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Austria

Republic of Austria · Republik Österreich

Capital
Vienna
Population
9.21 million 2025
Area
83,871 km²
Neighbours
8
Locator map of AustriaAUSTRIAViennaGERMANYITALYCZECHIAHUNGARYSWITZERLANDSLOVAKIASLOVENIALIECHTENSTEINCROATIABOSNIA ANDHERZEGOVINAFRANCE0100 km
Austria hatched, Vienna marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 47.7°N 13.3°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Landlocked in Central Europe, Austria has eight land neighbours: Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. Only six countries have more land neighbours. At 83,871 km², it ranks 113th of 195 by area, close in size to the United Arab Emirates and Azerbaijan.

Its population was 9.21 million in 2025 (World Bank), the 97th-largest of 194. That works out at 110 people per km². 69.7% of people lived in urban areas in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$62,930 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 15th of 191 and 11th of 44 in Europe. Life expectancy at birth was 82.0 years in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. North to south it runs about 289 km, between 46.4°N and 49.0°N. Vienna's antipode is in the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,050 km from New Zealand, the nearest land.

How it compares Europe: 45 countries

MeasureFigureWorldEurope
Population9,208,1632025, World Bank97th of 19417th of 44
Area83,871 km²world-countries113th of 19520th of 45
GDPUS$579.5 billion2025, World Bank, current US$28th of 19113th of 44
GDP per capitaUS$62,9302025, World Bank, current US$15th of 19111th of 44
Population density110 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries80th of 19420th of 44
Life expectancy82.0 years2024, World Bank29th of 19420th of 44
Urban population69.7%2025, World Bank76th of 19425th of 44
Forest area47.3% of land2024, World Bank55th of 1948th of 44
Population growth+0.33% a year2025, World Bank144th of 19418th of 44
Internet users91.9%2025, World Bank45th of 18825th of 44
Fertility rate1.31 births per woman2024, World Bank171st of 19429th of 44
Land neighbours8world-countries; among the 1957th of 1954th of 45
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaUnited Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan and Serbia

Closest in populationSwitzerland, Belarus and Hungary

Neighbours 8 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Slovakia56 km
    Vienna to Bratislava, capital to capital
  • Hungary217 km
    Vienna to Budapest, capital to capital
  • Czechia251 km
    Vienna to Prague, capital to capital
  • Slovenia277 km
    Vienna to Ljubljana, capital to capital
  • Germany524 km
    Vienna to Berlin, capital to capital
  • Liechtenstein526 km
    Vienna to Vaduz, capital to capital
  • Switzerland682 km
    Vienna to Bern, capital to capital
  • Italy764 km
    Vienna to Rome, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern
Capital
Vienna
48.20°N 16.36°E
Northernmost latitude
49.00°N
Southernmost latitude
46.40°N
Westernmost longitude
9.52°E
Easternmost longitude
17.15°E
North to south
about 289 km
Antipode of Vienna
48.20°S 163.64°W
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,050 km from the nearest land (New Zealand)