Languages of the country

Austria

Official language: German. Regional: Croatian, Slovenian, Hungarian. Population (CLDR): 9.0 million.

Map of regions

Colours mark the regions where a language is official or predominant; stripes – several languages in one region. Hover over a language in the list to see its regions.

Languages and their status

Share: the estimated part of the population that uses the language (also as a second language), according to CLDR.

LanguageStatusShare
German Deutsch Official 97%
Croatian hrvatski

Official in some municipalities of Burgenland (Burgenland Croats).

Regional 1.2%
Slovenian slovenščina

Official in some municipalities of Carinthia.

Regional 0.4%
Hungarian magyar

Official in some municipalities of Burgenland.

Regional 0.3%
Bavarian Boarisch Widely used 95%
English Widely used 73%
French français Widely used 13%
Italian italiano Minority 9%

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