Share of the population that is female in Austria
Austria: Share of the population that is female was 50.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of the population that is female in Austria, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Austria recorded 50.7% for share of the population that is female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Austria peaked at 53.4% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 50.7%, in 2025.
That places Austria 73rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.2% | 52.9% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.8% | 52.7% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.5% | 52.2% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.8% | 51.7% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.4% | 51.3% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 50.8% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 50.7% | 50.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More gender data for Austria
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 36,924 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 38,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 37,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 39,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 39,142 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 41,270 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 41,702 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 43,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 42,345 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 44,621 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Austria?
- Share of the population that is female in Austria was 50.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 53.4% in 1960.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.7% in 2025.
- How does Austria rank for share of the population that is female?
- Austria ranks 73rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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