Economist 2023: Vienna is the most liveable city

The Economist Intelligence Unit named Vienna once again the world's most liveable city in 2023.

The EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit) is the research and analysis division of The Economist Group and provides forecasting and consulting services on an international level. The "Global Liveability Index", which has been published annually since 2004, compares over 100 cities around the world. In June 2023, Vienna was voted into first place once again. In 2018, Vienna was the very first European city to lead the ranking and has thus replaced Melbourne, which held the title of most livable city for seven years. In 2019 and 2022, Vienna retained the top ranking.

In addition to criteria such as healthcare, education, infrastructure, and culture, Vienna scored particularly well in the areas of safety and stability.

Spots two to five are occupied by Copenhagen, Melbourne, Sydney and Vancouver.

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Cyclists on the Ringstrasse boulevard — © WienTourismus/Peter Rigaud

University of Vienna — © WienTourismus/Paul Bauer

Couple by the Danube Canal in summer — © WienTourismus/Peter Rigaud

View of the Danube — © WienTourismus / Christian Stemper

Two women sitting on furniture in the MuseumsQuartier — © WienTourismus/Peter Rigaud

Vienna is at the top of many international rankings:

2023: 1st place of the most liveable cities in the "Global Liveability Index" ranking of the "Economist Intelligence Unit" (EIU).
2023: Ranked 1st most liveable city in "Monocle's Quality of Life Survey 2023".
2022: 1st place in the ranking of globally held international congress events conducted by International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA)
2019: 1st place in the "Smart City Strategy Index" of the global consulting firm Roland Berger
2019: Ranked #1 most livable city in the "Quality of Living" study by Mercer
2018: "Best International Destination 2017" in the ranking of the largest LGBT travel platform GayTravel.com