Administrative divisions of Austria
Austria is divided into 9 first-level administrative divisions:
Largest cities in Austria
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ViennaCapital | 2,400,000 |
| 2 | Linz | 349,161 |
| 3 | Graz | 263,234 |
| 4 | Salzburg | 206,279 |
| 5 | Innsbruck | 155,214 |
| 6 | Klagenfurt | 90,610 |
| 7 | Wiener Neustadt | 82,762 |
| 8 | Bregenz | 26,928 |
| 9 | Eisenstadt | 13,165 |
Vienna is the largest urban area in Austria with about 2,400,000 people.
Terrain, rivers & lakes
Highest terrain in Austria: ≈ 3,766 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.
🌊 Rivers
- Rhein
- Mur
- Donau
- Inn
- Morava
- Drau
🏞️ Lakes
- Bodensee
Ethnic groups in Austria
Austrian 80.8%, German 2.6%, Bosnian and Herzegovinian 1.9%, Turkish 1.8%, Serbian 1.6%, Romanian 1.3%, other 10% (2018 est.)
Regionally, Austrian is the most common ethnic group across most of the 9 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2018 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Religions in Austria
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.)
Regionally, Roman Catholic is the most common religious group across most of the 9 divisions, while none predominates in 1 division (Wien).
Source: CIA World Factbook (2021 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Languages in Austria
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.)
Regionally, German is the most common language group across most of the 9 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2001 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.