Demographics of Austria
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This article is about the demographic
features of the population
of Austria
, including population density
, ethnicity
, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Austrians are a homogeneous people, although four decades of strong immigration have significantly altered the composition of the population of Austria
.
According to the 2001 population census, 88.6% are native German
speakers (96% Austro-Bavarian dialects
and 4% Alemanic dialects
) while the remaining 11.4% speak several minority languages. The non-German speakers of Austria can be divided into two groups: traditional minorities, who are related to territories formerly part of the Habsburg Empire, and new minorities, resulting from recent immigration.
(according to the 2001 census – unofficial estimates of Slovene organisations put the number at 50,000) in Austrian Carinthia
(south central Austria) and about 25,000 Croats
and 20,000 Hungarians in Burgenland
(on the Hungarian
border). The Slovenes form a closely knit community. Their rights as well as those of the Croats are protected by law and generally respected in practice. The present boundaries of Austria, once the center of the Habsburg Empire that constituted the second-largest state in Europe, were established in accordance with the Treaty of Saint-Germain
in 1919. Some Austrians, particularly near Vienna
, still have relatives in the Czech Republic
, Slovakia
, and Hungary.
A small minority of Roma and Sinti
also live in the country. Its size appears to be growing with emigration from neighbouring countries.
According to the Austrian Statistical Bureau, in Mid-2006, 814,800 foreigners legally lived in Austria, representing 9.8% of the total population, one of the highest rates in Europe.
Of these foreign residents, 305,100 came from Former Yugoslavia
and 110,800 from Turkey
.
Owing to a growing naturalization rate, 330,000 people have been naturalized between 1985 and the end of 2003, representing about 4% of the 7.4 million Austrian citizens living today in the country.
Of these new citizens 110,000 came from Former Yugoslavia and 90,000 from Turkey. Considering pre-1985 naturalizations, in 2005 at least 18% (in Vienna more than 30%) of the population was either foreign or of foreign origin.
p=preliminary
, in 2010 there were 1.27 million foreign-born residents in Austria, corresponding to 15.2% of the total population. Of these, 0.764 million (9.1%) were born outside the EU and 0.512 million (6.1%) were born in another EU Member State.
350,000 ethnic Turks
(including a minority of Turkish Kurds) currently live in Austria. At about 3% of the total population, they make up today the biggest single ethnic minority in Austria.
13,000 Turks were naturalized in 2003 and an unknown number have arrived in Austria at the same time. While 2,000 Turks left Austria in the same year, 10,000 immigrated to the country, confirming a strong trend of growth.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2593717.stm
Resistance by many Austrians and by the Austrian Government to open EU
access talks with Turkey in October 2005 appears to be at least partially linked to the fear that, if free to move in the EU territories, a disproportionate number of Turkish citizens could choose Austria as a suitable place for emigration, as it already has a well established Turkish community. As a comparison, only 12,000 Turkish citizens were living in Italy at the beginning of 2004.
. The Social Democratic Party
long ago shed its anticlerical stance. Small Lutheran minorities are located mainly in Vienna, Carinthia, and Burgenland. An estimated 15,000 Jews or adherents of Judaism
live in Austria, primarily in Vienna – a remnant of the post-World War II community after the Nazi
Holocaust. Immigration during the last decades has increased the percentage of Muslims
to 4.2%.
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook and Statistik Austria
.
Demographics
Demographics are the most recent statistical characteristics of a population. These types of data are used widely in sociology , public policy, and marketing. Commonly examined demographics include gender, race, age, disabilities, mobility, home ownership, employment status, and even location...
features of the population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, including population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
, ethnicity
Ethnic group
An ethnic group is a group of people whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage, often consisting of a common language, a common culture and/or an ideology that stresses common ancestry or endogamy...
, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Austrians are a homogeneous people, although four decades of strong immigration have significantly altered the composition of the population of Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
.
According to the 2001 population census, 88.6% are native German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
speakers (96% Austro-Bavarian dialects
Austro-Bavarian
Bavarian , also Austro-Bavarian, is a major group of Upper German varieties spoken in the south east of the German language area.-History and origin:...
and 4% Alemanic dialects
Alemannic German
Alemannic is a group of dialects of the Upper German branch of the Germanic language family. It is spoken by approximately ten million people in six countries: Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, France and Italy...
) while the remaining 11.4% speak several minority languages. The non-German speakers of Austria can be divided into two groups: traditional minorities, who are related to territories formerly part of the Habsburg Empire, and new minorities, resulting from recent immigration.
Traditional ethnic minorities in Austria
Only three numerically significant traditional minority groups exist – 14,000 Carinthian SlovenesCarinthian Slovenes
Carinthian Slovenes are the Slovene-speaking population group in the Austrian State of Carinthia. The Carinthian Slovenes send representatives to the National Ethnic Groups Advisory Council...
(according to the 2001 census – unofficial estimates of Slovene organisations put the number at 50,000) in Austrian Carinthia
Carinthia (state)
Carinthia is the southernmost Austrian state or Land. Situated within the Eastern Alps it is chiefly noted for its mountains and lakes.The main language is German. Its regional dialects belong to the Southern Austro-Bavarian group...
(south central Austria) and about 25,000 Croats
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
and 20,000 Hungarians in Burgenland
Burgenland
Burgenland is the easternmost and least populous state or Land of Austria. It consists of two Statutarstädte and seven districts with in total 171 municipalities. It is 166 km long from north to south but much narrower from west to east...
(on the Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
border). The Slovenes form a closely knit community. Their rights as well as those of the Croats are protected by law and generally respected in practice. The present boundaries of Austria, once the center of the Habsburg Empire that constituted the second-largest state in Europe, were established in accordance with the Treaty of Saint-Germain
Treaty of Saint-Germain
The Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, was signed on 10 September 1919 by the victorious Allies of World War I on the one hand and by the new Republic of Austria on the other...
in 1919. Some Austrians, particularly near Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, still have relatives in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, and Hungary.
A small minority of Roma and Sinti
Sinti
Sinti or Sinta or Sinte is the name of a Romani or Gypsy population in Europe. Traditionally nomadic, today only a small percentage of the group remains unsettled...
also live in the country. Its size appears to be growing with emigration from neighbouring countries.
New ethnic minorities in Austria (foreigners and naturalized)
Of these foreign residents, 305,100 came from Former Yugoslavia
Former Yugoslavia
The former Yugoslavia is a term used to describe the present day states which succeeded the collapse of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....
and 110,800 from Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.
Owing to a growing naturalization rate, 330,000 people have been naturalized between 1985 and the end of 2003, representing about 4% of the 7.4 million Austrian citizens living today in the country.
Of these new citizens 110,000 came from Former Yugoslavia and 90,000 from Turkey. Considering pre-1985 naturalizations, in 2005 at least 18% (in Vienna more than 30%) of the population was either foreign or of foreign origin.
Vital statistics since 1900
| Average population (x 1000) | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 5 973 | 187 094 | 138 509 | 48 585 | 31.3 | 23.2 | 8.1 |
| 1901 | 6 035 | 189 539 | 134 234 | 55 305 | 31.4 | 22.2 | 9.2 |
| 1902 | 6 099 | 191 926 | 134 479 | 57 447 | 31.5 | 22.0 | 9.4 |
| 1903 | 6 164 | 184 244 | 133 435 | 50 809 | 29.9 | 21.6 | 8.2 |
| 1904 | 6 228 | 187 963 | 131 309 | 56 654 | 30.2 | 21.1 | 9.1 |
| 1905 | 6 292 | 181 685 | 142 673 | 39 012 | 28.9 | 22.7 | 6.2 |
| 1906 | 6 357 | 184 477 | 129 084 | 55 393 | 29.0 | 20.3 | 8.7 |
| 1907 | 6 421 | 181 026 | 132 006 | 49 020 | 28.2 | 20.6 | 7.6 |
| 1908 | 6 485 | 184 477 | 136 434 | 48 043 | 28.4 | 21.0 | 7.4 |
| 1909 | 6 550 | 180 106 | 134 152 | 45 954 | 27.5 | 20.5 | 7.0 |
| 1910 | 6 614 | 176 588 | 127 243 | 49 345 | 26.7 | 19.2 | 7.5 |
| 1911 | 6 669 | 168 916 | 132 615 | 36 301 | 25.3 | 19.9 | 5.4 |
| 1912 | 6 724 | 170 555 | 122 759 | 47 796 | 25.4 | 18.3 | 7.1 |
| 1913 | 6 767 | 163 354 | 124 388 | 38 966 | 24.1 | 18.4 | 5.8 |
| 1914 | 6 680 | 161 692 | 124 560 | 37 132 | 24.2 | 18.6 | 5.6 |
| 1915 | 6 690 | 125 680 | 144 259 | -18 579 | 18.8 | 21.6 | -2.8 |
| 1916 | 6 660 | 98 895 | 139 324 | -40 429 | 14.8 | 20.9 | -6.1 |
| 1917 | 6 610 | 92 289 | 150 346 | -58 057 | 14.0 | 22.7 | -8.8 |
| 1918 | 6 543 | 92 560 | 172 573 | -80 013 | 14.1 | 26.4 | -12.2 |
| 1919 | 6 420 | 118 518 | 130 658 | -12 140 | 18.5 | 20.4 | -1.9 |
| 1920 | 6 455 | 146 644 | 122 775 | 23 869 | 22.7 | 19.0 | 3.7 |
| 1921 | 6 504 | 151 138 | 110 451 | 40 687 | 23.2 | 17.0 | 6.3 |
| 1922 | 6 528 | 150 958 | 113 467 | 37 491 | 23.1 | 17.4 | 5.7 |
| 1923 | 6 543 | 146 885 | 99 924 | 46 961 | 22.4 | 15.3 | 7.2 |
| 1924 | 6 562 | 142 141 | 98 055 | 44 086 | 21.7 | 14.9 | 6.7 |
| 1925 | 6 582 | 135 841 | 94 988 | 40 853 | 20.6 | 14.4 | 6.2 |
| 1926 | 6 603 | 127 250 | 98 905 | 28 345 | 19.3 | 15.0 | 4.3 |
| 1927 | 6 623 | 118 669 | 99 080 | 19 589 | 17.9 | 15.0 | 3.0 |
| 1928 | 6 643 | 116 729 | 95 959 | 20 770 | 17.6 | 14.4 | 3.1 |
| 1929 | 6 664 | 112 047 | 97 300 | 14 747 | 16.8 | 14.6 | 2.2 |
| 1930 | 6 684 | 112 330 | 90 315 | 22 015 | 16.8 | 13.5 | 3.3 |
| 1931 | 6 705 | 106 324 | 93 895 | 12 429 | 15.9 | 14.0 | 1.9 |
| 1932 | 6 725 | 102 277 | 93 599 | 8 678 | 15.2 | 13.9 | 1.3 |
| 1933 | 6 746 | 96 369 | 88 977 | 7 392 | 14.3 | 13.2 | 1.1 |
| 1934 | 6 755 | 91 567 | 85 685 | 5 882 | 13.6 | 12.7 | 0.9 |
| 1935 | 6 761 | 88 689 | 92 524 | -3 835 | 13.1 | 13.7 | -0.6 |
| 1936 | 6 758 | 88 264 | 89 078 | - 814 | 13.1 | 13.2 | -0.1 |
| 1937 | 6 755 | 86 351 | 90 035 | -3 684 | 12.8 | 13.3 | -0.5 |
| 1938 | 6 753 | 93 812 | 94 755 | - 943 | 13.9 | 14.0 | -0.1 |
| 1939 | 6 658 | 137 825 | 101 709 | 36 116 | 20.7 | 15.3 | 5.4 |
| 1940 | 6 705 | 145 926 | 99 475 | 46 451 | 21.8 | 14.8 | 6.9 |
| 1941 | 6 731 | 135 398 | 94 121 | 41 277 | 20.1 | 14.0 | 6.1 |
| 1942 | 6 799 | 116 172 | 90 510 | 25 662 | 17.1 | 13.3 | 3.8 |
| 1943 | 6 815 | 122 443 | 94 269 | 28 174 | 18.0 | 13.8 | 4.1 |
| 1944 | 6 837 | 126 938 | 109 622 | 17 316 | 18.6 | 16.0 | 2.5 |
| 1945 | 6 793 | 101 369 | 173 767 | -72 398 | 14.9 | 25.6 | -10.7 |
| 1946 | 7 000 | 111 302 | 94 077 | 17 225 | 15.9 | 13.4 | 2.5 |
| 1947 | 6 971 | 128 953 | 90 027 | 38 926 | 18.5 | 12.9 | 5.6 |
| 1948 | 6 953 | 123 221 | 84 213 | 39 008 | 17.7 | 12.1 | 5.6 |
| 1949 | 6 942 | 113 375 | 89 247 | 24 128 | 16.3 | 12.9 | 3.5 |
| 1950 | 6 935 | 107 854 | 85 710 | 22 144 | 15.6 | 12.4 | 3.2 |
| 1951 | 6 934 | 102 764 | 88 253 | 14 511 | 14.8 | 12.7 | 2.1 |
| 1952 | 6 928 | 103 012 | 83 372 | 19 640 | 14.9 | 12.0 | 2.8 |
| 1953 | 6 932 | 102 867 | 83 399 | 19 468 | 14.8 | 12.0 | 2.8 |
| 1954 | 6 940 | 103 985 | 84 632 | 19 353 | 15.0 | 12.2 | 2.8 |
| 1955 | 6 947 | 108 575 | 84 995 | 23 580 | 15.6 | 12.2 | 3.4 |
| 1956 | 6 952 | 115 827 | 86 824 | 29 003 | 16.7 | 12.5 | 4.2 |
| 1957 | 6 966 | 118 712 | 89 298 | 29 414 | 17.0 | 12.8 | 4.2 |
| 1958 | 6 987 | 119 755 | 85 980 | 33 775 | 17.1 | 12.3 | 4.8 |
| 1959 | 7 014 | 124 377 | 87 970 | 36 407 | 17.7 | 12.5 | 5.2 |
| 1960 | 7 048 | 125 945 | 89 603 | 36 342 | 17.9 | 12.7 | 5.2 |
| 1961 | 7 087 | 131 563 | 85 673 | 45 890 | 18.6 | 12.1 | 6.5 |
| 1962 | 7 130 | 133 253 | 90 854 | 42 399 | 18.7 | 12.7 | 5.9 |
| 1963 | 7 176 | 134 809 | 91 579 | 43 230 | 18.8 | 12.8 | 6.0 |
| 1964 | 7 224 | 133 841 | 89 081 | 44 760 | 18.6 | 12.3 | 6.2 |
| 1965 | 7 271 | 129 924 | 94 273 | 35 651 | 17.9 | 13.0 | 4.9 |
| 1966 | 7 322 | 128 577 | 91 440 | 37 137 | 17.6 | 12.5 | 5.1 |
| 1967 | 7 377 | 127 404 | 95 438 | 31 966 | 17.4 | 13.0 | 4.4 |
| 1968 | 7 415 | 126 115 | 96 014 | 30 101 | 17.1 | 13.0 | 4.1 |
| 1969 | 7 441 | 121 377 | 98 715 | 22 662 | 16.4 | 13.4 | 3.1 |
| 1970 | 7 467 | 112 301 | 98 819 | 13 482 | 15.1 | 13.3 | 1.8 |
| 1971 | 7 500 | 108 510 | 97 334 | 11 176 | 14.6 | 13.1 | 1.5 |
| 1972 | 7 544 | 104 033 | 95 323 | 8 710 | 13.9 | 12.7 | 1.2 |
| 1973 | 7 586 | 98 041 | 92 768 | 5 273 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 0.7 |
| 1974 | 7 599 | 97 430 | 94 324 | 3 106 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 0.4 |
| 1975 | 7 579 | 93 757 | 96 041 | -2 284 | 12.4 | 12.7 | -0.3 |
| 1976 | 7 566 | 87 446 | 95 140 | -7 694 | 11.6 | 12.6 | -1.0 |
| 1977 | 7 568 | 85 595 | 92 402 | -6 807 | 11.3 | 12.2 | -0.9 |
| 1978 | 7 562 | 85 402 | 94 617 | -9 215 | 11.3 | 12.5 | -1.2 |
| 1979 | 7 549 | 86 388 | 92 012 | -5 624 | 11.4 | 12.2 | -0.7 |
| 1980 | 7 549 | 90 872 | 92 442 | -1 570 | 12.0 | 12.2 | -0.2 |
| 1981 | 7 569 | 93 867 | 92 585 | 1 282 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 0.2 |
| 1982 | 7 574 | 94 840 | 91 339 | 3 501 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 0.5 |
| 1983 | 7 562 | 90 118 | 93 041 | -2 923 | 11.9 | 12.3 | -0.4 |
| 1984 | 7 561 | 89 234 | 88 466 | 768 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 0.1 |
| 1985 | 7 565 | 87 440 | 89 578 | -2 138 | 11.6 | 11.8 | -0.3 |
| 1986 | 7 570 | 86 964 | 87 071 | - 107 | 11.5 | 11.5 | -0.0 |
| 1987 | 7 575 | 86 503 | 84 907 | 1 596 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 0.2 |
| 1988 | 7 585 | 88 052 | 83 263 | 4 789 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 0.6 |
| 1989 | 7 620 | 88 759 | 83 407 | 5 352 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 0.7 |
| 1990 | 7 678 | 90 454 | 82 952 | 7 502 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 1.0 |
| 1991 | 7 755 | 94 629 | 83 428 | 11 201 | 12.2 | 10.8 | 1.4 |
| 1992 | 7 841 | 95 302 | 83 162 | 12 140 | 12.2 | 10.6 | 1.5 |
| 1993 | 7 906 | 95 227 | 82 517 | 12 710 | 12.0 | 10.4 | 1.6 |
| 1994 | 7 936 | 92 415 | 80 684 | 11 731 | 11.6 | 10.2 | 1.5 |
| 1995 | 7 948 | 88 669 | 81 171 | 7 498 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 0.9 |
| 1996 | 7 959 | 88 809 | 80 790 | 8 019 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 1.0 |
| 1997 | 7 968 | 84 045 | 79 432 | 4 613 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 0.6 |
| 1998 | 7 977 | 81 233 | 78 339 | 2 894 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 0.4 |
| 1999 | 7 992 | 78 138 | 78 200 | - 62 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | 8 012 | 78 268 | 76 780 | 1 488 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 0.2 |
| 2001 | 8 042 | 75 458 | 74 767 | 691 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 0.1 |
| 2002 | 8 082 | 78 399 | 76 131 | 2 268 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 0.3 |
| 2003 | 8 121 | 76 944 | 77 209 | - 265 | 9.5 | 9.5 | -0.0 |
| 2004 | 8 172 | 78 968 | 74 292 | 4 676 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 0.6 |
| 2005 | 8 228 | 78 190 | 75 189 | 3 001 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 0.4 |
| 2006 | 8 269 | 77 914 | 74 295 | 3 619 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 0.4 |
| 2007 | 8 301 | 76 250 | 74 625 | 1 625 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 0.2 |
| 2008 | 8 337 | 76 688 | 74 430 | 2 258 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 0.3 |
| 2009 | 8 365 | 75 387 | 75 629 | - 242 | 9.0 | 9.0 | -0.0 |
| 2010 (p) | 8 389 | 77 814 | 73 387 | 2 437 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 0.3 |
p=preliminary
Immigration
According to EurostatEurostat
Eurostat is a Directorate-General of the European Commission located in Luxembourg. Its main responsibilities are to provide the European Union with statistical information at European level and to promote the integration of statistical methods across the Member States of the European Union,...
, in 2010 there were 1.27 million foreign-born residents in Austria, corresponding to 15.2% of the total population. Of these, 0.764 million (9.1%) were born outside the EU and 0.512 million (6.1%) were born in another EU Member State.
350,000 ethnic Turks
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
(including a minority of Turkish Kurds) currently live in Austria. At about 3% of the total population, they make up today the biggest single ethnic minority in Austria.
13,000 Turks were naturalized in 2003 and an unknown number have arrived in Austria at the same time. While 2,000 Turks left Austria in the same year, 10,000 immigrated to the country, confirming a strong trend of growth.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2593717.stm
Resistance by many Austrians and by the Austrian Government to open EU
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
access talks with Turkey in October 2005 appears to be at least partially linked to the fear that, if free to move in the EU territories, a disproportionate number of Turkish citizens could choose Austria as a suitable place for emigration, as it already has a well established Turkish community. As a comparison, only 12,000 Turkish citizens were living in Italy at the beginning of 2004.
The role of religion
About 73.6% of all Austrians are Roman Catholic. The church abstains from political activity; however, lay Catholic organizations are aligned with the conservative People's PartyAustrian People's Party
The Austrian People's Party is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Austria. A successor to the Christian Social Party of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it is similar to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany in terms of ideology...
. The Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party of Austria
The Social Democratic Party of Austria is one of the oldest political parties in Austria. The SPÖ is one of the two major parties in Austria, and has ties to trade unions and the Austrian Chamber of Labour. The SPÖ is among the few mainstream European social-democratic parties that have preserved...
long ago shed its anticlerical stance. Small Lutheran minorities are located mainly in Vienna, Carinthia, and Burgenland. An estimated 15,000 Jews or adherents of Judaism
Judaism
Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
live in Austria, primarily in Vienna – a remnant of the post-World War II community after the Nazi
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
Holocaust. Immigration during the last decades has increased the percentage of Muslims
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
to 4.2%.
Demographic statistics from the CIA World Factbook and Statistik Austria
Statistik Austria
The Statistik Austria is the name with which the Austrian statistical office appears in public matters.In 2000 a bill transformed the Österreichisches Statistisches Zentralamt into the Statistik Austria.Statistik Austria is an independent, not profit-seeking institution with public...
.
Age structure
- 0–14 years: 14.5% (male 609,748/female 581,144)
- 15–64 years: 67.5% (male 2,785,091/female 2,756,402)
- 65 years and over: 18% (male 612,613/female 865,283) (2009 est.)
Urbanization
- Urban population: 67% of total population (2009 est.)
- Rate of urbanization: 0.7%
Sex ratio
- At birth: 1.05 male/female
- Under 15 years: 1.05 male/female
- 15–64 years: 1.01 male/female
- 65 years and over: 0.71 male/female
- Total population: 0.95 male/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate
- Total: 4.42 deaths/1,000 live births
- country comparison to the world: 202
- Male: 5.39 deaths/1,000 live births
- Female: 3.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2009)
Life expectancy at birth
- Total population: 79.5 years
- country comparison to the world: 27
- Male: 76.6 years
- Female: 82.56 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate
- 1.41 children born/woman (2008 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 197
- TFR by religion: Roman Catholic – 1.32; Protestant – 1.21; Islam – 2.34; Other religions – 1.44; Nonreligious – 0.86. http://paa2007.princeton.edu/download.aspx?submissionId=70869
- Births out of wedlock – 38.4%
HIV/AIDS
- Adult prevalence rate: 0.2% (2006 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 93
- People living with HIV/AIDS: 9,800 (2007)
- country comparison to the world: 105
- New Infections with HIV/AIDS: 453 (2005)
- Deaths: 54 (2004)
Ethnic groups
German-Austrians 82.5%, former Yugoslavs 4% (includes Croatians, Slovenes, Serbs, and Bosniaks), Turks 1.6%, German 0.9%, other or unspecified 2%, none 12% (2001 census)Religions
- Roman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 4.7%, Muslim 4.2%, other 3.5%, unspecified 2%, none 12% (2001 census)
- Roman Catholicism in AustriaRoman Catholicism in AustriaThe Catholic Church of Austria, part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, is under the leadership of the Pope, the curia in Rome, and the Conference of Austrian Bishops. The Austrian church is the largest Christian denomination of Austria, with, according to the 2001 census, 5.9 million people...
- Buddhism in AustriaBuddhism in AustriaBuddhism is a legally recognized religion in Austria and it is followed by more than 10,000 Austrians.Although still small in absolute numbers , Buddhism in Austria enjoys widespread acceptance...
- Hinduism in AustriaHinduism in Austria-Introduction:Early Indian immigrants to Austria were mainly nurses from Kerala, who maintained their links with their homeland. Some Indian professionals in the UN settled down in Austria. There is a small community from rural Punjab, whose members graduated from odd jobs to later become...
- Islam in AustriaIslam in AustriaIslam is a minority religion in Austria with 4.22 % of the population in the 2001 census. In 2010, it is estimated to be around 400,000 to 500,000 Muslims in Austria, or up to about 6% of the total population...
- History of the Jews in AustriaHistory of the Jews in AustriaThe history of the Jews in Austria likely originates in an exodus of Jews from the Roman occupation of Israel. During the course of many centuries, the political status of the community rose and fell many times: during certain periods, the Jewish community prospered and enjoyed political equality,...
- Paganism in the Eastern AlpsPaganism in the Eastern AlpsThe central and eastern Alps of Europe are rich in folklore traditions dating back to pre-Christian times, with surviving elements amalgamated from Germanic, Gaulish , Slavic and Raetian culture....
Languages
- GermanGerman languageGerman is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
(official nationwide) 88.8% (94% Bavarian, 6% Alemanic) - SerbianSerbian languageSerbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
2.2% - CroatianCroatian languageCroatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...
1.3% - Slovene (official in Carinthia) 0.2–0.5%
- CroatianCroatian languageCroatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...
(official in Burgenland) 0.3% - HungarianHungarian languageHungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
(official in Burgenland) 0.2% - CzechCzech languageCzech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...
0.2% - SlovakSlovak languageSlovak , is an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages .Slovak is the official language of Slovakia, where it is spoken by 5 million people...
0.1% - Romany ?%
- Languages of the recent immigrant groups 10% (Census 2001)
Literacy
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write- Total population: 98%
- Male: NA%
- Female: NA%
- Illiterates: some 3–4% of Austrians are functionally illiterateFunctional illiteracyFunctional illiteracy is a term used to describe reading and writing skills that are inadequate "to manage daily living and employment tasks that require reading skills beyond a basic level." Functional illiteracy is contrasted with illiteracy in the strict sense, meaning the inability to read or...
http://science.orf.at/science/lenz/117377
Further reading
- Statistik Austria – Census 2001
- Statistik Austria – Monthly Statistical Tables – Vital Statistics
- Statistik Austria – Quarterly Population Estimates