Linz

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#355

Global Rank

7.4

Power Score

Established Metro

% of Country Score

8.1%


Share

Austria • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/Vienna UTC+1 (CET) (observes summer time)

Population
707K
GDP
$49B
GDP per capita
$69,327
Land area
2,705 km² (1,044 mi²)
Density
261/km² (676/mi²)
GAWC class
12

Primary city Linz

State / province Upper Austria

Language German

Linz metro area

48.30, 14.28
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Commuter Rail Stations, Total Teams, Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

6 teams

Major League Teams/Venues

Football/Soccer • Austria

LASK Linz

Linz • Level: 1

2 titles2 cupsDomestic leagues →

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams4 teams

Football/Soccer • Austria

FC Blau-Weiß Linz

Linz • Level: 2

Football/Soccer • Austria

FC Hertha Wels

Wels-Land • Level: 2

W Football/Soccer • ÖFB Frauen Bundesliga

Blau-Weiß Linz/Kleinmünchen

Linz

W Football/Soccer • ÖFB Frauen Bundesliga

LASK Linz Women

Linz

Other Men’s Teams1 team

Hockey • Minor/Jr/Int'l Hockey

Steinbach Black Wings Linz

Linz

Championship History

3 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Linz, across all sports, newest first. 3 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

Top Companies

2 companies
1Voestalpine
$8B
Public
2Oberbank
$7B
Public

Total Market Cap: $14B across 2 companies

Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

Languages of Linz

German first in Upper Austria; 1 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoGerman
AdministrativeGerman
NationalGerman
English reach, Upper Austria
73%
Tier 3 country
Effective working languages
1.83
Rank 27 of 43; 2 working languages in Austria

Upper Austria on the languages board · Language power

Art of Linz

#267 for celebrated art · 1 canon work in its museums

The Art hub →

Leading museums: Führermuseum

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#988

Johannes Kepler University Linz

Linz, Austria

Top 250 Hospitals2 entries

Kepler Universitätsklinikum

Linz • Hospital

Ordensklinikum Linz Elisabethinen

Linz • Hospital

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Linz Airport

Linz • 4 - Regional

Suburban Rail (62 stations)1 entry

S-Bahn Oberosterreich

Linz • 62 stations