Fertility Rate: Austria
Austria's fertility rate is currently 1.31 births per woman as of 2024. # Austria Fertility Rate Austria's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.31 births per woman
-0.8% y/y
Peak (1963)
2.82 births per woman
Low (2024)
1.31 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Austria
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Austria
Analysis# Austria Fertility Rate
Austria's fertility rate stands at 1.31 births per woman in 2024, marking a historic low and representing a dramatic 51.3% decline since 1960. The country's demographic trajectory has shifted sharply from its post-war peak of 2.82 births per woman in 1963, when family sizes were substantially larger. Today's rate reflects Austria's position among Europe's lowest fertility nations, with the metric now at its minimum point across the entire 1960–2024 period.
The recent decade reveals a consistent downward trend, particularly from 2015 onward. After hovering around 1.49–1.53 births per woman from 2015–2017, Austria's fertility rate entered a steeper decline, falling to 1.41 by 2022 and reaching 1.31 by 2024. This sustained decrease suggests ongoing demographic pressures, likely driven by delayed childbearing, higher education participation, and economic considerations among Austrian women of reproductive age.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.31 births per woman | -0.76% |
| 2023 | 1.32 births per woman | -6.38% |
| 2022 | 1.41 births per woman | -4.73% |
| 2021 | 1.48 births per woman | +2.78% |
| 2020 | 1.44 births per woman | -1.37% |
| 2019 | 1.46 births per woman | -0.68% |
| 2018 | 1.47 births per woman | -3.29% |
| 2017 | 1.52 births per woman | -0.65% |
| 2016 | 1.53 births per woman | +2.68% |
| 2015 | 1.49 births per woman | +2.05% |
| 2014 | 1.46 births per woman | +1.39% |
| 2013 | 1.44 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2012 | 1.44 births per woman | +0.70% |
| 2011 | 1.43 births per woman | -0.69% |
| 2010 | 1.44 births per woman | +3.60% |
| 2009 | 1.39 births per woman | -2.11% |
| 2008 | 1.42 births per woman | +2.90% |
| 2007 | 1.38 births per woman | -2.13% |
| 2006 | 1.41 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2005 | 1.41 births per woman | -0.70% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.42 births per woman | +2.90% |
| 2003 | 1.38 births per woman | -0.72% |
| 2002 | 1.39 births per woman | +4.51% |
| 2001 | 1.33 births per woman | -2.21% |
| 2000 | 1.36 births per woman | +1.49% |
| 1999 | 1.34 births per woman | -2.19% |
| 1998 | 1.37 births per woman | -1.44% |
| 1997 | 1.39 births per woman | -4.14% |
| 1996 | 1.45 births per woman | +2.11% |
| 1995 | 1.42 births per woman | -3.40% |
| 1994 | 1.47 births per woman | -2.00% |
| 1993 | 1.5 births per woman | -0.66% |
| 1992 | 1.51 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1991 | 1.51 births per woman | +3.42% |
| 1990 | 1.46 births per woman | +0.69% |
| 1989 | 1.45 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1988 | 1.45 births per woman | +1.40% |
| 1987 | 1.43 births per woman | -1.38% |
| 1986 | 1.45 births per woman | -1.36% |
| 1985 | 1.47 births per woman | -3.29% |
| 1984 | 1.52 births per woman | -2.56% |
| 1983 | 1.56 births per woman | -6.02% |
| 1982 | 1.66 births per woman | -0.60% |
| 1981 | 1.67 births per woman | +1.21% |
| 1980 | 1.65 births per woman | +3.12% |
| 1979 | 1.6 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1978 | 1.6 births per woman | -1.84% |
| 1977 | 1.63 births per woman | -3.55% |
| 1976 | 1.69 births per woman | -7.65% |
| 1975 | 1.83 births per woman | -4.19% |
| 1974 | 1.91 births per woman | -1.55% |
| 1973 | 1.94 births per woman | -6.73% |
| 1972 | 2.08 births per woman | -5.45% |
| 1971 | 2.2 births per woman | -3.93% |
| 1970 | 2.29 births per woman | -8.03% |
| 1969 | 2.49 births per woman | -3.49% |
| 1968 | 2.58 births per woman | -1.53% |
| 1967 | 2.62 births per woman | -1.50% |
| 1966 | 2.66 births per woman | -1.48% |
| 1965 | 2.7 births per woman | -3.23% |
| 1964 | 2.79 births per woman | -1.06% |
| 1963 | 2.82 births per woman | +0.71% |
| 1962 | 2.8 births per woman | +0.72% |
| 1961 | 2.78 births per woman | +3.35% |
| 1960 | 2.69 births per woman | — |
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