Population: 8 133 611 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 17% (male 709 890; female 673 696)

15-64 years: 68% (male 2 783 569; female 2 707 113)

65 years and over: 15% (male 471 924; female 787 419) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.05% (1998 est.)

Birth rate: 9.89 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate: 10.05 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate: 0.65 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 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: 0.59 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 5.16 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 77.31 years

male: 74.13 years

female: 80.67 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.37 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality:

noun: Austrian(s)

adjective: Austrian

Ethnic groups: German 99.4% Croatian 0.3% Slovene 0.2% other 0.1%

Religions: Roman Catholic 78% Protestant 5% other 17%

Languages: German

Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99% (1974 est.)

male: NA%

female: NA%