TOTAL POPULATION 8,106,000
CHILD POPULATION 1,378,020 |
Population Reference Bureau -2004 |
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TOTAL CHILD LABOUR
No confirmed data |
State of World's Children 2005, UNICEF |
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ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE POPULATION
For the year 2010, the total economically active population is estimated to be 3,649,000 with no child in the age group of 10-14 years being economically active. |
ILO, Bureau of Statistics, Economically Active Population |
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GENDER RATIO
1052 females for 1000 males |
CIA, factbook-2005 (Fig is an estimate for 2005) |
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CHILDREN OUT OF SCHOOL
In 2001, 37,900 primary school going age children of 6-9 years were out of school |
UNESCO's EFA Global Monitoring Report 2005 |
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PROGRESS ON PRIMARY EDUCATION MDG
With an EDI of 0.967, the country's level of progress towards ensuring education for all by 2015 is high |
UNESCO's EFA Global Monitoring Report 2005 |
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CHILD SLAVERY
The law prohibits forced or bonded labor, including by children, and there were no reports that such practices occurred. |
US Dept. of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices- 2004, February 2005 |
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CHILD TRAFFICKING
Austria is a transit and destination country for women and children trafficked from Central and
Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, particularly Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Belarus, and Ukraine, for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Those victims transiting are bound for other EU countries, especially Italy, France, Spain, and Germany. |
US Dept. of State, Trafficking in Persons Report 2005 |
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CHILD PROSTITUTION & PRONOGRAPHY
Child pornography is available through the internet. Sex tourism, including child sex tourism, occurs among Austrian nationals. There are numerous allegations of Austrian nationals going abroad and engaging in child sex tourism.
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ECPAT CSEC Database, http://www.ecpat.net/eng/
Ecpat_inter/projects/
monitoring/online_database
/index.asp |
In June 2005, Austrian law-enforcement authorities, acted on information provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, and served search warrants at 120 locations targeting 96 suspected child-pornography violators. Investigators seized computers, disks and other documents in an ongoing ICE undercover investigation known as Operation Predator. |
Austria targets child pornography, The Washington Times, June 15, 2005 |
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CHILDREN USED IN CRIME
No Confirmed Data |
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CHILD SOLDIERS
Under-18s were possibly serving in the armed forces, as voluntary recruitment was allowed for 17 year olds. Legislation ruled out participation of under-18s in hostilities.
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CSUCS, Global Report on Child Soldiers, 2004 |
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CHILD LABOUR IN UNORGANISED SECTOR
No Confirmed Data
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