Austria vs Germany: Birth rate
Austria
8.44 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Germany
8.51 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Austria rank
201st
Germany rank
198th
Birth rate over time
- Austria
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 8.51 births per 1,000 people against 8.44 births per 1,000 people in Austria, a difference of 0.07 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.
Austria ranks 201st and Germany ranks 198th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 7 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.9 births per 1,000 people | 16.3 births per 1,000 people | 0.3957 births per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 1960s | 17.85 births per 1,000 people | 17.03 births per 1,000 people | 0.8178 births per 1,000 people | Austria |
| 1970s | 12.65 births per 1,000 people | 10.86 births per 1,000 people | 1.78 births per 1,000 people | Austria |
| 1980s | 11.86 births per 1,000 people | 10.89 births per 1,000 people | 0.9705 births per 1,000 people | Austria |
| 1990s | 11.27 births per 1,000 people | 9.98 births per 1,000 people | 1.29 births per 1,000 people | Austria |
| 2000s | 9.39 births per 1,000 people | 8.61 births per 1,000 people | 0.786 births per 1,000 people | Austria |
| 2010s | 9.55 births per 1,000 people | 8.88 births per 1,000 people | 0.6617 births per 1,000 people | Austria |
| 2020s | 9.09 births per 1,000 people | 8.99 births per 1,000 people | 0.0995 births per 1,000 people | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Austria or Germany?
- Germany, at 8.51 births per 1,000 people against 8.44 births per 1,000 people in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Austria and Germany?
- 0.07 births per 1,000 people, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Germany rank globally for birth rate?
- Austria ranks 201st and Germany ranks 198th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.