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Population in Austria compared to Belarus: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 9,132,629 people in Belarus in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 9,013,835 in Belarus.

Population statistics:

  • Austria's population is 1.02 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Belarus is the 102nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.11% for Belarus.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs -0.3% in Belarus.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Belarus has declined from 9.6M to 9.01M (6.15% decline).

Austria vs Belarus: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Belarus
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Belarus
2100 7,450,035 4,398,633
2099 7,465,366 4,449,573
2098 7,480,951 4,500,269
2097 7,498,101 4,550,935
2096 7,514,850 4,601,487
2095 7,532,161 4,652,286
2094 7,548,458 4,703,117
2093 7,565,999 4,754,252
2092 7,583,717 4,805,369
2091 7,603,216 4,856,664
2090 7,623,462 4,908,430
2089 7,645,771 4,960,656
2088 7,668,431 5,013,287
2087 7,690,081 5,066,741
2086 7,712,948 5,120,920
2085 7,737,385 5,176,048
2084 7,763,202 5,232,002
2083 7,788,506 5,288,854
2082 7,813,956 5,346,728
2081 7,839,060 5,405,543
2080 7,863,527 5,465,448
2079 7,889,445 5,526,121
2078 7,916,631 5,587,557
2077 7,944,829 5,650,096
2076 7,970,795 5,713,205
2075 7,996,421 5,777,144
2074 8,023,733 5,841,895
2073 8,050,381 5,907,671
2072 8,078,590 5,974,027
2071 8,105,838 6,041,554
2070 8,133,854 6,109,593
2069 8,163,771 6,178,463
2068 8,193,704 6,247,964
2067 8,224,576 6,318,511
2066 8,257,106 6,389,815
2065 8,290,403 6,461,651
2064 8,322,363 6,533,883
2063 8,356,710 6,606,470
2062 8,391,660 6,679,180
2061 8,426,083 6,751,939
2060 8,461,244 6,825,105
2059 8,497,226 6,898,206
2058 8,533,176 6,970,893
2057 8,569,804 7,043,508
2056 8,603,815 7,115,638
2055 8,637,443 7,187,104
2054 8,670,706 7,257,138
2053 8,703,475 7,326,052
2052 8,733,492 7,393,630
2051 8,761,338 7,459,522
2050 8,789,107 7,524,239
2049 8,816,505 7,588,059
2048 8,841,593 7,651,163
2047 8,864,899 7,712,657
2046 8,886,446 7,773,226
2045 8,906,200 7,833,564
2044 8,926,211 7,893,753
2043 8,943,779 7,953,762
2042 8,961,407 8,013,962
2041 8,977,747 8,075,253
2040 8,994,604 8,136,633
2039 9,011,400 8,198,487
2038 9,026,006 8,260,287
2037 9,044,181 8,321,922
2036 9,059,299 8,384,012
2035 9,074,280 8,446,649
2034 9,089,880 8,509,786
2033 9,102,596 8,573,478
2032 9,116,080 8,637,170
2031 9,127,901 8,700,460
2030 9,138,727 8,764,169
2029 9,146,845 8,827,965
2028 9,151,806 8,890,419
2027 9,157,362 8,952,131
2026 9,163,419 9,013,835
2025 9,170,052 9,073,924
2024 9,177,982 9,132,629
2023 9,131,761 9,178,298
2022 9,041,851 9,228,071
2021 8,955,797 9,302,585
2020 8,916,864 9,379,952
2019 8,879,920 9,419,758
2018 8,840,521 9,438,785
2017 8,797,566 9,458,989
2016 8,736,668 9,469,379
2015 8,642,699 9,461,076
2014 8,546,356 9,448,515
2013 8,479,823 9,443,211
2012 8,429,991 9,446,836
2011 8,391,643 9,461,643
2010 8,363,404 9,483,836
2009 8,343,323 9,504,583
2008 8,321,496 9,527,985
2007 8,295,487 9,560,953
2006 8,268,641 9,604,924
2005 8,227,829 9,663,915
2004 8,171,966 9,730,146
2003 8,121,423 9,796,749
2002 8,081,957 9,865,548
2001 8,042,293 9,928,549
2000 8,011,566 9,979,610
1999 7,992,324 10,026,738
1998 7,976,789 10,071,963
1997 7,968,041 10,117,433
1996 7,959,017 10,159,569
1995 7,948,278 10,193,831
1994 7,936,118 10,226,955
1993 7,905,633 10,239,050
1992 7,840,709 10,216,470
1991 7,754,891 10,194,050
1990 7,677,850 10,189,348
1989 7,619,567 10,170,000
1988 7,585,317 10,140,000
1987 7,574,586 10,111,000
1986 7,569,794 10,043,000
1985 7,564,985 9,975,000
1984 7,561,434 9,910,000
1983 7,561,910 9,843,000
1982 7,574,140 9,776,000
1981 7,568,710 9,710,000
1980 7,549,433 9,643,000
1979 7,549,425 9,584,000
1978 7,562,305 9,525,000
1977 7,568,430 9,463,000
1976 7,565,525 9,411,000
1975 7,578,903 9,367,000
1974 7,599,038 9,317,584
1973 7,586,115 9,257,272
1972 7,544,201 9,188,968
1971 7,500,482 9,115,576
1970 7,467,086 9,040,000
1969 7,441,055 8,960,304
1968 7,415,403 8,874,552
1967 7,376,998 8,785,648
1966 7,322,066 8,696,496
1965 7,270,889 8,610,000
1964 7,223,801 8,524,224
1963 7,175,811 8,437,232
1962 7,129,864 8,351,928
1961 7,086,299 8,271,216
1960 7,047,539 8,198,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/austria/belarus | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while Belarus lost 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Belarus' population decreased by 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. Belarus was ranked 82nd in 2006 and ranked 102nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Austria's population will shrink by 4.08% to 8,789,107 people with a rank change from 99th to 109th. The population of Belarus will decrease by 16.5% to 7,524,239 people and rank change from 102nd to 114th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 13% of the population in Austria and 36.6% in Belarus.

Population growth rate by year

Austria
Factual

Projection
Belarus
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Belarus
2100 -0.21% -1.14%
2099 -0.21% -1.13%
2098 -0.23% -1.11%
2097 -0.22% -1.1%
2096 -0.23% -1.09%
2095 -0.22% -1.08%
2094 -0.23% -1.08%
2093 -0.23% -1.06%
2092 -0.26% -1.06%
2091 -0.27% -1.05%
2090 -0.29% -1.05%
2089 -0.3% -1.05%
2088 -0.28% -1.05%
2087 -0.3% -1.06%
2086 -0.32% -1.07%
2085 -0.33% -1.07%
2084 -0.32% -1.07%
2083 -0.33% -1.08%
2082 -0.32% -1.09%
2081 -0.31% -1.1%
2080 -0.33% -1.1%
2079 -0.34% -1.1%
2078 -0.35% -1.11%
2077 -0.33% -1.1%
2076 -0.32% -1.11%
2075 -0.34% -1.11%
2074 -0.33% -1.11%
2073 -0.35% -1.11%
2072 -0.34% -1.12%
2071 -0.34% -1.11%
2070 -0.37% -1.11%
2069 -0.37% -1.11%
2068 -0.38% -1.12%
2067 -0.39% -1.12%
2066 -0.4% -1.11%
2065 -0.38% -1.11%
2064 -0.41% -1.1%
2063 -0.42% -1.09%
2062 -0.41% -1.08%
2061 -0.42% -1.07%
2060 -0.42% -1.06%
2059 -0.42% -1.04%
2058 -0.43% -1.03%
2057 -0.4% -1.01%
2056 -0.39% -0.99%
2055 -0.38% -0.97%
2054 -0.38% -0.94%
2053 -0.34% -0.91%
2052 -0.32% -0.88%
2051 -0.32% -0.86%
2050 -0.31% -0.84%
2049 -0.28% -0.82%
2048 -0.26% -0.8%
2047 -0.24% -0.78%
2046 -0.22% -0.77%
2045 -0.22% -0.76%
2044 -0.2% -0.75%
2043 -0.2% -0.75%
2042 -0.18% -0.76%
2041 -0.19% -0.75%
2040 -0.19% -0.75%
2039 -0.16% -0.75%
2038 -0.2% -0.74%
2037 -0.17% -0.74%
2036 -0.17% -0.74%
2035 -0.17% -0.74%
2034 -0.14% -0.74%
2033 -0.15% -0.74%
2032 -0.13% -0.73%
2031 -0.12% -0.73%
2030 -0.09% -0.72%
2029 -0.05% -0.7%
2028 -0.06% -0.69%
2027 -0.07% -0.68%
2026 -0.07% -0.66%
2025 -0.09% -0.64%
2024 0.51% -0.5%
2023 0.99% -0.54%
2022 0.96% -0.8%
2021 0.44% -0.82%
2020 0.42% -0.42%
2019 0.45% -0.2%
2018 0.49% -0.21%
2017 0.7% -0.11%
2016 1.09% 0.09%
2015 1.13% 0.13%
2014 0.78% 0.06%
2013 0.59% -0.04%
2012 0.46% -0.16%
2011 0.34% -0.23%
2010 0.24% -0.22%
2009 0.26% -0.25%
2008 0.31% -0.34%
2007 0.32% -0.46%
2006 0.5% -0.61%
2005 0.68% -0.68%
2004 0.62% -0.68%
2003 0.49% -0.7%
2002 0.49% -0.63%
2001 0.38% -0.51%
2000 0.24% -0.47%
1999 0.19% -0.45%
1998 0.11% -0.45%
1997 0.11% -0.41%
1996 0.14% -0.34%
1995 0.15% -0.32%
1994 0.39% -0.12%
1993 0.83% 0.22%
1992 1.11% 0.22%
1991 1% 0.05%
1990 0.76% 0.19%
1989 0.45% 0.3%
1988 0.14% 0.29%
1987 0.06% 0.68%
1986 0.06% 0.68%
1985 0.05% 0.66%
1984 -0.006% 0.68%
1983 -0.16% 0.69%
1982 0.07% 0.68%
1981 0.26% 0.69%
1980 0% 0.62%
1979 -0.17% 0.62%
1978 -0.08% 0.66%
1977 0.04% 0.55%
1976 -0.18% 0.47%
1975 -0.26% 0.53%
1974 0.17% 0.65%
1973 0.56% 0.74%
1972 0.58% 0.81%
1971 0.45% 0.84%
1970 0.35% 0.89%
1969 0.35% 0.97%
1968 0.52% 1.01%
1967 0.75% 1.03%
1966 0.7% 1%
1965 0.65% 1.01%
1964 0.67% 1.03%
1963 0.64% 1.02%
1962 0.61% 0.98%
1961 0.55% 0.89%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Austria grew by 0.51%, while Belarus' population declined by 0.5%.

Live population counters

Austria Belarus
Current population
9163419
9013835
Population rank 99/197 102/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.11%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
11.5 minutes
One birth every
6.77 minutes
8.02 minutes
One death every
5.87 minutes
4.29 minutes
Daily growth/decline +127 -125
Annual growth/decline +46,221 -45,669
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% -0.5%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 187/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
2.91 hours
Annual migration change +11,254 -3,020
Net migration rank 44/196 109/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 1,054,604
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 58/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 11.6%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 58/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Belarus
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Belarus
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - -3,020
2024 - 8,813 - -3,119
2023 -11,872 4,819 -56,924 -3,034
2022 -10,851 157,365 -47,839 -8,000
2021 -6,269 52,150 -67,118 -33,954
2020 -8,025 39,601 -64,703 -33,954
2019 1,776 41,090 -32,969 -33,954
2018 1,769 35,296 -26,429 8,615
2017 4,399 45,478 -17,026 3,337
2016 6,989 65,976 -1,894 8,272
2015 1,729 115,175 -946 18,088
2014 3,419 74,375 -2,834 14,979
2013 0 56,726 -6,610 10,550
2012 0 45,014 -11,336 10,903
2011 1,679 31,887 -26,493 5,686
2010 1,672 22,570 -29,400 10,300
2009 -834 18,222 -25,662 13,610
2008 2,496 25,405 -25,726 -495
2007 1,659 24,616 -28,683 -4,013
2006 3,308 25,787 -41,301 -8,303
2005 3,291 50,676 -50,252 -15,451
2004 4,904 55,007 -50,597 -10,424
2003 0 44,362 -53,882 -10,795
2002 2,424 37,508 -58,207 -11,945
2001 804 39,866 -48,650 -4,469
2000 1,602 17,631 -40,916 1,812
1999 0 19,949 -49,131 2,028
1998 3,191 8,702 -44,316 13,192
1997 3,984 1,589 -46,540 -235
1996 7,959 4,077 -37,591 5,205
1995 7,948 1,890 -32,621 481
1994 11,110 3,113 -19,431 -12,570
1993 12,649 33,688 -11,263 19,652
1992 12,545 71,451 11,238 29,477
1991 10,857 77,417 18,349 -5,876
1990 7,678 59,873 32,606 -26,497
1989 5,333 46,232 49,833 5,639
1988 4,551 13,807 60,840 -5,424
1987 1,515 1,434 62,689 -12,462
1986 0 6,630 74,318 -11,499
1985 -1,513 5,940 58,852 -784
1984 756 2,906 64,415 -3,051
1983 -3,025 -1,474 75,791 -2,938
1982 3,029 -22,711 65,499 3,339
1981 1,514 29,590 65,057 14,998
1980 -1,510 9,811 62,101 16,616
1979 -6,039 -1,785 64,481 395
1978 -9,074 -8,131 67,342 -11,143
1977 -6,811 13,245 67,434 -4,925
1976 -7,565 8,336 66,677 -5,350
1975 -2,274 -24,253 65,494 -6,302
1974 3,039 -16,276 71,158 -5,157
1973 5,310 34,856 70,911 -7,357
1972 9,053 36,703 74,036 -7,966
1971 11,250 32,392 77,464 -5,818
1970 13,441 10,601 75,520 -8,643
1969 22,323 5,896 74,567 -12,833
1968 30,403 -6,880 76,782 -7,511
1967 32,459 21,285 81,136 -13,409
1966 37,343 18,656 84,191 -14,544
1965 35,627 10,719 90,611 -17,979
1964 44,788 3,646 101,618 -17,837
1963 43,055 4,774 113,160 -28,653
1962 42,779 1,509 124,945 -32,996
1961 46,061 -2,760 134,490 -26,780
1960 36,647 -1,732 136,399 -27,382

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 2.61% of the population change in Austria is from natural causes (a loss of 16,936 people) and 97.4% is from migration (a gain of 631,325 people). In Belarus 84.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 318,682 people) and 15.8% is from migration (a loss of 59,605 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 1,054,604 people or 11.6% in Belarus.

Biggest cities by population

Austria
City Population
Vienna 2.03M
Graz 293K
Linz 212K
Salzburg 155K
Innsbruck 131K
Klagenfurt 101K
Wels 65.3K
Villach 65.1K
Sankt Polten 55.5K
Dornbirn 48.1K
Belarus
City Population
Minsk 2M
Gomel 501K
Grodno 364K
Vitebsk 359K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 346K
Babruysk 206K
Baranavichy 171K
Barysaw 135K
Pinsk 124K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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