Austria
population: National quarterly estimate (1 Apr 2026) · indicators as of 2026-09-05 · 27 metros tracked
🗺️ Geography27 metros
Austria metro footprint, shaded by composite tier.
Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.
🏙️ 27 tracked metros
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🗂️ States
9 entries listed under Austria. Click any to see its metros and footprint.
📋 At a glance
- Official languages
- German, Austrian Sign Language
- Currency
- Euro (€)
- Government
- Federal parliamentary republic
- Legislature
- Austrian Parliament
- Constitution
- 1934, 58 amendment events since
- Demonym
- Austrian
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Driving side
- Right
- Calling code
- +43
- Internet TLD
- .at
- ISO 3166
- AT
- Established
- 1918
- Highest point
- Grossglockner (3,798 m (12,461 ft))
- National anthem
- Land der Berge, Land am Strome
Facts via Wikidata.
💹 Economy and developmentHigh income
Ranks are among sovereign countries with data; ★ marks a top-5% finish. Sources: World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data (UNDP, UN WPP, V-Dem, Global Carbon Budget, Ember, Energy Institute; CC BY 4.0). Each card credits its originating body. Renewable share is of electricity generation, not of primary energy. Each figure is the most recent year available.
Alliances & Organisations3 full memberships
Full memberDashed border = Candidate / ApplicantItalic = Dialogue / Observer
🏛️ Leadership History49 leaders · click to expand
marks a leader associated with atrocities or defiance of law, systemic subversion of democratic institutions, or a criminal conviction. Convictions arising from political persecution, and annulled convictions, are excluded. denotes a monarch. These are editorial designations, applied per entry rather than derived automatically.
Second Republic
Christian Stocker✦ Current
2025–PresentFederal Chancellor
Alexander Schallenberg
2025–2025Federal Chancellor
Karl Nehammer
2021–2025Federal Chancellor
Alexander Schallenberg
2021–2021Federal Chancellor
Sebastian Kurz
2020–2021Federal Chancellor
Brigitte Bierlein
2019–2020Federal Chancellor
Sebastian Kurz
2017–2019Federal Chancellor
Alexander Van der Bellen✦ Current
2017–PresentFederal President
Christian Kern
2016–2017Federal Chancellor
Werner Faymann
2008–2016Federal Chancellor
Alfred Gusenbauer
2007–2008Federal Chancellor
Heinz Fischer
2004–2016Federal President
Show all 28 leaders
Wolfgang Schüssel
2000–2007Federal Chancellor
Viktor Klima
1997–2000Federal Chancellor
Thomas Klestil
1992–2004Federal President
Kurt Waldheim
1986–1992Federal President
Franz Vranitzky
1986–1997Federal Chancellor
Fred Sinowatz
1983–1986Federal Chancellor
Rudolf Kirchschläger
1974–1986Federal President
Bruno Kreisky
1970–1983Federal Chancellor
Franz Jonas
1965–1974Federal President
Josef Klaus
1964–1970Federal Chancellor
Alfons Gorbach
1961–1964Federal Chancellor
Adolf Schärf
1957–1965Federal President
Julius Raab
1953–1961Federal Chancellor
Theodor Körner
1951–1957Federal President
Leopold Figl
1945–1953Federal Chancellor
Karl Renner
1945–1950Federal President
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Stocker✦ Current | Federal Chancellor | 2025–Present |
| Alexander Schallenberg | Federal Chancellor | 2025–2025 |
| Karl Nehammer | Federal Chancellor | 2021–2025 |
| Alexander Schallenberg | Federal Chancellor | 2021–2021 |
| Sebastian Kurz | Federal Chancellor | 2020–2021 |
| Brigitte Bierlein | Federal Chancellor | 2019–2020 |
| Sebastian Kurz | Federal Chancellor | 2017–2019 |
| Alexander Van der Bellen✦ Current | Federal President | 2017–Present |
| Christian Kern | Federal Chancellor | 2016–2017 |
| Werner Faymann | Federal Chancellor | 2008–2016 |
| Alfred Gusenbauer | Federal Chancellor | 2007–2008 |
| Heinz Fischer | Federal President | 2004–2016 |
| Wolfgang Schüssel | Federal Chancellor | 2000–2007 |
| Viktor Klima | Federal Chancellor | 1997–2000 |
| Thomas Klestil | Federal President | 1992–2004 |
| Kurt Waldheim | Federal President | 1986–1992 |
| Franz Vranitzky | Federal Chancellor | 1986–1997 |
| Fred Sinowatz | Federal Chancellor | 1983–1986 |
| Rudolf Kirchschläger | Federal President | 1974–1986 |
| Bruno Kreisky | Federal Chancellor | 1970–1983 |
| Franz Jonas | Federal President | 1965–1974 |
| Josef Klaus | Federal Chancellor | 1964–1970 |
| Alfons Gorbach | Federal Chancellor | 1961–1964 |
| Adolf Schärf | Federal President | 1957–1965 |
| Julius Raab | Federal Chancellor | 1953–1961 |
| Theodor Körner | Federal President | 1951–1957 |
| Leopold Figl | Federal Chancellor | 1945–1953 |
| Karl Renner | Federal President | 1945–1950 |
Austrofascism & Anschluss
⚠️ Arthur Seyss-Inquart
1938–1938Federal Chancellor
⚠️ Kurt Schuschnigg
1934–1938Federal Chancellor
⚠️ Engelbert Dollfuss
1932–1934Federal Chancellor
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| ⚠️ Arthur Seyss-Inquart | Federal Chancellor | 1938–1938 |
| ⚠️ Kurt Schuschnigg | Federal Chancellor | 1934–1938 |
| ⚠️ Engelbert Dollfuss | Federal Chancellor | 1932–1934 |
First Republic
Wilhelm Miklas
1928–1938Federal President
Michael Hainisch
1920–1928Federal President
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Wilhelm Miklas | Federal President | 1928–1938 |
| Michael Hainisch | Federal President | 1920–1928 |
Austrian Empire & Austria-Hungary (1804–1918)
👑 Karl I
1916–1918Monarch
👑 Franz Joseph I
1848–1916Monarch
👑 Ferdinand I
1835–1848Monarch
👑 Francis I
1792–1835Monarch
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 👑 Karl I | Monarch | 1916–1918 |
| 👑 Franz Joseph I | Monarch | 1848–1916 |
| 👑 Ferdinand I | Monarch | 1835–1848 |
| 👑 Francis I | Monarch | 1792–1835 |
Habsburg Monarchy (1526–1804)
👑 Leopold II
1790–1792Monarch
👑 Joseph II
1780–1790Monarch
👑 Maria Theresa
1740–1780Monarch
👑 Charles VI
1711–1740Monarch
👑 Joseph I
1705–1711Monarch
👑 Leopold I
1657–1705Monarch
👑 Ferdinand III
1637–1657Monarch
👑 Ferdinand II
1619–1637Monarch
👑 Matthias
1612–1619Monarch
👑 Rudolf II
1576–1612Monarch
👑 Maximilian II
1564–1576Monarch
👑 Ferdinand I
1526–1564Monarch
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 👑 Leopold II | Monarch | 1790–1792 |
| 👑 Joseph II | Monarch | 1780–1790 |
| 👑 Maria Theresa | Monarch | 1740–1780 |
| 👑 Charles VI | Monarch | 1711–1740 |
| 👑 Joseph I | Monarch | 1705–1711 |
| 👑 Leopold I | Monarch | 1657–1705 |
| 👑 Ferdinand III | Monarch | 1637–1657 |
| 👑 Ferdinand II | Monarch | 1619–1637 |
| 👑 Matthias | Monarch | 1612–1619 |
| 👑 Rudolf II | Monarch | 1576–1612 |
| 👑 Maximilian II | Monarch | 1564–1576 |
| 👑 Ferdinand I | Monarch | 1526–1564 |
📈 Power over timeThe Power Atlas →
The powerline is the headline share of world power, running from the state’s first ranked year (benchmark estimates with wide error bars before 1816). Latent power is material mass a state could mobilise (population, manpower, heavy industry). Recognised power is what the system actually treats it as (military spending, productive economy, reach, and status such as a Security Council seat or nuclear arsenal). When latent runs above recognised, a power is rising or under-rated; when recognised runs higher, it is punching above its weight or coasting on prestige. Material sub-indices run 1816 through 2016.
⚔️ Conflicts since 194534 interstate wars · click to expand
Show all 34 wars
Bold = principal belligerent. Source: Wikipedia, “List of interstate wars since 1945.”
👥 Population over time
Our World in Data population (CC BY): UN WPP 2024 from 1950, Gapminder v7 1800-1949, HYDE 3.3 earlier; today's borders. Figures above are as of 2023, the last year that is estimated rather than forecast. The dashed tail to 2026 is a UN WPP medium-variant projection. It is drawn because the line should reach the present, and drawn differently because it has not happened yet: no rank, peak or share on this page uses it. Before 1950 the series is reconstruction rather than contemporaneous statistics, which is worth knowing when a country’s peak sits back there. The current population shown elsewhere on this page comes from the workbook and is unchanged by this. Note that people and share of world can move in opposite directions. A country can grow steadily and still become a smaller part of humanity, which is what happened to almost every rich country after 1960.
👥 To 2100
The UN’s probabilistic projection for Austria: the median with its 80% and 95% bands, the UN’s own high, low and zero-migration scenarios beside it. Not this site’s model; the site reads it and says what it implies.
Tap or drag across the chart to read any year: the estimate to 2023, then the UN median, its bands and the scenarios.
What drives it
Births, deaths and net migration on the UN medium path, with fertility, life expectancy and median age, every decade from 1950.
Show all 16 decades
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 IGO. Estimates to 2023; projections 2024 to 2100, medium variant and probabilistic intervals. The UN revises every two years; this is the WPP 2024 revision.
💰 Billionaires8 · $78.9B combined · click to expand
| # | Name | Net worth | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Mark Mateschitz(inherited) | $45.1B | Food & Beverage |
| 323 | Johann Graf | $10.8B | Gambling & Casinos |
| 385 | Georg Stumpf | $9.4B | Diversified |
| 1034 | Wolfgang Leitner | $4.2B | Construction & Engineering |
| 1106 | Reinold Geiger | $3.9B | Fashion & Retail |
| 1589 | Toto Wolff | $2.7B | Sports |
| 2452 | Ulrich Mommert & family | $1.7B | Automotive |
| 3008 | Michael Tojner | $1.2B | Manufacturing |
Source: Forbes real-time billionaires (via the rtb-api project). Net worth as of the latest monthly snapshot.
🏆 National Teams
Austria on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.