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Austria and the European Union

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Austria

the European Union

The widest gap is Disposable income per person: Austria €36,546 against the European Union €22,939, 59.3% apart.

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The faint tick on each bar is the EU27 figure.

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Austria
the European Union

People

Median age1.1 years
43.8 years
44.9 years
Life expectancy at birth0.6 years
82.1 years
81.5 years
People49×
9.2m
450.6m
People per square kilometre1.5%
112 per km²
110 per km²
Women in the population0.3 points
50.7%
51.0%
Born abroad8.1 points
22.5%
14.4%
Born outside the EU2.4 points
12.8%
10.4%

Money and work

Disposable income per person59.3%
€36,546
€22,939
Average net income53.6%
€39,854
€25,952
Take-home pay, average-wage worker41.4%
€42,347
€29,954
Gross pay, average-wage worker43.5%
€62,628
€43,658
In work, age 20 to 641.5 points
77.6%
76.1%
Out of work0.3 points
5.7%
6.0%
Hours worked a week1.4 hours
35.9 hours
37.3 hours
At risk of poverty0.4 points
15.9%
16.3%
Housing costs over 40% of income1.6 points
6.1%
7.7%
GDP per person34.0%
€55,880
€41,700

Family and home

People at home4.5%
2.2
2.3
Households with children2.1 points
26.6%
28.7%
Children per woman2.3%
1.31
1.34
Own their home14.3 points
54.2%
68.5%

Health and daily life

Hospital beds29.1%
655 per 100,000 people
507 per 100,000 people
Doctors54.4%
577 per 100,000 people
374 per 100,000 people

Education

With a degree0.7 points
37.6%
36.9%
Students per 1,000 people13.9%
48.3 per 1,000 people
42.4 per 1,000 people

Public spending

Public spending on them51.1%
€29,771
€19,707
Tax raised per person45.9%
€23,626
€16,198
Government debt0.2 points
81.5%
81.7%

Country and infrastructure

Land area50.37×
83,882 km²
4,225,104 km²
Railway density38.9%
68.2 per 1,000 km²
49.1 per 1,000 km²
Motorway density13.7%
21.2 per 1,000 km²
18.6 per 1,000 km²
Cars per 1,000 people1.7%
574 per 1,000 people
584 per 1,000 people
Households with internet0.7 points
95.5%
94.8%
Tourist nights per resident2.17×
14.62
6.73

Environment

Renewable energy18.0 points
44.2%
26.2%

Where €100 of public spending goes

Every euro each general government spends, sorted into the ten functions all 27 countries report against. Open a row for the ranking of 27 and what sits inside it.

Austria

the European Union

Function
Austria
the European Union
10.9%
12.4%
1.2%
3.0%
2.7%
3.5%
12.9%
10.8%
1.3%
1.7%
0.7%
1.5%
17.2%
15.0%
2.3%
2.4%
9.6%
9.7%
41.3%
40.0%

Reference year 2024. Total public spending €100.00 in every column, so the ten shares always add up to one hundred.

Frequently asked: Austria and the European Union

  1. Where do more people live: Austria or the European Union?

    The gap is 49×: the European Union 450.6m, Austria 9.2m. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. demo_pjan · 2025. See the figure

  2. Which covers more ground: Austria or the European Union?

    The gap is 50.37×: the European Union 4,225,104, Austria 83,882. Total area of the country, inland water included. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  3. Which spends a larger share of its budget on defence: Austria or the European Union?

    The gap is 1.8 points: the European Union 3.0%, Austria 1.2%. Armed forces, defence equipment, military aid abroad, and defence research. gov_10a_exp · 2024. See the figure

  4. Which spends more on health per resident: Austria or the European Union?

    The gap is 72.6%: Austria €5,108, the European Union €2,959. Hospitals, doctors, medicines and medical equipment, and public health programmes. gov_10a_exp · 2024. See the figure

  5. Where does more energy come from renewables: Austria or the European Union?

    The gap is 18.0 points: Austria 44.2%, the European Union 26.2%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. nrg_ind_ren · 2025. See the figure

  6. Where were more residents born abroad: Austria or the European Union?

    The gap is 8.1 points: Austria 22.5%, the European Union 14.4%. Share of residents born in another country. Eurostat records country of birth, not ethnicity. migr_pop3ctb · 2025. See the figure

  7. Who has more to spend, the typical person in Austria or the European Union?

    The gap is 59.3%: Austria €36,546, the European Union €22,939. Median equivalised disposable income: household income after taxes and transfers, divided by household size on the OECD-modified scale. What one person has to spend — not a salary. ilc_di03 · 2025. See the figure

  8. Where are there more doctors per 100,000 people: Austria or the European Union?

    The gap is 54.4%: Austria 577, the European Union 374. Practising doctors, per 100,000 residents. hlth_rs_phys · 2025. See the figure

  9. Where do more people own their home: Austria or the European Union?

    The gap is 14.3 points: the European Union 68.5%, Austria 54.2%. Share of people living in a home owned by their household, mortgaged or outright. ilc_lvho02 · 2025. See the figure

  10. Where are there more university students per 1,000 people: Austria or the European Union?

    The gap is 13.9%: Austria 48.3, the European Union 42.4. People in higher education, per 1,000 residents. educ_uoe_enrt01 · 2024. See the figure

Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.