Country file(AUSTRIA)

Macro-economic and social benchmarks

Macro-economic indicators

GDP

(current US$)

2022

471,4 billion

GDP Per Capita

(current US$)

2022

52,131.4

GDP Growth

(annual %)

2022

+5

Unemployment

(% of population)

2022

4,7

GNI Per Capita, Atlas Method

(current USD)

2022

56,140
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General information

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Legal and legislative indicators

Focus: Association / Civil Society

  • Legal framework:

 

– Federal Constitution of Austria

https://mjp.univ-perp.fr/constit/aut1920.htm

Article 10.

(1) The Federation has legislative and executive powers in the following matters:

  1. safeguarding public peace, security and order, including general first aid, but excluding local security police; right of association and assembly; civil status matters, including record-keeping and change of name; aliens’ police, declaration of residence; weapons, ammunition and explosives, shooting competitions;

 

  • Legislative framework:

 

– Federal Act on Associations, 2002 (Loi fédérale sur les associations, 2002)

https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/61357/102314/F1957786683/AUT61357.pdf

– Assembly Act 1953

https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/61357/102314/F1957786683/AUT61357.pdf

  • International conventions ratified:

 

UN: accession 12/14/1955

ICESCR Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Signature: 10/12/1973,

Ratification/Accession: Ratification 10/09/1978

ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Signature: 10/12/1973, Ratification/Accession: Ratification 10/09/1978

Convention on the Rights of the Child: Signature: 26/08/1990, Ratification/Adhesion: Ratification 06/08/1992

International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families: Signature: NO, Ratification/Accession: NO

UNESCO : Member since 1948

CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women: Signature: 17/07/1980, Ratification/Accession : Ratification 31/03/1982

Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions: Ratification 18/12/2006

 

  • Regional and inter-regional conventions ratified:

 

EU member: since January 1, 1995

CoE (Council of Europe): April 16, 1956

Schengen area: member of the Schengen area since December 1, 1997

European Convention on Human Rights: Ratification 1956

Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union: N/A

Societal environment indicators

The country in the world through international indices

Population Growth

(annual %)

2022

#
+1

Fertility Rate

(births per woman)

2021

#
1,5

Ratio of Poor Population to National Poverty Line

(% of population)

2020

#
14,7

Youth Literacy Rate

(% of young people aged 15-24)

#

#
N/A

Net Enrollment Rate

(% population)

2020

#
88,6

Internet Users

(% of population)

2021

#
93

Access to Electricity

(% of population)

2021

#
100

Intentional Homicides

(per 100,000 people)

2021

#
1

Happiness Index /10

2022

11/156
7,163

Press Freedom Index /10

2023

29/180
77,3

GINI Index /100

2020

#
29,8

Democracy Index /10

2022

#
8,20

Corruption Perceptions Index /100

Transparency International

2022

22/180
71

ITUC Global Rights Index /5

Sporadic rights violations

2022

#
1

HDI

2021

25
0,916

Documentation

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