Austria: Population and Key Statistics
Austria is a Central European country of 9.1 million people with an income of about $59,000 per capita. Its capital, Vienna, has ranked at the top of international quality-of-life surveys for years and hosts organizations such as the UN and OPEC.
Its economy rests on machinery, steel, and chemicals, on Alpine tourism, and on a strong base of small and medium-sized enterprises, and it is deeply integrated commercially with Germany.
Population (2025)
9.2 million
9,208,163 people
GDP (2025)
$579bn
nominal, current US dollars
GDP per capita
$62,930
Life expectancy
82.0
years
Area
83,879
km²
Population density
110
people/km²
Median age
44.1
Internet usage
91.9%
Military Strength
Military expenditure (2024)
$5.3bn
5,259 million dollars
Share of GDP
1.00%
NATO guideline: 2%
Share of government spending
1.85%
Spending per capita
$571
per year, per person
Armed forces (2020)
23 thousand
23,000 active personnel
Armed forces per 1,000 people
2.5
0.50% of the labor force
Expenditure figures come from SIPRI and personnel counts from the IISS, both distributed through the World Bank. Source years differ by indicator, so each figure is shown with its own year.
Data sourcesPopulation and social indicators: UN World Population Prospects, World BankEconomy: IMF World Economic Outlook, World BankMilitary: SIPRI and IISS, distributed through the World BankLast refreshed: 2026-08-26