At year 2026, population distribution of Austria is:
- Young Population 1,279,946 14.05%
- Working Age Population 5,857,571 64.32%
- Elderly Population 1,969,748 21.63%
The population growth rate of Austria in 2026 is -0.07%, sex ratio is 97.1 (101.8 for working age), dependency ratio is 55.5%.
Elderly population will be more than twice of the young population at 2034. Total population reaches its peak in 2023 at 9,130,434.
In 2050, the population growth rate of Austria is -0.31%, sex ratio is 98.2 (104.2 for working age), dependency ratio is 75.7%.The elderly population will account for 30.81% of Austria's population in 2050, the problem of population aging is serious.
| Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) |
1950 1984โ2018 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) | 1950 or earlier | |
| Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) | 1970 | |
| Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) | 2023 |