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People and Society

Population

total: 8,967,982

male: 4,392,898

female: 4,575,084 (2024 est.)

comparison rankings : female 99; male 102; total 100

Nationality

noun: Austrian(s)

adjective: Austrian

Ethnic groups

Austrian 80.8%, German 2.6%, Bosnian and Herzegovinian 1.9%, Turkish 1.8%, Serbian 1.6%, Romanian 1.3%, other 10% (2018 est.)

note: data represent population by country of birth

Languages

German (official nationwide) 88.6%, Turkish 2.3%, Serbian 2.2%, Croatian (official in Burgenland) 1.6%, other (includes Slovene, official in southern Carinthia, and Hungarian, official in Burgenland) 5.3% (2001 est.)

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Religions

Roman Catholic 55.2%, Muslim 8.3%, Orthodox 4.9%, Evangelical Christian 3.8%, Jewish 0.1%, other 5.4%, none 22.4% (2021 est.)

note:Â data on Muslim is a 2016 estimate; data on other/none/unspecified are from 2012-2018 estimates

Age structure

0-14 years: 14.1% (male 648,639/female 616,334)

15-64 years: 64.7% (male 2,904,587/female 2,898,339)

65 years and over: 21.2% (2024 est.) (male 839,672/female 1,060,411)

2023 population pyramid :

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 51.1

youth dependency ratio: 21.7

elderly dependency ratio: 29.4

potential support ratio: 3.4 (2021 est.)

Median age

total: 44.9 years (2024 est.)

male: 43.6 years

female: 46.3 years

comparison ranking : total 24

Population growth rate

0.3% (2024 est.)

comparison ranking : 167

Birth rate

9.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)

comparison ranking : 194

Death rate

9.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)

comparison ranking : 37

Net migration rate

3.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)

comparison ranking : 32

Population distribution

the northern and eastern portions of the country are more densely populated; nearly two-thirds of the populace lives in urban areas

Urbanization

urban population: 59.5% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.68% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

1.975 million VIENNA (capital) (2023)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female

total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2024 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

29.7 years (2020 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio

5 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

comparison ranking : 168

Infant mortality rate

total: 3.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)

male: 3.6 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 2.7 deaths/1,000 live births

comparison ranking : total 201

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 82.7 years (2024 est.)

male: 80.1 years

female: 85.4 years

comparison ranking : total population 24

Total fertility rate

1.52 children born/woman (2024 est.)

comparison ranking : 200

Gross reproduction rate

0.74 (2024 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

79% (2019)

note: percent of women aged 16-49

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2020 est.)

Current health expenditure

11.5% of GDP (2020)

Physician density

5.29 physicians/1,000 population (2020)

Hospital bed density

7.3 beds/1,000 population (2018)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2020 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

20.1% (2016)

comparison ranking : 105

Alcohol consumption per capita

total: 11.9 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

beer: 6.3 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

wine: 3.7 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

spirits: 1.9 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

comparison ranking : total 5

Tobacco use

total: 26.4% (2020 est.)

male: 27.7% (2020 est.)

female: 25% (2020 est.)

comparison ranking : total 42

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

NA

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

58.7% (2023 est.)

Education expenditures

5.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

comparison ranking : 72

Literacy

total population: NA

male: NA

female: NA

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 16 years

male: 16 years

female: 16 years (2020)

Government

Country name

conventional long form: Republic of Austria

conventional short form: Austria

local long form: Republik Oesterreich

local short form: Oesterreich

etymology: the name Oesterreich means "eastern realm" and dates to the 10th century; the designation refers to the fact that Austria was the easternmost extension of Bavaria, and, in fact, of all the Germans; the word Austria is a Latinization of the German name

Government type

federal parliamentary republic

Capital

name: Vienna

geographic coordinates: 48 12 N, 16 22 E

time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

etymology: the origin of the name is disputed but may derive from early Celtic settlements of the area; a plausible reconstructed Celtic name from several centuries B.C. is Vedunia (meaning "forest stream"), which in Old High German became uuenia (wenia), and later wien (its current German form) in New High German; another possibility is that the name stems from the Roman settlement Vindobona, established around 15 B.C., and its Celtic-derived name (likely from the Celtic windo, meaning "white, fair, or bright" and bona meaning "base, fortification, or settlement" to give a connotation of "white settlement" or "white fort"); archeological remains of the latter survive at many sites in the center of Vienna

Administrative divisions

9 states (Bundeslaender, singular - Bundesland); Burgenland, Kaernten (Carinthia), Niederoesterreich (Lower Austria), Oberoesterreich (Upper Austria), Salzburg, Steiermark (Styria), Tirol (Tyrol), Vorarlberg, Wien (Vienna)

Independence

no official date of independence: 976 (Margravate of Austria established); 17 September 1156 (Duchy of Austria founded); 6 January 1453 (Archduchy of Austria acknowledged); 11 August 1804 (Austrian Empire proclaimed); 30 March 1867 (Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy established); 12 November 1918 (First Republic proclaimed); 27 April 1945 (Second Republic proclaimed)

National holiday

National Day (commemorates passage of the law on permanent neutrality), 26 October (1955)

Legal system

civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts by the Constitutional Court

Constitution

history: several previous; latest adopted 1 October 1920, revised 1929, replaced May 1934, replaced by German Weimar constitution in 1938 following German annexation, reinstated 1 May 1945

amendments: proposed through laws designated "constitutional laws" or through the constitutional process if the amendment is part of another law; approval required by at least a two-thirds majority vote by the National Assembly and the presence of one-half of the members; a referendum is required only if requested by one-third of the National Council or Federal Council membership; passage by referendum requires absolute majority vote; amended many times, last in 2020

International law organization participation

accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

Citizenship

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Austria

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years

Suffrage

16 years of age; universal

Executive branch

chief of state: President Alexander VAN DER BELLEN (since 26 January 2017)

head of government: Chancellor Karl NEHAMMER (since 6 December 2021)

cabinet: Council of Ministers proposed by the chancellor and appointed by the president

elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 6-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 9 October 2022 (next to be held in 2028); chancellor appointed by the president but determined by the majority coalition parties in the Federal Assembly; vice chancellor appointed by the president on the advice of the chancellor

election results:

2022: Alexander VAN DER BELLEN reelected in first round; percent of vote - Alexander VAN DER BELLEN (independent) 56.7%, Walter ROSENKRANZ (FPO) 17.7%, Dominik WLAZNY (Beer Party) 8.3%, Tassilo WALLENTIN (independent) 8.1%, Gerald GROSZ (independent) 5.6%

2016: Alexander VAN DER BELLEN elected in second round; percent of vote in first round - Norbert HOFER (FPOe) 35.1%, Alexander VAN DER BELLEN (independent, allied with the Greens) 21.3%, Irmgard GRISS (independent) 18.9%, Rudolf HUNDSTORFER (SPOe) 11.3%, Andreas KHOL (OeVP) 11.1%, Richard LUGNER (independent) 2.3%; percent of vote in second round - Alexander VAN DER BELLEN 53.8%, Norbert HOFER 46.2%

Legislative branch

description: bicameral Federal Assembly or Bundesversammlung consists of:

Federal Council or Bundesrat (61 seats - currently 60; members appointed by state parliaments with each state receiving 3 to 12 seats in proportion to its population; members serve 5- or 6-year terms)

National Council or Nationalrat (183 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)

elections: Federal Council - last appointed in 2021

National Council - last held on 29 September 2019 (next to be held by 23 October 2024)

election results: Federal Council - percent of vote by party - OeVP 42.6%, SPOe 31.2%. FPOe 16.4%, The Greens 8.2%, NEOS 1.6%; seats by party - OeVP 26, SPOe 19, FPOe 10, The Greens 5, NEOS 1; composition - men 32, women 28, percentage women 46.7%

National Council - percent of vote by party - OeVP 37.5%, SPOe 21.2%, FPOe 16.2%, The Greens 13.9%, NEOS 8.1%, other 3.1%; seats by party - OeVP 71, SPOe 40, FPOe 31, The Greens 26, NEOS 15; composition - men 109, women 74, percentage women 41%; total Federal Assembly percentage women 42%

Judicial branch

highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice or Oberster Gerichtshof (consists of 85 judges organized into 17 senates or panels of 5 judges each); Constitutional Court or Verfassungsgerichtshof (consists of 20 judges including 6 substitutes; Administrative Court or Verwaltungsgerichtshof - 2 judges plus other members depending on the importance of the case)

judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges nominated by executive branch departments and appointed by the president; judges serve for life; Constitutional Court judges nominated by several executive branch departments and approved by the president; judges serve for life; Administrative Court judges recommended by executive branch departments and appointed by the president; terms of judges and members determined by the president

subordinate courts: Courts of Appeal (4); Regional Courts (20); district courts (120); county courts

Political parties

Austrian People's Party or OeVPÂ

Freedom Party of Austria or FPOeÂ

The Greens - The Green AlternativeÂ

NEOS - The New Austria and Liberal ForumÂ

Social Democratic Party of Austria or SPOeÂ

International organization participation

ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC

Diplomatic representation in the US

chief of mission: Ambassador Petra SCHNEEBAUER (since 19 APRIL 2023)

chancery: 3524 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008-3035

telephone: [1] (202) 895-6700

FAX: [1] (202) 895-6750

email address and website:

washington-ob@bmeia.gv.at

https://www.austria.org/

consulate(s) general: Los Angeles, New York

consulate(s): Chicago

Diplomatic representation from the US

chief of mission: Ambassador Victoria Reggie KENNEDY (since 12 January 2022)

embassy: Boltzmanngasse 16, 1090, Vienna

mailing address: 9900 Vienna Place, Washington DCÂ 20521-9900

telephone: [43] (1) 31339 0

FAX: [43] (1) 31339 2017

email address and website:

ConsulateVienna@state.gov

https://at.usembassy.gov/

Flag description

three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and red; the flag design is certainly one of the oldest - if not the oldest - national banners in the world; according to tradition, in 1191, following a fierce battle in the Third Crusade, Duke Leopold V of Austria's white tunic became completely blood-spattered; upon removal of his wide belt or sash, a white band was revealed; the red-white-red color combination was subsequently adopted as his banner

National symbol(s)

eagle, edelweiss, Alpine gentian; national colors: red, white

National anthem

name: "Bundeshymne" (Federal Hymn)

lyrics/music: Paula von PRERADOVIC/Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART or Johann HOLZER (disputed)

note 1: adopted 1947; the anthem is also known as "Land der Berge, Land am Strome" (Land of the Mountains, Land by the River); Austria adopted a new national anthem after World War II to replace the former imperial anthem composed by Franz Josef HAYDN, which had been appropriated by Germany in 1922 and was thereafter associated with the Nazi regime; a gender-neutral version of the lyrics was adopted by the Austrian Federal Assembly in fall 2011 and became effective 1 January 2012

note 2: the beloved waltz "The Blue Danube" ("An der schoenen, blauen Donau"), composed in 1866 by the Austrian composer Johann STRAUSS II, is consistently referred to as Austria's unofficial national anthemÂ

National heritage

total World Heritage Sites: 12 (11 cultural, 1 natural)

selected World Heritage Site locales: Historic Salzburg (c); Palace and Gardens of SchÃ¶nbrunn (c); HalstadtâDachstein/Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape (c); Semmering railway (c); Historic Graz and Schloss Eggenberg (c); Wachau Cultural Landscape (c); Historic Vienna (c); FertÅ/Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape (c); Baden bei Wien (c); Primeval Beech Forests - DÃ¼rrenstein, Kalkalpen (n)

Economy

Economic overview

one of the strongest EU and euro economies; diversified trade portfolios and relations; enormous trade economy; Russian energy dependence, but investing in alternative energy; aging labor force but large refugee population; large government debt

Real GDP (purchasing power parity)

$590.354 billion (2023 est.)

$595.287 billion (2022 est.)

$567.987 billion (2021 est.)

note: data in 2021 dollars

comparison ranking : 43

Real GDP growth rate

-0.83% (2023 est.)

4.81% (2022 est.)

4.24% (2021 est.)

note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency

comparison ranking : 198

Real GDP per capita

$64,600 (2023 est.)

$65,800 (2022 est.)

$63,400 (2021 est.)

note: data in 2021 dollars

comparison ranking : 22

GDP (official exchange rate)

$516.034 billion (2023 est.)

note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

7.81% (2023 est.)

8.55% (2022 est.)

2.77% (2021 est.)

note: annual % change based on consumer prices

comparison ranking : 152

Credit ratings

Fitch rating: AA+ (2015)

Moody's rating: Aa1 (2016)

Standard & Poors rating: AA+ (2012)

note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained.

GDP - composition, by sector of origin

agriculture: 1.3% (2017 est.)

industry: 28.4% (2017 est.)

services: 70.3% (2017 est.)

comparison rankings : services 66; industry 90; agriculture 191

GDP - composition, by end use

household consumption: 52.1% (2017 est.)

government consumption: 19.5% (2017 est.)

investment in fixed capital: 23.5% (2017 est.)

investment in inventories: 1.6% (2017 est.)

exports of goods and services: 54.2% (2017 est.)

imports of goods and services: -50.7% (2017 est.)

Agricultural products

milk, sugar beets, maize, wheat, barley, potatoes, pork, grapes, triticale, apples (2022)

note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage

Industries

construction, machinery, vehicles and parts, food, metals, chemicals, lumber and paper, electronics, tourism

Industrial production growth rate

-1.99% (2023 est.)

note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency

comparison ranking : 181

Labor force

4.825 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

comparison ranking : 90

Unemployment rate

5.24% (2023 est.)

4.99% (2022 est.)

6.46% (2021 est.)

note: % of labor force seeking employment

comparison ranking : 99

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

total: 10.9% (2023 est.)

male: 10.6% (2023 est.)

female: 11.3% (2023 est.)

note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment

comparison ranking : total 123

Population below poverty line

14.8% (2021 est.)

note: % of population with income below national poverty line

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income

30.7 (2021 est.)

note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality

comparison ranking : 121

Average household expenditures

on food: 11.3% of household expenditures (2021 est.)

on alcohol and tobacco: 3.6% of household expenditures (2021 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share

lowest 10%: 2.8% (2021 est.)

highest 10%: 23.8% (2021 est.)

note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population

Remittances

0.64% of GDP (2023 est.)

0.64% of GDP (2022 est.)

0.67% of GDP (2021 est.)

note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities

Budget

revenues: $218.48 billion (2019 est.)

expenditures: $215.485 billion (2019 est.)

Public debt

75.05% of GDP (2022 est.)

note: central government debt as a % of GDP

comparison ranking : 46

Taxes and other revenues

26.24% (of GDP) (2022 est.)

note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP

comparison ranking : 36

Current account balance

$13.686 billion (2023 est.)

-$1.29 billion (2022 est.)

$7.77 billion (2021 est.)

note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars

comparison ranking : 24

Exports

$306.466 billion (2023 est.)

$292.012 billion (2022 est.)

$267.791 billion (2021 est.)

note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars

comparison ranking : 31

Exports - partners

Germany 28%, US 7%, Italy 7%, Switzerland 5%, Hungary 5% (2022)

note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports

Exports - commodities

cars, packaged medicine, vaccines, plastic products, electricity (2022)

note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars

Imports

$288.146 billion (2023 est.)

$290.277 billion (2022 est.)

$264.231 billion (2021 est.)

note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars

comparison ranking : 29

Imports - partners

Germany 40%, Italy 7%, Czechia 5%, Switzerland 5%, Netherlands 4% (2022)

note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports

Imports - commodities

cars, refined petroleum, gold, garments, broadcasting equipment (2022)

note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

$31.212 billion (2023 est.)

$33.078 billion (2022 est.)

$33.957 billion (2021 est.)

note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars

comparison ranking : 60

Debt - external

$688.434 billion (2019 est.)

$686.196 billion (2018 est.)

comparison ranking : 19

Exchange rates

euros (EUR) per US dollar -

Exchange rates:

0.925 (2023 est.)

0.95 (2022 est.)

0.845 (2021 est.)

0.876 (2020 est.)

0.893 (2019 est.)

Communications

Telephones - fixed lines

total subscriptions: 3.544 million (2022 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 40 (2022 est.)

comparison ranking : total subscriptions 36

Telephones - mobile cellular

total subscriptions: 11.035 million (2022 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 123 (2022 est.)

comparison ranking : total subscriptions 90

Telecommunication systems

general assessment: mature telecom market; the mobile market benefits from a growing number of Mobile Virtual Network Operators; the telcos as well as the government and regulator have been focused on delivering improved telecom infrastructure; the government has a program to provide a national gigabit service by 2030, delivered by private enterprise though with some state funding; this is based on fiber networks supported by 5G, with the Mobile Network Operators able to expand the reach of their 5G services following auctions held in March 2019 and September 2020; the fixed-line broadband market is still dominated by the DSL sector, while the cable broadband sector has held a steady share of connections in recent years; the fiber sector was slow to develop, and although fiber remains low there are plans to build out the network infrastructure (2021)

domestic: developed and efficient; 43 per 100 fixed telephone subscriptions; 122 per 100 mobile-cellular subscriptions (2021)

international: country code - 43; earth stations available in the Astra, Intelsat, Eutelsat satellite systems (2019)

Broadcast media

worldwide cable and satellite TV are available; the public incumbent ORF competes with three other major, several regional domestic, and up to 400 international TV stations; TV coverage is in principle 100%, but only 90% use broadcast media; Internet streaming not only complements, but increasingly replaces regular TV stations (2019)

Internet country code

.at

Internet users

total: 8.277 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 93% (2021 est.)

comparison ranking : total 72

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

total: 2.606 million (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 29 (2020 est.)

comparison ranking : total 49

Communications - note

note 1: the Austrian National Library contains important collections of the Imperial Library of the Holy Roman Empire and of the Austrian Empire, as well as of the Austrian Republic; among its more than 12 million items are outstanding holdings of rare books, maps, globes, papyrus, and music; its Globe Museum is the only one in the world

note 2: on 1 October 1869, Austria-Hungary introduced the world's first postal card - postal stationery with an imprinted stamp indicating the prepayment of postage; simple and cheap (sent for a fraction of the cost of a regular letter), postal cards became an instant success, widely produced in the millions worldwide

note 3: Austria followed up with the creation of the world's first commercial picture postcards - cards bearing a picture or photo to which postage is affixed - in May 1871; sent from Vienna, the image served as a souvenir of the city; together, postal cards and post cards served as the world's e-mails of the late 19th and early 20th centuries

note 4: Austria was also an airmail pioneer; from March to October of 1918, it conducted the world's first regular (daily) airmail service - between the imperial cities of Vienna, Krakow, and Lemberg - a combined distance of some 650 km (400 mi) (earlier airmail services had been set up in a few parts of the world but only for short stretches, and none lasted beyond a few days or weeks); an expansion of the route in June of 1918 allowed private mail to be flown to Kyiv, in newly independent Ukraine, which made the route the world's first regular international airmail service (covering a distance of some 1,200 km; 750 mi)

Military and Security

Military and security forces

Austrian Armed Forces (Bundesheer): Land Forces, Air Forces, Cyber Forces, Special Forces, Militia (reserves) (2024)

note 1: the federal police maintain internal security and report to the Ministry of the Interior

note 2: the militia is comprised of men and women who have done their basic military or training service and continue to perform a task in the armed forces; they are integrated into the military but have civilian jobs and only participate in exercises or operations; missions for the militia may include providing disaster relief, assisting security police, and protecting critical infrastructure (energy, water, etc.), as well as deployments on missions abroad

Military and security service personnel strengths

approximately 20-25,000 active-duty personnel (includes conscripts and active militia) (2023)

Military equipment inventories and acquisitions

the military's inventory includes a mix of domestically produced and imported weapons systems from European countries and the US; the Austrian defense industry produces a range of equipment and partners with other countries (2024)

Military service age and obligation

registration requirement at age 17, the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; men above the age of 18 are subject to compulsory military service; women may volunteer; compulsory service is for 6 months, or optionally, alternative civil/community service (Zivildienst) for 9 months (2024)

note 1: as of 2023, women made up about 4% of the military's full-time personnel

note 2: in a January 2013 referendum, a majority of Austrians voted in favor of retaining the system of compulsory military service (with the option of alternative/non-military service) instead of switching to a professional army system

Military deployments

170 Bosnia-Herzegovina (EUFOR stabilization force); 290 Kosovo (NATO/KFOR); 170 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (2024)

Military - note

the militaryâs primary responsibilities are national defense and protecting Austriaâs neutrality; it also has some domestic security and disaster response responsibilities; each of the nine federal states has a military command that provides a link between the military and civil authorities; the main tasks of these commands include providing military assistance during disasters and supporting security police operations

the Austrian military contributes to international peacekeeping and humanitarian missions; Austria has been constitutionally militarily non-aligned since 1955 but is an EU member and actively participates in EU peacekeeping and crisis management operations under the EU Common Security and Defense Policy; Austria is not a member of NATO but joined NATOâs Partnership for Peace framework in 1995 and participates in some NATO-led crisis management and peacekeeping operations; it has provided troops to international peacekeeping missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina (EU), Kosovo (NATO), and Lebanon (UN) in recent years; more than 100,000 Austrian military and civilian personnel have taken part in more than 50 international peace support and humanitarian missions since 1960 (2024)