; mostly flat or gently sloping along the eastern and northern margins
Elevation: highest point: Grossglockner 3,798 m
lowest point: Neusiedler See 115 m
mean elevation: 910 m
Natural resources: oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower
Land use: agricultural land: 31.5% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land: arable land: 16% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops: permanent crops: 0.8% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture: permanent pasture: 14.7% (2023 est.)
forest: 47.2% (2023 est.)
other: 20.9% (2023 est.)
Irrigated land: 382 sq km (2016)
Major lakes (area sq km): fresh water lake(s): Lake Constance (shared with Switzerland and Germany) - 540 sq km
Major rivers (by length in km): Donau (Danube) (shared with Germany [s], Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania [m]) - 2,888 kmnote: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth
Major watersheds (area sq km): Atlantic Ocean drainage: Rhine-Maas (198,735 sq km), (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)
Population distribution: the northern and eastern portions of the country are more densely populated; nearly two thirds of the populace lives in urban areas
Natural hazards: landslides; avalanches; earthquakes
Geography - note: note 1: landlocked; strategic location at the crossroads of central Europe with many easily traversable Alpine passes and valleys; major river is the Danube; population is concentrated on eastern lowlands because of steep slopes, poor soils, and low temperatures elsewherenote 2: the world's largest and longest ice cave system at 42 km (26 mi) is the Eisriesenwelt (Ice Giants World) inside the Hochkogel mountain near Werfen, about 40 km south of Salzburg; ice caves are bedrock caves that contain year-round ice formations; they differ from glacial caves, which are transient and are formed by melting ice and flowing water within and under glaciers

Population: total: 9,174,390 (2025 est.)
male: 4,471,802
female: 4,702,588
Nationality: noun: Austrian(s)
adjective: Austrian
Ethnic groups: Austrian 80.8%, German 2.6%, Bosnian and Herzegovinian 1.9%, Turkish 1.8%, Serbian 1.6%, Romanian 1.3%, other 10% (2018 est.)
Languages: Languages: German (official nationwide) 88.6%, Turkish 2.3%, Serbian 2.2%, Croatian (official in Burgenland) 1.6%, other (includes Slovene, official in southern Carinthia, and Hungarian, official in Burgenland) 5.3% (2001 est.)
major-language sample(s): Das World Factbook, die unverzichtbare Quelle für grundlegende Informationen. (German)The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Religions: Roman Catholic 55.2%, Muslim 8.3%, Orthodox 4.9%, Evangelical Christian 3.8%, Jewish 0.1%, other 5.4%, none 22.4% (2021 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 14.1% (male 648,639/female 616,334)
15-64 years: 64.7% (male 2,904,587/female 2,898,339)
65 years and over: 21.2% (2024 est.) (male 839,672/female 1,060,411)
Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio: 54.3 (2025 est.)
youth dependency ratio: 21.8 (2025 est.)
elderly dependency ratio: 32.5 (2025 est.)
potential support ratio: 3.1 (2025 est.)
Median age: total: 44.5 years (2025 est.)
male: 43.6 years
female: 46.3 years
Population growth rate: 0.28% (2025 est.)
Birth rate: 8.81 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate: 10.21 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Net migration rate: 4.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Population distribution: the northern and eastern portions of the country are more densely populated; nearly two thirds of the populace lives in urban areas
Urbanization: urban population: 59.5% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 0.68% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population: 1.975 million VIENNA (capital) (2023)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth: 29.7 years (2020 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio: 6 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
Infant mortality rate: total: 3.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
male: 3.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.7 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 82.7 years (2024 est.)
male: 80.1 years
female: 85.4 years
Total fertility rate: 1.35 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate: 0.66 (2025 est.)
Drinking water source: improved: urban: urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)
improved: rural: rural: 100% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total: total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban: urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural: rural: 0% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total: total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of GDP): 12.1% of GDP (2021)
Health expenditure (as % of national budget): 16.3% of national budget (2022 est.)
Physician density: 5.52 physicians/1,000 population (2023)
Hospital bed density: 7.1 beds/1,000 population (2020 est.)
Sanitation facility access: improved: urban: urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)
improved: rural: rural: 100% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total: total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban: urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural: rural: 0% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total: total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate: 20.1% (2016)
Alcohol consumption per capita: total: 11.9 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 6.3 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 3.7 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 1.9 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use: total: 19.7% (2025 est.)
male: 21.1% (2025 est.)
female: 18.3% (2025 est.)
Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% GDP): 5.3% of GDP (2022 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget): 9.9% national budget (2022 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): total: 16 years (2023 est.)
male: 16 years (2023 est.)
female: 17 years (2023 est.)

Environmental issues: some forest degradation from air and soil pollution; soil pollution from agricultural chemicals; air pollution from coal- and oil-fired power stations and industrial plants, and from trucks transiting Austria; water pollution
International environmental agreements: party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Heavy Metals, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Multi-effect Protocol, Antarctic-Environmental Protection
Climate: temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers
Land use: agricultural land: 31.5% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land: arable land: 16% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops: permanent crops: 0.8% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture: permanent pasture: 14.7% (2023 est.)
forest: 47.2% (2023 est.)
other: 20.9% (2023 est.)
Urbanization: urban population: 59.5% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 0.68% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions: total emissions: 56.959 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from coal and metallurgical coke: 10.527 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from petroleum and other liquids: 33.036 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from consumed natural gas: 13.397 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Particulate matter emissions: 10.3 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Waste and recycling: municipal solid waste generated annually: 5.22 million tons (2024 est.)
percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 36% (2022 est.)
Total water withdrawal: municipal: 34.36 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
industrial: 2.21 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
agricultural: 124 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Total renewable water resources: 77.7 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
Geoparks: total global geoparks and regional networks: 3
global geoparks and regional networks: Ore of the Alps; Styrian Eisenwurzen; Karawanken/Karavanke (includes Slovenia) (2023)

Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Austria
conventional short form: Austria
local long form: Republik Oesterreich
local short form: Oesterreich
etymology: the name Oesterreich means "eastern realm" and dates to the 10th century; the designation refers to the fact that Austria was the easternmost extension of Bavaria and the German peoples; the word Austria is a Latinization of the German name
Government type: federal parliamentary republic
Capital: name: Vienna
geographic coordinates: 48 12 N, 16 22 E
time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
etymology: the name may have evolved from the Roman name Vindobona, which was taken from the Celtic words vindo (white) and bona (fort)
Administrative divisions: 9 states (Bundeslaender, singular - Bundesland); Burgenland, Kaernten (Carinthia), Niederoesterreich (Lower Austria), Oberoesterreich (Upper Austria), Salzburg, Steiermark (Styria), Tirol (Tyrol), Vorarlberg, Wien (Vienna)
Legal system: civil law system; Constitutional Court reviews legislative acts
Constitution: history: several previous; latest adopted 1 October 1920, revised 1929, replaced May 1934, replaced by German Weimar constitution in 1938 following German annexation, reinstated 1 May 1945
amendment process: proposed through laws designated "constitutional laws" or through the constitutional process if the amendment is part of another law; approval required by at least a two-thirds majority vote by the National Assembly and the presence of one-half of the members; a referendum is required only if requested by one-third of the National Council or Federal Council membership; passage by referendum requires absolute majority vote
International law organization participation: accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
Citizenship: citizenship by birth: no
citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Austria
dual citizenship recognized: no
residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years
Suffrage: 16 years of age; universal
Executive branch: chief of state: President Alexander VAN DER BELLEN (since 26 January 2017)
head of government: Chancellor Christian STOCKER (since 3 March 2025)
cabinet: Council of Ministers proposed by the chancellor and appointed by the president
election/appointment process: president directly elected by absolute-majority popular vote in 2 rounds, if needed, for a 6-year term (eligible for a second term); chancellor appointed by the president but determined by the majority coalition parties in the Federal Assembly; vice chancellor appointed by the president on the advice of the chancellor
most recent election date: 9 October 2022
election results: 2022: Alexander VAN DER BELLEN reelected in first round; percent of vote - Alexander VAN DER BELLEN (independent) 56.7%, Walter ROSENKRANZ (FPO) 17.7%, Dominik WLAZNY (Beer Party) 8.3%, Tassilo WALLENTIN (independent) 8.1%, Gerald GROSZ (independent) 5.6%2016: Alexander VAN DER BELLEN elected in second round; percent of vote in first round - Norbert HOFER (FPOe) 35.1%, Alexander VAN DER BELLEN (independent, allied with the Greens) 21.3%, Irmgard GRISS (independent) 18.9%, Rudolf HUNDSTORFER (SPOe) 11.3%, Andreas KHOL (OeVP) 11.1%, Richard LUGNER (independent) 2.3%; percent of vote in second round - Alexander VAN DER BELLEN 53.8%, Norbert HOFER 46.2%
expected date of next election: 2028
Legislative branch: legislature name: Parliament (Parlament)
legislative structure: bicameral
Legislative branch - lower chamber: chamber name: National Council (Nationalrat)
number of seats: 183 (all directly elected)
electoral system: proportional representation
scope of elections: full renewal
term in office: 5 years
most recent election date: 9/29/2024
parties elected and seats per party: Freedom Party (FPÖ) (57); People's Party (ÖVP) (51); Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) (41); NEOS (“New Austria”) (18); Greens (16)
percentage of women in chamber: 35.5%
expected date of next election: September 2029
Legislative branch - upper chamber: chamber name: Federal Council (Bundesrat)
number of seats: 60 (all indirectly elected)
parties elected and seats per party: People's Party (OVP) (22); Social Democratic Party (SPO) (18); Freedom Party (16); Greens (3); NEOS (New Austria) (1)
percentage of women in chamber: 46.7%
Judicial branch: highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice or Oberster Gerichtshof (consists of 85 judges organized into 17 senates or panels of 5 judges each); Constitutional Court or Verfassungsgerichtshof (consists of 20 judges including 6 substitutes; Administrative Court or Verwaltungsgerichtshof - 2 judges plus other members depending on the importance of the case)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges nominated by executive branch departments and appointed by the president; judges serve for life; Constitutional Court judges nominated by several executive branch departments and approved by the president; judges serve for life; Administrative Court judges recommended by executive branch departments and appointed by the president; terms of judges and members determined by the president
subordinate courts: Courts of Appeal (4); Regional Courts (20); district courts (120); county courts
Political parties: Austrian People's Party or OeVP Freedom Party of Austria or FPOe The Greens - The Green Alternative NEOS - The New Austria and Liberal Forum Social Democratic Party of Austria or SPOe
Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Petra SCHNEEBAUER (since 19 APRIL 2023)
chancery: 3524 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008-3035
telephone: [1] (202) 895-6700
FAX: [1] (202) 895-6750
email address and website: washington-ob@bmeia.gv.athttps://www.austria.org/
consulate(s) general: Los Angeles, New York
consulate(s): Chicago
Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Art FISHER (since 19 November 2025)
embassy: Boltzmanngasse 16, 1090, Vienna
mailing address: 9900 Vienna Place, Washington DC 20521-9900
telephone: [43] (1) 31339 0
FAX: [43] (1) 31339 2017
email address and website: ConsulateVienna@state.govhttps://at.usembassy.gov/
International organization participation: ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNOOSA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
Independence: no official date of independence: 976 (Margravate of Austria established); 17 September 1156 (Duchy of Austria founded); 6 January 1453 (Archduchy of Austria acknowledged); 11 August 1804 (Austrian Empire proclaimed); 30 March 1867 (Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy established); 12 November 1918 (First Republic proclaimed); 27 April 1945 (Second Republic proclaimed)
National holiday: National Day (commemorates passage of the law on permanent neutrality), 26 October (1955)
Flag: description: three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and redhistory: one of the oldest national flags in the world; according to tradition, after a fierce battle in the Third Crusade in 1191, Duke Leopold V of Austria's white tunic became blood-spattered; when his sash was removed, a white band was revealed, and the red-white-red color combination was adopted as his banner
National symbol(s): eagle, edelweiss, Alpine gentian
National color(s): red, white
National anthem(s): title: "Bundeshymne" (Federal Hymn)
lyrics/music: Paula von PRERADOVIC/Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART or Johann HOLZER (disputed)
history: adopted 1947; Austria adopted a new national anthem after World War II to replace the former imperial anthem composed by Franz Josef HAYDN, which Germany had appropriated in 1922 and was thereafter associated with the Nazi regime; the Austrian Federal Assembly adopted a gender-neutral version of the lyrics in 2012
National heritage: total World Heritage Sites: 12 (11 cultural, 1 natural)
selected World Heritage Site locales: Historic Salzburg (c); Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn (c); Halstadt–Dachstein/Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape (c); Semmering railway (c); Historic Graz and Schloss Eggenberg (c); Wachau Cultural Landscape (c); Historic Vienna (c); Fertő/Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape (c); Baden bei Wien (c); Primeval Beech Forests - Dürrenstein, Kalkalpen (n)

Economic overview: one of the strongest EU and euro economies; diversified trade portfolios and relations; enormous trade economy; Russian energy dependence, but investing in alternative energy; aging labor force but large refugee population; large government debt
Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024: $581.131 billion (2024 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023: $588.031 billion (2023 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022: $593.701 billion (2022 est.)
Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2024: -1.2% (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate 2023: -1% (2023 est.)
Real GDP growth rate 2022: 5.3% (2022 est.)
Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2024: $63,300 (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2023: $64,400 (2023 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2022: $65,700 (2022 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate): $521.642 billion (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024: 2.9% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023: 7.8% (2023 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022: 8.5% (2022 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture: 1.2% (2024 est.)
industry: 23.1% (2024 est.)
services: 65.3% (2024 est.)
GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption: 52.2% (2023 est.)
government consumption: 20.5% (2023 est.)
investment in fixed capital: 24.9% (2023 est.)
investment in inventories: 0.5% (2023 est.)
exports of goods and services: 59.5% (2023 est.)
imports of goods and services: -57.3% (2023 est.)
Agricultural products: milk, sugar beets, maize, wheat, barley, potatoes, pork, grapes, triticale, soybeans (2023)
Industries: construction, machinery, vehicles and parts, food, metals, chemicals, lumber and paper, electronics, tourism
Industrial production growth rate: -5.5% (2024 est.)
Labor force: 4.768 million (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2024: 5.5% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate 2023: 5.3% (2023 est.)
Unemployment rate 2022: 5% (2022 est.)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): total: 11.7% (2024 est.)
male: 11.4% (2024 est.)
female: 12% (2024 est.)
Population below poverty line: 14.8% (2021 est.)
Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2022: 30.9 (2022 est.)
Average household expenditures: on food: 10.1% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
on alcohol and tobacco: 3.5% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 2.8% (2022 est.)
highest 10%: 24.6% (2022 est.)
Remittances: Remittances 2024: 0.7% of GDP (2024 est.)
Remittances 2023: 0.6% of GDP (2023 est.)
Remittances 2022: 0.6% of GDP (2022 est.)
Budget: revenues: $231.132 billion (2023 est.)
expenditures: $241.516 billion (2023 est.)
Public debt: Public debt 2023: 78.3% of GDP (2023 est.)
Taxes and other revenues: 25.9% (of GDP) (2023 est.)
Current account balance: Current account balance 2024: $12.642 billion (2024 est.)
Current account balance 2023: $6.783 billion (2023 est.)
Current account balance 2022: -$3.911 billion (2022 est.)
Exports: Exports 2024: $299.366 billion (2024 est.)
Exports 2023: $303.914 billion (2023 est.)
Exports 2022: $291.804 billion (2022 est.)
Exports - partners: Germany 25%, USA 9%, Italy 7%, Switzerland 5%, Hungary 4% (2023)
Exports - commodities: cars, packaged medicine, vaccines, vehicle parts/accessories, nitrogen compounds (2023)
Imports: Imports 2024: $284.467 billion (2024 est.)
Imports 2023: $293.692 billion (2023 est.)
Imports 2022: $294.324 billion (2022 est.)
Imports - partners: Germany 34%, China 7%, Italy 7%, Switzerland 5%, Czechia 4% (2023)
Imports - commodities: cars, garments, vaccines, vehicle parts/accessories, refined petroleum (2023)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024: $35.406 billion (2024 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023: $31.212 billion (2023 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022: $33.078 billion (2022 est.)
Exchange rates: Currency: euros (EUR) per US dollar -
Exchange rates 2024: 0.924 (2024 est.)
Exchange rates 2023: 0.925 (2023 est.)
Exchange rates 2022: 0.95 (2022 est.)
Exchange rates 2021: 0.845 (2021 est.)
Exchange rates 2020: 0.876 (2020 est.)

Electricity access: electrification - total population: 100% (2022 est.)
Electricity: installed generating capacity: 33.371 million kW (2023 est.)
consumption: 64.611 billion kWh (2023 est.)
exports: 21.631 billion kWh (2023 est.)
imports: 21.55 billion kWh (2023 est.)
transmission/distribution losses: 3.095 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Electricity generation sources: fossil fuels: 14.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
solar: 9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
wind: 11.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
hydroelectricity: 56.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
biomass and waste: 7.8% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Coal: production: 1.288 million metric tons (2023 est.)
consumption: 5.403 million metric tons (2023 est.)
exports: 2,000 metric tons (2022 est.)
imports: 4.179 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Petroleum: total petroleum production: 18,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
refined petroleum consumption: 244,000 bbl/day (2024 est.)
crude oil estimated reserves: 35.2 million barrels (2021 est.)
Natural gas: production: 548.976 million cubic meters (2023 est.)
consumption: 6.971 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
imports: 7.084 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
proven reserves: 5.04 billion cubic meters (2021 est.)
Energy consumption per capita: Total energy consumption per capita 2023: 120.211 million Btu/person (2023 est.)

Telephones - fixed lines: total subscriptions: 3.48 million (2024 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 38 (2024 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular: total subscriptions: 11.4 million (2024 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 124 (2024 est.)
Broadcast media: public broadcaster, Oesterreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), is a major player in the TV and radio markets; private broadcasters, cable, and satellite TV are available in most homes are widely used; some German stations carry programs for Austrian viewers; national and regional newspapers compete fiercely for readers; the print media are owned by a handful of mostly Austrian and German media groups (2023)
Internet country code: .at
Internet users: percent of population: 95% (2024 est.)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions: total: 2.71 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 30 (2023 est.)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix: OE
Airports: 62 (2025)
Heliports: 112 (2025)
Railways: total: 6,123 km (2022) 3,523 km electrified
Merchant marine: total: 1 (2023)
by type: other 1

Military and security forces: Austrian Armed Forces (Bundesheer): Land Forces, Air Force, Cyber Forces, Special Operations Forces, Militia (reserves) (2025)
Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2024: 1% of GDP (2024 est.)
Military Expenditures 2023: 0.9% of GDP (2023 est.)
Military Expenditures 2022: 0.7% of GDP (2022 est.)
Military Expenditures 2021: 0.8% of GDP (2021 est.)
Military Expenditures 2020: 0.7% of GDP (2020 est.)
Military and security service personnel strengths: approximately 22,000 active Armed Forces (includes about 14,000 regular troops and around 8,000 reservists/militia undergoing refresher training) (2025)
Military equipment inventories and acquisitions: the military's inventory includes a mix of domestically produced and imported armaments from European countries and the US; the Austrian defense industry produces a range of equipment and partners with other countries (2025)
Military service age and obligation: registration requirement at age 17, the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; men above the age of 18 are subject to compulsory military service; women may volunteer; compulsory service is for 6 months, or optionally, alternative civil/community service (Zivildienst) for 9 months (2025)
Military deployments: 210 Bosnia-Herzegovina (EUFOR stabilization force); 100 Kosovo (NATO/KFOR); 160 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (2025)
Military - note: the military’s primary responsibilities are national defense and protecting Austria’s neutrality; it also has some domestic security and disaster response responsibilities; each of the nine federal states has a military command that provides a link between the military and civil authorities; the main tasks of these commands include providing military assistance during disasters and supporting security police operationsthe Austrian military contributes to international peacekeeping and humanitarian missions; Austria has been constitutionally militarily non-aligned since 1955 but is an EU member and actively participates in EU peacekeeping and crisis management operations under the EU Common Security and Defense Policy; Austria is not a member of NATO but joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace framework in 1995 and participates in some NATO-led crisis management and peacekeeping operations; more than 100,000 Austrian military and civilian personnel have taken part in more than 50 international peace support and humanitarian missions since 1960 (2025)

Space agency/agencies: Aeronautics and Space Agency (ALR; established in 1972 as the Austrian Space Agency) (2025)
Space program overview: established a national space program in 2002; develops, builds, operates, and tracks satellites, including remote sensing and research/scientific satellites; member of the ESA; works closely with ESA and EU member states and the commercial sector to develop a range of space capabilities and technologies, including applications for satellite payloads, space flight, and space research; participates in a range of ESA/EU programs, including Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST), Copernicus Earth observation, and Galileo global navigation satellite system; also cooperates with other foreign space agencies and industries, including those of China, India, Russia, and the US (2025)
Key space-program milestones: 1981 - became an associate ESA member (full member in 1987)1991 - first Austrian in space on Soviet Mir Space Station2013 - first domestically built science/technology (star observation) satellites (TUGSAT-1 and UniBRITE) launched by India2017 - worked with China to produce world’s first quantum-encrypted satellite communications teleconference from Beijing to Vienna2024 - signed US-led Artemis Accords outlining best practices for cooperative space exploration

Terrorist group(s): Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)

Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees: 313,711 (2024 est.)
stateless persons: 3,919 (2024 est.)

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