Linz

Austria Europe

Primary City: Linz

Primary State/Province: Upper Austria

Primary Language: German

Population: 707K

GDP: $49B • GDP per capita: $69,327

GAWC Class: 12

#317

Global Rank

8.1

Power Score

Established Metro

% of Country Score

8.9%


Share

Linz metro area

48.30, 14.28
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Sports

Major League Teams/Venues

Football/SoccerAustria

LASK Linz

LinzLevel: 1

Football/SoccerAustria

FC Blau-Weiß Linz

LinzLevel: 1

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams3 teams

Football/SoccerAustria

FC Hertha Wels

Wels-LandLevel: 2

W Football/SoccerAustria

Blau-Weiß Linz/Union Kleinmünchen

Linz

W Football/SoccerAustria

Linzer ASK

Linz

Other Men’s Teams1 team

HockeyMinor/Jr/Int'l Hockey

Steinbach Black Wings Linz

Linz

Top Companies

#CompanyValuationType
1Voestalpine$9BPublic

Total Market Cap: $9B across 1 companies

Source data as of June 7, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#987

Johannes Kepler University Linz

Linz, Austria

Top 250 Hospitals2 entries

Kepler Universitätsklinikum

Linz • Hospital

Ordensklinikum Linz Elisabethinen

Linz • Hospital

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Linz Airport

Linz • 4 - Regional

Suburban Rail (62 stations)1 entry

S-Bahn Oberosterreich

Linz • 62 stations

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