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Official name:
Republic of Austria
Region:

    General Information
    Region    Western Europe
    Population (000, 2020)   9 006
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   109.3
    Capital city    Vienna
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   1 915.3b
    UN membership date    14-Dec-55
    Surface area (km2)   83 871a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   97.2
    National currency    Euro (EUR)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   0.9b
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)391 893381 818455 508c
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)1.812.4c
    GDP per capita (current US$)46 598.743 995.051 230.3c
    Economy: Agricultured (% of Gross Value Added)1.41.31.3c
    Economy: Industryd,e (% of Gross Value Added)28.728.228.8c
    Economy: Services and other activityd,f,g (% of GVA)69.970.569.9c
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)5.24.53.5h
    Employment in industry (% of employed)24.925.825h
    Employment in services (% employed)69.969.771.5h
    Unemploymenth (% of labour force)4.85.74.8
    Labour force participation rateh (female/male pop. %)53.5 / 66.954.5 / 66.055.0 / 66.4
    CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)100111118b
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)9898100i
    International trade: exports (million current US$)144 882145 276171 532b
    International trade: imports (million current US$)150 593147 928176 596b
    International trade: balance (million current US$)- 5 711- 2 652- 5 064b
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)11 4726 63411 714b
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratej (average annual %)0.40.60.7
    Urban population (% of total population)57.457.758.5b
    Urban population growth ratej (average annual %)-0.10.7...
    Fertility rate, totalj (live births per woman)1.41.41.5
    Life expectancy at birthj (females/males, years)82.8 / 77.383.5 / 78.483.8 / 78.9
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)14.7 / 23.314.1 / 24.314.4 / 25.7
    International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)1 276.0 / 15.21 492.4 / 17.21 779.9 / 19.9b
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)68.7k92.2l163.7b
    Infant mortality ratej (per 1 000 live births)3.83.33.2
    Health: Current expenditureh (% of GDP)10.210.410.4a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)4.85.15.2a
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)5.75.55.5i
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)99.1 / 100.4101.5 / 102.4103.0 / 103.2a
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)96.8 / 100.798.5 / 102.198.3 / 102.5a
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)... / ...88.0 / 73.892.5 / 78.1a
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)0.70.51c
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)27.930.639.3m
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)75.2n83.9n87.5c
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)2.7h33.2o,c
    Threatened species (number)82106185
    Forested area (% of land area)46.746.9h46.9h,a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)68.6 / 8.262.2 / 7.264.9 / 7.4a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)483497507a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)168157161a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national bordersp (000)22 00426 72830 816c
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)66.367.367.3b
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)100.0 / 92.3100.0 / 92.3100.0 / 92.3a
    Net Official Development Assist. disbursedq (% of GNI)0.320.350.3a
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