Population 8,169,929 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 16.4% (male 686,205; female 652,840)
15-64 years: 68.2% (male 2,814,866; female 2,756,777)
65 years and over: 15.4% (male 484,313; female 774,928) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 0.23% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 9.58 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 9.73 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 2.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 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 (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 4.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 78 years
female: 81.31 years (2002 est.)
male: 74.85 years

Total fertility rate 1.4 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 0.1% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 843 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths 8 (2001 est.)

Nationality
noun: Austrian(s)
adjective: Austrian

Ethnic groups German 88%, non-nationals 9.3% (includes Croatians, Slovenes, Hungarians, Czechs, Slovaks, Roma), naturalized 2% (includes those who have lived in Austria at least three generations)

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%

NOTE: The information regarding Austria on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Austria People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Austria People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.