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Birth rate total in Austria

Austria: Birth rate total was 24.87 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
24.87
Change on year
down 11.0%
World rank
28th
of 40 countries
All-time high
67.46
in 1914
All-time low
24.87
in 2023
Years of data
110
1914–2023

Birth rate total in Austria, 1914–2023

0204060191419682023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Austria recorded 24.87 for birth rate total in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 110 years on record.

That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate total in Austria peaked at 67.46 in 1914 and was at its lowest, 24.87, in 2023.

Austria ranks 28th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 110 years of available data.

Birth rate total in Austria, year by year

Year Value Change
1914 67.46 —
1915 66.45 -1.5%
1916 43.05 -35.2%
1917 40.39 -6.2%
1918 41.57 +2.9%
1919 61.34 +47.6%
1920 62.29 +1.6%
1921 66.16 +6.2%
1922 66.08 -0.1%
1923 64.3 -2.7%
1924 60.51 -5.9%
1925 59.47 -1.7%
1926 55.7 -6.3%
1927 51.94 -6.8%
1928 49.44 -4.8%
1929 47.57 -3.8%
1930 47.79 +0.4%
1931 46.34 -3.0%
1932 43.97 -5.1%
1933 42.86 -2.5%
1934 40.03 -6.6%
1935 38.13 -4.8%
1936 37.95 -0.5%
1937 36.75 -3.2%
1938 42.87 +16.7%
1939 57.23 +33.5%
1940 67.32 +17.6%
1941 60.74 -9.8%
1942 50.18 -17.4%
1943 54.96 +9.5%
1944 54.78 -0.3%
1945 51.1 -6.7%
1946 50.77 -0.7%
1947 56.77 +11.8%
1948 53.04 -6.6%
1949 52.19 -1.6%
1950 46.9 -10.1%
1951 44.24 -5.7%
1952 43.43 -1.8%
1953 44.16 +1.7%
1954 44.74 +1.3%
1955 45.69 +2.1%
1956 49.52 +8.4%
1957 50.19 +1.3%
1958 51.95 +3.5%
1959 52.99 +2.0%
1960 52.91 -0.2%
1961 54.51 +3.0%
1962 54.71 +0.4%
1963 57.52 +5.1%
1964 55.49 -3.5%
1965 54.27 -2.2%
1966 50.97 -6.1%
1967 51.83 +1.7%
1968 49.8 -3.9%
1969 48.46 -2.7%
1970 44.58 -8.0%
1971 43.25 -3.0%
1972 40.76 -5.8%
1973 38.32 -6.0%
1974 37.59 -1.9%
1975 36.57 -2.7%
1976 34.32 -6.1%
1977 33.32 -2.9%
1978 32.19 -3.4%
1979 32.86 +2.1%
1980 34.7 +5.6%
1981 35.46 +2.2%
1982 35.24 -0.6%
1983 34.23 -2.9%
1984 34.13 -0.3%
1985 33.11 -3.0%
1986 33.1 -0.0%
1987 32.84 -0.8%
1988 33.32 +1.5%
1989 33.59 +0.8%
1990 33.83 +0.7%
1991 35.54 +5.0%
1992 35.38 -0.4%
1993 34.72 -1.9%
1994 33.63 -3.1%
1995 32.5 -3.4%
1996 31.44 -3.3%
1997 30.51 -2.9%
1998 29.36 -3.8%
1999 29.23 -0.4%
2000 28.4 -2.9%
2001 26.98 -5.0%
2002 28.63 +6.1%
2003 27.51 -3.9%
2004 28.42 +3.3%
2005 27.71 -2.5%
2006 27.63 -0.3%
2007 26.95 -2.5%
2008 27.3 +1.3%
2009 27.11 -0.7%
2010 27.66 +2.0%
2011 27.72 +0.2%
2012 27.54 -0.6%
2013 28.17 +2.3%
2014 28.59 +1.5%
2015 28.63 +0.1%
2016 30.63 +7.0%
2017 29.12 -4.9%
2018 28.73 -1.3%
2019 28.35 -1.3%
2020 27.78 -2.0%
2021 29.33 +5.6%
2022 27.93 -4.8%
2023 24.87 -11.0%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 24.87 is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.49, 90% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 24.87 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.62, 90% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Birth rate total in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1919 +47.6% 41.57 61.34
1939 +33.5% 42.87 57.23
1916 -35.2% 66.45 43.05

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 53.37 40.39 67.46 6
1920s 58.35 47.57 66.16 10
1930s 43.39 36.75 57.23 10
1940s 55.19 50.18 67.32 10
1950s 47.38 43.43 52.99 10
1960s 53.05 48.46 57.52 10
1970s 37.38 32.19 44.58 10
1980s 33.97 32.84 35.46 10
1990s 32.61 29.23 35.54 10
2000s 27.67 26.95 28.63 10
2010s 28.51 27.54 30.63 10
2020s 27.48 24.87 29.33 4

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 25 Netherlands 26.88 compare
  2. 26 Switzerland 26.26 compare
  3. 27 Canada 25.25 compare
  4. 29 Bulgaria 24.76 compare
  5. 30 Portugal 23.87 compare
  6. 31 Greece 23.81 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate total in Austria?
Birth rate total in Austria was 24.87 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate total recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 67.46 in 1914.
What is the lowest birth rate total recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 24.87 in 2023.
How does Austria rank for birth rate total?
Austria ranks 28th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate total rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Birth rate total
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Our World in Data
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40 places, 3,610 data points, 1840–2024
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