Birth rate (number of live births per 1 000 total population)
9.8
9.4
9.7
9.5
9.7
9.5
9.4
9.2
9.3
9.1
9.4
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.36
1.33
1.39
1.38
1.42
1.41
1.41
1.38
1.41
1.39
1.44
Net reproduction rate
0.66
0.64
0.67
0.66
0.68
0.68
0.68
0.67
0.68
0.67
0.69
Mean age of fertility
all births
28.2
28.4
28.6
28.8
28.8
29.0
29.2
29.4
29.5
29.7
29.8
first births
26.4
26.5
26.8
26.9
27.0
27.3
27.5
27.6
27.8
28.0
28.2
Mortality, life expectancy, and infant mortality 2)
Death rate (number of deaths per 1 000 total population)
9.6
9.3
9.4
9.5
9.1
9.1
9.0
9.0
9.0
9.3
9.2
Life expectancy at birth (years)
Males
75.1
75.6
75.8
75.9
76.4
76.6
77.1
77.3
77.6
77.4
77.7
Females
81.1
81.6
81.7
81.5
82.1
82.2
82.6
82.8
83.0
82.9
83.2
Infant mortality rate (number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
4.8
4.8
4.1
4.5
4.5
4.2
3.6
3.7
3.7
3.8
3.9
Perinatal mortality rate (number of still births and infant deaths in the first week of life per 1,000 live births)
6.7
6.2
6.4
6.4
6.1
5.9
6.0
5.9
5.4
5.6
5.9
Marriages and divorces
Marriage rate (number of marriages per 1 000 total population)
4.9
4.3
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.5
4.3
4.2
4.2
4.5
Median age at first marriage
Males
29.8
30.0
30.2
30.4
30.6
30.9
31.4
31.6
31.7
31.8
31.9
Females
27.3
27.3
27.5
27.7
27.9
28.1
28.6
28.8
28.9
29.1
29.3
Total divorce rate (%)1)
43.1
46.0
45.2
44.0
46.1
46.4
48.9
49.5
47.8
46.0
43.0
S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, Demographic Indicators. Compiled on 20 June 2011. 1) Sum of the duration-specific divorce rates for the indicated year. - 2) Starting in 2009, deaths include Austrian residents dying abroad, what results in slightly higher death rates resp. lower life expectancies.
