Survival ages across the population in Austria
Austria: Survival ages across the population was 34.23 years in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Survival ages across the population in Austria, 1947–2023
Source: Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival ages across the population in Austria is 34.23 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival ages across the population in Austria peaked at 35.08 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.13 years, in 1947.
Austria ranks 15th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Survival ages across the population in Austria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 0.13 years | — |
| 1948 | 0.14 years | +7.7% |
| 1949 | 0.15 years | +7.1% |
| 1950 | 0.18 years | +20.0% |
| 1951 | 0.19 years | +5.6% |
| 1952 | 0.23 years | +21.1% |
| 1953 | 0.24 years | +4.3% |
| 1954 | 0.25 years | +4.2% |
| 1955 | 0.27 years | +8.0% |
| 1956 | 0.28 years | +3.7% |
| 1957 | 0.28 years | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.32 years | +14.3% |
| 1959 | 0.32 years | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.36 years | +12.5% |
| 1961 | 0.43 years | +19.4% |
| 1962 | 0.44 years | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.48 years | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 0.55 years | +14.6% |
| 1965 | 0.61 years | +10.9% |
| 1966 | 0.61 years | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.7 years | +14.8% |
| 1968 | 0.82 years | +17.1% |
| 1969 | 0.82 years | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.91 years | +11.0% |
| 1971 | 0.79 years | -13.2% |
| 1972 | 0.91 years | +15.2% |
| 1973 | 2.25 years | +147.3% |
| 1974 | 1.96 years | -12.9% |
| 1975 | 3.23 years | +64.8% |
| 1976 | 6.8 years | +110.5% |
| 1977 | 8.88 years | +30.6% |
| 1978 | 11.13 years | +25.3% |
| 1979 | 11.1 years | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 10.7 years | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 15.51 years | +45.0% |
| 1982 | 15.86 years | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 16.65 years | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 16.82 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 17.35 years | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 18.27 years | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 18.75 years | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 19.51 years | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 19.24 years | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 20.08 years | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 20.33 years | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 20.64 years | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 20.16 years | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 20.53 years | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 21.9 years | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 22.93 years | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 22.89 years | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 24.4 years | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 24.04 years | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 23.92 years | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 25.4 years | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 25.92 years | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 24.96 years | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 25.37 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 26.44 years | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 27.59 years | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 28.82 years | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 29.02 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 29.02 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29.23 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 30.58 years | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 31.77 years | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 33.44 years | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 33.37 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 34.22 years | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 34.06 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 35.02 years | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 34.8 years | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 33.84 years | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 35.08 years | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 34.35 years | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 33.97 years | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 34.23 years | +0.8% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 34.23 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.79 years, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Austria's 34.23 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.14 years, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival ages across the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +147.3% | 0.91 years | 2.25 years |
| 1976 | +110.5% | 3.23 years | 6.8 years |
| 1975 | +64.8% | 1.96 years | 3.23 years |
| 1981 | +45.0% | 10.7 years | 15.51 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.14 years | 0.13 years | 0.15 years | 3 |
| 1950s | 0.256 years | 0.18 years | 0.32 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.582 years | 0.36 years | 0.82 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.8 years | 0.79 years | 11.13 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.87 years | 10.7 years | 19.51 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.79 years | 20.08 years | 24.4 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.65 years | 23.92 years | 29.02 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.03 years | 29.23 years | 35.02 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.41 years | 33.97 years | 35.08 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is survival ages across the population in Austria?
- Survival ages across the population in Austria was 34.23 years in 2023, according to Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest survival ages across the population recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 35.08 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival ages across the population recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 years in 1947.
- How does Austria rank for survival ages across the population?
- Austria ranks 15th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is survival ages across the population rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Survival ages across the population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age until which the 1st percentile (99% of the population) of the population would survive until, if they experienced the same age-specific death rates throughout their whole lives as the age-specific death rates seen in that particular year.