Austrian Population Forecast 2050: Growth from 8.4m to 9.4m People

Politics ♦ Published: September 21, 2011; 12:45 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Austrian population is growing – and becomes older. In 2030, 9.0m people will live in Austria, 9.4m in 2050.

Austrian Population Forecast 2050: Growth from 8.4m to 9.4m People / Picture: © Vindobona.org

But also the age structure shifts considerably. Currently, 23% of the population is aged beyond 60. In 2020, about 26% will be older than 60 years. This number will grow up to 30% in 2030.

The number of children aged below two years will increase slightly within the next ten years. In 2015, this demographic group will grow by 5% from 234.000 in 2010 to 234.000 in 2015. The number…