What is birth rate in Austria?

Birth rate in Austria was 8.44 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate recorded in Austria?

The highest recorded value was 18.79 births per 1,000 people in 1963.

What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Austria?

The lowest recorded value was 8.44 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Austria rank for birth rate?

Austria ranks 201st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate rising or falling in Austria?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate in Austria

Name: Birth rate in Austria
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Austria: Birth rate was 8.44 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

8.44 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 6.8%

World rank

201st

of 236 countries

All-time high

18.79 births per 1,000 people

in 1963

All-time low

8.44 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1947–2023

Birth rate in Austria, 1947–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for birth rate in Austria is 8.44 births per 1,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 77 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate in Austria peaked at 18.79 births per 1,000 people in 1963 and was at its lowest, 8.44 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

Austria ranks 201st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 77 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	17.54 births per 1,000 people	16.32 births per 1,000 people	18.6 births per 1,000 people	3
1950s	15.9 births per 1,000 people	14.85 births per 1,000 people	17.73 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	17.85 births per 1,000 people	16.27 births per 1,000 people	18.79 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	12.65 births per 1,000 people	11.23 births per 1,000 people	15.03 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	11.86 births per 1,000 people	11.5 births per 1,000 people	12.55 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	11.27 births per 1,000 people	9.77 births per 1,000 people	12.15 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	9.39 births per 1,000 people	9.1 births per 1,000 people	9.74 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	9.55 births per 1,000 people	9.26 births per 1,000 people	9.97 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	9.09 births per 1,000 people	8.44 births per 1,000 people	9.52 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Austria

198 Germany 8.51 births per 1,000 people compare
199 Czechia 8.5 births per 1,000 people compare
200 Slovenia 8.45 births per 1,000 people compare
202 Isle of Man 8.34 births per 1,000 people compare
203 British Virgin Islands 8.33 births per 1,000 people compare
204 Portugal 8.31 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 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 rate in Austria?: Birth rate in Austria was 8.44 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate recorded in Austria?: The highest recorded value was 18.79 births per 1,000 people in 1963.
What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Austria?: The lowest recorded value was 8.44 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Austria rank for birth rate?: Austria ranks 201st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate rising or falling in Austria?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.