Austria population pyramid 2026
9,107,266 people in 2026 (projected). Austria’s widest bands are people in their late fifties and early sixties, the 1960s baby boom, while births and deaths have roughly balanced for decades.
- 2026 population
- 9.1Mrank 99 of 237
- Median age
- 43.9 yearsoldest rank 31
- Fertility rate
- 1.34births per woman · below replacement
- Structure
- Older21.6% age 65+
Austria population pyramid
2026 · Share of total by five-year age group and sex
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The UN series provides historical estimates through 2023. Figures from 2024 onward—including 2026—are medium-scenario projections, not counts or predictions guaranteed to occur.
Austria age distribution in 2026
Children under 15 account for 14.1% of the population, while 21.6% are aged 65 or older. The remaining 64.3% are in the conventional working-age range of 15–64. On these shares, the site classifies Austria’s age structure as older; the guide to constrictive population pyramids explains what that shape implies.
The total age dependency ratio is 55.5: about 56 people under 15 or 65+ for every 100 people aged 15–64 (21.9 children and 33.6 older people). This is an age-balance indicator, not a literal count of economic dependants per worker.
What shapes Austria’s population pyramid
Two world wars in the 1950 chart
The 1950 pyramid is already old by the standards of the time, with a median age near 35, and it is marked by both world wars. The 30–34 band, born about 1915–19, is about a third narrower than the bands on either side, the result of the collapse in births during the First World War. The Second World War shows up as missing men: at ages 25–29 there were only about 75 men for every 100 women, and men are scarcer than women in every band from 20 to the top of the pyramid.
The baby boom at the top of the working ages
Fertility rose to about 2.7 children per woman around 1960, and the cohorts born in the 1960s now form the widest part of the pyramid. The 60–64 band, born about 1962–66, is about 9% larger than its neighbours, and together with the 55–59 band it holds roughly 1.4 million people. Fertility then fell below replacement in the 1970s and has stayed near 1.3–1.5 since about 1990, so every band under 30 is narrower than any band from 30 to 64. The 2026 profile is a textbook constrictive pyramid and closely resembles those of Switzerland and Germany.
As the boom cohorts retire over the next decade, the share aged 65 and over is projected to rise from about 22% in 2026 to about 31% in 2050.
Immigration fills the middle
Austria’s deaths first exceeded births in 1975, and between 2000 and 2023 the country recorded about 1.92 million births and almost exactly as many deaths. All of its growth in that period, from about 8.0 million to 9.1 million, came from net immigration of about 1.1 million, including arrivals from other EU countries after the enlargements of 2004 and 2007, refugees from Syria and Afghanistan around 2015, and people displaced from Ukraine since 2022.
Immigrants arrive mostly as young adults, which is why a second, smaller bulge appears at ages 30–44, and why men outnumber women by about 105 to 100 in the bands from 20 to 34. Above 70 the balance reverses sharply, with 71 men per 100 women at ages 80–84, reflecting women’s longer life expectancy (84.7 years against 80.2 for men).
The UN medium scenario treats 2023 as Austria’s population peak, at about 9.13 million, and projects a gradual decline to about 8.7 million by 2050 despite continued net immigration of about 410,000 over that period. Because natural change is negative, the outcome depends almost entirely on migration, which has varied widely from year to year.
What to notice across the years
Distinctive cohorts and turning points
No five-year band under age 80 is more than 10% larger or smaller than both of its neighbours, so Austria’s 2026 pyramid has a comparatively smooth profile without sharp bulges or notches.
Deaths have exceeded births every year since 2022; they also did so in 1975, but births then outnumbered deaths again. People aged 65 and older came to outnumber children under 15 between 2000 and 2005.
Births, deaths, and migration
A pyramid changes in only three ways: births add to the base, deaths remove people at every age, and migration adds or removes people mainly in young adulthood. In 2026, Austria is projected to record 74,449 births (about 204 births a day) and 93,674 deaths, a natural decrease of 19,225. Net migration adds +13,212 people, ranking #60 in the net migration rate ranking.
Between 2000 and 2023 the UN estimates 1,919,471 births, 1,924,978 deaths, and cumulative net migration of +1,126,602. Over that period migration moved the total more than the balance of births and deaths did. See how migration shapes a pyramid and birth rate versus fertility rate. The medium scenario assumes net migration of +412,783 between 2026 and 2050.
Annual values 1950–2100; dashed lines after 2023 are the UN medium projection. The trend table below lists the values by decade.
Life expectancy and mortality
- Life expectancy, women
- 84.7 years67.3 in 1950
- Life expectancy, men
- 80.2 years62.2 in 1950
- Further years at 65
- 20.5 yearsboth sexes
- Infant mortality
- 2.5per 1,000 births · 65 in 1950
- Under-five mortality
- 3.2per 1,000 births
- Mother’s mean age at birth
- 31.4 yearssex ratio at birth 105.6
Women in Austria are projected to live 4.5 years longer than men, which is why the female side of the pyramid widens relative to the other at older ages (see the life expectancy gap ranking). Infant mortality has fallen from 65 to 2.5 deaths per 1,000 live births since 1950, ranking #214 of 237 in the infant mortality ranking (highest first). A mean age at childbearing of 31.4 years sets the spacing between generations, and so how far apart echo cohorts sit in the pyramid.
Median age, fertility rate, and global ranks for Austria
The median age of 43.9 years splits the population into two equal halves. A total fertility rate of 1.34 births per woman is below the replacement level of roughly 2.1, and life expectancy at birth is 82.5 years.
These ranks compare all 237 countries and areas in this dataset using the same 2026 UN medium projection. Ranks use the stored source precision, so displayed rounding can make adjacent values look identical; small differences should not be overinterpreted.
| Indicator | 2026 value | Global rank | Ranking direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 9,107,266 | #99 | Largest first |
| Median age | 43.9 years | #31 | Oldest first |
| Fertility rate | 1.34 | #204 | Highest first |
| Annual growth | -0.1% | #176 | Fastest first |
| Life expectancy | 82.5 years | #37 | Highest first |
| Population aged 65+ | 21.6% | #29 | Highest share first |
Largest age groups in Austria
The five largest cohorts identify where the 2026 population is concentrated. They can reflect past birth patterns, survival, and migration; the chart alone does not establish which cause dominates.
| Rank | Age group | Population | Share of total | Male / female |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60–64 | 693,969 | 7.6% | 343.4K / 350.6K |
| 2 | 55–59 | 693,394 | 7.6% | 344.8K / 348.6K |
| 3 | 35–39 | 628,582 | 6.9% | 319.9K / 308.7K |
| 4 | 40–44 | 623,815 | 6.8% | 314.5K / 309.3K |
| 5 | 50–54 | 604,494 | 6.6% | 298.9K / 305.5K |
Sex ratio and the balance by age
In the 2026 projection, Austria has 4,486,700 males and 4,620,566 females. That is 97.1 males per 100 females, ranking #149 when the dataset is ordered from the highest male-to-female ratio to the lowest.
Males account for 49.3% of the population and females for 50.7%. There are 133,866 more females than males overall. Among people aged 65 and older, the ratio is 79.7 males per 100 females.
The overall balance can conceal large differences by age; how sex ratios change with age explains the usual pattern. The ratio reflects the male/female categories in the UN source and is not a measure of gender identity. Compare all profiles in the sex-ratio ranking.
At birth, 105.6 boys are projected to be born for every 100 girls in 2026, close to the biological norm of about 105 (compare the sex ratio at birth ranking). The ratio at birth sets the balance at the base of the pyramid; how it changes with age then depends on survival and migration.
How Austria has changed since 1950
The population has increased from 6,936,450 in 1950 to 9,107,266 in 2026, a change of 31%. Over the same span, median age moved from 34.8 to 43.9 years.
The under-15 share changed from 22.8% to 14.1%, while the share aged 65 and older changed from 10.4% to 21.6%. These shifts show why total population growth and age-structure change need to be read separately.
How the population could change by 2050
Under the UN medium scenario, Austria’s population is projected to decline by about 4%, reaching 8,724,332 in 2050. The median age changes from 43.9 to 49.2 years.
The 65+ share is projected to rise by 9.2 percentage points to 30.8%. At the same time, the under-15 share is projected at 12.3%. How UN projections work explains the assumptions behind these figures.
The annual UN series reaches its highest estimated population of 9,130,429 in 2023. Historical population totals are estimates rather than exact head counts. Compare timing across countries in the population peak ranking.
Population trend: 1950–2100
Mid-year population for every year. Estimates through 2023; dashed line shows the UN medium projection.
| Year | Population | Median age | Fertility | Life exp. | Births | Deaths | Net migration | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6,936,450 | 34.8 | 2.09 | 64.8 | 107,515 | 85,786 | −24,449 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 7,047,274 | 34.5 | 2.69 | 68.7 | 125,933 | 89,765 | −1,732 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 7,466,319 | 32.7 | 2.29 | 70.1 | 112,196 | 98,937 | +10,601 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 7,548,406 | 33.6 | 1.65 | 72.7 | 90,693 | 92,629 | +9,811 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 7,679,624 | 34.6 | 1.47 | 75.7 | 90,313 | 83,144 | +59,873 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 8,012,928 | 37.1 | 1.36 | 78.2 | 78,059 | 77,152 | +17,631 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 8,365,092 | 40.8 | 1.44 | 80.5 | 78,318 | 77,427 | +22,570 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 8,921,405 | 42.6 | 1.44 | 81.8 | 83,467 | 84,148 | +39,601 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 9,130,429 | 43.1 | 1.32 | 82.0 | 77,054 | 93,223 | +4,819 | -0.1% |
| 2024* | 9,120,813 | 43.4 | 1.32 | 82.1 | 76,247 | 92,942 | +8,813 | -0.1% |
| 2026* | 9,107,266 | 43.9 | 1.34 | 82.5 | 74,449 | 93,674 | +13,212 | -0.1% |
| 2030* | 9,080,346 | 45.1 | 1.36 | 83.1 | 70,448 | 95,765 | +14,549 | -0.1% |
| 2040* | 8,934,062 | 47.9 | 1.41 | 84.6 | 68,288 | 102,282 | +17,241 | -0.2% |
| 2050* | 8,724,332 | 49.2 | 1.43 | 85.9 | 69,935 | 114,788 | +17,250 | -0.3% |
| 2060* | 8,394,696 | 48.7 | 1.46 | 87.1 | 64,440 | 118,064 | +18,663 | -0.4% |
| 2070* | 8,072,756 | 49.3 | 1.48 | 88.2 | 62,346 | 107,895 | +17,697 | -0.3% |
| 2080* | 7,805,761 | 49.4 | 1.50 | 89.4 | 63,198 | 105,907 | +18,371 | -0.3% |
| 2090* | 7,569,186 | 48.9 | 1.51 | 90.4 | 60,815 | 95,868 | +14,925 | -0.3% |
| 2100* | 7,399,328 | 49.5 | 1.52 | 91.5 | 58,175 | 87,565 | +14,393 | -0.2% |
* 2024 onward is the UN medium projection. Fertility is births per woman; life expectancy is years at birth; births, deaths, and net migration are counts for that calendar year.
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2026 population by age and sex
The table provides the counts behind the chart. Age groups are five-year bands, with everyone aged 100 or older combined.
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–4 | 202,608 | 192,076 | 394,684 | 4.3% |
| 5–9 | 228,055 | 216,102 | 444,157 | 4.9% |
| 10–14 | 227,425 | 213,679 | 441,104 | 4.8% |
| 15–19 | 225,161 | 213,632 | 438,793 | 4.8% |
| 20–24 | 241,491 | 230,433 | 471,924 | 5.2% |
| 25–29 | 264,705 | 250,291 | 514,996 | 5.7% |
| 30–34 | 308,556 | 294,341 | 602,897 | 6.6% |
| 35–39 | 319,858 | 308,724 | 628,582 | 6.9% |
| 40–44 | 314,510 | 309,305 | 623,815 | 6.8% |
| 45–49 | 293,895 | 290,817 | 584,712 | 6.4% |
| 50–54 | 298,949 | 305,545 | 604,494 | 6.6% |
| 55–59 | 344,752 | 348,642 | 693,394 | 7.6% |
| 60–64 | 343,401 | 350,568 | 693,969 | 7.6% |
| 65–69 | 279,969 | 299,661 | 579,630 | 6.4% |
| 70–74 | 205,541 | 238,624 | 444,165 | 4.9% |
| 75–79 | 165,975 | 207,849 | 373,824 | 4.1% |
| 80–84 | 115,932 | 162,822 | 278,754 | 3.1% |
| 85–89 | 78,382 | 124,772 | 203,154 | 2.2% |
| 90–94 | 22,175 | 46,713 | 68,888 | 0.8% |
| 95–99 | 4,949 | 14,047 | 18,996 | 0.2% |
| 100+ | 408 | 1,926 | 2,334 | 0.0% |
Countries with the most similar age structure
These profiles have the 2026 age distributions closest to Austria’s, measured by the total difference in the share of the population in each five-year band. Similar shapes can arise from very different histories, so the match is a starting point for comparison, not an explanation.
- Switzerland98% overlap · median age 43.2
- Liechtenstein97% overlap · median age 44.7
- Guernsey97% overlap · median age 44.5
- Lithuania97% overlap · median age 42.6
- Germany97% overlap · median age 45.7
- Jersey96% overlap · median age 43.9
To calculate school-age, working-age, or older groups with other boundaries, use the age-group calculator for Austria.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the population of Austria in 2026?
Under the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario, Austria's population in 2026 is projected at 9,107,266.
What is the median age in Austria?
The projected median age in Austria in 2026 is 43.9 years: half the population is younger and half is older.
What is the fertility rate in Austria?
The projected total fertility rate in 2026 is 1.34 births per woman, below the replacement level of about 2.1 in low-mortality populations.
Is Austria's population projected to grow?
Between 2026 and 2050, the UN medium scenario indicates the population will decline by about 4%, from 9.1M to 8.7M.
What share of Austria is aged 65 or older?
In 2026, 21.6% of the projected population is aged 65 or older. By 2050, the medium scenario places the share at 30.8%.
How many babies are born in Austria each year?
The UN medium scenario projects 74,449 births and 93,674 deaths in 2026, about 204 births a day. Deaths exceed births by 19,225.
What is life expectancy in Austria for men and women?
Life expectancy at birth in 2026 is projected at 84.7 years for women and 80.2 years for men, a gap of 4.5 years in favour of women.
Does Austria have more immigrants or emigrants?
Austria is projected to gain about 13,212 more people through migration than it loses in 2026. Between 2000 and 2023 the UN estimates cumulative net migration of +1,126,602.
What is the sex ratio in Austria?
The projected 2026 population sex ratio is 97.1 males per 100 females. This all-age ratio is different from the sex ratio at birth and can vary substantially by age.
Sources and notes
- United Nations, DESA, Population Division: World Population Prospects 2024, medium scenario.
- Population values are mid-year figures. Source values published in thousands are converted to people; displayed figures may imply more precision than is appropriate for planning.
- Historical values through 2023 are estimates. Values from 2024 onward are projections.
- Calculations follow the site methodology.