1、 Page 1/6 Country fiche 2026 Heating and cooling account for 80%1 of the countrys residential final energy consumption,with renewables supplying 42%2 of the total energy used for heating and cooling across all sectors.Approximately 0.97 million households are using a gas boiler for heating purposes,

2、which constitutes 23.28%of all households3.Around 55 000 heat pumps were sold in 2024,see Figure 1,an increase of 0.11%compared to the previous year,reaching a total stock of around 530 000 heat pumps4.Figure 1 Yearly sales of heat pumps.Source:EHPA,2025.Note:The data gathered by EHPA focus only on

3、space heating and does not include air-air heat pumps/air conditioning units for Austria.A hydronic heat pump is a system that uses water as its heat transfer medium(e.g.through radiators or floor heating).A DHW heat pump is a type of heat pump that specifically heats domestic hot water.The category

4、“Others”includes industrial,district heating,hybrid,thermally driven,and any other type of heat pump not included in the main categories.010 00020 00030 00040 00050 00060 00070 0002012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024Sales of heat pumpsHydronicDHWOthersAUSTRIA:STATUS OF THE HEAT PUMP

5、MARKET Joint Research Centre Heat pump stock:531 727(2024)4 Sales of heat pumps:55 075(2024)4 Heat pump density(number of heat pumps installed per 1 000 residents):127(2024)4 Heat pumps market share(i.e.heat pump sales as a portion of the total heat pump and boiler sales):49%(2023)4 Most common heat

6、 pump technology for space heating:air-water heat pumps(2024)4 Installed thermal capacity of heat pumps:4 450 MW(2024)5 Industrial heat pump sales:100(2022)4 Residential electricity-gas price ratio:2.38(2025 S1)6 Non-residential electricity-gas price ratio:2.59(2025 S1)6 Available financial subsidie