In Austria (population: 9.2 million) 77,296 children came into the world last year. That is 6.5 percent less than 2022 and even 10.2 percent less than the average for the pre-pandemic years. In contrast, there were 88,744 deaths, meaning 11,448 fewer people were born than died.

This means that Austria has a birth deficit for the fourth time in a row.

There were also fewer weddings (minus 2,534), but more divorces. 44,948 couples said yes, 2,534 fewer than in 2022 (minus 5.3 percent).

The possibility of same-sex marriage, which has existed since 2019, was 2.4 percent fewer in 2023 than in the previous year.

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