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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 2,521,139 people in Botswana in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 2,615,162 in Botswana.

Population statistics:

  • Austria's population is 3.5 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Botswana is the 142nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.03% for Botswana.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +1.5% in Botswana.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Botswana has grown from 1.87M to 2.62M (39.5% growth).

Austria vs Botswana: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Botswana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Botswana
2100 7,450,035 3,871,504
2099 7,465,366 3,876,625
2098 7,480,951 3,882,670
2097 7,498,101 3,887,985
2096 7,514,850 3,892,886
2095 7,532,161 3,897,211
2094 7,548,458 3,901,478
2093 7,565,999 3,905,541
2092 7,583,717 3,909,490
2091 7,603,216 3,913,899
2090 7,623,462 3,916,706
2089 7,645,771 3,917,351
2088 7,668,431 3,917,510
2087 7,690,081 3,916,826
2086 7,712,948 3,916,303
2085 7,737,385 3,915,785
2084 7,763,202 3,914,364
2083 7,788,506 3,912,929
2082 7,813,956 3,910,994
2081 7,839,060 3,910,013
2080 7,863,527 3,908,255
2079 7,889,445 3,905,358
2078 7,916,631 3,900,828
2077 7,944,829 3,896,126
2076 7,970,795 3,890,528
2075 7,996,421 3,884,696
2074 8,023,733 3,879,057
2073 8,050,381 3,873,259
2072 8,078,590 3,865,665
2071 8,105,838 3,858,720
2070 8,133,854 3,851,234
2069 8,163,771 3,841,316
2068 8,193,704 3,830,826
2067 8,224,576 3,818,341
2066 8,257,106 3,805,705
2065 8,290,403 3,791,211
2064 8,322,363 3,775,938
2063 8,356,710 3,760,179
2062 8,391,660 3,742,710
2061 8,426,083 3,723,346
2060 8,461,244 3,703,231
2059 8,497,226 3,682,816
2058 8,533,176 3,659,567
2057 8,569,804 3,635,514
2056 8,603,815 3,611,843
2055 8,637,443 3,587,056
2054 8,670,706 3,562,182
2053 8,703,475 3,535,732
2052 8,733,492 3,507,938
2051 8,761,338 3,479,939
2050 8,789,107 3,451,521
2049 8,816,505 3,422,143
2048 8,841,593 3,391,720
2047 8,864,899 3,360,414
2046 8,886,446 3,328,208
2045 8,906,200 3,296,489
2044 8,926,211 3,265,120
2043 8,943,779 3,233,076
2042 8,961,407 3,201,405
2041 8,977,747 3,168,873
2040 8,994,604 3,135,889
2039 9,011,400 3,101,794
2038 9,026,006 3,067,648
2037 9,044,181 3,032,620
2036 9,059,299 2,996,884
2035 9,074,280 2,960,590
2034 9,089,880 2,923,411
2033 9,102,596 2,885,991
2032 9,116,080 2,847,292
2031 9,127,901 2,808,872
2030 9,138,727 2,768,505
2029 9,146,845 2,728,467
2028 9,151,806 2,686,968
2027 9,157,362 2,645,863
2026 9,163,419 2,603,779
2025 9,170,052 2,562,651
2024 9,177,982 2,521,139
2023 9,131,761 2,480,244
2022 9,041,851 2,439,892
2021 8,955,797 2,401,441
2020 8,916,864 2,365,894
2019 8,879,920 2,332,083
2018 8,840,521 2,299,141
2017 8,797,566 2,266,747
2016 8,736,668 2,234,776
2015 8,642,699 2,203,273
2014 8,546,356 2,172,044
2013 8,479,823 2,140,682
2012 8,429,991 2,108,617
2011 8,391,643 2,073,535
2010 8,363,404 2,033,111
2009 8,343,323 1,990,673
2008 8,321,496 1,949,970
2007 8,295,487 1,911,201
2006 8,268,641 1,874,516
2005 8,227,829 1,839,877
2004 8,171,966 1,807,146
2003 8,121,423 1,775,736
2002 8,081,957 1,744,763
2001 8,042,293 1,712,254
2000 8,011,566 1,677,382
1999 7,992,324 1,641,997
1998 7,976,789 1,606,899
1997 7,968,041 1,571,691
1996 7,959,017 1,535,914
1995 7,948,278 1,498,836
1994 7,936,118 1,460,023
1993 7,905,633 1,420,115
1992 7,840,709 1,380,033
1991 7,754,891 1,341,756
1990 7,677,850 1,305,696
1989 7,619,567 1,270,274
1988 7,585,317 1,235,476
1987 7,574,586 1,199,167
1986 7,569,794 1,160,650
1985 7,564,985 1,121,945
1984 7,561,434 1,083,660
1983 7,561,910 1,046,137
1982 7,574,140 1,009,269
1981 7,568,710 969,996
1980 7,549,433 937,485
1979 7,549,425 901,742
1978 7,562,305 849,239
1977 7,568,430 799,574
1976 7,565,525 758,508
1975 7,578,903 720,380
1974 7,599,038 685,448
1973 7,586,115 652,408
1972 7,544,201 622,407
1971 7,500,482 600,481
1970 7,467,086 590,334
1969 7,441,055 587,066
1968 7,415,403 583,966
1967 7,376,998 580,933
1966 7,322,066 577,866
1965 7,270,889 574,664
1964 7,223,801 566,266
1963 7,175,811 552,966
1962 7,129,864 540,186
1961 7,086,299 527,942
1960 7,047,539 516,165

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/botswana | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while Botswana gained 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Botswana's population increased by 380,386 people (a 17% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. Botswana was ranked 145th in 2006 and ranked 142nd 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 Botswana will increase by 32% to 3,451,521 people and rank change from 142nd to 137th.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people, while Austria's population already peaked in 2024 at 9.18M people and is projected to decrease to 7.45M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Austria
Factual

Projection
Botswana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Botswana
2100 -0.21% -0.13%
2099 -0.21% -0.16%
2098 -0.23% -0.14%
2097 -0.22% -0.13%
2096 -0.23% -0.11%
2095 -0.22% -0.11%
2094 -0.23% -0.1%
2093 -0.23% -0.1%
2092 -0.26% -0.11%
2091 -0.27% -0.07%
2090 -0.29% -0.02%
2089 -0.3% -0.004%
2088 -0.28% 0.02%
2087 -0.3% 0.01%
2086 -0.32% 0.01%
2085 -0.33% 0.04%
2084 -0.32% 0.04%
2083 -0.33% 0.05%
2082 -0.32% 0.03%
2081 -0.31% 0.04%
2080 -0.33% 0.07%
2079 -0.34% 0.12%
2078 -0.35% 0.12%
2077 -0.33% 0.14%
2076 -0.32% 0.15%
2075 -0.34% 0.15%
2074 -0.33% 0.15%
2073 -0.35% 0.2%
2072 -0.34% 0.18%
2071 -0.34% 0.19%
2070 -0.37% 0.26%
2069 -0.37% 0.27%
2068 -0.38% 0.33%
2067 -0.39% 0.33%
2066 -0.4% 0.38%
2065 -0.38% 0.4%
2064 -0.41% 0.42%
2063 -0.42% 0.47%
2062 -0.41% 0.52%
2061 -0.42% 0.54%
2060 -0.42% 0.55%
2059 -0.42% 0.64%
2058 -0.43% 0.66%
2057 -0.4% 0.66%
2056 -0.39% 0.69%
2055 -0.38% 0.7%
2054 -0.38% 0.75%
2053 -0.34% 0.79%
2052 -0.32% 0.8%
2051 -0.32% 0.82%
2050 -0.31% 0.86%
2049 -0.28% 0.9%
2048 -0.26% 0.93%
2047 -0.24% 0.97%
2046 -0.22% 0.96%
2045 -0.22% 0.96%
2044 -0.2% 0.99%
2043 -0.2% 0.99%
2042 -0.18% 1.03%
2041 -0.19% 1.05%
2040 -0.19% 1.1%
2039 -0.16% 1.11%
2038 -0.2% 1.16%
2037 -0.17% 1.19%
2036 -0.17% 1.23%
2035 -0.17% 1.27%
2034 -0.14% 1.3%
2033 -0.15% 1.36%
2032 -0.13% 1.37%
2031 -0.12% 1.46%
2030 -0.09% 1.47%
2029 -0.05% 1.54%
2028 -0.06% 1.55%
2027 -0.07% 1.62%
2026 -0.07% 1.6%
2025 -0.09% 1.65%
2024 0.51% 1.65%
2023 0.99% 1.65%
2022 0.96% 1.6%
2021 0.44% 1.5%
2020 0.42% 1.45%
2019 0.45% 1.43%
2018 0.49% 1.43%
2017 0.7% 1.43%
2016 1.09% 1.43%
2015 1.13% 1.44%
2014 0.78% 1.47%
2013 0.59% 1.52%
2012 0.46% 1.69%
2011 0.34% 1.99%
2010 0.24% 2.13%
2009 0.26% 2.09%
2008 0.31% 2.03%
2007 0.32% 1.96%
2006 0.5% 1.88%
2005 0.68% 1.81%
2004 0.62% 1.77%
2003 0.49% 1.78%
2002 0.49% 1.9%
2001 0.38% 2.08%
2000 0.24% 2.15%
1999 0.19% 2.18%
1998 0.11% 2.24%
1997 0.11% 2.33%
1996 0.14% 2.47%
1995 0.15% 2.66%
1994 0.39% 2.81%
1993 0.83% 2.9%
1992 1.11% 2.85%
1991 1% 2.76%
1990 0.76% 2.79%
1989 0.45% 2.82%
1988 0.14% 3.03%
1987 0.06% 3.32%
1986 0.06% 3.45%
1985 0.05% 3.53%
1984 -0.006% 3.59%
1983 -0.16% 3.65%
1982 0.07% 4.05%
1981 0.26% 3.47%
1980 0% 3.96%
1979 -0.17% 6.18%
1978 -0.08% 6.21%
1977 0.04% 5.41%
1976 -0.18% 5.29%
1975 -0.26% 5.1%
1974 0.17% 5.06%
1973 0.56% 4.82%
1972 0.58% 3.65%
1971 0.45% 1.72%
1970 0.35% 0.56%
1969 0.35% 0.53%
1968 0.52% 0.52%
1967 0.75% 0.53%
1966 0.7% 0.56%
1965 0.65% 1.48%
1964 0.67% 2.41%
1963 0.64% 2.37%
1962 0.61% 2.32%
1961 0.55% 2.28%

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/botswana | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Austria grew by 0.51%, while Botswana's population grew by 1.65%.

Live population counters

Austria Botswana
Current population
9163419
2615162
Population rank 99/197 142/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.03%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
12.9 minutes
One birth every
6.77 minutes
8.58 minutes
One death every
5.87 minutes
37 minutes
Daily growth/decline +127 +112
Annual growth/decline +46,221 +40,895
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +1.65%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 66/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
1.55 hours
Annual migration change +11,254 -5,665
Net migration rank 44/196 120/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 116,402
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 126/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 4.6%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 96/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Botswana
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Botswana
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - -5,665
2024 - 8,813 - -5,778
2023 -11,872 4,819 47,098 -6,487
2022 -10,851 157,365 47,400 -7,306
2021 -6,269 52,150 40,894 -4,083
2020 -8,025 39,601 45,610 -11,330
2019 1,776 41,090 45,110 -11,770
2018 1,769 35,296 44,171 -11,623
2017 4,399 45,478 43,154 -10,916
2016 6,989 65,976 41,993 -10,286
2015 1,729 115,175 40,897 -9,599
2014 3,419 74,375 40,046 -8,893
2013 0 56,726 39,404 -7,836
2012 0 45,014 39,202 -6,636
2011 1,679 31,887 38,613 -1,019
2010 1,672 22,570 38,101 5,151
2009 -834 18,222 36,671 4,960
2008 2,496 25,405 35,433 4,343
2007 1,659 24,616 33,832 3,926
2006 3,308 25,787 31,340 4,270
2005 3,291 50,676 29,385 4,283
2004 4,904 55,007 27,481 4,314
2003 0 44,362 26,545 4,488
2002 2,424 37,508 26,163 4,747
2001 804 39,866 26,112 7,991
2000 1,602 17,631 25,850 9,798
1999 0 19,949 25,358 9,762
1998 3,191 8,702 25,397 9,685
1997 3,984 1,589 25,738 9,597
1996 7,959 4,077 26,847 9,368
1995 7,948 1,890 28,478 9,464
1994 11,110 3,113 30,664 9,023
1993 12,649 33,688 31,691 8,441
1992 12,545 71,451 31,995 8,026
1991 10,857 77,417 32,219 4,311
1990 7,678 59,873 33,015 2,580
1989 5,333 46,232 33,756 1,495
1988 4,551 13,807 34,564 -215
1987 1,515 1,434 35,647 2,624
1986 0 6,630 36,203 2,558
1985 -1,513 5,940 35,966 2,683
1984 756 2,906 35,530 2,393
1983 -3,025 -1,474 35,142 1,980
1982 3,029 -22,711 34,859 1,751
1981 1,514 29,590 34,327 7,610
1980 -1,510 9,811 33,934 -10,849
1979 -6,039 -1,785 32,486 15,918
1978 -9,074 -8,131 30,596 26,015
1977 -6,811 13,245 29,009 13,708
1976 -7,565 8,336 27,497 11,914
1975 -2,274 -24,253 25,762 11,086
1974 3,039 -16,276 24,160 8,854
1973 5,310 34,856 22,449 10,615
1972 9,053 36,703 21,004 5,937
1971 11,250 32,392 19,926 -3,016
1970 13,441 10,601 19,438 -16,054
1969 22,323 5,896 19,024 -15,870
1968 30,403 -6,880 18,725 -15,681
1967 32,459 21,285 18,463 -15,438
1966 37,343 18,656 18,250 -15,140
1965 35,627 10,719 18,045 -14,753
1964 44,788 3,646 17,634 -4,126
1963 43,055 4,774 17,084 -4,000
1962 42,779 1,509 16,507 -4,028
1961 46,061 -2,760 16,185 -4,168
1960 36,647 -1,732 15,861 -4,331

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

GeoRank.org/population/austria/botswana | 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 Botswana 82.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 436,373 people) and 17.5% is from migration (a loss of 92,293 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 116,402 people or 4.6% in Botswana.

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
Botswana
City Population
Gaborone 236K
Francistown 103K
Molepolole 67.6K
Kanye 48K
Serowe 47.4K
Mahalapye 41.3K
Palapye 36.2K
Lobatse 26.9K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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