Vienna at a glance
Bringing Europe together.
Vienna at a glance
- 1.8 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
- High productivity when compared internationally
- Highest quality of life worldwide
- Highly qualified and well trained workforce
- Favourable tax rates for businesses and investors
- 1,500 research institutes, 44,000 employees in R&D
- The largest German-speaking university location with almost 200,000 students
- 17.5% of Viennese enterprises are active in the creative industries
- Modern and efficient infrastructure
- Seat of many international organisations
- Attractive office location in Central Europe
- One of the world's most popular convention cities
Vienna in figures
