Vienna at a glance

• 1.9 million residents
• Economic centre in the heart of Europe with around 500 million people
• Average economic growth (2004–2014): 1.4 % (Euro zone: 0.7 %)
• Location of the headquarters of over 200 international companies
• 9,000 business start-ups per year
• The largest German-speaking university location with almost 200,000 students
• Favourable tax rates for businesses and investors
• High productivity when compared internationally
• Highest quality of life worldwide
• Highly qualified and well trained workforce
• 1,000 research institutes, 46,000 employees in R&D
• 480 Life Science Organisations, 36,000 employees in Life Science sector
• Viennese research quote: 3.66 %
• Modern and efficient infrastructure
• Seat of many international organisations
• Attractive office location in Central Europe
• One of the world's most popular convention cities 
• 17.5% of Viennese enterprises are active in the creative industries