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Austria
A landlocked Alpine nation in Central Europe, Austria is renowned for its classical music heritage — the birthplace of Mozart, Haydn, and Schubert — and its imperial history as the center of the Habsburg Empire. Vienna, the capital, consistently ranks among the world's most livable cities. The Austrian Alps make it a premier destination for winter sports.
Major cities: Vienna, Graz, Linz, Salzburg
2024
9.1M
UN
2050
8.7M
UN
2100
7.4M
UN
~2200
5.0M
GPU
~2500
3.0M
GPU
Population9.1M
Fertility (TFR)1.32
Life expectancy82.1
Median age43.1
Infant mortality2.6 per 1,000
Pop. density111/km²
Urbanization69%
Youth share (0-14)14%
Land area82,520 km²
LanguageGerman
ReligionChristian
HDI0.930 (#22)
RegionEurope
Latest available year is shown in parentheses where the source series varies across indicators. Governance metrics use World Bank percentile ranks; battle deaths and military spending are context variables, not direct fertility drivers.
UN WPP 2024 — verified data through 2100
| Year | Population | TFR | Life Exp. | CBR | CDR | Net Migration | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.94M | 2.09 | 64.8 | 15.5 | 12.4 | -24K | 0.3% |
| 1955 | 6.95M | 2.27 | 67.6 | 15.5 | 12.3 | -18K | 0.3% |
| 1960 | 7.05M | 2.69 | 68.7 | 17.9 | 12.7 | -2K | 0.5% |
| 1965 | 7.27M | 2.70 | 69.9 | 17.8 | 13.0 | +11K | 0.5% |
| 1970 | 7.47M | 2.29 | 70.1 | 15.0 | 13.3 | +11K | 0.2% |
| 1975 | 7.58M | 1.82 | 71.3 | 12.4 | 12.7 | -24K | 0.0% |
| 1980 | 7.55M | 1.65 | 72.7 | 12.0 | 12.3 | +10K | 0.0% |
| 1985 | 7.56M | 1.48 | 74.0 | 11.6 | 11.9 | +6K | 0.0% |
| 1990 | 7.68M | 1.47 | 75.7 | 11.8 | 10.8 | +60K | 0.1% |
| 1995 | 7.95M | 1.43 | 76.8 | 11.2 | 10.3 | +2K | 0.1% |
| 2000 | 8.01M | 1.36 | 78.2 | 9.7 | 9.6 | +18K | 0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.23M | 1.41 | 79.5 | 9.4 | 9.2 | +51K | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.37M | 1.44 | 80.5 | 9.4 | 9.3 | +23K | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.64M | 1.49 | 81.2 | 9.7 | 9.6 | +115K | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.92M | 1.44 | 81.8 | 9.4 | 9.4 | +40K | 0.0% |
| 2024Now | 9.12M | 1.32 | 82.1 | 8.4 | 10.2 | +9K | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 9.11M | 1.33 | 82.3 | 8.3 | 10.2 | +11K | -0.2% |
| 2030 | 9.08M | 1.36 | 83.1 | 7.8 | 10.5 | +15K | -0.3% |
| 2035 | 9.01M | 1.39 | 83.9 | 7.5 | 11.0 | +17K | -0.3% |
| 2040 | 8.93M | 1.41 | 84.6 | 7.6 | 11.4 | +17K | -0.4% |
| 2045 | 8.84M | 1.42 | 85.2 | 7.9 | 12.2 | +18K | -0.4% |
| 2050 | 8.72M | 1.43 | 85.9 | 8.0 | 13.2 | +17K | -0.5% |
| 2055 | 8.57M | 1.45 | 86.5 | 7.9 | 13.9 | +18K | -0.6% |
| 2060 | 8.39M | 1.46 | 87.1 | 7.7 | 14.1 | +19K | -0.6% |
| 2065 | 8.23M | 1.47 | 87.7 | 7.6 | 13.7 | +17K | -0.6% |
| 2070 | 8.07M | 1.48 | 88.2 | 7.7 | 13.4 | +18K | -0.6% |
| 2075 | 7.94M | 1.49 | 88.8 | 7.9 | 13.4 | +18K | -0.5% |
| 2080 | 7.81M | 1.50 | 89.4 | 8.1 | 13.6 | +18K | -0.5% |
| 2085 | 7.68M | 1.51 | 89.9 | 8.1 | 13.3 | +15K | -0.5% |
| 2090 | 7.57M | 1.51 | 90.4 | 8.0 | 12.7 | +15K | -0.5% |
| 2095 | 7.48M | 1.52 | 91.0 | 7.9 | 12.0 | +13K | -0.4% |
| 2100 | 7.40M | 1.52 | 91.5 | 7.9 | 11.8 | +14K | -0.4% |