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

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The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,208,163 in 2025 vs 68,720,337 people in France in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,201,502 people compared to 68,871,753 in France.

Population statistics:

  • France's population is 7.48 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 98th most populous country in the world, while France is the 23rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.94% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.83% for France.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.68% per year vs +0.32% in France.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.2M (11.3% growth), while France has grown from 63.6M to 68.9M (8.25% growth).

Austria vs France: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
France
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria France
2100 7,480,998 70,675,442
2099 7,496,393 70,692,029
2098 7,512,042 70,701,942
2097 7,529,263 70,707,028
2096 7,546,082 70,713,643
2095 7,563,465 70,707,277
2094 7,579,830 70,691,394
2093 7,597,443 70,665,663
2092 7,615,235 70,643,058
2091 7,634,815 70,615,655
2090 7,655,146 70,582,877
2089 7,677,547 70,549,228
2088 7,700,301 70,510,136
2087 7,722,041 70,470,494
2086 7,745,003 70,427,922
2085 7,769,542 70,390,427
2084 7,795,466 70,348,036
2083 7,820,876 70,296,271
2082 7,846,431 70,255,426
2081 7,871,639 70,210,373
2080 7,896,208 70,169,003
2079 7,922,233 70,127,568
2078 7,949,533 70,087,269
2077 7,977,848 70,045,257
2076 8,003,921 70,001,871
2075 8,029,654 69,959,255
2074 8,057,079 69,924,120
2073 8,083,839 69,892,712
2072 8,112,165 69,866,697
2071 8,139,526 69,838,818
2070 8,167,659 69,826,471
2069 8,197,700 69,816,539
2068 8,227,758 69,818,570
2067 8,258,758 69,826,386
2066 8,291,423 69,835,591
2065 8,324,858 69,856,319
2064 8,356,951 69,880,666
2063 8,391,440 69,910,009
2062 8,426,536 69,948,667
2061 8,461,102 69,988,307
2060 8,496,409 70,030,670
2059 8,532,540 70,076,337
2058 8,568,640 70,119,195
2057 8,605,421 70,164,701
2056 8,639,572 70,208,938
2055 8,673,340 70,258,544
2054 8,706,741 70,298,466
2053 8,739,647 70,332,664
2052 8,769,788 70,357,980
2051 8,797,751 70,383,190
2050 8,825,635 70,398,057
2049 8,853,147 70,407,335
2048 8,878,339 70,406,135
2047 8,901,742 70,394,515
2046 8,923,378 70,376,409
2045 8,943,215 70,345,569
2044 8,963,309 70,306,509
2043 8,980,950 70,260,348
2042 8,998,651 70,199,353
2041 9,015,059 70,133,877
2040 9,031,986 70,067,958
2039 9,048,852 69,998,706
2038 9,063,518 69,920,456
2037 9,081,768 69,831,930
2036 9,096,950 69,743,406
2035 9,111,993 69,651,629
2034 9,127,657 69,558,099
2033 9,140,427 69,468,319
2032 9,153,966 69,377,856
2031 9,165,837 69,288,525
2030 9,176,708 69,197,981
2029 9,184,859 69,104,114
2028 9,189,841 69,012,886
2027 9,195,420 68,917,613
2026 9,201,502 68,823,318
2025 9,208,163 68,720,337
2024 9,177,982 68,551,653
2023 9,131,761 68,372,286
2022 9,041,851 68,184,457
2021 8,955,797 67,842,811
2020 8,916,864 67,601,110
2019 8,879,920 67,382,061
2018 8,840,521 67,158,348
2017 8,797,566 66,918,020
2016 8,736,668 66,724,104
2015 8,642,699 66,548,272
2014 8,546,356 66,312,067
2013 8,479,823 65,997,932
2012 8,429,991 65,657,659
2011 8,391,643 65,340,830
2010 8,363,404 65,026,211
2009 8,343,323 64,706,436
2008 8,321,496 64,375,116
2007 8,295,487 64,016,890
2006 8,268,641 63,622,342
2005 8,227,829 63,180,854
2004 8,171,966 62,707,588
2003 8,121,423 62,249,855
2002 8,081,957 61,812,142
2001 8,042,293 61,364,377
2000 8,011,566 60,918,661
1999 7,992,324 60,501,986
1998 7,976,789 60,190,684
1997 7,968,041 59,968,066
1996 7,959,017 59,754,504
1995 7,948,278 59,541,294
1994 7,936,118 59,324,863
1993 7,905,633 59,103,094
1992 7,840,709 58,846,584
1991 7,754,891 58,554,242
1990 7,677,850 58,261,012
1989 7,619,567 57,943,062
1988 7,585,317 57,598,186
1987 7,574,586 57,266,167
1986 7,569,794 56,956,002
1985 7,564,985 56,665,619
1984 7,561,434 56,383,085
1983 7,561,910 56,108,330
1982 7,574,140 55,806,789
1981 7,568,710 55,603,353
1980 7,549,433 55,274,184
1979 7,549,425 54,979,851
1978 7,562,305 54,734,030
1977 7,568,430 54,486,467
1976 7,565,525 54,232,383
1975 7,578,903 54,002,853
1974 7,599,038 53,746,571
1973 7,586,115 53,392,161
1972 7,544,201 52,962,356
1971 7,500,482 52,499,553
1970 7,467,086 52,007,169
1969 7,441,055 51,536,014
1968 7,415,403 51,112,980
1967 7,376,998 50,722,791
1966 7,322,066 50,311,637
1965 7,270,889 49,877,725
1964 7,223,801 49,401,492
1963 7,175,811 48,877,567
1962 7,129,864 48,389,516
1961 7,086,299 47,905,982
1960 7,047,539 47,412,964

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/france | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while France gained 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 464,834 people (a 5.32% growth), while France's population increased by 2,147,649 people (a 3.22% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 98th in 2026. France was ranked 20th in 2006 and ranked 23rd 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 France will increase by 2.22% to 70,398,057 people and rank change from 23rd to 30th.

France is projected to reach its peak in 2096 at 70.7M people, while Austria's population already peaked in 2025 at 9.21M people and is projected to decrease to 7.48M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Austria
Factual

Projection
France
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria France
2100 -0.21% -0.02%
2099 -0.21% -0.01%
2098 -0.23% -0.007%
2097 -0.22% -0.009%
2096 -0.23% 0.009%
2095 -0.22% 0.02%
2094 -0.23% 0.04%
2093 -0.23% 0.03%
2092 -0.26% 0.04%
2091 -0.27% 0.05%
2090 -0.29% 0.05%
2089 -0.3% 0.06%
2088 -0.28% 0.06%
2087 -0.3% 0.06%
2086 -0.32% 0.05%
2085 -0.33% 0.06%
2084 -0.32% 0.07%
2083 -0.33% 0.06%
2082 -0.32% 0.06%
2081 -0.31% 0.06%
2080 -0.33% 0.06%
2079 -0.34% 0.06%
2078 -0.35% 0.06%
2077 -0.33% 0.06%
2076 -0.32% 0.06%
2075 -0.34% 0.05%
2074 -0.33% 0.04%
2073 -0.35% 0.04%
2072 -0.34% 0.04%
2071 -0.34% 0.02%
2070 -0.37% 0.01%
2069 -0.37% -0.003%
2068 -0.38% -0.01%
2067 -0.39% -0.01%
2066 -0.4% -0.03%
2065 -0.38% -0.03%
2064 -0.41% -0.04%
2063 -0.42% -0.06%
2062 -0.41% -0.06%
2061 -0.42% -0.06%
2060 -0.42% -0.07%
2059 -0.42% -0.06%
2058 -0.43% -0.06%
2057 -0.4% -0.06%
2056 -0.39% -0.07%
2055 -0.38% -0.06%
2054 -0.38% -0.05%
2053 -0.34% -0.04%
2052 -0.32% -0.04%
2051 -0.32% -0.02%
2050 -0.31% -0.01%
2049 -0.28% 0.002%
2048 -0.26% 0.02%
2047 -0.24% 0.03%
2046 -0.22% 0.04%
2045 -0.22% 0.06%
2044 -0.2% 0.07%
2043 -0.2% 0.09%
2042 -0.18% 0.09%
2041 -0.19% 0.09%
2040 -0.19% 0.1%
2039 -0.16% 0.11%
2038 -0.2% 0.13%
2037 -0.17% 0.13%
2036 -0.17% 0.13%
2035 -0.17% 0.13%
2034 -0.14% 0.13%
2033 -0.15% 0.13%
2032 -0.13% 0.13%
2031 -0.12% 0.13%
2030 -0.09% 0.14%
2029 -0.05% 0.13%
2028 -0.06% 0.14%
2027 -0.07% 0.14%
2026 -0.07% 0.15%
2025 0.33% 0.25%
2024 0.51% 0.26%
2023 0.99% 0.28%
2022 0.96% 0.5%
2021 0.44% 0.36%
2020 0.42% 0.33%
2019 0.45% 0.33%
2018 0.49% 0.36%
2017 0.7% 0.29%
2016 1.09% 0.26%
2015 1.13% 0.36%
2014 0.78% 0.48%
2013 0.59% 0.52%
2012 0.46% 0.48%
2011 0.34% 0.48%
2010 0.24% 0.49%
2009 0.26% 0.51%
2008 0.31% 0.56%
2007 0.32% 0.62%
2006 0.5% 0.7%
2005 0.68% 0.75%
2004 0.62% 0.74%
2003 0.49% 0.71%
2002 0.49% 0.73%
2001 0.38% 0.73%
2000 0.24% 0.69%
1999 0.19% 0.52%
1998 0.11% 0.37%
1997 0.11% 0.36%
1996 0.14% 0.36%
1995 0.15% 0.36%
1994 0.39% 0.38%
1993 0.83% 0.44%
1992 1.11% 0.5%
1991 1% 0.5%
1990 0.76% 0.55%
1989 0.45% 0.6%
1988 0.14% 0.58%
1987 0.06% 0.54%
1986 0.06% 0.51%
1985 0.05% 0.5%
1984 -0.006% 0.49%
1983 -0.16% 0.54%
1982 0.07% 0.37%
1981 0.26% 0.6%
1980 0% 0.54%
1979 -0.17% 0.45%
1978 -0.08% 0.45%
1977 0.04% 0.47%
1976 -0.18% 0.43%
1975 -0.26% 0.48%
1974 0.17% 0.66%
1973 0.56% 0.81%
1972 0.58% 0.88%
1971 0.45% 0.95%
1970 0.35% 0.91%
1969 0.35% 0.83%
1968 0.52% 0.77%
1967 0.75% 0.82%
1966 0.7% 0.87%
1965 0.65% 0.96%
1964 0.67% 1.07%
1963 0.64% 1.01%
1962 0.61% 1.01%
1961 0.55% 1.04%

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/france | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Austria grew by 0.33%, while France's population grew by 0.25%.

Live population counters

Austria France
Current population
9201502
68871753
Population rank 98/197 23/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.83%
One net population change
17.5 minutes
3.12 minutes
One birth every
6.82 minutes
47.4 seconds
One death every
5.97 minutes
48.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +83 +462
Annual growth/decline +30,181 +168,684
Annual growth/decline rate +0.33% +0.25%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 149/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
5.75 minutes
Annual migration change +11,254 +91,737
Net migration rank 44/196 18/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 9,186,757
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 5/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 13.8%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 49/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
France
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria France
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - 91,737
2024 -11,013 8,813 20,566 90,527
2023 -11,872 4,819 34,186 91,862
2022 -10,851 157,365 54,547 179,377
2021 -6,269 52,150 74,627 131,465
2020 -8,025 39,601 67,602 145,593
2019 1,776 41,090 141,503 71,972
2018 1,769 35,296 147,749 132,925
2017 4,399 45,478 160,604 102,984
2016 6,989 65,976 193,500 15,548
2015 1,729 115,175 206,300 -345
2014 3,419 74,375 265,248 52,342
2013 0 56,726 244,192 116,297
2012 0 45,014 256,065 103,287
2011 1,679 31,887 280,966 70,178
2010 1,672 22,570 286,116 52,644
2009 -834 18,222 278,238 58,032
2008 2,496 25,405 283,250 79,528
2007 1,659 24,616 288,076 91,973
2006 3,308 25,787 305,387 132,512
2005 3,291 50,676 271,677 191,417
2004 4,904 55,007 282,185 200,629
2003 0 44,362 230,325 195,616
2002 2,424 37,508 253,430 191,373
2001 804 39,866 263,867 179,476
2000 1,602 17,631 268,042 171,637
1999 0 19,949 229,907 169,448
1998 3,191 8,702 222,705 20,216
1997 3,984 1,589 215,885 -15,255
1996 7,959 4,077 221,092 -21,463
1995 7,948 1,890 220,303 -17,128
1994 11,110 3,113 201,704 -4,232
1993 12,649 33,688 224,592 16,892
1992 12,545 71,451 229,502 61,964
1991 10,857 77,417 234,216 35,201
1990 7,678 59,873 238,870 43,323
1989 5,333 46,232 243,361 82,052
1988 4,551 13,807 247,672 69,935
1987 1,515 1,434 251,971 59,890
1986 0 6,630 250,606 51,642
1985 -1,513 5,940 249,328 66,149
1984 756 2,906 248,086 76,175
1983 -3,025 -1,474 235,655 88,166
1982 3,029 -22,711 234,389 81,084
1981 1,514 29,590 222,414 69,365
1980 -1,510 9,811 210,042 54,718
1979 -6,039 -1,785 208,923 34,295
1978 -9,074 -8,131 213,462 18,692
1977 -6,811 13,245 217,946 44,918
1976 -7,565 8,336 227,776 59,515
1975 -2,274 -24,253 248,413 16,139
1974 3,039 -16,276 268,733 26,203
1973 5,310 34,856 282,979 103,910
1972 9,053 36,703 296,589 101,223
1971 11,250 32,392 309,747 144,321
1970 13,441 10,601 322,444 182,941
1969 22,323 5,896 329,831 160,403
1968 30,403 -6,880 337,346 113,115
1967 32,459 21,285 339,843 63,018
1966 37,343 18,656 352,181 96,097
1965 35,627 10,719 354,132 82,879
1964 44,788 3,646 360,631 163,039
1963 43,055 4,774 361,694 190,925
1962 42,779 1,509 358,082 141,634
1961 46,061 -2,760 354,504 128,618
1960 36,647 -1,732 346,115 143,032

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

GeoRank.org/population/austria/france | 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 France 53.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,101,184 people) and 46.6% is from migration (a gain of 961,908 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 9,186,757 people or 13.8% in France.

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
France
City Population
Paris 2.1M
Marseille 886K
Lyon 519K
Toulouse 515K
Nice 358K
Nantes 328K
Montpellier 310K
Strasbourg 294K
Bordeaux 268K
Lille 238K

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

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