Austria

People

Over 92% of Austrians are German speaking, and 98% of Austrians are of German decent. There are only a small number of ethnic minorities in Austria. Austria is a modern western society, where nearly eveyone can read. As of December 2017, Austria's estimated population is 8,740,000

 

 

1990 2000 2010 2016
Population, total (millions) 7.68 8.01 8.36 8.74
Population growth (annual %) 0.8 0.2 0.2 1.1
Income share held by lowest 20% .. 8.5 8.1 7.9
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 76 78 81 81
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.5
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 21 14 10 7
Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) .. .. 70 66
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) 100 98 99 99
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 10 6 4 4
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) .. .. .. ..
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 60 75 80 95
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) .. 101 97 100
School enrollment, primary (% gross) 105.3 103.7 99.8 102.3
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) 101 99 99 101
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) 1 1 1 1
Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) .. .. .. ..
Environment
Forest area (sq. km) (thousands) 37.8 38.4 38.6 38.7
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 19.2 25.6 .. 28.4
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) 6.9 6.7 6.3 6.3
Urban population growth (annual %) 0.8 0.2 0.2 1.2
Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) 3,240 3,570 4,051 3,800
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) 7.51 7.77 8.07 6.87
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) 6,111 7,076 8,383 8,356