Demographics

Demographics of Austria in 2023 - Structure, Labor, Regional Trends

Last Updated: October 30, 2023
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Population

8.88 million

TFR

1.47 Child

Median Age

42.9 Years Old

Dependency Ratio

51.4 %

Life Expectancy

82.4 Years

Net Migration Rate

2.2 ‰

Executive Summary

Austria - Population Growth

Note: % | Forecast After 2023 (UN, Statistics Office, Local Agency)

Population Structure

The population demographic data has been updated to October 2023 based primarily on the United Nations population database, with some countries using their own statistical agencies. All data listed is from 2022 (unless otherwise noted).

Population +

20 k people

Birth

84 k people

Death

85 k people

Net Migration

20 k people

Austria - Population Growth Drivers
Note: % | forecast after 2023
Austria - Age Structure - Historical & Forecast
Note: % | forecast after 2023

Natural Growth

0 ‰

Net Migration

2.2 ‰

Young Dependency

21.9 %

Old Dependency

29.5 %

Austria - Median Age
Note: Age
Austria - Demographic Structure
Source: UN Population; OOSGA Analytics

Culture Brief

Races

Austrian 80.8%, German 2.6%,  Bosnian and Herzegovinian 1.9%, Turkish 1.8%, Serbian 1.6%, Romanian 1.3%, other 10% (2018 est. by CIA)

Language Used

German (official nationwide) 88.6%, Turkish 2.3%, Serbian 2.2%, Croatian (official in Burgenland) 1.6%, other (includes Slovene, official in southern Carinthia, and Hungarian, official in Burgenland) 5.3% (2001 est.)

Religion

Catholic 57%, Eastern Orthodox 8.7%, Muslim 7.9%, Evangelical Christian 3.3%, other/none/unspecified 23.1% (2018 est. by CIA)

Austria - Education
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Austria - Education Comparison (Tertiary Education)
Note: %

Labor Brief

Austria - Labor Participation Rate
Note: %
Austria - Labor Participation by Groups
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Austria - Labor Participation By Sectors
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Regional Brief

Austria - Population in Key Regions
Austria - GDP Per Capita in Key Regions
Reference
  • Population project by age group: UN population database | Data after 2022 is estimated/forecasted | Forecasted with medium variant
  • Currency: nominal USD, unless otherwise specified. | IMF
  • Economic projection: OECD, IMF, EIU, Local Government
  • Culture, ethnicities, languages: CIA Factbook
  •  Education: World Bank
  • Labor Participation: ILO, OOSGA.org
  • Data Aggregation & Calculation: OOSGA.org
  • Analysis: Economic Team
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