Number of live births in Austria

Austria: Number of live births was 77,605 births in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
77,605 births
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
23rd
of 34 countries
All-time high
134,809 births
in 1963
All-time low
75,458 births
in 2001
Years of data
73
1951–2023

Number of live births in Austria, 1951–2023

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 20 Hungary 92,338 births compare
  2. 21 Portugal 85,699 births compare
  3. 22 Switzerland 80,024 births compare
  4. 24 Slovakia 60,742 births compare
  5. 25 Bulgaria 58,678 births compare
  6. 26 Denmark 57,079 births compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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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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About this data

Indicator
Number of live births
Unit
births
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
34 places, 2,331 data points, 1891–2024
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