Economy · 2026

Active trade licences: ranking of municipalities

Active trade licences: Vienna comes top with 198,435 and Tschanigraben comes last with 5. The median across 2,088 municipalities is 188.

Podium and top 100

1Vienna198,435 2Graz30,454 3Linz19,552

#	Municipality	State	Active trade licences
1	Vienna	Vienna	198,435
2	Graz	Styria	30,454
3	Linz	Upper Austria	19,552
4	Salzburg	Salzburg	18,949
5	Innsbruck	Tyrol	13,594
6	Klagenfurt am Wörthersee	Carinthia	11,990
7	Wiener Neustadt	Lower Austria	6,401
8	Villach	Carinthia	6,074
9	Wels	Upper Austria	5,971
10	St. Pölten	Lower Austria	5,653
11	Schwechat	Lower Austria	5,446
12	Dornbirn	Vorarlberg	4,784
13	Wolfsberg	Carinthia	4,017
14	Klosterneuburg	Lower Austria	3,575
15	Baden	Lower Austria	3,294
16	Gleisdorf	Styria	3,264
17	Steyr	Upper Austria	2,924
18	Krems an der Donau	Lower Austria	2,824
19	Mödling	Lower Austria	2,785
20	Leonding	Upper Austria	2,691
21	Feldkirch	Vorarlberg	2,653
22	Amstetten	Lower Austria	2,574
23	Kufstein	Tyrol	2,354
24	Eisenstadt	Burgenland	2,215
25	Traiskirchen	Lower Austria	2,214
26	Bregenz	Vorarlberg	2,201
27	Traun	Upper Austria	2,131
28	Tulln an der Donau	Lower Austria	2,075
29	Lustenau	Vorarlberg	2,072
30	Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer	Salzburg	2,064
31	Mistelbach	Lower Austria	2,042
32	Brunn am Gebirge	Lower Austria	1,990
33	Perchtoldsdorf	Lower Austria	1,977
34	Hallein	Salzburg	1,937
35	Leoben	Styria	1,836
36	Gmunden	Upper Austria	1,760
37	Seiersberg-Pirka	Styria	1,728
38	Stockerau	Lower Austria	1,704
39	Wals-Siezenheim	Salzburg	1,688
40	Bad Ischl	Upper Austria	1,683
41	Hall in Tirol	Tyrol	1,638
42	Kitzbühel	Tyrol	1,627
43	Marchtrenk	Upper Austria	1,610
44	Spittal an der Drau	Carinthia	1,600
45	Korneuburg	Lower Austria	1,586
46	Ansfelden	Upper Austria	1,568
47	Kapfenberg	Styria	1,562
48	Feldkirchen in Kärnten	Carinthia	1,559
49	Vöcklabruck	Upper Austria	1,546
50	Leibnitz	Styria	1,518
51	Hohenems	Vorarlberg	1,512
52	Ebreichsdorf	Lower Austria	1,510
53	Gerasdorf bei Wien	Lower Austria	1,483
54	Bruck an der Mur	Styria	1,480
55	Zell am See	Salzburg	1,420
56	Hartberg	Styria	1,415
57	St. Veit an der Glan	Carinthia	1,410
58	Neunkirchen	Lower Austria	1,406
59	Schwaz	Tyrol	1,355
60	Bad Vöslau	Lower Austria	1,352
61	Oberwart	Burgenland	1,351
62	Lienz	Tyrol	1,343
63	Wiener Neudorf	Lower Austria	1,338
64	Feldbach	Styria	1,281
65	Ternitz	Lower Austria	1,272
66	Hollabrunn	Lower Austria	1,267
66	Deutschlandsberg	Styria	1,267
68	Telfs	Tyrol	1,261
69	Gänserndorf	Lower Austria	1,256
70	Velden am Wörther See	Carinthia	1,254
71	Hard	Vorarlberg	1,250
72	Gallneukirchen	Upper Austria	1,248
73	St. Johann im Pongau	Salzburg	1,246
74	Guntramsdorf	Lower Austria	1,235
75	Fohnsdorf	Styria	1,227
76	Zwettl-Niederösterreich	Lower Austria	1,214
77	Gratwein-Straßengel	Styria	1,212
78	Ried im Innkreis	Upper Austria	1,194
79	Maria Enzersdorf	Lower Austria	1,189
80	Bludenz	Vorarlberg	1,184
81	Braunau am Inn	Upper Austria	1,179
82	Groß-Enzersdorf	Lower Austria	1,172
83	Wörgl	Tyrol	1,166
84	Seekirchen am Wallersee	Salzburg	1,161
84	St. Johann in Tirol	Tyrol	1,161
86	Purkersdorf	Lower Austria	1,151
87	Völkermarkt	Carinthia	1,147
87	Weiz	Styria	1,147
89	Fürstenfeld	Styria	1,133
90	Neulengbach	Lower Austria	1,130
91	Enns	Upper Austria	1,126
92	Neusiedl am See	Burgenland	1,117
93	Waidhofen an der Ybbs	Lower Austria	1,113
94	Götzis	Vorarlberg	1,100
95	Strasshof an der Nordbahn	Lower Austria	1,087
96	Schladming	Styria	1,080
97	Pressbaum	Lower Austria	1,067
98	Rankweil	Vorarlberg	1,057
99	Langenzersdorf	Lower Austria	1,043
100	Trofaiach	Styria	1,015

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	State	Active trade licences
2074	Faggen	Tyrol	21
2074	Pfafflar	Tyrol	21
2076	Lavant	Tyrol	20
2077	Großhofen	Lower Austria	17
2078	Dünserberg	Vorarlberg	16
2079	Großmürbisch	Burgenland	13
2080	Kleinmürbisch	Burgenland	12
2080	Hinterhornbach	Tyrol	12
2082	Andlersdorf	Lower Austria	11
2082	Forchach	Tyrol	11
2082	Kaisers	Tyrol	11
2085	Namlos	Tyrol	8
2086	Spiss	Tyrol	7
2087	Gramais	Tyrol	6
2088	Tschanigraben	Burgenland	5

Regions compared

Total for each region.

Vienna198,435
Lower Austria193,063
Upper Austria145,564
Styria128,664
Tyrol81,900
Salzburg66,189
Carinthia60,573
Vorarlberg37,112
Burgenland33,881

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Active trade licences”?

Vienna ranks first for “Active trade licences”, with 198,435.

What is the median for “Active trade licences”?

The median across the 2,088 ranked municipalities is 188.