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

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The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,208,163 in 2025 vs 14,814,460 people in Benin in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,201,502 people compared to 15,358,725 in Benin.

Population statistics:

  • Benin's population is 1.67 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 98th most populous country in the world, while Benin is the 76th.
  • The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.18% for Benin.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.68% per year vs +2.72% in Benin.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.2M (11.3% growth), while Benin has grown from 8.69M to 15.4M (76.7% growth).

Austria vs Benin: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Benin
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Benin
2100 7,480,998 39,983,872
2099 7,496,393 39,812,782
2098 7,512,042 39,635,737
2097 7,529,263 39,458,425
2096 7,546,082 39,267,189
2095 7,563,465 39,069,668
2094 7,579,830 38,861,643
2093 7,597,443 38,654,312
2092 7,615,235 38,438,555
2091 7,634,815 38,219,341
2090 7,655,146 37,994,758
2089 7,677,547 37,758,164
2088 7,700,301 37,514,605
2087 7,722,041 37,263,867
2086 7,745,003 37,010,840
2085 7,769,542 36,747,949
2084 7,795,466 36,482,666
2083 7,820,876 36,206,559
2082 7,846,431 35,919,464
2081 7,871,639 35,632,837
2080 7,896,208 35,340,781
2079 7,922,233 35,042,368
2078 7,949,533 34,737,536
2077 7,977,848 34,426,961
2076 8,003,921 34,112,205
2075 8,029,654 33,795,633
2074 8,057,079 33,465,867
2073 8,083,839 33,130,654
2072 8,112,165 32,785,976
2071 8,139,526 32,441,087
2070 8,167,659 32,088,089
2069 8,197,700 31,731,457
2068 8,227,758 31,377,153
2067 8,258,758 31,019,975
2066 8,291,423 30,659,408
2065 8,324,858 30,291,447
2064 8,356,951 29,919,749
2063 8,391,440 29,549,126
2062 8,426,536 29,175,986
2061 8,461,102 28,802,803
2060 8,496,409 28,426,146
2059 8,532,540 28,046,395
2058 8,568,640 27,667,117
2057 8,605,421 27,283,017
2056 8,639,572 26,900,755
2055 8,673,340 26,509,320
2054 8,706,741 26,115,455
2053 8,739,647 25,724,306
2052 8,769,788 25,327,058
2051 8,797,751 24,928,787
2050 8,825,635 24,529,464
2049 8,853,147 24,128,830
2048 8,878,339 23,727,047
2047 8,901,742 23,325,128
2046 8,923,378 22,919,519
2045 8,943,215 22,510,298
2044 8,963,309 22,107,673
2043 8,980,950 21,702,786
2042 8,998,651 21,296,676
2041 9,015,059 20,893,690
2040 9,031,986 20,492,059
2039 9,048,852 20,092,542
2038 9,063,518 19,693,130
2037 9,081,768 19,301,544
2036 9,096,950 18,910,879
2035 9,111,993 18,521,401
2034 9,127,657 18,136,190
2033 9,140,427 17,755,302
2032 9,153,966 17,378,392
2031 9,165,837 17,004,065
2030 9,176,708 16,635,301
2029 9,184,859 16,265,440
2028 9,189,841 15,899,231
2027 9,195,420 15,534,984
2026 9,201,502 15,172,565
2025 9,208,163 14,814,460
2024 9,177,982 14,462,724
2023 9,131,761 14,111,034
2022 9,041,851 13,759,501
2021 8,955,797 13,413,417
2020 8,916,864 13,070,169
2019 8,879,920 12,726,755
2018 8,840,521 12,383,347
2017 8,797,566 12,039,780
2016 8,736,668 11,697,842
2015 8,642,699 11,360,681
2014 8,546,356 11,030,004
2013 8,479,823 10,708,834
2012 8,429,991 10,397,657
2011 8,391,643 10,093,623
2010 8,363,404 9,797,484
2009 8,343,323 9,509,423
2008 8,321,496 9,228,466
2007 8,295,487 8,953,969
2006 8,268,641 8,693,242
2005 8,227,829 8,426,144
2004 8,171,966 8,159,094
2003 8,121,423 7,913,070
2002 8,081,957 7,675,426
2001 8,042,293 7,445,596
2000 8,011,566 7,221,619
1999 7,992,324 7,002,818
1998 7,976,789 6,789,489
1997 7,968,041 6,583,365
1996 7,959,017 6,391,858
1995 7,948,278 6,226,773
1994 7,936,118 6,096,506
1993 7,905,633 5,872,706
1992 7,840,709 5,617,844
1991 7,754,891 5,446,932
1990 7,677,850 5,281,479
1989 7,619,567 5,121,657
1988 7,585,317 4,967,341
1987 7,574,586 4,818,486
1986 7,569,794 4,675,420
1985 7,564,985 4,538,012
1984 7,561,434 4,405,895
1983 7,561,910 4,278,978
1982 7,574,140 4,156,596
1981 7,568,710 4,038,307
1980 7,549,433 3,925,251
1979 7,549,425 3,818,528
1978 7,562,305 3,718,305
1977 7,568,430 3,623,202
1976 7,565,525 3,532,196
1975 7,578,903 3,445,407
1974 7,599,038 3,362,633
1973 7,586,115 3,283,496
1972 7,544,201 3,207,543
1971 7,500,482 3,134,767
1970 7,467,086 3,065,057
1969 7,441,055 2,998,222
1968 7,415,403 2,934,257
1967 7,376,998 2,872,997
1966 7,322,066 2,814,317
1965 7,270,889 2,757,936
1964 7,223,801 2,704,003
1963 7,175,811 2,652,908
1962 7,129,864 2,604,659
1961 7,086,299 2,559,223
1960 7,047,539 2,517,286

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while Benin gained 3,004,600 people (a 34.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 464,834 people (a 5.32% growth), while Benin's population increased by 3,660,883 people (a 31.3% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 98th in 2026. Benin was ranked 89th in 2006 and ranked 76th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Austria's population will shrink by 4.08% to 8,825,635 people with a rank change from 98th to 108th. The population of Benin will increase by 59.7% to 24,529,464 people and rank change from 76th to 68th.

Benin is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 40M people, while Austria's population already peaked in 2025 at 9.21M people and is projected to decrease to 7.48M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Austria
Factual

Projection
Benin
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Benin
2100 -0.21% 0.43%
2099 -0.21% 0.45%
2098 -0.23% 0.45%
2097 -0.22% 0.49%
2096 -0.23% 0.51%
2095 -0.22% 0.54%
2094 -0.23% 0.54%
2093 -0.23% 0.56%
2092 -0.26% 0.57%
2091 -0.27% 0.59%
2090 -0.29% 0.63%
2089 -0.3% 0.65%
2088 -0.28% 0.67%
2087 -0.3% 0.68%
2086 -0.32% 0.72%
2085 -0.33% 0.73%
2084 -0.32% 0.76%
2083 -0.33% 0.8%
2082 -0.32% 0.8%
2081 -0.31% 0.83%
2080 -0.33% 0.85%
2079 -0.34% 0.88%
2078 -0.35% 0.9%
2077 -0.33% 0.92%
2076 -0.32% 0.94%
2075 -0.34% 0.99%
2074 -0.33% 1.01%
2073 -0.35% 1.05%
2072 -0.34% 1.06%
2071 -0.34% 1.1%
2070 -0.37% 1.12%
2069 -0.37% 1.13%
2068 -0.38% 1.15%
2067 -0.39% 1.18%
2066 -0.4% 1.21%
2065 -0.38% 1.24%
2064 -0.41% 1.25%
2063 -0.42% 1.28%
2062 -0.41% 1.3%
2061 -0.42% 1.33%
2060 -0.42% 1.35%
2059 -0.42% 1.37%
2058 -0.43% 1.41%
2057 -0.4% 1.42%
2056 -0.39% 1.48%
2055 -0.38% 1.51%
2054 -0.38% 1.52%
2053 -0.34% 1.57%
2052 -0.32% 1.6%
2051 -0.32% 1.63%
2050 -0.31% 1.66%
2049 -0.28% 1.69%
2048 -0.26% 1.72%
2047 -0.24% 1.77%
2046 -0.22% 1.82%
2045 -0.22% 1.82%
2044 -0.2% 1.87%
2043 -0.2% 1.91%
2042 -0.18% 1.93%
2041 -0.19% 1.96%
2040 -0.19% 1.99%
2039 -0.16% 2.03%
2038 -0.2% 2.03%
2037 -0.17% 2.07%
2036 -0.17% 2.1%
2035 -0.17% 2.12%
2034 -0.14% 2.15%
2033 -0.15% 2.17%
2032 -0.13% 2.2%
2031 -0.12% 2.22%
2030 -0.09% 2.27%
2029 -0.05% 2.3%
2028 -0.06% 2.34%
2027 -0.07% 2.39%
2026 -0.07% 2.42%
2025 0.33% 2.43%
2024 0.51% 2.49%
2023 0.99% 2.55%
2022 0.96% 2.58%
2021 0.44% 2.63%
2020 0.42% 2.7%
2019 0.45% 2.77%
2018 0.49% 2.85%
2017 0.7% 2.92%
2016 1.09% 2.97%
2015 1.13% 3%
2014 0.78% 3%
2013 0.59% 2.99%
2012 0.46% 3.01%
2011 0.34% 3.02%
2010 0.24% 3.03%
2009 0.26% 3.04%
2008 0.31% 3.07%
2007 0.32% 3%
2006 0.5% 3.17%
2005 0.68% 3.27%
2004 0.62% 3.11%
2003 0.49% 3.1%
2002 0.49% 3.09%
2001 0.38% 3.1%
2000 0.24% 3.12%
1999 0.19% 3.14%
1998 0.11% 3.13%
1997 0.11% 3%
1996 0.14% 2.65%
1995 0.15% 2.14%
1994 0.39% 3.81%
1993 0.83% 4.54%
1992 1.11% 3.14%
1991 1% 3.13%
1990 0.76% 3.12%
1989 0.45% 3.11%
1988 0.14% 3.09%
1987 0.06% 3.06%
1986 0.06% 3.03%
1985 0.05% 3%
1984 -0.006% 2.97%
1983 -0.16% 2.94%
1982 0.07% 2.93%
1981 0.26% 2.88%
1980 0% 2.79%
1979 -0.17% 2.7%
1978 -0.08% 2.62%
1977 0.04% 2.58%
1976 -0.18% 2.52%
1975 -0.26% 2.46%
1974 0.17% 2.41%
1973 0.56% 2.37%
1972 0.58% 2.32%
1971 0.45% 2.27%
1970 0.35% 2.23%
1969 0.35% 2.18%
1968 0.52% 2.13%
1967 0.75% 2.09%
1966 0.7% 2.04%
1965 0.65% 1.99%
1964 0.67% 1.93%
1963 0.64% 1.85%
1962 0.61% 1.78%
1961 0.55% 1.67%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Austria grew by 0.33%, while Benin's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Austria Benin
Current population
9201502
15358725
Population rank 98/197 76/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.18%
One net population change
17.5 minutes
1.5 minutes
One birth every
6.82 minutes
1.09 minutes
One death every
5.97 minutes
4.17 minutes
Daily growth/decline +83 +964
Annual growth/decline +30,181 +351,736
Annual growth/decline rate +0.33% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 27/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
1.12 hours
Annual migration change +11,254 -7,847
Net migration rank 44/196 127/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 418,202
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 88/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 2.9%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 118/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Benin
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Benin
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - -7,847
2024 -11,013 8,813 357,359 -7,725
2023 -11,872 4,819 353,933 -192
2022 -10,851 157,365 349,518 -192
2021 -6,269 52,150 341,103 1,729
2020 -8,025 39,601 341,929 1,729
2019 1,776 41,090 339,817 3,366
2018 1,769 35,296 340,270 3,372
2017 4,399 45,478 339,763 3,716
2016 6,989 65,976 336,559 3,837
2015 1,729 115,175 330,573 3,369
2014 3,419 74,375 323,753 3,667
2013 0 56,726 315,804 -887
2012 0 45,014 306,180 1,260
2011 1,679 31,887 296,348 4,283
2010 1,672 22,570 287,703 3,947
2009 -834 18,222 280,204 4,279
2008 2,496 25,405 274,242 3,198
2007 1,659 24,616 271,305 241
2006 3,308 25,787 265,040 -15,135
2005 3,291 50,676 253,795 30,495
2004 4,904 55,007 245,630 4,173
2003 0 44,362 237,962 4,283
2002 2,424 37,508 229,472 3,572
2001 804 39,866 222,877 3,732
2000 1,602 17,631 218,013 3,335
1999 0 19,949 213,074 3,177
1998 3,191 8,702 208,342 2,051
1997 3,984 1,589 203,182 -1,322
1996 7,959 4,077 197,643 -16,490
1995 7,948 1,890 194,481 -45,469
1994 11,110 3,113 196,637 -85,128
1993 12,649 33,688 179,858 156,223
1992 12,545 71,451 173,794 -138
1991 10,857 77,417 168,174 0
1990 7,678 59,873 163,055 -333
1989 5,333 46,232 157,235 -315
1988 4,551 13,807 153,580 -1,867
1987 1,515 1,434 147,783 -1,792
1986 0 6,630 142,039 -1,899
1985 -1,513 5,940 136,621 -1,953
1984 756 2,906 131,590 -2,018
1983 -3,025 -1,474 126,349 -2,090
1982 3,029 -22,711 122,748 -2,253
1981 1,514 29,590 118,634 -2,543
1980 -1,510 9,811 112,969 -2,946
1979 -6,039 -1,785 106,782 -3,365
1978 -9,074 -8,131 100,762 -3,731
1977 -6,811 13,245 97,200 -4,022
1976 -7,565 8,336 93,141 -4,308
1975 -2,274 -24,253 89,350 -4,607
1974 3,039 -16,276 85,623 -4,814
1973 5,310 34,856 82,422 -4,960
1972 9,053 36,703 79,415 -4,970
1971 11,250 32,392 76,034 -4,921
1970 13,441 10,601 73,156 -4,851
1969 22,323 5,896 70,155 -4,792
1968 30,403 -6,880 67,327 -4,756
1967 32,459 21,285 64,709 -4,756
1966 37,343 18,656 62,169 -4,764
1965 35,627 10,719 60,154 -4,793
1964 44,788 3,646 57,352 -4,839
1963 43,055 4,774 54,514 -4,847
1962 42,779 1,509 51,664 -4,844
1961 46,061 -2,760 48,838 -4,791
1960 36,647 -1,732 44,564 -4,722

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 5.25% of the population change in Austria is from natural causes (a loss of 31,368 people) and 94.7% is from migration (a gain of 565,763 people). In Benin 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,430,824 people) and 0.38% is from migration (a gain of 13,009 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 418,202 people or 2.9% in Benin.

Biggest cities by population

Austria
City Population
Vienna 2.03M
Graz 293K
Linz 212K
Salzburg 155K
Innsbruck 132K
Klagenfurt 101K
Wels 65.3K
Villach 65.1K
Sankt Polten 55.5K
Dornbirn 48.1K
Benin
City Population
Cotonou 780K
Porto-Novo 234K
Abomey 90.2K
Save 31.4K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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