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

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The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,208,163 in 2025 vs 1,406,585,000 people in China in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,201,502 people compared to 1,403,335,670 in China.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 152.5 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 98th most populous country in the world, while China is the 2nd.
  • The countries together account for 17% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 16.9% for China.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.68% per year vs +0.23% in China.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.2M (11.3% growth), while China has grown from 1.31B to 1.4B (7.04% growth).

Austria vs China: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
China
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria China
2100 7,480,998 633,662,382
2099 7,496,393 644,307,192
2098 7,512,042 655,044,881
2097 7,529,263 665,876,462
2096 7,546,082 676,803,171
2095 7,563,465 687,828,883
2094 7,579,830 698,966,872
2093 7,597,443 710,235,681
2092 7,615,235 721,640,723
2091 7,634,815 733,187,178
2090 7,655,146 744,903,105
2089 7,677,547 756,812,472
2088 7,700,301 768,893,004
2087 7,722,041 781,128,909
2086 7,745,003 793,508,970
2085 7,769,542 806,043,039
2084 7,795,466 818,709,832
2083 7,820,876 831,420,518
2082 7,846,431 844,177,036
2081 7,871,639 856,996,835
2080 7,896,208 869,821,040
2079 7,922,233 882,622,985
2078 7,949,533 895,372,147
2077 7,977,848 908,082,676
2076 8,003,921 920,776,984
2075 8,029,654 933,459,600
2074 8,057,079 946,141,456
2073 8,083,839 958,870,128
2072 8,112,165 971,639,931
2071 8,139,526 984,469,009
2070 8,167,659 997,391,342
2069 8,197,700 1,010,450,818
2068 8,227,758 1,023,633,867
2067 8,258,758 1,036,979,285
2066 8,291,423 1,050,453,924
2065 8,324,858 1,064,051,499
2064 8,356,951 1,077,787,979
2063 8,391,440 1,091,571,021
2062 8,426,536 1,105,429,748
2061 8,461,102 1,119,286,514
2060 8,496,409 1,133,115,260
2059 8,532,540 1,146,818,251
2058 8,568,640 1,160,340,554
2057 8,605,421 1,173,596,480
2056 8,639,572 1,186,578,041
2055 8,673,340 1,199,197,172
2054 8,706,741 1,211,403,028
2053 8,739,647 1,223,160,257
2052 8,769,788 1,234,474,716
2051 8,797,751 1,245,255,938
2050 8,825,635 1,255,501,171
2049 8,853,147 1,265,281,319
2048 8,878,339 1,274,572,888
2047 8,901,742 1,283,393,445
2046 8,923,378 1,291,830,414
2045 8,943,215 1,299,855,379
2044 8,963,309 1,307,510,531
2043 8,980,950 1,314,885,869
2042 8,998,651 1,322,032,311
2041 9,015,059 1,328,936,491
2040 9,031,986 1,335,577,799
2039 9,048,852 1,341,989,157
2038 9,063,518 1,348,134,255
2037 9,081,768 1,354,107,817
2036 9,096,950 1,359,866,705
2035 9,111,993 1,365,387,904
2034 9,127,657 1,370,679,807
2033 9,140,427 1,375,744,986
2032 9,153,966 1,380,528,766
2031 9,165,837 1,385,048,521
2030 9,176,708 1,389,269,809
2029 9,184,859 1,393,241,425
2028 9,189,841 1,396,917,178
2027 9,195,420 1,400,271,033
2026 9,201,502 1,403,335,670
2025 9,208,163 1,406,585,000
2024 9,177,982 1,408,975,000
2023 9,131,761 1,410,710,000
2022 9,041,851 1,412,175,000
2021 8,955,797 1,412,360,000
2020 8,916,864 1,411,100,000
2019 8,879,920 1,407,745,000
2018 8,840,521 1,402,760,000
2017 8,797,566 1,396,215,000
2016 8,736,668 1,387,790,000
2015 8,642,699 1,379,860,000
2014 8,546,356 1,371,860,000
2013 8,479,823 1,363,240,000
2012 8,429,991 1,354,190,000
2011 8,391,643 1,345,035,000
2010 8,363,404 1,337,705,000
2009 8,343,323 1,331,260,000
2008 8,321,496 1,324,655,000
2007 8,295,487 1,317,885,000
2006 8,268,641 1,311,020,000
2005 8,227,829 1,303,720,000
2004 8,171,966 1,296,075,000
2003 8,121,423 1,288,400,000
2002 8,081,957 1,280,400,000
2001 8,042,293 1,271,850,000
2000 8,011,566 1,262,645,000
1999 7,992,324 1,252,735,000
1998 7,976,789 1,241,935,000
1997 7,968,041 1,230,075,000
1996 7,959,017 1,217,550,000
1995 7,948,278 1,204,855,000
1994 7,936,118 1,191,835,000
1993 7,905,633 1,178,440,000
1992 7,840,709 1,164,970,000
1991 7,754,891 1,150,780,000
1990 7,677,850 1,135,185,000
1989 7,619,567 1,118,650,000
1988 7,585,317 1,101,630,000
1987 7,574,586 1,084,035,000
1986 7,569,794 1,066,790,000
1985 7,564,985 1,051,040,000
1984 7,561,434 1,036,825,000
1983 7,561,910 1,023,310,000
1982 7,574,140 1,008,630,000
1981 7,568,710 993,885,000
1980 7,549,433 981,235,000
1979 7,549,425 969,005,000
1978 7,562,305 956,165,000
1977 7,568,430 943,455,000
1976 7,565,525 930,685,000
1975 7,578,903 916,395,000
1974 7,599,038 900,350,000
1973 7,586,115 881,940,000
1972 7,544,201 862,030,000
1971 7,500,482 841,105,000
1970 7,467,086 818,315,000
1969 7,441,055 796,025,000
1968 7,415,403 774,510,000
1967 7,376,998 754,550,000
1966 7,322,066 735,400,000
1965 7,270,889 715,185,000
1964 7,223,801 698,355,000
1963 7,175,811 682,335,000
1962 7,129,864 665,770,000
1961 7,086,299 660,330,000
1960 7,047,539 667,070,000

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/china | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while China gained 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 464,834 people (a 5.32% growth), while China's population increased by 15,545,670 people (a 1.12% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 98th in 2026. China was ranked 1st in 2006 and ranked 2nd 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 China will decrease by 10.5% to 1,255,501,171 people and will still be ranked 2nd.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 13% of the population in Austria and 34.4% in China.

Population growth rate by year

Austria
Factual

Projection
China
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria China
2100 -0.21% -1.65%
2099 -0.21% -1.64%
2098 -0.23% -1.63%
2097 -0.22% -1.61%
2096 -0.23% -1.6%
2095 -0.22% -1.59%
2094 -0.23% -1.59%
2093 -0.23% -1.58%
2092 -0.26% -1.57%
2091 -0.27% -1.57%
2090 -0.29% -1.57%
2089 -0.3% -1.57%
2088 -0.28% -1.57%
2087 -0.3% -1.56%
2086 -0.32% -1.56%
2085 -0.33% -1.55%
2084 -0.32% -1.53%
2083 -0.33% -1.51%
2082 -0.32% -1.5%
2081 -0.31% -1.47%
2080 -0.33% -1.45%
2079 -0.34% -1.42%
2078 -0.35% -1.4%
2077 -0.33% -1.38%
2076 -0.32% -1.36%
2075 -0.34% -1.34%
2074 -0.33% -1.33%
2073 -0.35% -1.31%
2072 -0.34% -1.3%
2071 -0.34% -1.3%
2070 -0.37% -1.29%
2069 -0.37% -1.29%
2068 -0.38% -1.29%
2067 -0.39% -1.28%
2066 -0.4% -1.28%
2065 -0.38% -1.27%
2064 -0.41% -1.26%
2063 -0.42% -1.25%
2062 -0.41% -1.24%
2061 -0.42% -1.22%
2060 -0.42% -1.19%
2059 -0.42% -1.17%
2058 -0.43% -1.13%
2057 -0.4% -1.09%
2056 -0.39% -1.05%
2055 -0.38% -1.01%
2054 -0.38% -0.96%
2053 -0.34% -0.92%
2052 -0.32% -0.87%
2051 -0.32% -0.82%
2050 -0.31% -0.77%
2049 -0.28% -0.73%
2048 -0.26% -0.69%
2047 -0.24% -0.65%
2046 -0.22% -0.62%
2045 -0.22% -0.59%
2044 -0.2% -0.56%
2043 -0.2% -0.54%
2042 -0.18% -0.52%
2041 -0.19% -0.5%
2040 -0.19% -0.48%
2039 -0.16% -0.46%
2038 -0.2% -0.44%
2037 -0.17% -0.42%
2036 -0.17% -0.4%
2035 -0.17% -0.39%
2034 -0.14% -0.37%
2033 -0.15% -0.35%
2032 -0.13% -0.33%
2031 -0.12% -0.3%
2030 -0.09% -0.29%
2029 -0.05% -0.26%
2028 -0.06% -0.24%
2027 -0.07% -0.22%
2026 -0.07% -0.23%
2025 0.33% -0.17%
2024 0.51% -0.12%
2023 0.99% -0.1%
2022 0.96% -0.01%
2021 0.44% 0.09%
2020 0.42% 0.24%
2019 0.45% 0.36%
2018 0.49% 0.47%
2017 0.7% 0.61%
2016 1.09% 0.57%
2015 1.13% 0.58%
2014 0.78% 0.63%
2013 0.59% 0.67%
2012 0.46% 0.68%
2011 0.34% 0.55%
2010 0.24% 0.48%
2009 0.26% 0.5%
2008 0.31% 0.51%
2007 0.32% 0.52%
2006 0.5% 0.56%
2005 0.68% 0.59%
2004 0.62% 0.6%
2003 0.49% 0.62%
2002 0.49% 0.67%
2001 0.38% 0.73%
2000 0.24% 0.79%
1999 0.19% 0.87%
1998 0.11% 0.96%
1997 0.11% 1.03%
1996 0.14% 1.05%
1995 0.15% 1.09%
1994 0.39% 1.14%
1993 0.83% 1.16%
1992 1.11% 1.23%
1991 1% 1.37%
1990 0.76% 1.48%
1989 0.45% 1.54%
1988 0.14% 1.62%
1987 0.06% 1.62%
1986 0.06% 1.5%
1985 0.05% 1.37%
1984 -0.006% 1.32%
1983 -0.16% 1.46%
1982 0.07% 1.48%
1981 0.26% 1.29%
1980 0% 1.26%
1979 -0.17% 1.34%
1978 -0.08% 1.35%
1977 0.04% 1.37%
1976 -0.18% 1.56%
1975 -0.26% 1.78%
1974 0.17% 2.09%
1973 0.56% 2.31%
1972 0.58% 2.49%
1971 0.45% 2.78%
1970 0.35% 2.8%
1969 0.35% 2.78%
1968 0.52% 2.65%
1967 0.75% 2.6%
1966 0.7% 2.83%
1965 0.65% 2.41%
1964 0.67% 2.35%
1963 0.64% 2.49%
1962 0.61% 0.82%
1961 0.55% -1.01%

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/china | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Austria grew by 0.33%, while China's population declined by 0.17%.

Live population counters

Austria China
Current population
9201502
1403335670
Population rank 98/197 2/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 16.9%
One net population change
17.5 minutes
13.2 seconds
One birth every
6.82 minutes
3.31 seconds
One death every
5.97 minutes
2.88 seconds
Daily growth/decline +83 -6,548
Annual growth/decline +30,181 -2,390,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.33% -0.17%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 174/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
1.97 minutes
Annual migration change +11,254 -268,126
Net migration rank 44/196 189/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 1,638,718
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 43/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 192/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
China
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria China
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - -268,126
2024 -11,013 8,813 -1,394,886 -318,992
2023 -11,872 4,819 -2,087,851 -567,724
2022 -10,851 157,365 -847,305 -293,846
2021 -6,269 52,150 480,203 -379,749
2020 -8,025 39,601 2,046,095 -91,577
2019 1,776 41,090 4,673,713 -656,091
2018 1,769 35,296 5,302,433 -198,206
2017 4,399 45,478 7,790,880 -94,625
2016 6,989 65,976 9,062,269 -153,056
2015 1,729 115,175 6,788,911 -646,941
2014 3,419 74,375 9,205,180 -371,108
2013 0 56,726 8,043,116 -188,951
2012 0 45,014 10,075,174 -58,864
2011 1,679 31,887 8,245,065 -416,189
2010 1,672 22,570 6,407,607 -184,144
2009 -834 18,222 6,483,236 -177,135
2008 2,496 25,405 6,729,247 -764,370
2007 1,659 24,616 6,813,465 -1,042,019
2006 3,308 25,787 6,922,185 -759,559
2005 3,291 50,676 7,678,911 -103,701
2004 4,904 55,007 7,607,960 -770,977
2003 0 44,362 7,743,284 -613,223
2002 2,424 37,508 8,258,580 -761,291
2001 804 39,866 8,839,358 -176,419
2000 1,602 17,631 9,570,849 -62,622
1999 0 19,949 10,247,372 -96,102
1998 3,191 8,702 11,351,286 -40,472
1997 3,984 1,589 12,374,554 -279,251
1996 7,959 4,077 12,686,872 -250,750
1995 7,948 1,890 12,711,220 -365,986
1994 11,110 3,113 13,360,470 -723,641
1993 12,649 33,688 13,493,138 -373,316
1992 12,545 71,451 13,548,601 -142,985
1991 10,857 77,417 14,937,124 -544,650
1990 7,678 59,873 16,335,313 -11,187
1989 5,333 46,232 16,824,495 -313,476
1988 4,551 13,807 17,328,640 -282,194
1987 1,515 1,434 18,005,821 -169,170
1986 0 6,630 16,609,920 -79,190
1985 -1,513 5,940 14,987,830 -60,929
1984 756 2,906 13,561,671 -51,961
1983 -3,025 -1,474 13,599,789 -43,756
1982 3,029 -22,711 15,815,318 -36,181
1981 1,514 29,590 14,461,027 -28,016
1980 -1,510 9,811 11,647,260 -20,129
1979 -6,039 -1,785 11,250,148 -13,704
1978 -9,074 -8,131 11,473,980 -9,916
1977 -6,811 13,245 11,378,068 -15,323
1976 -7,565 8,336 11,782,472 -55,109
1975 -2,274 -24,253 14,378,237 -115,173
1974 3,039 -16,276 15,738,118 -175,239
1973 5,310 34,856 18,423,727 -214,997
1972 9,053 36,703 19,102,585 -215,650
1971 11,250 32,392 19,622,980 -180,153
1970 13,441 10,601 21,137,076 -126,510
1969 22,323 5,896 20,760,332 -72,836
1968 30,403 -6,880 21,206,083 -37,290
1967 32,459 21,285 19,263,662 1,246,654
1966 37,343 18,656 19,282,187 4,165
1965 35,627 10,719 20,296,950 -130,900
1964 44,788 3,646 19,302,532 -1,250,441
1963 43,055 4,774 22,742,225 -31,383
1962 42,779 1,509 17,969,132 -31,305
1961 46,061 -2,760 2,496,047 -25,578
1960 36,647 -1,732 -3,048,510 -16,927

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

GeoRank.org/population/austria/china | 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 China 90.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 31,814,462 people) and 9.66% is from migration (a loss of 3,400,807 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 1,638,718 people or 0.1% in China.

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
China
City Population
Chongqing 32.1M
Shanghai 24.9M
Beijing 21.9M
Chengdu 20.9M
Guangzhou 18.7M
Shenzhen 17.5M
Tianjin 13.9M
Xi'an 13M
Suzhou 12.7M
Zhengzhou 12.6M

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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)
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  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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