Austria birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Austria chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Austria was 1.32 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1972. In 1993, the fertility rate was 1.5 — a -12% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Austria	World
1960	2.69	4.69
1961	2.78	4.56
1962	2.8	5.02
1963	2.82	5.31
1964	2.79	5.13
1965	2.7	5.08
1966	2.66	4.97
1967	2.62	4.87
1968	2.58	4.98
1969	2.49	4.88
1970	2.29	4.84
1971	2.2	4.69
1972	2.08	4.55
1973	1.94	4.42
1974	1.91	4.26
1975	1.83	4.07
1976	1.69	3.97
1977	1.63	3.84
1978	1.6	3.77
1979	1.6	3.76
1980	1.65	3.73
1981	1.67	3.71
1982	1.66	3.72
1983	1.56	3.59
1984	1.52	3.57
1985	1.47	3.53
1986	1.45	3.51
1987	1.43	3.48
1988	1.45	3.39
1989	1.45	3.35
1990	1.46	3.31
1991	1.51	3.13
1992	1.51	3.04
1993	1.5	2.97
1994	1.47	2.92
1995	1.42	2.87
1996	1.45	2.82
1997	1.39	2.78
1998	1.37	2.75
1999	1.34	2.72
2000	1.36	2.73
2001	1.33	2.69
2002	1.39	2.66
2003	1.38	2.64
2004	1.42	2.63
2005	1.41	2.61
2006	1.41	2.61
2007	1.38	2.6
2008	1.42	2.6
2009	1.39	2.59
2010	1.44	2.57
2011	1.43	2.55
2012	1.44	2.56
2013	1.44	2.53
2014	1.46	2.52
2015	1.49	2.49
2016	1.53	2.49
2017	1.52	2.46
2018	1.47	2.39
2019	1.46	2.35
2020	1.44	2.28
2021	1.48	2.25
2022	1.41	2.22
2023	1.32	2.2
2024	1.32	2.19
2025	1.33	2.18
2026	1.34	2.18
2027	1.35	2.17
2028	1.35	2.16
2029	1.36	2.15
2030	1.36	2.14
2031	1.37	2.13
2032	1.37	2.12
2033	1.38	2.12
2034	1.38	2.11
2035	1.39	2.1
2036	1.39	2.09
2037	1.4	2.09
2038	1.4	2.08
2039	1.41	2.08
2040	1.41	2.08
2041	1.41	2.07
2042	1.42	2.07
2043	1.42	2.07
2044	1.42	2.07
2045	1.42	2.06
2046	1.43	2.06
2047	1.43	2.06
2048	1.43	2.05
2049	1.43	2.05
2050	1.43	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 0.96% were to women under 20 years old, 34.9% to women ages 20-29, and 64.2% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 6.25%, 67.8%, and 25.9% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Austria by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Austria	World
1960	22%	37.4%
1961	22.4%	37.5%
1962	22.7%	37.6%
1963	22.8%	37.8%
1964	23.1%	38%
1965	23.4%	38%
1966	23.6%	38%
1967	23.9%	38%
1968	24.1%	37.9%
1969	24.3%	37.8%
1970	24.4%	37.7%
1971	24.3%	37.6%
1972	24.2%	37.5%
1973	23.9%	37.3%
1974	23.6%	37.2%
1975	23.2%	37.1%
1976	22.8%	36.9%
1977	22.2%	36.7%
1978	21.6%	36.3%
1979	21%	35.9%
1980	20.4%	35.5%
1981	20%	35.2%
1982	19.5%	34.9%
1983	19.1%	34.6%
1984	18.7%	34.3%
1985	18.3%	34%
1986	18%	33.8%
1987	17.8%	33.6%
1988	17.6%	33.4%
1989	17.6%	33.2%
1990	17.5%	33%
1991	17.6%	32.9%
1992	17.7%	32.7%
1993	17.8%	32.5%
1994	17.8%	32.3%
1995	17.8%	32.1%
1996	17.7%	31.8%
1997	17.6%	31.5%
1998	17.4%	31.1%
1999	17.2%	30.8%
2000	17%	30.4%
2001	16.8%	30%
2002	16.6%	29.6%
2003	16.4%	29.2%
2004	16.2%	28.8%
2005	16%	28.5%
2006	15.8%	28.1%
2007	15.5%	27.9%
2008	15.2%	27.6%
2009	15%	27.5%
2010	14.8%	27.3%
2011	14.6%	27.1%
2012	14.5%	27%
2013	14.4%	26.9%
2014	14.3%	26.8%
2015	14.3%	26.6%
2016	14.4%	26.5%
2017	14.4%	26.4%
2018	14.4%	26.2%
2019	14.4%	26%
2020	14.4%	25.8%
2021	14.4%	25.6%
2022	14.3%	25.3%
2023	14.3%	25%
2024	14.2%	24.7%
2025	14.1%	24.4%
2026	14.1%	24.1%
2027	14%	23.8%
2028	13.8%	23.4%
2029	13.7%	23.1%
2030	13.6%	22.8%
2031	13.4%	22.6%
2032	13.2%	22.3%
2033	13%	22.1%
2034	12.8%	21.9%
2035	12.6%	21.7%
2036	12.5%	21.6%
2037	12.3%	21.5%
2038	12.2%	21.4%
2039	12.1%	21.3%
2040	12.1%	21.2%
2041	12%	21.1%
2042	12%	21%
2043	12%	21%
2044	12%	20.9%
2045	12%	20.8%
2046	12%	20.7%
2047	12.1%	20.7%
2048	12.1%	20.6%
2049	12.2%	20.5%
2050	12.3%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Austria was 22% in 1960, 17.8% in 1993, and 14.2% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Austria.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Austria, excluding migration, has been -0.02% annually. On average, -1,693 more people died each year than were born.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Austria
1960	36,647
1961	46,061
1962	42,779
1963	43,055
1964	44,788
1965	35,627
1966	37,343
1967	32,459
1968	30,403
1969	22,323
1970	13,441
1971	11,250
1972	9,053
1973	5,310
1974	3,039
1975	-2,274
1976	-7,565
1977	-6,811
1978	-9,074
1979	-6,039
1980	-1,510
1981	1,514
1982	3,029
1983	-3,025
1984	756
1985	-1,513
1986	0
1987	1,515
1988	4,551
1989	5,333
1990	7,678
1991	10,857
1992	12,545
1993	12,649
1994	11,110
1995	7,948
1996	7,959
1997	3,984
1998	3,191
1999	0
2000	1,602
2001	804
2002	2,424
2003	0
2004	4,904
2005	3,291
2006	3,308
2007	1,659
2008	2,496
2009	-834
2010	1,672
2011	1,679
2012	0
2013	0
2014	3,419
2015	1,729
2016	6,989
2017	4,399
2018	1,769
2019	1,776
2020	-8,025
2021	-6,269
2022	-10,851
2023	-11,872

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Austria was 6 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.006% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -14.3% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Austria	World
1985	14	460
1986	14	438
1987	13	429
1988	13	414
1989	12	401
1990	12	391
1991	11	395
1992	10	395
1993	10	389
1994	10	382
1995	9	371
1996	8	366
1997	7	358
1998	7	360
1999	7	340
2000	7	328
2001	6	321
2002	6	311
2003	6	301
2004	6	291
2005	6	283
2006	6	276
2007	6	269
2008	6	264
2009	6	258
2010	6	253
2011	6	247
2012	6	239
2013	6	235
2014	7	231
2015	7	228
2016	6	220
2017	6	215
2018	7	211
2019	7	207
2020	6	211
2021	6	242
2022	7	203
2023	6	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Austria was 3.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.31% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 5.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Austria	World
1960	4.28%	18.5%
1961	4.03%	18.1%
1962	3.79%	17.8%
1963	3.59%	17.5%
1964	3.42%	17.7%
1965	3.27%	17.5%
1966	3.15%	17.3%
1967	3.05%	17%
1968	2.98%	16.5%
1969	2.94%	15.5%
1970	2.91%	15.2%
1971	2.87%	15.1%
1972	2.8%	14.4%
1973	2.67%	14.1%
1974	2.51%	13.7%
1975	2.31%	13.4%
1976	2.11%	13%
1977	1.94%	12.5%
1978	1.81%	12.1%
1979	1.71%	11.7%
1980	1.63%	11.4%
1981	1.55%	11%
1982	1.47%	10.8%
1983	1.4%	10.6%
1984	1.33%	10.4%
1985	1.26%	10.1%
1986	1.19%	9.81%
1987	1.12%	9.47%
1988	1.05%	9.31%
1989	1%	9.02%
1990	0.95%	8.81%
1991	0.9%	8.66%
1992	0.85%	8.46%
1993	0.79%	8.19%
1994	0.74%	7.98%
1995	0.68%	7.76%
1996	0.64%	7.52%
1997	0.6%	7.28%
1998	0.58%	7.05%
1999	0.56%	6.76%
2000	0.55%	6.48%
2001	0.54%	6.21%
2002	0.53%	5.94%
2003	0.52%	5.65%
2004	0.51%	5.43%
2005	0.49%	5.16%
2006	0.48%	4.92%
2007	0.46%	4.7%
2008	0.45%	4.5%
2009	0.44%	4.31%
2010	0.43%	4.11%
2011	0.42%	3.97%
2012	0.4%	3.77%
2013	0.39%	3.61%
2014	0.38%	3.48%
2015	0.37%	3.35%
2016	0.36%	3.23%
2017	0.36%	3.11%
2018	0.35%	2.97%
2019	0.35%	2.86%
2020	0.34%	2.75%
2021	0.33%	2.66%
2022	0.32%	2.59%
2023	0.31%	2.49%