Demographics of Austria
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.
| Demographics of Austria | |
|---|---|
Population pyramid of Austria in 2023 | |
| Population | 8,913,088 (2022 est.) |
| Growth rate | 0.32% (2022 est.) |
| Birth rate | 9.45 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
| Death rate | 9.85 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
| Life expectancy | 82.27 years |
| • male | 79.64 years |
| • female | 85.04 years |
| Fertility rate | 1.51 children |
| Infant mortality rate | 3.24 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Net migration rate | 3.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population |
| Nationality | |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Language | |
| Official | German and others in certain provinces |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1780 | 2,970,000 | — |
| 1790 | 3,046,000 | +0.25% |
| 1800 | 3,064,000 | +0.06% |
| 1810 | 3,054,000 | −0.03% |
| 1821 | 3,202,000 | +0.43% |
| 1830 | 3,476,000 | +0.92% |
| 1840 | 3,649,000 | +0.49% |
| 1850 | 3,879,000 | +0.61% |
| 1857 | 4,075,000 | +0.71% |
| 1869 | 4,497,880 | +0.83% |
| 1880 | 4,963,528 | +0.90% |
| 1890 | 5,417,360 | +0.88% |
| 1900 | 6,003,845 | +1.03% |
| 1910 | 6,648,310 | +1.02% |
| 1923 | 6,534,742 | −0.13% |
| 1934 | 6,760,044 | +0.31% |
| 1939 | 6,652,567 | −0.32% |
| 1951 | 6,933,905 | +0.35% |
| 1961 | 7,073,807 | +0.20% |
| 1971 | 7,491,526 | +0.58% |
| 1981 | 7,555,338 | +0.08% |
| 1991 | 7,795,786 | +0.31% |
| 2001 | 8,032,587 | +0.30% |
| 2011 | 8,401,940 | +0.45% |
| 2021 | 8,969,068 | +0.66% |
| Source: 2019 estimate | ||
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.