Austria — Country Profile
Population, GDP, natural resources, leaders and history of Austria: the Magna Factbook country file, with its Magna Power score (--/100, ranked #-- of 195).
Last updated: October 2026
Austria — in Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia. Political status: federal parliamentary republic. It covers 83,871 sq km. 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). Terrain: mostly mountains (Alps) in the west and south; mostly flat or gently sloping along the eastern and northern margins. Climate: temperate; contine…
| Capital | Vienna |
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| Population | 9,174,390 (2025 est.) |
| GDP (PPP) | $581.131 billion (2024 est.) |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $63,300 (2024 est.) |
| Real GDP growth | -1.2% (2024 est.) |
| Inflation | 2.9% (2024 est.) |
| Unemployment | 5.5% (2024 est.) |
| Public debt | 78.3% of GDP (2023 est.) |
| Exports | $299.366 billion (2024 est.) |
| Imports | $284.467 billion (2024 est.) |
| Life expectancy | 82.7 years (2024 est.) |
| Median age | 44.5 years (2025 est.) |
| Urbanization | 59.5% of total population (2023) |
| Government | federal parliamentary republic |
| 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) |
| 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.) |
Austria’s GDP is $581.131 billion (2024 est.) in purchasing-power-parity terms. At official exchange rates it stands at $521.642 billion (2024 est.). Real GDP grew -1.2% (2024 est.). See where Austria ranks among all 195 countries by GDP.
POWER --/100 — The Magna Power score is our 0–100 composite of structural national power — nine components, 135 indicators. It is the Bureau's own assessment, not a mirror of World Bank or CIA figures.
Momentum 0 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).
An uneventful quarter, recorded without embellishment: no breakthrough to celebrate, no setback to mourn.
The longer forces — demographics, trade routes, regional balances — kept doing what they do, and the country rode them steadily.
- What our model rewards: inflation tamed at 2.9%; a current-account surplus of $13 billion — the world pays it more than it pays out
- What drags it down: fertility of 1.4 children per woman — below replacement, the cradle is emptying; public debt above 78% of GDP — the budget's ball and chain
Oil, Coal, Timber, Iron ore, Copper, Zinc, Antimony, Tungsten, Graphite, Salt, Hydropower.
Energy is the physical base of economic power — what a country can generate, move and burn decides what it can build, sell and defend.
| Electricity access | 100% (2022 est.) |
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| Installed capacity mix (CIA) | 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.) |
| Energy consumption per capita (CIA) | 120.211 million Btu/person (2023 est.) |
| Primary energy consumption (OWID) | 412.3 TWh (2024) |
| Electricity generation (OWID) | 78.5 TWh (2024) |
| Energy per capita (OWID) | 45,209 kWh per person (2024) |
| Electricity generation mix (OWID) | Hydro 57.0%, Wind 12.0%, Solar 11.2%, Gas 9.1%, Oil 4.2% (2024) |
| Low-carbon share of electricity (OWID) | 86.7% (2024) |
| Carbon intensity of electricity (OWID) | 102.6 gCO2/kWh (2024) |
Sources: CIA World Factbook, Energy section; Our World in Data (IEA/Ember), 2024.
Trade shows what the world buys from a country and what the country must buy from the world — the balance between the two is a direct measure of economic leverage.
| Exports | $299.366 billion (2024 est.) |
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| Imports | $284.467 billion (2024 est.) |
| Trade balance (calculated) | Surplus of $14.9 billion (2024), calculated from the CIA export and import figures above. |
| Key industries | construction, machinery, vehicles and parts, food, metals, chemicals, lumber and paper, electronics, tourism |
Source: CIA World Factbook, Economy section.
Christian Stocker — Chancellor. President Alexander VAN DER BELLEN (since 26 January 2017)
Austria maintains 83 embassies and 13 consulates abroad, hosts 121 foreign diplomatic missions, holds permanent missions to UN New York, UN Geneva, EU Brussels, OECD Paris, UNESCO Paris, OSCE Vienna, CoE Strasbourg. The breadth of a diplomatic network is a direct measure of diplomatic power — it shows how far a country’s influence, alliances and interests reach.
| Embassies abroad | 83 |
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| Consulates abroad | 13 |
| Foreign missions hosted | 121 |
| Multilateral missions | UN New York, UN Geneva, EU Brussels, OECD Paris, UNESCO Paris, OSCE Vienna, CoE Strasbourg |
Source: Abroad: Lowy Institute Global Diplomacy Index 2024 via Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_diplomatic_missions . Hosted: Consular Affairs Center in-country ranking, Mar 2026 https://zenodo.org/records/18917562/ . Multilateral: UN/Wikipedia perm-reps list, UNOG Blue Book https://www.ungeneva.org/en/blue-book/missions/member-states , OSCE http://www.osce.org/contacts/delegations , EU https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union , OECD https://web.archive.org/web/20230326055016/https:/www.oecd.org/about/document/ratification-oecd-convention.htm , CoE https://strasbourg.mfa.gov.hu/en/europa-tanacs
Transport networks are economic power made physical — ports, runways, railways and pipelines decide what a country can move, sell and defend.
| Sea access | Landlocked — no seacoast; exports move through transit corridors across neighbouring countries. |
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| Airports (total) | 62 + 112 heliports (registration prefix OE) |
| Railways | 6123 km |
| Pipelines | 1,888 km gas, 594 km oil, 157 km refined products (2017) |
Major airports
Graz Airport (GRZ) — Feldkirchen bei Graz; Innsbruck Airport (INN) — Innsbruck; Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) — Klagenfurt am Wörthersee; Linz-Hörsching Airport (LNZ) — Linz; Salzburg Airport (SZG) — Salzburg; Vienna International Airport (VIE) — Vienna.
Terminals
| River ports | Enns, Krems, Linz, Vienna (Danube) |
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Sources: OurAirports public-domain extract (2026-10-02); per-entry Wikipedia links included; CIA World Factbook via cia_factbook snapshot (2026-09-28); theodora.com CIA mirror (CIA World Factbook Transportation section), scraped 2026-10-02
| Political system | federal parliamentary republic |
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| Last election | 2024 — legislative; 2024-09-29; winner: Herbert Kickl (FPÖ); FPÖ 28.8% first far-right win post-WWII; excluded from government Wikipedia |
| Next election | 2029 — legislative (scheduled) |
Source: constitutional schedule / public election calendar
POWER --/100 Ranked #-- of 195 countries in the Magna Country Rankings. Full ranking breakdown for Austria.
Historical timeline of Austria
This profile covers the population, economy, natural resources, leaders, and history of Austria — with the Bureau’s live national-power score of --/100, ranking #-- of 195 countries.
What is Austria's power score?
Austria has a Magna Power score of --/100. The score measures structural power — the proven capacity to shape events — across nine components.