Australia vs Austria: Marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022

Australia
4.89 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Austria
5.24 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Australia rank
15th
Austria rank
12th

Marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022 over time

  • Australia
  • Austria
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 5.24 per 1,000 people against 4.89 per 1,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.35 per 1,000 people.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 15th and Austria ranks 12th of 44 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Austria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Austria Difference Ahead
1970s 9.3 per 1,000 people 7.1 per 1,000 people 2.2 per 1,000 people Australia
1980s 7.28 per 1,000 people 6.47 per 1,000 people 0.81 per 1,000 people Australia
1990s 6.23 per 1,000 people 5.43 per 1,000 people 0.8 per 1,000 people Australia
2000s 5.48 per 1,000 people 4.51 per 1,000 people 0.9748 per 1,000 people Australia
2010s 5.01 per 1,000 people 4.79 per 1,000 people 0.22 per 1,000 people Australia
2020s 3.83 per 1,000 people 4.74 per 1,000 people 0.9133 per 1,000 people Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022, Australia or Austria?
Austria, at 5.24 per 1,000 people against 4.89 per 1,000 people in Australia as of 2022.
What is the difference in marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022 between Australia and Austria?
0.35 per 1,000 people, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Austria?
44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Australia and Austria rank globally for marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022?
Australia ranks 15th and Austria ranks 12th of 44 countries.
Where does this data come from?
OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
44 places, 2,520 data points, 1886–2022
Last refreshed

Number of marriages during a given year per 1,000 people.