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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 68,551,653 people in France in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 68,788,006 in France.

Population statistics:

  • France's population is 7.51 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th 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 +0.72% per year vs +0.35% in France.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while France has grown from 63.6M to 68.8M (8.12% growth).

Austria vs France: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
France
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria France
2100 7,450,035 70,613,012
2099 7,465,366 70,629,584
2098 7,480,951 70,639,488
2097 7,498,101 70,644,570
2096 7,514,850 70,651,179
2095 7,532,161 70,644,818
2094 7,548,458 70,628,949
2093 7,565,999 70,603,242
2092 7,583,717 70,580,656
2091 7,603,216 70,553,277
2090 7,623,462 70,520,528
2089 7,645,771 70,486,909
2088 7,668,431 70,447,851
2087 7,690,081 70,408,245
2086 7,712,948 70,365,710
2085 7,737,385 70,328,248
2084 7,763,202 70,285,895
2083 7,788,506 70,234,175
2082 7,813,956 70,193,367
2081 7,839,060 70,148,354
2080 7,863,527 70,107,021
2079 7,889,445 70,065,621
2078 7,916,631 70,025,358
2077 7,944,829 69,983,383
2076 7,970,795 69,940,036
2075 7,996,421 69,897,457
2074 8,023,733 69,862,353
2073 8,050,381 69,830,973
2072 8,078,590 69,804,981
2071 8,105,838 69,777,127
2070 8,133,854 69,764,791
2069 8,163,771 69,754,867
2068 8,193,704 69,756,896
2067 8,224,576 69,764,705
2066 8,257,106 69,773,902
2065 8,290,403 69,794,612
2064 8,322,363 69,818,938
2063 8,356,710 69,848,255
2062 8,391,660 69,886,879
2061 8,426,083 69,926,483
2060 8,461,244 69,968,809
2059 8,497,226 70,014,435
2058 8,533,176 70,057,256
2057 8,569,804 70,102,722
2056 8,603,815 70,146,920
2055 8,637,443 70,196,482
2054 8,670,706 70,236,369
2053 8,703,475 70,270,537
2052 8,733,492 70,295,830
2051 8,761,338 70,321,018
2050 8,789,107 70,335,872
2049 8,816,505 70,345,142
2048 8,841,593 70,343,943
2047 8,864,899 70,332,332
2046 8,886,446 70,314,243
2045 8,906,200 70,283,430
2044 8,926,211 70,244,405
2043 8,943,779 70,198,284
2042 8,961,407 70,137,343
2041 8,977,747 70,071,925
2040 8,994,604 70,006,064
2039 9,011,400 69,936,874
2038 9,026,006 69,858,693
2037 9,044,181 69,770,244
2036 9,059,299 69,681,800
2035 9,074,280 69,590,103
2034 9,089,880 69,496,656
2033 9,102,596 69,406,955
2032 9,116,080 69,316,572
2031 9,127,901 69,227,320
2030 9,138,727 69,136,856
2029 9,146,845 69,043,072
2028 9,151,806 68,951,924
2027 9,157,362 68,856,735
2026 9,163,419 68,762,523
2025 9,170,052 68,659,633
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while France's population increased by 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th 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 8,789,107 people with a rank change from 99th to 109th. The population of France will increase by 2.25% to 70,335,872 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 2024 at 9.18M people and is projected to decrease to 7.45M 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 -0.09% 0.16%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/austria/france | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Austria grew by 0.51%, while France's population grew by 0.26%.

Live population counters

Austria France
Current population
9163419
68788006
Population rank 99/197 23/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.83%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
2.93 minutes
One birth every
6.77 minutes
46.6 seconds
One death every
5.87 minutes
50.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +127 +491
Annual growth/decline +46,221 +179,367
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +0.26%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 152/197
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 - 8,813 - 90,527
2023 -11,872 4,819 47,860 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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/austria/france | 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 France 59.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,359,540 people) and 40.5% is from migration (a gain of 923,723 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 131K
Klagenfurt 101K
Wels 65.3K
Villach 65.1K
Sankt Polten 55.5K
Dornbirn 48.1K
France
City Population
Paris 2.11M
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 (1960–2024, 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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