Annual patent applications per million people in Austria
Austria: Annual patent applications per million people was 209.03 applications per million people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Annual patent applications per million people in Austria, 1980–2021
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i. Measured in applications per million people.
Analysis
In 2021, annual patent applications per million people in Austria stood at 209.03 applications per million people. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications per million people in Austria peaked at 315.77 applications per million people in 1981 and was at its lowest, 209.03 applications per million people, in 2021.
That places Austria 10th out of 135 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 299.3 applications per million people | 276.26 applications per million people | 315.77 applications per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 252.51 applications per million people | 217.41 applications per million people | 277.02 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 263.11 applications per million people | 225.68 applications per million people | 287.51 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 250.6 applications per million people | 230.64 applications per million people | 289.83 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 223.61 applications per million people | 209.03 applications per million people | 238.2 applications per million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 7 Finland 281 applications per million people compare
- 8 North Korea 265.42 applications per million people compare
- 9 Barbados 258.73 applications per million people compare
- 11 San Marino 204.37 applications per million people compare
- 12 France 197.31 applications per million people compare
- 13 Denmark 186.11 applications per million people compare
More science & technology data for Austria
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,846 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 11.35 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 124.46 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 124.46 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 175 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 91.9% (2025)
- Patent applications, residents 1,872 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 3.3% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2,947 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 8.30 million users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications per million people in Austria?
- Annual patent applications per million people in Austria was 209.03 applications per million people in 2021, according to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i.
- What is the highest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 315.77 applications per million people in 1981.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 209.03 applications per million people in 2021.
- How does Austria rank for annual patent applications per million people?
- Austria ranks 10th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i, published as part of Annual patent applications per million people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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