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Population

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Population structure and other statistics. 

Austria has a population of 8,331,930 (as of 1.1.2008). The average population density is 99 inhabitants per square kilometre. 

89,7% of the population are Austrians, 10.3% are foreigners.

Of the foreigners living in Austria, the main nationalities are as follows:

Citizens of former Yugoslavia

34,2%

Turkish

12,8%

German

14,5


Religions

Catholic

74%

Protestant

4,7%

Muslim

4,2%


Average Life Expectancy

Men

77,1 years

Women

82,7 years


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