Demographics of Austria

Demographics of Austria
Population9,159,993 (2024 est.)
Growth rate0.32% (2022 est.)
Birth rate9.45 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate9.85 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Life expectancy82.27 years
 • male79.64 years
 • female85.04 years
Fertility rate1.51 children
Infant mortality rate3.24 deaths/1,000 live births
Net migration rate3.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Nationality
NationalityAustrian citizen
Major ethnicAustrians (Germans)
Minor ethnic
Language
OfficialGerman (official)
SpokenLanguages of Austria
Population density in Austria by district.
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
17802,970,000—    
17903,046,000+0.25%
18003,064,000+0.06%
18103,054,000−0.03%
18213,202,000+0.43%
18303,476,000+0.92%
18403,649,000+0.49%
18503,879,000+0.61%
18574,075,000+0.71%
18694,497,880+0.83%
18804,963,528+0.90%
18905,417,360+0.88%
19006,003,845+1.03%
19106,648,310+1.02%
19236,534,742−0.13%
19346,760,044+0.31%
19396,652,567−0.32%
19516,933,905+0.35%
19617,073,807+0.20%
19717,491,526+0.58%
19817,555,338+0.08%
19917,795,786+0.31%
20018,032,587+0.30%
20118,401,940+0.45%
20218,969,068+0.66%
Source:[1] 2019 estimate[2]

Demographic features of the population of Austria include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Austrians were a homogeneous people, although four decades of strong immigration from other parts of Europe have significantly changed the composition of the population of Austria.

According to the 2001 population census, 88.6% are native German speakers (96% Austro-Bavarian language and 4% Alemannic language) while the remaining 11.4% speak several minority languages. The non-German speakers of Austria can be divided into two groups: traditional minorities, who are related to territories formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy, and new minorities, resulting from recent immigration.

  1. ^ "Total Population. Population since 1869". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2019 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 1.1.2019)". Archived from the original on 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2019-08-08.