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With 24 pages and 8 chapters, Vienna in Figures provides a concise overview of various aspects of life in our city, inviting readers to fi nd out more about Vienna.
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Vienna in Figures 2019
Um 50 n. Chr.:
Errichtung des römischen Militärlagers „Vindobona“
Vindobona
881:Erste urkundliche Erwähnung des Namens „Wenia“ für Wien
2015:
Eurovision Song Contest in Wien
2008:
Finalspiel der Fußball-Europameisterschaft 1981:
Eröffnung der Donauinsel als Naherholungsgebiet
1978:
Eröffnung der ersten U-Bahn-Linie (U1)
1954:
Festlegung des heutigen Stadtgebietes in 23 Bezirke
1922:
Wien wird eigenes Bundesland
1918:
Ende des 1. Weltkriegs 1945:
Ende des 2. Weltkriegs
1900:
Bau der 2. Wiener Hochquellenleitung 1897:
Errichtung des Riesenrads im Prater
1870:
Bau der 1. Wiener Hochquellenleitung 1862:
Eröffnung des Stadtparks und des Statistischen Bureaus der Stadt Wien
1858:
Bau der Ringstraße
1850:
Stadterweiterung (Eingemeindung der
Vorstädte): 8 Bezirke 1795:
Gründung der Albertina
1737:
Fertigstellung der Karlskirche
1695:
Beginn der Bauarbeiten für das Schloss Schönbrunn
1688:
Erste öffentliche Beleuchtung mit Öllampen 1365:
Gründung der ersten Universität durch Rudolf IV. (den Stifter)
1282:
Beginn der Habsburger-
Herrschaft (bis 1918) 1221:
Stadtrechtsprivileg
1137:
Erstmalige Erwähnung Wiens als Stadt 1469:
Gründung des Bistums Wien
1547:
Erste Stadtpläne von Augustin Hirschvogel
1814:
Wiener Kongress
1890:
Stadterweiterung (Eingemeindung der Vororte): 19 Bezirke
Around 50 AD:
First Roman military camp
“Vindobona” is erected Vindobona
881:First documented mention of the name “Wenia” for Vienna
2015:
Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna
2008:
Finals of the European Football Championship in Vienna
1981:
Opening of Danube Island, a new local recreation area
1978:
Opening of the fi rst public underground line (U1)
1954:
Vienna takes its current shape and area, subdivided into 23 districts
1922:
Vienna becomes a federal province in its own right
1918:
End of World War I 1945:
End of World War II
1900:
Construction of the 2nd Vienna Spring Water Pipeline
1897:
The Vienna Giant Ferris Wheel is built in Prater
1870:
Construction of the 1st Vienna Spring Water Pipeline 1862:
Opening of Stadtpark, foundation of the Vienna Statistics Bureau
1858:
Construction of the Ringstraße boulevard
1850:
Urban enlargement (incorporation of suburbs):
Vienna has 8 districts 1795:
The Vienna Albertina is founded
1737:
Completion of St. Charles’ Church
1695:
Construction of
Schönbrunn palace starts 1688:
First public lighting system with oil lamps 1365:
Duke Rudolf IV establishes the fi rst university in Vienna
1282:
The long rule of House of Habsburg begins (– to last until 1918)
1221:
Granting of the Town Charter
1137:
First documented mention of Vienna as a town 1469:
The diocese of Vienna is founded
1547:
First maps of Vienna by Augustin Hirschvogel
1814:
Congress of Vienna
1890:
Urban enlargement (incorporation of suburbs):
Vienna has 19 districts
Population
Life expectancy men 2017:
78.4 years
Life expectancy women 2017:
82.9 years
Austria:
69.8 %
EU:13.1 %
Other countries:
17.1 %
Population of Vienna by nationality 2019
As of 1 January 2019, Vienna was home to people of 180 different nationalities.
Fewer than fi ve inhabitants of Vienna came from each of the following countries: Botswana, Tonga, Bhutan, Tuvalu and Swaziland.
+ 5,679
In-migration minus out-migration Migration 2018
180
Who lives in Vienna in 2019?
48.7 % 51.3 %
1,897,491 people*
* Population fi gures as of 1 Jan. 2019. ** Includes statistical adjustment.
Average age of mothers at fi rst birth 2017
29.9
Comparison value for 1987: 25.4 years
35 m 2
Average housing space per resident
2.07
Average number of residents per apartment
30.0 years
Comparison value for 1987: 23.7 Jahre
Median age at fi rst marriage for
women 2017
32.0 years
Comparison value for 1987: 25.8 Jahre
Median age at fi rst marriage for men 2017 Growth
+ 217,356**
(+ 12.9 %)
2009
2019 + 8,715**
(+ 0.46 %)
2018 2019
Land use in Vienna*
Total area of Vienna:
41,487 ha
Green space:
49.6 %
Built-up space:
35.9 %
Traffi c space:
14.4 %
* Actual land use map 2016.
-5 °C 25 °C 20 °C 15 °C 10 °C 5 °C
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Air temperature 2018
Average monthly temperatures in 2018 were above the long-term average in almost all months.
Average 2018 Average 1981 – 2010 36.3 °C
- 17.4 °C
2018
Urban area & climate
London
Vienna
St. Albert Smart City Strategy Index 2019*
Economics
International congresses 2018
1 Paris 212
2 Vienna 172
3 Madrid 165
4 Barcelona 163
5 Berlin 162
Gross domestic product 2017 Gross domestic product 2017
Austria: EUR 369.9 bn.
EUR per capita: 42,100 Vienna: EUR 93.9 bn.
EUR per capita: 50,000
100 % 100 %
25.4 %
One fi fth of the Austrian population generates one quarter of the country’s total GDP.
Vienna 17.9 minutes Berlin 18.4 minutes Rome 23.5 minutes Brussels 26.9 minutes Madrid 27.8 minutes Warsaw 32.8 minutes Bucharest 40.2 minutes Prague 42.3 minutes
Commuter fl ows to and from Vienna 2016
More than a quarter of all people working in Vienna commute More than a quarter of all people working in Vienna commute into the city rather than living there.
263,025 in-commuters
56.3 % men 43.7 % women
94,153
out-commuters
65.5 % men 34.5 % women
gainfully employed (total)
981,008
live in Vienna 73.2 %
New international businesses in Vienna 2018 New international businesses in Vienna 2018
In 2018, more international companies set up business in Vienna In 2018, more international companies set up business in Vienna than in all other federal provinces of Austria added together.
than in all other federal provinces of Austria added together.
221 153
Tourist overnight stays 2018:
16.5 million
Germany 19.2
18.2
Austria
32.1
Other EU member states, Switzerland and
Liechtenstein
14.1
Other
5.8 USA
2.8 Russia
2.1 Arab countries in Asia
3.9 Chinese region
**1.8 Japan
Tourist overnight stays in Vienna 2018 by countries and regions, in %
* For the Smart City Strategy Index, the international consulting agency Roland Berger divided the key
elements that make a smart city strategy into three main areas – action fields, strategic planning, and IT infrastructure. A smart city strategy ideally covers six interrelated action fields: government, health, education, energy and environment, buildings, and mobility. ** China, Hong Kong, Taiwan.
commute into Vienna
26.8 % Big Mac
®-Index 2018
Working time required to buy a Big Mac
®.
Culture & leisure
Playgrounds and public parks in Vienna 2019
playgrounds
1,703 990 city-run parks
757.2
Museum of Natural History
Total visits to museums and exhibitions in Vienna 2017
(in 1,000 people)
Cinemas in Vienna 2017
27 cinemas attendance 4,687,332
seats
26,222
auditoriums
145 1,427.2
Austrian Gallery Belvedere
1,982.1
Schönbrunn Zoo
3,796.0
Schönbrunn Palace
Education
Students in Vienna 2018/2019
Vienna is the largest university city in the German speaking countries.
46.9 %
53.1 % at public universities. ...172,894 at universities of applied sciences ...15,330 at private universities ...5,974
Total number of students ...194,198Traffi c and transport
Electric cars
as of 31 Dec.:
2,252
53 % Diesel 45 % Petrol (gas) 2 % Other
Vienna has the lowest car ownership rate of all provin- cial capital cities in Austria:
373.8 / 1,000 inhabitants
Bicycle paths and lanes
1,398 km
In 2018, the number of annual passes issued for local public transport in Vienna (“Wiener Linien”) was over 800,000 for the fi rst time.
Private motor vehicles
as of 31 Dec.:
709,288
Private traffi c 2018
Trams: 305.8 Buses: 197.3 Underground: 463.1
Public Transport 2018 (passengers in millions)
Total: 966.2
Modal split
The modal split share of public transport has risen by nine percentage points since the year 1993.
Walking Cycling Public transport Private motor traffi c 1993
0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 %
2018 26 7 38 29
29 40
3 28
822,174
Annual public transport passes issued
