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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 1,372,341 people in Estonia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 1,339,590 in Estonia.

Population statistics:

  • Austria's population is 6.84 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Estonia is the 155th.
  • The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.02% for Estonia.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +0.37% in Estonia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Estonia has declined from 1.35M to 1.34M (0.54% decline).

Austria vs Estonia: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Estonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Estonia
2100 7,450,035 831,394
2099 7,465,366 836,965
2098 7,480,951 842,414
2097 7,498,101 847,873
2096 7,514,850 853,472
2095 7,532,161 859,044
2094 7,548,458 864,547
2093 7,565,999 870,136
2092 7,583,717 875,676
2091 7,603,216 881,282
2090 7,623,462 887,028
2089 7,645,771 892,857
2088 7,668,431 898,736
2087 7,690,081 904,914
2086 7,712,948 911,254
2085 7,737,385 917,722
2084 7,763,202 924,458
2083 7,788,506 931,259
2082 7,813,956 938,110
2081 7,839,060 944,978
2080 7,863,527 952,018
2079 7,889,445 959,194
2078 7,916,631 966,496
2077 7,944,829 973,883
2076 7,970,795 981,283
2075 7,996,421 988,735
2074 8,023,733 996,352
2073 8,050,381 1,004,078
2072 8,078,590 1,011,873
2071 8,105,838 1,019,779
2070 8,133,854 1,027,821
2069 8,163,771 1,035,828
2068 8,193,704 1,043,819
2067 8,224,576 1,051,892
2066 8,257,106 1,059,940
2065 8,290,403 1,068,064
2064 8,322,363 1,076,199
2063 8,356,710 1,084,303
2062 8,391,660 1,092,418
2061 8,426,083 1,100,514
2060 8,461,244 1,108,650
2059 8,497,226 1,116,534
2058 8,533,176 1,124,375
2057 8,569,804 1,132,033
2056 8,603,815 1,139,610
2055 8,637,443 1,147,117
2054 8,670,706 1,154,317
2053 8,703,475 1,161,452
2052 8,733,492 1,168,381
2051 8,761,338 1,175,291
2050 8,789,107 1,182,029
2049 8,816,505 1,188,633
2048 8,841,593 1,194,960
2047 8,864,899 1,201,294
2046 8,886,446 1,207,577
2045 8,906,200 1,213,815
2044 8,926,211 1,220,042
2043 8,943,779 1,226,162
2042 8,961,407 1,232,282
2041 8,977,747 1,238,386
2040 8,994,604 1,244,441
2039 9,011,400 1,250,581
2038 9,026,006 1,256,780
2037 9,044,181 1,263,149
2036 9,059,299 1,269,700
2035 9,074,280 1,276,331
2034 9,089,880 1,283,159
2033 9,102,596 1,290,037
2032 9,116,080 1,297,036
2031 9,127,901 1,304,102
2030 9,138,727 1,311,189
2029 9,146,845 1,318,225
2028 9,151,806 1,325,354
2027 9,157,362 1,332,492
2026 9,163,419 1,339,590
2025 9,170,052 1,358,931
2024 9,177,982 1,372,341
2023 9,131,761 1,370,286
2022 9,041,851 1,348,840
2021 8,955,797 1,330,932
2020 8,916,864 1,329,522
2019 8,879,920 1,326,898
2018 8,840,521 1,321,977
2017 8,797,566 1,317,384
2016 8,736,668 1,315,790
2015 8,642,699 1,315,407
2014 8,546,356 1,314,545
2013 8,479,823 1,317,997
2012 8,429,991 1,322,696
2011 8,391,643 1,327,439
2010 8,363,404 1,331,475
2009 8,343,323 1,334,515
2008 8,321,496 1,337,090
2007 8,295,487 1,340,680
2006 8,268,641 1,346,810
2005 8,227,829 1,354,775
2004 8,171,966 1,362,550
2003 8,121,423 1,370,720
2002 8,081,957 1,379,350
2001 8,042,293 1,388,115
2000 8,011,566 1,396,985
1999 7,992,324 1,390,244
1998 7,976,789 1,386,156
1997 7,968,041 1,399,535
1996 7,959,017 1,415,594
1995 7,948,278 1,436,634
1994 7,936,118 1,462,514
1993 7,905,633 1,494,128
1992 7,840,709 1,533,091
1991 7,754,891 1,561,314
1990 7,677,850 1,569,174
1989 7,619,567 1,568,131
1988 7,585,317 1,561,900
1987 7,574,586 1,552,221
1986 7,569,794 1,540,190
1985 7,564,985 1,528,781
1984 7,561,434 1,518,617
1983 7,561,910 1,508,745
1982 7,574,140 1,498,414
1981 7,568,710 1,487,666
1980 7,549,433 1,477,219
1979 7,549,425 1,468,333
1978 7,562,305 1,460,188
1977 7,568,430 1,450,211
1976 7,565,525 1,439,576
1975 7,578,903 1,429,352
1974 7,599,038 1,418,169
1973 7,586,115 1,405,951
1972 7,544,201 1,392,518
1971 7,500,482 1,376,955
1970 7,467,086 1,360,076
1969 7,441,055 1,345,249
1968 7,415,403 1,331,214
1967 7,376,998 1,318,946
1966 7,322,066 1,308,597
1965 7,270,889 1,294,566
1964 7,223,801 1,277,086
1963 7,175,811 1,258,857
1962 7,129,864 1,241,623
1961 7,086,299 1,225,077
1960 7,047,539 1,211,537

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 Estonia lost 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Estonia's population increased by 23,800 people (a 1.81% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. Estonia was ranked 149th in 2006 and ranked 155th 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 Estonia will decrease by 11.8% to 1,182,029 people and rank change from 155th to 159th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 13% of the population in Austria and 26.7% in Estonia.

Population growth rate by year

Austria
Factual

Projection
Estonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Estonia
2100 -0.21% -0.67%
2099 -0.21% -0.65%
2098 -0.23% -0.64%
2097 -0.22% -0.66%
2096 -0.23% -0.65%
2095 -0.22% -0.64%
2094 -0.23% -0.64%
2093 -0.23% -0.63%
2092 -0.26% -0.64%
2091 -0.27% -0.65%
2090 -0.29% -0.65%
2089 -0.3% -0.65%
2088 -0.28% -0.68%
2087 -0.3% -0.7%
2086 -0.32% -0.7%
2085 -0.33% -0.73%
2084 -0.32% -0.73%
2083 -0.33% -0.73%
2082 -0.32% -0.73%
2081 -0.31% -0.74%
2080 -0.33% -0.75%
2079 -0.34% -0.76%
2078 -0.35% -0.76%
2077 -0.33% -0.75%
2076 -0.32% -0.75%
2075 -0.34% -0.76%
2074 -0.33% -0.77%
2073 -0.35% -0.77%
2072 -0.34% -0.78%
2071 -0.34% -0.78%
2070 -0.37% -0.77%
2069 -0.37% -0.77%
2068 -0.38% -0.77%
2067 -0.39% -0.76%
2066 -0.4% -0.76%
2065 -0.38% -0.76%
2064 -0.41% -0.75%
2063 -0.42% -0.74%
2062 -0.41% -0.74%
2061 -0.42% -0.73%
2060 -0.42% -0.71%
2059 -0.42% -0.7%
2058 -0.43% -0.68%
2057 -0.4% -0.66%
2056 -0.39% -0.65%
2055 -0.38% -0.62%
2054 -0.38% -0.61%
2053 -0.34% -0.59%
2052 -0.32% -0.59%
2051 -0.32% -0.57%
2050 -0.31% -0.56%
2049 -0.28% -0.53%
2048 -0.26% -0.53%
2047 -0.24% -0.52%
2046 -0.22% -0.51%
2045 -0.22% -0.51%
2044 -0.2% -0.5%
2043 -0.2% -0.5%
2042 -0.18% -0.49%
2041 -0.19% -0.49%
2040 -0.19% -0.49%
2039 -0.16% -0.49%
2038 -0.2% -0.5%
2037 -0.17% -0.52%
2036 -0.17% -0.52%
2035 -0.17% -0.53%
2034 -0.14% -0.53%
2033 -0.15% -0.54%
2032 -0.13% -0.54%
2031 -0.12% -0.54%
2030 -0.09% -0.53%
2029 -0.05% -0.54%
2028 -0.06% -0.54%
2027 -0.07% -0.53%
2026 -0.07% -1.42%
2025 -0.09% -0.98%
2024 0.51% 0.15%
2023 0.99% 1.59%
2022 0.96% 1.35%
2021 0.44% 0.11%
2020 0.42% 0.2%
2019 0.45% 0.37%
2018 0.49% 0.35%
2017 0.7% 0.12%
2016 1.09% 0.03%
2015 1.13% 0.07%
2014 0.78% -0.26%
2013 0.59% -0.36%
2012 0.46% -0.36%
2011 0.34% -0.3%
2010 0.24% -0.23%
2009 0.26% -0.19%
2008 0.31% -0.27%
2007 0.32% -0.46%
2006 0.5% -0.59%
2005 0.68% -0.57%
2004 0.62% -0.6%
2003 0.49% -0.63%
2002 0.49% -0.63%
2001 0.38% -0.63%
2000 0.24% 0.48%
1999 0.19% 0.29%
1998 0.11% -0.96%
1997 0.11% -1.13%
1996 0.14% -1.46%
1995 0.15% -1.77%
1994 0.39% -2.12%
1993 0.83% -2.54%
1992 1.11% -1.81%
1991 1% -0.5%
1990 0.76% 0.07%
1989 0.45% 0.4%
1988 0.14% 0.62%
1987 0.06% 0.78%
1986 0.06% 0.75%
1985 0.05% 0.67%
1984 -0.006% 0.65%
1983 -0.16% 0.69%
1982 0.07% 0.72%
1981 0.26% 0.71%
1980 0% 0.61%
1979 -0.17% 0.56%
1978 -0.08% 0.69%
1977 0.04% 0.74%
1976 -0.18% 0.72%
1975 -0.26% 0.79%
1974 0.17% 0.87%
1973 0.56% 0.96%
1972 0.58% 1.13%
1971 0.45% 1.24%
1970 0.35% 1.1%
1969 0.35% 1.05%
1968 0.52% 0.93%
1967 0.75% 0.79%
1966 0.7% 1.08%
1965 0.65% 1.37%
1964 0.67% 1.45%
1963 0.64% 1.39%
1962 0.61% 1.35%
1961 0.55% 1.12%

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 Estonia's population grew by 0.15%.

Live population counters

Austria Estonia
Current population
9163419
1339590
Population rank 99/197 155/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.02%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
4.26 hours
One birth every
6.77 minutes
47.9 minutes
One death every
5.87 minutes
32.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +127 +6
Annual growth/decline +46,221 +2,055
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +0.15%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 158/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
39.5 minutes
Annual migration change +11,254 -13,350
Net migration rank 44/196 141/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 203,046
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 110/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 43/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Estonia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Estonia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - -13,350
2024 - 8,813 - -7,742
2023 -11,872 4,819 -5,070 5,717
2022 -10,851 157,365 -5,665 39,754
2021 -6,269 52,150 -5,324 7,043
2020 -8,025 39,601 -2,659 3,694
2019 1,776 41,090 -1,327 5,386
2018 1,769 35,296 -1,322 7,089
2017 4,399 45,478 -1,713 5,202
2016 6,989 65,976 -1,316 1,081
2015 1,729 115,175 -1,315 4,261
2014 3,419 74,375 -1,972 -674
2013 0 56,726 -1,713 -2,688
2012 0 45,014 -1,455 -3,674
2011 1,679 31,887 -531 -3,941
2010 1,672 22,570 0 -3,781
2009 -834 18,222 -400 -2,089
2008 2,496 25,405 -668 -2,034
2007 1,659 24,616 -1,608 -2,941
2006 3,308 25,787 -2,559 -5,351
2005 3,291 50,676 -2,981 -5,208
2004 4,904 55,007 -3,679 -3,681
2003 0 44,362 -5,072 -3,705
2002 2,424 37,508 -5,380 -2,889
2001 804 39,866 -5,830 -3,280
2000 1,602 17,631 -5,309 -3,083
1999 0 19,949 -6,117 1,419
1998 3,191 8,702 -7,208 -3,296
1997 3,984 1,589 -6,018 -4,066
1996 7,959 4,077 -5,662 -10,540
1995 7,948 1,890 -7,327 -12,655
1994 11,110 3,113 -8,044 -17,984
1993 12,649 33,688 -5,976 -25,501
1992 12,545 71,451 -1,993 -38,391
1991 10,857 77,417 -312 -9,712
1990 7,678 59,873 2,825 -2,660
1989 5,333 46,232 5,803 -368
1988 4,551 13,807 6,404 5,256
1987 1,515 1,434 6,829 5,389
1986 0 6,630 6,160 5,260
1985 -1,513 5,940 4,281 5,097
1984 756 2,906 5,163 5,006
1983 -3,025 -1,474 5,884 4,986
1982 3,029 -22,711 5,244 4,832
1981 1,514 29,590 4,612 4,789
1980 -1,510 9,811 3,989 4,619
1979 -6,039 -1,785 3,818 4,521
1978 -9,074 -8,131 4,088 7,234
1977 -6,811 13,245 4,931 7,189
1976 -7,565 8,336 4,319 6,942
1975 -2,274 -24,253 4,717 6,737
1974 3,039 -16,276 5,956 6,594
1973 5,310 34,856 5,623 6,488
1972 9,053 36,703 6,267 6,432
1971 11,250 32,392 7,160 6,392
1970 13,441 10,601 6,257 6,158
1969 22,323 5,896 5,515 8,650
1968 30,403 -6,880 5,592 9,403
1967 32,459 21,285 5,012 9,115
1966 37,343 18,656 4,842 8,998
1965 35,627 10,719 5,437 8,851
1964 44,788 3,646 6,897 8,734
1963 43,055 4,774 6,043 8,410
1962 42,779 1,509 6,457 8,248
1961 46,061 -2,760 7,228 7,991
1960 36,647 -1,732 7,511 7,762

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 Estonia 26.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 27,683 people) and 73.9% is from migration (a gain of 78,553 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 203,046 people or 14.9% in Estonia.

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
Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
Parnu 41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve 33.4K
Viljandi 17.3K
Maardu 17K
Rakvere 15.7K
Kuressaare 13.2K
Sillamae 12.4K

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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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