What is median age in Austria?

Median age in Austria was 43.09 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Austria?

The highest recorded value was 43.09 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Austria?

The lowest recorded value was 32.31 years in 1972.

How does Austria rank for median age?

Austria ranks 31st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Austria?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Austria data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in Austria

Name: Median age in Austria
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Austria: Median age was 43.09 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

43.09 years

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

31st

of 236 countries

All-time high

43.09 years

in 2023

All-time low

32.31 years

in 1972

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Austria, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Austria stood at 43.09 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Austria peaked at 43.09 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.31 years, in 1972.

Austria ranks 31st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	34.46 years	34.06 years	34.92 years	10
1960s	33.95 years	33.02 years	34.53 years	10
1970s	32.93 years	32.31 years	33.63 years	10
1980s	34.08 years	33.57 years	34.59 years	10
1990s	35.36 years	34.58 years	36.74 years	10
2000s	38.79 years	37.14 years	40.45 years	10
2010s	41.81 years	40.84 years	42.43 years	10
2020s	42.79 years	42.57 years	43.09 years	4

Countries ranked near Austria

28 Hungary 43.32 years compare
29 Andorra 43.16 years compare
30 Jersey 43.1 years compare
32 Latvia 43.08 years compare
33 Finland 42.79 years compare
34 Czechia 42.72 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Austria

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0052 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.32 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.32 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.32 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.93 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate 1.68 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 85.84 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 81.45 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 1.41 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 74.29 0-100 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Austria?: Median age in Austria was 43.09 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Austria?: The highest recorded value was 43.09 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Austria?: The lowest recorded value was 32.31 years in 1972.
How does Austria rank for median age?: Austria ranks 31st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Austria?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.