What every visitor should know about Austria:

Money
The currency is the Euro (EUR). 1 euro is worth about US$1.44.
Crime
CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 5 out of 5 (Very safe)

Areas of concern:

  • Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
Capital
Vienna
Tap water
Excellent. Water from the tap is safe to drink.

Austria facts and figures:

People

Population
8,210,281
Language
German (official nationwide) 88.6%, Turkish 2.3%, Serbian 2.2%, Croatian (official in Burgenland) 1.6%, other (includes Slovene, official in Carinthia, and Hungarian, official in Burgenland) 5.3%
Ethnicity
Austrians 91.1%, former Yugoslavs 4% (includes Croatians, Slovenes, Serbs, and Bosniaks), Turks 1.6%, German 0.9%, other or unspecified 2.4%

Economy

GDP
US$39,200 (per capita)
Income equality
Very high
Copyright © 2025. All rights reserved. More guides: ►Africa ►Americas ►Asia ►Europe ►Middle East ►Pacific