Austria’s Population Exceeds 8.4 Million Inhabitants

BusinessEconomy ♦ Published: December 1, 2011; 19:33 ♦ (Vindobona)

The population has grown by 400,000 persons since 2001. The positive trend was observed in all federal states except Carinthia.

Austria’s Population Exceeds 8.4 Million Inhabitants / Picture: © Vindobona.org

According to Statistics Austria's preliminary results of the 2011 register-based census the number of inhabitants on census day amounted to 8,430,558. This means a population growth of nearly 400,000 persons (+5.0%) since the last population census in 2001.

The population has increased in all federal states except Carinthia. The regional growth rates vary between 2.5% (Styria)…