Population change by component

Components of population change

From a demographic perspective, Austria’s population growth can be attributed first and foremost to a positive net migration (balance of immigration and emigration). In contrast, the natural increase (balance of births and deaths) makes only a comparatively small contribution to population growth.

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In 2010, Austria’s population increased by about +0.3% (29 000 people). Most of the growth could be attributed to gains from international migration of about 27 700 people. Marked differences, however, occurred between federal territories: Population gains mainly resulted from natural population increases in Vorarlberg (0.3% growth) and Upper Austria (0.1%), while international migration gains accounted for a small part. In Tyrol and Salzburg natural increases and migration gains contributed roughly equal to the population growth. In contrast, there was a surplus of deaths over births registered in Burgenland, Lower Austria, Styria and Carinthia. In Vienna, the large population increase (0.9%) was nearly exclusively the result of international net-migration gains.

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Results (overview): population change 2010 (1 January - 31 December)

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