Short facts about people of Austria

Population:

8,150,835 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  16.57% (male 691,925; female 658,375) 15-64 years:  68.05% (male 2,802,019; female 2,744,536) 65 years and over:  15.38% (male 478,498; female 775,482) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.24% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

9.74 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

9.8 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

2.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.62 male(s)/female total population:  0.95 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

4.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  77.84 years male:  74.68 years female:  81.15 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.39 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.23% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

9,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

less than 100 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Austrian(s) adjective:  Austrian

Ethnic groups:

German 98%, Croatian, Slovene, other (includes Hungarians, Czechs, Slovaks, Roma)

Religions:

Roman Catholic 78%, Protestant 5%, Muslim and other 17%

Languages:

German

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  98% male:  NA% female:  NA%

Source: World Factbook