Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Austria
Austria: Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population was 14.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Austria, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Austria is 14.2, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Austria peaked at 15.7 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.6, in 2003.
That places Austria 28th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 8.6 | — |
| 2004 | 14.4 | +67.4% |
| 2005 | 15 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 15.6 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 15.2 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 14.8 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 13.3 | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 12 | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 12.3 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 13.9 | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 14.7 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 15.3 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 15 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 15.2 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 15.1 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 13.5 | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 15.1 | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 14.1 | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 14.3 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 15.7 | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 14.5 | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 13.7 | -5.5% |
| 2025 | 14.2 | +3.6% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 14.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.4, 99% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Austria's 14.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.7, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +67.4% | 8.6 | 14.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.84 | 8.6 | 15.6 | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.21 | 12 | 15.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.42 | 13.7 | 15.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 25 Sweden 15.7 compare
- 26 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 15.6 compare
- 27 Hungary 14.6 compare
- 29 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 13.2 compare
- 30 Portugal 12.7 compare
- 31 Germany 11.7 compare
More population data for Austria
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2038 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.65 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2038 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0974 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 8,924 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.0912 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3729 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.203 (2100)
- Population density 89.67 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 297,643 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Austria?
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Austria was 14.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7 in 2022.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6 in 2003.
- How does Austria rank for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population?
- Austria ranks 28th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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