Number of live births in Austria
Austria: Number of live births was 77,605 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of live births in Austria, 1951–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births.
Analysis
Austria recorded 77,605 births for number of live births in 2023.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of live births in Austria peaked at 134,809 births in 1963 and was at its lowest, 75,458 births, in 2001.
That places Austria 23rd out of 34 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 111,097 births | 102,764 births | 124,377 births | 9 |
| 1960s | 129,281 births | 121,377 births | 134,809 births | 10 |
| 1970s | 95,890 births | 85,402 births | 112,301 births | 10 |
| 1980s | 89,672 births | 86,503 births | 94,840 births | 10 |
| 1990s | 88,892 births | 78,138 births | 95,302 births | 10 |
| 2000s | 77,449 births | 75,458 births | 78,968 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 82,703 births | 78,109 births | 87,675 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 82,478 births | 77,605 births | 86,078 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of live births in Austria?
- Number of live births in Austria was 77,605 births in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of live births recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 134,809 births in 1963.
- What is the lowest number of live births recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,458 births in 2001.
- How does Austria rank for number of live births?
- Austria ranks 23rd out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of live births rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of live births. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of live births recorded in a given year.