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Population in Austria compared to Bosnia and Herzegovina: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 3,164,253 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 3,116,111 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Population statistics:

  • Austria's population is 2.94 times bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Bosnia and Herzegovina is the 135th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs -1.19% in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Bosnia and Herzegovina has declined from 4.06M to 3.12M (23.3% decline).

Austria vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Bosnia
2100 7,450,035 1,368,666
2099 7,465,366 1,382,821
2098 7,480,951 1,397,565
2097 7,498,101 1,413,532
2096 7,514,850 1,429,204
2095 7,532,161 1,444,480
2094 7,548,458 1,459,743
2093 7,565,999 1,475,492
2092 7,583,717 1,490,946
2091 7,603,216 1,506,239
2090 7,623,462 1,521,837
2089 7,645,771 1,538,128
2088 7,668,431 1,554,688
2087 7,690,081 1,571,208
2086 7,712,948 1,588,504
2085 7,737,385 1,605,957
2084 7,763,202 1,624,320
2083 7,788,506 1,643,261
2082 7,813,956 1,662,175
2081 7,839,060 1,681,314
2080 7,863,527 1,701,168
2079 7,889,445 1,721,318
2078 7,916,631 1,741,916
2077 7,944,829 1,762,807
2076 7,970,795 1,784,335
2075 7,996,421 1,806,786
2074 8,023,733 1,829,227
2073 8,050,381 1,851,366
2072 8,078,590 1,874,026
2071 8,105,838 1,897,167
2070 8,133,854 1,921,183
2069 8,163,771 1,944,841
2068 8,193,704 1,968,581
2067 8,224,576 1,994,208
2066 8,257,106 2,019,687
2065 8,290,403 2,045,997
2064 8,322,363 2,071,940
2063 8,356,710 2,097,727
2062 8,391,660 2,123,391
2061 8,426,083 2,149,881
2060 8,461,244 2,177,114
2059 8,497,226 2,204,104
2058 8,533,176 2,231,438
2057 8,569,804 2,259,550
2056 8,603,815 2,289,280
2055 8,637,443 2,319,090
2054 8,670,706 2,346,686
2053 8,703,475 2,375,139
2052 8,733,492 2,402,864
2051 8,761,338 2,432,239
2050 8,789,107 2,460,425
2049 8,816,505 2,489,784
2048 8,841,593 2,517,716
2047 8,864,899 2,547,032
2046 8,886,446 2,576,313
2045 8,906,200 2,604,829
2044 8,926,211 2,633,079
2043 8,943,779 2,661,800
2042 8,961,407 2,690,344
2041 8,977,747 2,720,561
2040 8,994,604 2,749,705
2039 9,011,400 2,777,922
2038 9,026,006 2,804,291
2037 9,044,181 2,830,793
2036 9,059,299 2,857,546
2035 9,074,280 2,884,800
2034 9,089,880 2,913,808
2033 9,102,596 2,940,732
2032 9,116,080 2,967,485
2031 9,127,901 2,991,207
2030 9,138,727 3,015,049
2029 9,146,845 3,038,829
2028 9,151,806 3,064,003
2027 9,157,362 3,089,959
2026 9,163,419 3,116,111
2025 9,170,052 3,141,481
2024 9,177,982 3,164,253
2023 9,131,761 3,185,073
2022 9,041,851 3,204,802
2021 8,955,797 3,244,907
2020 8,916,864 3,299,349
2019 8,879,920 3,345,533
2018 8,840,521 3,387,000
2017 8,797,566 3,428,682
2016 8,736,668 3,473,003
2015 8,642,699 3,518,541
2014 8,546,356 3,564,829
2013 8,479,823 3,610,859
2012 8,429,991 3,670,113
2011 8,391,643 3,741,798
2010 8,363,404 3,811,472
2009 8,343,323 3,879,794
2008 8,321,496 3,947,544
2007 8,295,487 4,013,424
2006 8,268,641 4,063,272
2005 8,227,829 4,096,493
2004 8,171,966 4,140,987
2003 8,121,423 4,178,523
2002 8,081,957 4,188,002
2001 8,042,293 4,179,438
2000 8,011,566 4,159,771
1999 7,992,324 4,130,305
1998 7,976,789 4,089,356
1997 7,968,041 4,018,227
1996 7,959,017 3,875,246
1995 7,948,278 3,715,564
1994 7,936,118 3,725,412
1993 7,905,633 3,904,482
1992 7,840,709 4,234,616
1991 7,754,891 4,458,343
1990 7,677,850 4,448,652
1989 7,619,567 4,433,983
1988 7,585,317 4,414,404
1987 7,574,586 4,390,246
1986 7,569,794 4,362,115
1985 7,564,985 4,330,364
1984 7,561,434 4,295,536
1983 7,561,910 4,258,728
1982 7,574,140 4,221,100
1981 7,568,710 4,184,217
1980 7,549,433 4,148,426
1979 7,549,425 4,113,300
1978 7,562,305 4,078,240
1977 7,568,430 4,042,124
1976 7,565,525 4,004,552
1975 7,578,903 3,965,743
1974 7,599,038 3,926,472
1973 7,586,115 3,887,376
1972 7,544,201 3,848,271
1971 7,500,482 3,809,376
1970 7,467,086 3,773,247
1969 7,441,055 3,737,765
1968 7,415,403 3,698,794
1967 7,376,998 3,656,223
1966 7,322,066 3,610,562
1965 7,270,889 3,562,834
1964 7,223,801 3,513,441
1963 7,175,811 3,461,942
1962 7,129,864 3,407,532
1961 7,086,299 3,348,035
1960 7,047,539 3,281,381

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/bosnia-and-herzegovina | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Bosnia and Herzegovina's population decreased by 356,892 people (a 10.3% decline).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd in 2006 and ranked 135th 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina will decrease by 21% to 2,460,425 people and rank change from 135th to 144th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 13% of the population in Austria and 42.7% in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Population growth rate by year

Austria
Factual

Projection
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Bosnia
2100 -0.21% -1.02%
2099 -0.21% -1.06%
2098 -0.23% -1.13%
2097 -0.22% -1.1%
2096 -0.23% -1.06%
2095 -0.22% -1.05%
2094 -0.23% -1.07%
2093 -0.23% -1.04%
2092 -0.26% -1.02%
2091 -0.27% -1.02%
2090 -0.29% -1.06%
2089 -0.3% -1.07%
2088 -0.28% -1.05%
2087 -0.3% -1.09%
2086 -0.32% -1.09%
2085 -0.33% -1.13%
2084 -0.32% -1.15%
2083 -0.33% -1.14%
2082 -0.32% -1.14%
2081 -0.31% -1.17%
2080 -0.33% -1.17%
2079 -0.34% -1.18%
2078 -0.35% -1.19%
2077 -0.33% -1.21%
2076 -0.32% -1.24%
2075 -0.34% -1.23%
2074 -0.33% -1.2%
2073 -0.35% -1.21%
2072 -0.34% -1.22%
2071 -0.34% -1.25%
2070 -0.37% -1.22%
2069 -0.37% -1.21%
2068 -0.38% -1.29%
2067 -0.39% -1.26%
2066 -0.4% -1.29%
2065 -0.38% -1.25%
2064 -0.41% -1.23%
2063 -0.42% -1.21%
2062 -0.41% -1.23%
2061 -0.42% -1.25%
2060 -0.42% -1.22%
2059 -0.42% -1.22%
2058 -0.43% -1.24%
2057 -0.4% -1.3%
2056 -0.39% -1.29%
2055 -0.38% -1.18%
2054 -0.38% -1.2%
2053 -0.34% -1.15%
2052 -0.32% -1.21%
2051 -0.32% -1.15%
2050 -0.31% -1.18%
2049 -0.28% -1.11%
2048 -0.26% -1.15%
2047 -0.24% -1.14%
2046 -0.22% -1.09%
2045 -0.22% -1.07%
2044 -0.2% -1.08%
2043 -0.2% -1.06%
2042 -0.18% -1.11%
2041 -0.19% -1.06%
2040 -0.19% -1.02%
2039 -0.16% -0.94%
2038 -0.2% -0.94%
2037 -0.17% -0.94%
2036 -0.17% -0.94%
2035 -0.17% -1%
2034 -0.14% -0.92%
2033 -0.15% -0.9%
2032 -0.13% -0.79%
2031 -0.12% -0.79%
2030 -0.09% -0.78%
2029 -0.05% -0.82%
2028 -0.06% -0.84%
2027 -0.07% -0.84%
2026 -0.07% -0.81%
2025 -0.09% -0.72%
2024 0.51% -0.65%
2023 0.99% -0.62%
2022 0.96% -1.24%
2021 0.44% -1.65%
2020 0.42% -1.38%
2019 0.45% -1.22%
2018 0.49% -1.22%
2017 0.7% -1.28%
2016 1.09% -1.29%
2015 1.13% -1.3%
2014 0.78% -1.27%
2013 0.59% -1.61%
2012 0.46% -1.92%
2011 0.34% -1.83%
2010 0.24% -1.76%
2009 0.26% -1.72%
2008 0.31% -1.64%
2007 0.32% -1.23%
2006 0.5% -0.81%
2005 0.68% -1.07%
2004 0.62% -0.9%
2003 0.49% -0.23%
2002 0.49% 0.2%
2001 0.38% 0.47%
2000 0.24% 0.71%
1999 0.19% 1%
1998 0.11% 1.77%
1997 0.11% 3.69%
1996 0.14% 4.3%
1995 0.15% -0.26%
1994 0.39% -4.59%
1993 0.83% -7.8%
1992 1.11% -5.02%
1991 1% 0.22%
1990 0.76% 0.33%
1989 0.45% 0.44%
1988 0.14% 0.55%
1987 0.06% 0.64%
1986 0.06% 0.73%
1985 0.05% 0.81%
1984 -0.006% 0.86%
1983 -0.16% 0.89%
1982 0.07% 0.88%
1981 0.26% 0.86%
1980 0% 0.85%
1979 -0.17% 0.86%
1978 -0.08% 0.89%
1977 0.04% 0.94%
1976 -0.18% 0.98%
1975 -0.26% 1%
1974 0.17% 1.01%
1973 0.56% 1.02%
1972 0.58% 1.02%
1971 0.45% 0.96%
1970 0.35% 0.95%
1969 0.35% 1.05%
1968 0.52% 1.16%
1967 0.75% 1.26%
1966 0.7% 1.34%
1965 0.65% 1.41%
1964 0.67% 1.49%
1963 0.64% 1.6%
1962 0.61% 1.78%
1961 0.55% 2.03%

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

GeoRank.org/population/austria/bosnia-and-herzegovina | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Austria grew by 0.51%, while Bosnia and Herzegovina's population declined by 0.65%.

Live population counters

Austria Bosnia
Current population
9163419
3116111
Population rank 99/197 135/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.04%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
25.2 minutes
One birth every
6.77 minutes
21.4 minutes
One death every
5.87 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +127 -57
Annual growth/decline +46,221 -20,820
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% -0.65%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 190/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
1.26 hours
Annual migration change +11,254 -6,994
Net migration rank 44/196 124/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 34,120
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 160/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 1.1%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 151/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Bosnia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - -6,994
2024 - 8,813 - -4,497
2023 -11,872 4,819 -18,292 -485
2022 -10,851 157,365 -20,197 -485
2021 -6,269 52,150 -33,670 -25,865
2020 -8,025 39,601 -22,502 -26,840
2019 1,776 41,090 -15,192 -27,841
2018 1,769 35,296 -10,761 -29,147
2017 4,399 45,478 -12,810 -30,650
2016 6,989 65,976 -13,009 -32,173
2015 1,729 115,175 -11,942 -33,948
2014 3,419 74,375 -11,009 -35,683
2013 0 56,726 -8,367 -37,002
2012 0 45,014 -6,761 -66,378
2011 1,679 31,887 -5,354 -64,875
2010 1,672 22,570 -1,895 -67,228
2009 -834 18,222 652 -68,182
2008 2,496 25,405 161 -68,140
2007 1,659 24,616 1,557 -65,335
2006 3,308 25,787 2,714 -38,622
2005 3,291 50,676 6,546 -37,086
2004 4,904 55,007 9,549 -68,008
2003 0 44,362 10,781 -27,396
2002 2,424 37,508 10,972 -13,312
2001 804 39,866 10,424 9,055
2000 1,602 17,631 11,722 8,138
1999 0 19,949 13,568 25,495
1998 3,191 8,702 18,492 24,335
1997 3,984 1,589 19,311 80,133
1996 7,959 4,077 13,327 173,193
1995 7,948 1,890 5,926 126,914
1994 11,110 3,113 4,895 -157,427
1993 12,649 33,688 -27,199 -178,416
1992 12,545 71,451 -17,883 -436,814
1991 10,857 77,417 33,692 -26,483
1990 7,678 59,873 34,993 -22,829
1989 5,333 46,232 36,802 -19,634
1988 4,551 13,807 39,058 -17,058
1987 1,515 1,434 41,172 -14,853
1986 0 6,630 42,884 -12,941
1985 -1,513 5,940 44,983 -11,429
1984 756 2,906 46,413 -10,321
1983 -3,025 -1,474 47,135 -9,599
1982 3,029 -22,711 47,023 -9,298
1981 1,514 29,590 45,423 -9,384
1980 -1,510 9,811 42,911 -7,368
1979 -6,039 -1,785 42,157 -7,454
1978 -9,074 -8,131 44,800 -9,382
1977 -6,811 13,245 48,643 -11,834
1976 -7,565 8,336 52,107 -13,778
1975 -2,274 -24,253 53,629 -14,348
1974 3,039 -16,276 53,600 -14,345
1973 5,310 34,856 52,989 -14,043
1972 9,053 36,703 54,072 -14,807
1971 11,250 32,392 54,352 -15,829
1970 13,441 10,601 54,455 -20,714
1969 22,323 5,896 58,454 -21,229
1968 30,403 -6,880 61,422 -20,704
1967 32,459 21,285 65,618 -21,195
1966 37,343 18,656 70,085 -23,196
1965 35,627 10,719 72,896 -24,330
1964 44,788 3,646 74,151 -23,922
1963 43,055 4,774 75,380 -22,611
1962 42,779 1,509 77,582 -21,531
1961 46,061 -2,760 77,601 -14,655
1960 36,647 -1,732 76,840 -6,481

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

GeoRank.org/population/austria/bosnia-and-herzegovina | CC BY

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 Bosnia and Herzegovina 41.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 169,384 people) and 58.9% is from migration (a loss of 243,117 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 34,120 people or 1.1% in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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
Bosnia
City Population
Sarajevo 276K
Banja Luka 185K
Tuzla 111K
Zenica 111K
Mostar 105K
Prijedor 89.4K
Doboj 68.5K
Bihac 56.3K
Bijeljina 42.3K
Sanski Most 16.9K

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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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