Beta

Austria

Austria has been a member of the European Union since 1 January 1995.

Flag of Austria
  • EU member
  • Euro area
  • Schengen

Relationship with the EU

  1. 1 January 1995Joined
  2. 1 December 1997Full Schengen membership
  3. 1 January 1999Adopted the euro

Same enlargement wave · Fourth enlargement (1995)

Data

GDP per capita in purchasing power standards118

Eurostat, 2025. Scale 0 to 260.

Share of the EU population2 %

Eurostat, 1 January 2026.

Milestones

  1. 14 December 1955Admitted to the United Nations. un.org
  2. 16 April 1956Joins the Council of Europe. archive.org
  3. 3 May 1960Founding member of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). europa.eu
  4. 1994Referendum on EU membership: 66.6% yes. europarl.europa.eu
  5. 1 January 1995Joins the European Union. europa.eu

News