What is birth seasonality in Austria?

Birth seasonality in Austria was 21.77 births per million people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth seasonality recorded in Austria?

The highest recorded value was 61.65 births per million people in 1914.

What is the lowest birth seasonality recorded in Austria?

The lowest recorded value was 21.77 births per million people in 2023.

How does Austria rank for birth seasonality?

Austria ranks 27th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth seasonality 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 Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth seasonality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth seasonality in Austria

Name: Birth seasonality in Austria
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Austria: Birth seasonality was 21.77 births per million people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

21.77 births per million people

Change on year

down 3.1%

World rank

27th

of 40 countries

All-time high

61.65 births per million people

in 1914

All-time low

21.77 births per million people

in 2023

Years of data

110

1914–2023

Birth seasonality in Austria, 1914–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per million people.

Analysis

In 2023, birth seasonality in Austria stood at 21.77 births per million people. That is the lowest value across all 110 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth seasonality in Austria peaked at 61.65 births per million people in 1914 and was at its lowest, 21.77 births per million people, in 2023.

That places Austria 27th out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1910s	44.45 births per million people	29.68 births per million people	61.65 births per million people	6
1920s	49.39 births per million people	41.16 births per million people	56.5 births per million people	10
1930s	38.71 births per million people	33.19 births per million people	55.99 births per million people	10
1940s	44.7 births per million people	28.83 births per million people	50.86 births per million people	10
1950s	41.56 births per million people	37.63 births per million people	46.29 births per million people	10
1960s	46.04 births per million people	41.25 births per million people	50.31 births per million people	10
1970s	32.66 births per million people	28.68 births per million people	39.46 births per million people	10
1980s	31.04 births per million people	29.57 births per million people	32.8 births per million people	10
1990s	29.54 births per million people	25.53 births per million people	32.57 births per million people	10
2000s	24.53 births per million people	23.33 births per million people	25.61 births per million people	10
2010s	24.94 births per million people	23.99 births per million people	26.4 births per million people	10
2020s	23.06 births per million people	21.77 births per million people	24.38 births per million people	4

Countries ranked near Austria

24 Slovenia 22.82 births per million people compare
25 Switzerland 22.78 births per million people compare
26 Bulgaria 21.85 births per million people compare
28 Portugal 21.68 births per million people compare
29 Sweden 21.28 births per million people compare
30 Norway 19.73 births per million people compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

More population data for Austria

Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 297,643 people (2100)
Population density 89.67 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -0.2% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.31 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 284,828 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.31 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.31 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate -0.2% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.32 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Austria →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth seasonality in Austria?: Birth seasonality in Austria was 21.77 births per million people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth seasonality recorded in Austria?: The highest recorded value was 61.65 births per million people in 1914.
What is the lowest birth seasonality recorded in Austria?: The lowest recorded value was 21.77 births per million people in 2023.
How does Austria rank for birth seasonality?: Austria ranks 27th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth seasonality 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 Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth seasonality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth seasonality
Unit: births per million people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 40 places, 3,607 data points, 1840–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The average daily number of births, per million people, calculated for December.