| Population | 8,884,864 (July 2021 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Austrian(s) adjective: Austrian |
| Ethnic groups | Austrian 80.8%, German 2.6%, Bosnian and Herzegovinian 1.9%, Turkish 1.8%, Serbian 1.6%, Romanian 1.3%, other 10% (2018 est.) note: data represent population by country of birth |
| Languages | 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.) major-language sample(s): Das World Factbook, die unverzichtbare Quelle für grundlegende Informationen. (German) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| Religions | Catholic 57%, Eastern Orthodox 8.7%, Muslim 7.9%, Evangelical Christian 3.3%, other/none/unspecified 23.1% (2018 est.) note: data on Muslim is a 2016 estimate; data on other/none/unspecified are from 2012-2018 estimates |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 14.01% (male 635,803/female 605,065) 15-24 years: 10.36% (male 466,921/female 451,248) 25-54 years: 41.35% (male 1,831,704/female 1,831,669) 55-64 years: 14.41% (male 635,342/female 641,389) 65 years and over: 19.87% (male 768,687/female 991,621) (2020 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 50.6 youth dependency ratio: 21.7 elderly dependency ratio: 28.9 potential support ratio: 3.5 (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 44.5 years male: 43.1 years female: 45.8 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.32% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 9.48 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 9.85 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 3.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Population distribution | the northern and eastern portions of the country are more densely populated; nearly two-thirds of the populace lives in urban areas |
| Urbanization | urban population: 59% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.68% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 1.945 million VIENNA (capital) (2021) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 29.7 years (2019 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 5 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 3.29 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.7 deaths/1,000 live births female: 2.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 82.07 years male: 79.42 years female: 84.85 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.5 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 79% (2019) note: percent of women aged 16-49 |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 10.3% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 5.17 physicians/1,000 population (2017) |
| Hospital bed density | 7.4 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.1% (2017 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 7,400 (2017 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <100 (2017 est.) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 20.1% (2016) |
| Education expenditures | 5.4% of GDP (2017) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 16 years male: 16 years female: 16 years (2018) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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