Austrian people

Austrians (German: Österreicher) are the citizens and nationals of Austria. The English term Austrians was used for the population of Habsburg Austria from the 17th or 18th century. During the 19th century, it was for the citizens of the Empire of Austria (1804–1867). From 1867 until 1918, it was used for the citizens of Cisleithania. The term Austria first referred to the historical March of Austria. This was mostly the Vienna Basin in what is today Lower Austria.

Austrians

German: Österreicher
Total population
c. 8–8.5 million
Regions with significant populations
Austria 7,427,759[a]
United States	684,184[2]
Germany	345,620[3]
Canada	197,990[4]
Switzerland	40,300–65,090[5][6][7]
Australia	45,530[8]
United Kingdom	21,600–25,000[6][7]
France	20,000[9][7]
Italy	16,331[7]
Netherlands	15,771 (2017)[10]
Brazil	14,000[6]
Spain	12,000[6]
South Africa	10,000[6]
Other countries (1,000–10,000)  Argentina 9,800[6]  Hungary 9,044[7]  Israel 9,000[6]  Sweden 6,311[11]  Turkey 1,900[6]–14,400[7]  Chile 5,000[12]  Czech Republic 5,000[6]  Greece 4,000[6]  Thailand 4,000[13]  Liechtenstein 3,868[7]  Poland 3,790[7]  Mexico 3,500[6]  Egypt 3,400[6]  Norway 3,200[6]  Slovakia 3,154[7]  Romania 3,100[6]  Slovenia 3,052[7]  Belgium 3,020[7]  Russia 2,953[7]  United Arab Emirates 2,500[6]  China 1,900[6]  Denmark 1,500–1,900[7][6]  Colombia 1,600[6]  New Zealand 1,500[6]  Portugal 1,500[6]  Philippines 1,400[6]  Croatia 1,000[6]  Uruguay 1,000[6]
Languages
German (Austro-Bavarian, Alemannic)
Religion
Historically:[14] primarily Roman Catholic minority Lutheran Nowadays (2016):[15][16] Christian (68%) Irreligious (24%)

Notes

1. Citizens of Austria living there in 2018 according to official census data.^[1]