Europe · Western Europe
Austria
Austria covers about 84,000 km² (32,400 mi²), the 116th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Azerbaijan, at about 86,200 km².
- 84,000km²Area, main territory
- 9.0 millionPopulation
- 2.74In Belgiums
100 km
- Austria
Facts
| Area, main territory | 84,000 km²32,400 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 83,900 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 2.74 |
| Capital | Vienna |
| Population | 9.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Density | 107 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 46°N to 49°N |
| In other languages | Österreich Deutsch · Autriche Français · Áustria Português · オーストリア 日本語 · 奥地利 中文 · 오스트리아 한국어 |
| Continent | Europe#19 of 50 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Austria
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 202× the size of Austria.
- At 107 people per km², Austria is the 64th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 48°N is drawn about 2.2× too large in area, so Austria looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Austria's main territory stretches about 293 km north to south and 572 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 83,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 84,000 km², to within 2%.
How Austria measures up
Austria holds 0.4% of the land area and 1.2% of the people of the 50 countries listed for Europe. In Western Europe it is the 3rd largest of 9.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 84,000 km² | 115th of 239 |
| Population | 9.0 million | 98th of 237 |
| Density | 107 per km² | 64th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 47.6°N | 28th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Austria is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 2.74× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.34× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.23× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.22× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.15× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.03× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 202 its size |
Where Austria sits
- Austria's centre lies at 47.6°N, 14.1°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 5,290 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 46°N to 49°N, about 290 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Austria had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Austria would have 105.2 million people. It has 9.0 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Austria would have 312,000 people. It has 9.0 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 6.1 million.
About the same size as
Largest in Europe
- Russia16,980,000 km²
- Ukraine572,000 km²
- France548,000 km²
- Spain499,000 km²
- Sweden446,000 km²
- Austria#19 · 84,000 km²
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2022; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11