Fertility rate, total in Austria
Austria: Fertility rate, total was 1.31 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Austria, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate, total in Austria stood at 1.31 births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Austria peaked at 2.82 births per woman in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1.31 births per woman, in 2024.
Austria ranks 190th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Fertility rate, total in Austria, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.69 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 2.78 births per woman | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 2.8 births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 2.82 births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 2.79 births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 2.7 births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 2.66 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 2.62 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 2.58 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 2.49 births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 2.29 births per woman | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 2.2 births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 2.08 births per woman | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 1.94 births per woman | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 1.91 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 1.83 births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 1.69 births per woman | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 1.63 births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 1.6 births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 1.6 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.65 births per woman | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 1.67 births per woman | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 1.66 births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.56 births per woman | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 1.52 births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 1.47 births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 1.45 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 1.43 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 1.45 births per woman | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 1.45 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.46 births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.51 births per woman | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.51 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.5 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.47 births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 1.42 births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 1.45 births per woman | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 1.39 births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 1.37 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.34 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.36 births per woman | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.33 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.39 births per woman | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 1.38 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.42 births per woman | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.41 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.41 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.38 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.42 births per woman | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.39 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.44 births per woman | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.43 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.44 births per woman | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.44 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.46 births per woman | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.49 births per woman | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.53 births per woman | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.52 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.47 births per woman | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 1.46 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.44 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.48 births per woman | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 1.41 births per woman | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 1.32 births per woman | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 1.31 births per woman | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.69 births per woman | 2.49 births per woman | 2.82 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.88 births per woman | 1.6 births per woman | 2.29 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.53 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman | 1.67 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.44 births per woman | 1.34 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 births per woman | 1.33 births per woman | 1.42 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman | 1.53 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.39 births per woman | 1.31 births per woman | 1.48 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 187 Jamaica 1.35 births per woman compare
- 188 Albania 1.34 births per woman compare
- 189 Costa Rica 1.32 births per woman compare
- 191 Switzerland 1.29 births per woman compare
- 192 Canada 1.25 births per woman compare
- 192 Finland 1.25 births per woman compare
- 192 Luxembourg 1.25 births per woman compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,266 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 27 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.2405 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1415 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate -0.3254 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.321 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Austria?
- Fertility rate, total in Austria was 1.31 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.82 births per woman in 1963.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Austria rank for fertility rate, total?
- Austria ranks 190th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.