Austria Population Pyramid 2017
Austria in 2017
As of 2017, Austria counted 8,798,778 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 6.0%, up from 8,296,952 in 2007.
Half of the population was younger than 43.1 years; 14.4% were children under 15 and 18.6% were 65 or older. The pyramid is constrictive: cohorts of children are smaller than those of their parents, reflecting low fertility and an ageing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Austria was 1.32 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 81.5 years on average (84.0 years for girls, 79.2 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
1,932,007 immigrants live in Austria, 21.2% of the population.
| Germany | 268,460 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 180,515 |
| Turkey | 161,487 |
| Romania | 160,281 |
| Serbia | 145,580 |
426,192 people born in Austria live in other countries.
| Germany | 213,019 |
| Switzerland | 57,640 |
| Turkey | 30,987 |
| Italy | 14,432 |
| Australia | 13,561 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 8,798,778 | 43.1 | |
| Switzerland | 8,453,628 | 42.4 | |
| Belgium | 11,376,581 | 41.6 | |
| Luxembourg | 596,496 | 39.4 | |
| Netherlands | 17,315,370 | 42.3 |





