Austria

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Population Full

8,900,000 (2019 census)

Principal Languages
Standard German
Literacy Rate
98% (Roser and Ortiz-Ospina 2018)
International Conventions
CPPDCE (2006), CSICH (2009), ECRML (2001), FCPNM (1998), ICCPR (1978), UNCRPD (2008), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Comrie 1987, Stephens 1976
Deaf Population
482,300
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Austria is 18. All are living languages. Of these, 9 are indigenous and 9 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 3 are institutional, 11 are developing, and 4 are in trouble. Also listed are 18 unestablished languages.