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Population in Austria compared to the Czech Republic: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 10,905,028 people in the Czech Republic in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 10,649,126 in the Czech Republic.

Population statistics:

  • The Czech Republic's population is 1.16 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while the Czech Republic is the 93rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.24% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.13% for the Czech Republic.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +0.34% in the Czech Republic.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while the Czech Republic has grown from 10.2M to 10.6M (4.01% growth).

Austria vs Czech Republic: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Czech Republic
2100 7,450,035 8,325,870
2099 7,465,366 8,347,035
2098 7,480,951 8,367,582
2097 7,498,101 8,387,141
2096 7,514,850 8,407,012
2095 7,532,161 8,425,776
2094 7,548,458 8,444,415
2093 7,565,999 8,462,470
2092 7,583,717 8,480,332
2091 7,603,216 8,497,856
2090 7,623,462 8,516,149
2089 7,645,771 8,534,417
2088 7,668,431 8,552,792
2087 7,690,081 8,572,217
2086 7,712,948 8,592,607
2085 7,737,385 8,613,126
2084 7,763,202 8,634,563
2083 7,788,506 8,656,688
2082 7,813,956 8,680,346
2081 7,839,060 8,705,288
2080 7,863,527 8,731,611
2079 7,889,445 8,759,446
2078 7,916,631 8,788,719
2077 7,944,829 8,819,271
2076 7,970,795 8,851,532
2075 7,996,421 8,886,209
2074 8,023,733 8,922,752
2073 8,050,381 8,961,377
2072 8,078,590 9,002,196
2071 8,105,838 9,044,814
2070 8,133,854 9,089,338
2069 8,163,771 9,135,444
2068 8,193,704 9,182,610
2067 8,224,576 9,231,075
2066 8,257,106 9,280,641
2065 8,290,403 9,331,222
2064 8,322,363 9,381,077
2063 8,356,710 9,430,947
2062 8,391,660 9,479,782
2061 8,426,083 9,527,543
2060 8,461,244 9,573,715
2059 8,497,226 9,618,240
2058 8,533,176 9,661,212
2057 8,569,804 9,702,890
2056 8,603,815 9,742,619
2055 8,637,443 9,780,337
2054 8,670,706 9,816,525
2053 8,703,475 9,850,555
2052 8,733,492 9,882,803
2051 8,761,338 9,913,797
2050 8,789,107 9,943,922
2049 8,816,505 9,972,314
2048 8,841,593 10,000,421
2047 8,864,899 10,028,123
2046 8,886,446 10,056,076
2045 8,906,200 10,083,671
2044 8,926,211 10,111,346
2043 8,943,779 10,139,564
2042 8,961,407 10,168,461
2041 8,977,747 10,198,407
2040 8,994,604 10,228,600
2039 9,011,400 10,260,066
2038 9,026,006 10,291,775
2037 9,044,181 10,324,680
2036 9,059,299 10,357,281
2035 9,074,280 10,390,525
2034 9,089,880 10,423,635
2033 9,102,596 10,456,466
2032 9,116,080 10,488,669
2031 9,127,901 10,519,813
2030 9,138,727 10,549,605
2029 9,146,845 10,578,033
2028 9,151,806 10,604,523
2027 9,157,362 10,627,835
2026 9,163,419 10,649,126
2025 9,170,052 10,792,466
2024 9,177,982 10,905,028
2023 9,131,761 10,864,042
2022 9,041,851 10,672,118
2021 8,955,797 10,505,772
2020 8,916,864 10,697,858
2019 8,879,920 10,671,870
2018 8,840,521 10,629,928
2017 8,797,566 10,594,438
2016 8,736,668 10,566,332
2015 8,642,699 10,546,059
2014 8,546,356 10,525,347
2013 8,479,823 10,514,272
2012 8,429,991 10,510,785
2011 8,391,643 10,496,088
2010 8,363,404 10,474,410
2009 8,343,323 10,443,936
2008 8,321,496 10,384,603
2007 8,295,487 10,298,828
2006 8,268,641 10,238,905
2005 8,227,829 10,211,216
2004 8,171,966 10,197,101
2003 8,121,423 10,193,998
2002 8,081,957 10,196,916
2001 8,042,293 10,216,605
2000 8,011,566 10,255,063
1999 7,992,324 10,283,860
1998 7,976,789 10,294,373
1997 7,968,041 10,304,131
1996 7,959,017 10,315,241
1995 7,948,278 10,327,253
1994 7,936,118 10,333,587
1993 7,905,633 10,329,855
1992 7,840,709 10,319,123
1991 7,754,891 10,308,578
1990 7,677,850 10,333,355
1989 7,619,567 10,361,068
1988 7,585,317 10,355,276
1987 7,574,586 10,347,318
1986 7,569,794 10,342,227
1985 7,564,985 10,337,118
1984 7,561,434 10,330,213
1983 7,561,910 10,323,856
1982 7,574,140 10,314,826
1981 7,568,710 10,300,591
1980 7,549,433 10,304,193
1979 7,549,425 10,292,341
1978 7,562,305 10,242,098
1977 7,568,430 10,186,755
1976 7,565,525 10,125,939
1975 7,578,903 10,058,620
1974 7,599,038 9,988,459
1973 7,586,115 9,922,266
1972 7,544,201 9,867,632
1971 7,500,482 9,826,815
1970 7,467,086 9,858,071
1969 7,441,055 9,896,580
1968 7,415,403 9,876,346
1967 7,376,998 9,852,899
1966 7,322,066 9,821,040
1965 7,270,889 9,779,358
1964 7,223,801 9,727,804
1963 7,175,811 9,670,685
1962 7,129,864 9,624,660
1961 7,086,299 9,586,651
1960 7,047,539 9,602,006

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while the Czech Republic gained 327,427 people (a 3.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while the Czech Republic's population increased by 82,794 people (a 0.78% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. The Czech Republic was ranked 80th in 2006 and ranked 93rd 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 the Czech Republic will decrease by 6.62% to 9,943,922 people and rank change from 93rd to 98th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 13% of the population in Austria and 16.9% in the Czech Republic.

Population growth rate by year

Austria
Factual

Projection
Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Czech Republic
2100 -0.21% -0.25%
2099 -0.21% -0.25%
2098 -0.23% -0.23%
2097 -0.22% -0.24%
2096 -0.23% -0.22%
2095 -0.22% -0.22%
2094 -0.23% -0.21%
2093 -0.23% -0.21%
2092 -0.26% -0.21%
2091 -0.27% -0.21%
2090 -0.29% -0.21%
2089 -0.3% -0.21%
2088 -0.28% -0.23%
2087 -0.3% -0.24%
2086 -0.32% -0.24%
2085 -0.33% -0.25%
2084 -0.32% -0.26%
2083 -0.33% -0.27%
2082 -0.32% -0.29%
2081 -0.31% -0.3%
2080 -0.33% -0.32%
2079 -0.34% -0.33%
2078 -0.35% -0.35%
2077 -0.33% -0.36%
2076 -0.32% -0.39%
2075 -0.34% -0.41%
2074 -0.33% -0.43%
2073 -0.35% -0.45%
2072 -0.34% -0.47%
2071 -0.34% -0.49%
2070 -0.37% -0.5%
2069 -0.37% -0.51%
2068 -0.38% -0.53%
2067 -0.39% -0.53%
2066 -0.4% -0.54%
2065 -0.38% -0.53%
2064 -0.41% -0.53%
2063 -0.42% -0.52%
2062 -0.41% -0.5%
2061 -0.42% -0.48%
2060 -0.42% -0.46%
2059 -0.42% -0.44%
2058 -0.43% -0.43%
2057 -0.4% -0.41%
2056 -0.39% -0.39%
2055 -0.38% -0.37%
2054 -0.38% -0.35%
2053 -0.34% -0.33%
2052 -0.32% -0.31%
2051 -0.32% -0.3%
2050 -0.31% -0.28%
2049 -0.28% -0.28%
2048 -0.26% -0.28%
2047 -0.24% -0.28%
2046 -0.22% -0.27%
2045 -0.22% -0.27%
2044 -0.2% -0.28%
2043 -0.2% -0.28%
2042 -0.18% -0.29%
2041 -0.19% -0.3%
2040 -0.19% -0.31%
2039 -0.16% -0.31%
2038 -0.2% -0.32%
2037 -0.17% -0.31%
2036 -0.17% -0.32%
2035 -0.17% -0.32%
2034 -0.14% -0.31%
2033 -0.15% -0.31%
2032 -0.13% -0.3%
2031 -0.12% -0.28%
2030 -0.09% -0.27%
2029 -0.05% -0.25%
2028 -0.06% -0.22%
2027 -0.07% -0.2%
2026 -0.07% -1.33%
2025 -0.09% -1.03%
2024 0.51% 0.38%
2023 0.99% 1.8%
2022 0.96% 1.58%
2021 0.44% -1.8%
2020 0.42% 0.24%
2019 0.45% 0.39%
2018 0.49% 0.33%
2017 0.7% 0.27%
2016 1.09% 0.19%
2015 1.13% 0.2%
2014 0.78% 0.11%
2013 0.59% 0.03%
2012 0.46% 0.14%
2011 0.34% 0.21%
2010 0.24% 0.29%
2009 0.26% 0.57%
2008 0.31% 0.83%
2007 0.32% 0.59%
2006 0.5% 0.27%
2005 0.68% 0.14%
2004 0.62% 0.03%
2003 0.49% -0.03%
2002 0.49% -0.19%
2001 0.38% -0.38%
2000 0.24% -0.28%
1999 0.19% -0.1%
1998 0.11% -0.09%
1997 0.11% -0.11%
1996 0.14% -0.12%
1995 0.15% -0.06%
1994 0.39% 0.04%
1993 0.83% 0.1%
1992 1.11% 0.1%
1991 1% -0.24%
1990 0.76% -0.27%
1989 0.45% 0.06%
1988 0.14% 0.08%
1987 0.06% 0.05%
1986 0.06% 0.05%
1985 0.05% 0.07%
1984 -0.006% 0.06%
1983 -0.16% 0.09%
1982 0.07% 0.14%
1981 0.26% -0.03%
1980 0% 0.12%
1979 -0.17% 0.49%
1978 -0.08% 0.54%
1977 0.04% 0.6%
1976 -0.18% 0.67%
1975 -0.26% 0.7%
1974 0.17% 0.67%
1973 0.56% 0.55%
1972 0.58% 0.42%
1971 0.45% -0.32%
1970 0.35% -0.39%
1969 0.35% 0.2%
1968 0.52% 0.24%
1967 0.75% 0.32%
1966 0.7% 0.43%
1965 0.65% 0.53%
1964 0.67% 0.59%
1963 0.64% 0.48%
1962 0.61% 0.4%
1961 0.55% -0.16%

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 the Czech Republic's population grew by 0.38%.

Live population counters

Austria Czech Republic
Current population
9163419
10649126
Population rank 99/197 93/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.13%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
12.8 minutes
One birth every
6.77 minutes
5.76 minutes
One death every
5.87 minutes
4.65 minutes
Daily growth/decline +127 +112
Annual growth/decline +46,221 +40,986
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +0.38%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 142/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
4.7 minutes
Annual migration change +11,254 -112,188
Net migration rank 44/196 182/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 1,025,199
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 59/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 9.5%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 67/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Czech Republic
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Czech Republic
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - -112,188
2024 - 8,813 - -86,169
2023 -11,872 4,819 -21,729 -14,638
2022 -10,851 157,365 -19,209 329,739
2021 -6,269 52,150 -28,365 4,111
2020 -8,025 39,601 -19,257 4,336
2019 1,776 41,090 0 5,553
2018 1,769 35,296 1,063 5,849
2017 4,399 45,478 3,178 5,747
2016 6,989 65,976 5,283 5,465
2015 1,729 115,175 0 5,037
2014 3,419 74,375 4,210 6,303
2013 0 56,726 -2,103 5,427
2012 0 45,014 0 5,347
2011 1,679 31,887 2,099 16,841
2010 1,672 22,570 10,475 34,927
2009 -834 18,222 10,444 31,270
2008 2,496 25,405 14,538 29,813
2007 1,659 24,616 9,268 27,887
2006 3,308 25,787 1,024 26,259
2005 3,291 50,676 -6,126 26,203
2004 4,904 55,007 -9,177 26,030
2003 0 44,362 -17,330 25,997
2002 2,424 37,508 -15,296 26,089
2001 804 39,866 -16,347 21,749
2000 1,602 17,631 -17,433 4,420
1999 0 19,949 -20,568 5,965
1998 3,191 8,702 -18,530 6,374
1997 3,984 1,589 -21,639 6,664
1996 7,959 4,077 -21,662 6,539
1995 7,948 1,890 -21,687 6,459
1994 11,110 3,113 -11,367 6,401
1993 12,649 33,688 3,099 7,197
1992 12,545 71,451 1,032 6,718
1991 10,857 77,417 4,124 5,568
1990 7,678 59,873 1,034 -3,529
1989 5,333 46,232 1,036 -2,175
1988 4,551 13,807 7,249 -1,359
1987 1,515 1,434 4,138 -1,514
1986 0 6,630 1,034 -771
1985 -1,513 5,940 4,135 -1,173
1984 756 2,906 5,165 -1,481
1983 -3,025 -1,474 3,097 -1,971
1982 3,029 -22,711 10,315 -1,018
1981 1,514 29,590 13,391 -372
1980 -1,510 9,811 17,517 1,738
1979 -6,039 -1,785 44,257 -13
1978 -9,074 -8,131 52,234 -795
1977 -6,811 13,245 55,009 -1,968
1976 -7,565 8,336 61,768 -2,727
1975 -2,274 -24,253 67,393 -3,057
1974 3,039 -16,276 66,923 -2,919
1973 5,310 34,856 57,549 -2,625
1972 9,053 36,703 44,404 -2,755
1971 11,250 32,392 31,445 -2,598
1970 13,441 10,601 24,646 -9,353
1969 22,323 5,896 22,762 -8,133
1968 30,403 -6,880 21,728 -8,111
1967 32,459 21,285 29,558 -8,137
1966 37,343 18,656 35,355 -8,675
1965 35,627 10,719 43,029 -7,545
1964 44,788 3,646 52,531 -6,122
1963 43,055 4,774 48,353 -5,753
1962 42,779 1,509 29,836 -6,886
1961 46,061 -2,760 36,430 -5,712
1960 36,647 -1,732 34,567 2,748

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 the Czech Republic 17.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 74,826 people) and 82.7% is from migration (a gain of 357,502 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 1,025,199 people or 9.5% in the Czech Republic.

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
Czech Republic
City Population
Prague 1.4M
Brno 403K
Ostrava 283K
Plzen 188K
Liberec 108K
Olomouc 103K
Ceske Budejovice 97.2K
Hradec Kralove 94.3K
Pardubice 92.3K
Usti nad Labem 90.9K

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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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