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the European Union and Austria

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the European Union

Austria

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.

Figure
the European Union
Austria

People

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

Money and work

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

Family and home

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

Health and daily life

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

Education

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

Public spending

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

Country and infrastructure

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

Environment

Renewable energy18.0 points
26.2%
44.2%

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.

the European Union

Austria

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

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

Frequently asked: the European Union and Austria

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

    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: the European Union or Austria?

    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: the European Union or Austria?

    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: the European Union or Austria?

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

    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

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

    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

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

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

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

    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

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

    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: the European Union or Austria?

    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.