Austria Population Clock

Austria records about 212 births and 242 deaths a day — more deaths than births. Natural change is therefore negative, at roughly 30 fewer people per day, or about 10,957 a year before migration.

Net migration runs at about 11,254 over the reported period, with more people arriving than leaving. That is equivalent to about 103% of its natural change.

If the current rate held indefinitely, Austria would take roughly 211 years to double in size — a projection of today's rate, not a forecast.

Over the 9 years from 2016 to 2025, the population rose from 8.74 million to 9.21 million — a gain of 471,495, or 5.4%.

With about 111 people per square kilometre, Austria is moderately populated, roughly 1.8× the world average of 62. That ranks 49th of the 115 countries here. Its closest comparisons on density are Turkey and Ethiopia.

Austria covers about 82,520 km² of land, which is what turns a population of 9.21 million into that density figure.

About 69.7% of people live in urban areas, making Austria majority urban, above the world average of 57.8%. That works out to roughly 6.42 million town and city dwellers and 2.79 million living rurally.

Austria has one of the world’s oldest populations: about 14.1% are under 15 and 21.1% are 65 or older. Over-65s now outnumber under-15s, which is the classic marker of a population that has finished its demographic transition.

The total fertility rate is about 1.31 births per woman, below the ~2.1 replacement level, so without net immigration the population would eventually decline. The world figure is about 2.19.

Life expectancy at birth is about 82.0 years, roughly 8.5 years above the global average of 73.5.