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

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The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,208,163 in 2025 vs 83,491,249 people in Germany in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,201,502 people compared to 82,830,814 in Germany.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 9 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 98th most populous country in the world, while Germany is the 19th.
  • The countries together account for 1.11% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 1% for Germany.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.68% per year vs +0.28% in Germany.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.2M (11.3% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.8M (0.55% growth).

Austria vs Germany: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Germany
2100 7,480,998 70,146,161
2099 7,496,393 70,173,117
2098 7,512,042 70,190,154
2097 7,529,263 70,232,280
2096 7,546,082 70,263,255
2095 7,563,465 70,283,735
2094 7,579,830 70,302,573
2093 7,597,443 70,323,445
2092 7,615,235 70,348,937
2091 7,634,815 70,395,388
2090 7,655,146 70,457,276
2089 7,677,547 70,511,311
2088 7,700,301 70,569,930
2087 7,722,041 70,652,555
2086 7,745,003 70,750,166
2085 7,769,542 70,845,939
2084 7,795,466 70,941,592
2083 7,820,876 71,048,352
2082 7,846,431 71,151,552
2081 7,871,639 71,265,511
2080 7,896,208 71,391,537
2079 7,922,233 71,525,977
2078 7,949,533 71,666,350
2077 7,977,848 71,822,464
2076 8,003,921 71,979,354
2075 8,029,654 72,113,812
2074 8,057,079 72,269,519
2073 8,083,839 72,429,361
2072 8,112,165 72,580,006
2071 8,139,526 72,741,929
2070 8,167,659 72,889,095
2069 8,197,700 73,053,471
2068 8,227,758 73,219,511
2067 8,258,758 73,404,631
2066 8,291,423 73,597,022
2065 8,324,858 73,789,056
2064 8,356,951 73,990,123
2063 8,391,440 74,200,211
2062 8,426,536 74,428,152
2061 8,461,102 74,656,161
2060 8,496,409 74,909,139
2059 8,532,540 75,164,141
2058 8,568,640 75,438,769
2057 8,605,421 75,716,088
2056 8,639,572 75,990,472
2055 8,673,340 76,276,550
2054 8,706,741 76,561,146
2053 8,739,647 76,832,587
2052 8,769,788 77,077,503
2051 8,797,751 77,322,326
2050 8,825,635 77,564,502
2049 8,853,147 77,809,519
2048 8,878,339 78,059,456
2047 8,901,742 78,290,624
2046 8,923,378 78,514,805
2045 8,943,215 78,740,357
2044 8,963,309 78,965,486
2043 8,980,950 79,180,563
2042 8,998,651 79,374,934
2041 9,015,059 79,569,383
2040 9,031,986 79,782,613
2039 9,048,852 80,001,183
2038 9,063,518 80,225,718
2037 9,081,768 80,442,136
2036 9,096,950 80,673,787
2035 9,111,993 80,890,243
2034 9,127,657 81,094,641
2033 9,140,427 81,319,735
2032 9,153,966 81,537,613
2031 9,165,837 81,772,282
2030 9,176,708 81,989,677
2029 9,184,859 82,216,381
2028 9,189,841 82,432,092
2027 9,195,420 82,638,983
2026 9,201,502 82,830,814
2025 9,208,163 83,491,249
2024 9,177,982 83,516,593
2023 9,131,761 83,287,273
2022 9,041,851 83,177,813
2021 8,955,797 83,196,078
2020 8,916,864 83,160,871
2019 8,879,920 83,092,962
2018 8,840,521 82,905,782
2017 8,797,566 82,657,002
2016 8,736,668 82,348,669
2015 8,642,699 81,686,611
2014 8,546,356 80,982,500
2013 8,479,823 80,645,605
2012 8,429,991 80,425,823
2011 8,391,643 80,274,983
2010 8,363,404 81,776,930
2009 8,343,323 81,902,307
2008 8,321,496 82,110,097
2007 8,295,487 82,266,372
2006 8,268,641 82,376,451
2005 8,227,829 82,469,422
2004 8,171,966 82,516,260
2003 8,121,423 82,534,176
2002 8,081,957 82,488,495
2001 8,042,293 82,349,925
2000 8,011,566 82,211,508
1999 7,992,324 82,100,243
1998 7,976,789 82,047,195
1997 7,968,041 82,034,771
1996 7,959,017 81,914,831
1995 7,948,278 81,678,051
1994 7,936,118 81,438,348
1993 7,905,633 81,156,363
1992 7,840,709 80,624,598
1991 7,754,891 80,013,896
1990 7,677,850 79,433,029
1989 7,619,567 78,751,283
1988 7,585,317 78,144,619
1987 7,574,586 77,839,920
1986 7,569,794 77,720,436
1985 7,564,985 77,684,873
1984 7,561,434 77,858,685
1983 7,561,910 78,128,282
1982 7,574,140 78,333,366
1981 7,568,710 78,407,907
1980 7,549,433 78,288,576
1979 7,549,425 78,126,350
1978 7,562,305 78,091,820
1977 7,568,430 78,159,814
1976 7,565,525 78,336,950
1975 7,578,903 78,673,554
1974 7,599,038 78,967,433
1973 7,586,115 78,936,666
1972 7,544,201 78,688,452
1971 7,500,482 78,312,842
1970 7,467,086 78,169,289
1969 7,441,055 77,909,682
1968 7,415,403 77,294,314
1967 7,376,998 76,951,336
1966 7,322,066 76,600,311
1965 7,270,889 75,963,695
1964 7,223,801 75,318,337
1963 7,175,811 74,714,353
1962 7,129,864 74,025,784
1961 7,086,299 73,377,632
1960 7,047,539 72,814,900

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while Germany lost 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 464,834 people (a 5.32% growth), while Germany's population increased by 482,145 people (a 0.59% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 98th in 2026. Germany was ranked 14th in 2006 and ranked 19th 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 Germany will decrease by 6.36% to 77,564,502 people and rank change from 19th to 24th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 13% of the population in Austria and 13.1% in Germany.

Population growth rate by year

Austria
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Germany
2100 -0.21% -0.04%
2099 -0.21% -0.02%
2098 -0.23% -0.06%
2097 -0.22% -0.04%
2096 -0.23% -0.03%
2095 -0.22% -0.03%
2094 -0.23% -0.03%
2093 -0.23% -0.04%
2092 -0.26% -0.07%
2091 -0.27% -0.09%
2090 -0.29% -0.08%
2089 -0.3% -0.08%
2088 -0.28% -0.12%
2087 -0.3% -0.14%
2086 -0.32% -0.14%
2085 -0.33% -0.13%
2084 -0.32% -0.15%
2083 -0.33% -0.15%
2082 -0.32% -0.16%
2081 -0.31% -0.18%
2080 -0.33% -0.19%
2079 -0.34% -0.2%
2078 -0.35% -0.22%
2077 -0.33% -0.22%
2076 -0.32% -0.19%
2075 -0.34% -0.22%
2074 -0.33% -0.22%
2073 -0.35% -0.21%
2072 -0.34% -0.22%
2071 -0.34% -0.2%
2070 -0.37% -0.23%
2069 -0.37% -0.23%
2068 -0.38% -0.25%
2067 -0.39% -0.26%
2066 -0.4% -0.26%
2065 -0.38% -0.27%
2064 -0.41% -0.28%
2063 -0.42% -0.31%
2062 -0.41% -0.31%
2061 -0.42% -0.34%
2060 -0.42% -0.34%
2059 -0.42% -0.36%
2058 -0.43% -0.37%
2057 -0.4% -0.36%
2056 -0.39% -0.38%
2055 -0.38% -0.37%
2054 -0.38% -0.35%
2053 -0.34% -0.32%
2052 -0.32% -0.32%
2051 -0.32% -0.31%
2050 -0.31% -0.31%
2049 -0.28% -0.32%
2048 -0.26% -0.3%
2047 -0.24% -0.29%
2046 -0.22% -0.29%
2045 -0.22% -0.29%
2044 -0.2% -0.27%
2043 -0.2% -0.24%
2042 -0.18% -0.24%
2041 -0.19% -0.27%
2040 -0.19% -0.27%
2039 -0.16% -0.28%
2038 -0.2% -0.27%
2037 -0.17% -0.29%
2036 -0.17% -0.27%
2035 -0.17% -0.25%
2034 -0.14% -0.28%
2033 -0.15% -0.27%
2032 -0.13% -0.29%
2031 -0.12% -0.27%
2030 -0.09% -0.28%
2029 -0.05% -0.26%
2028 -0.06% -0.25%
2027 -0.07% -0.23%
2026 -0.07% -0.79%
2025 0.33% -0.03%
2024 0.51% 0.28%
2023 0.99% 0.13%
2022 0.96% -0.02%
2021 0.44% 0.04%
2020 0.42% 0.08%
2019 0.45% 0.23%
2018 0.49% 0.3%
2017 0.7% 0.37%
2016 1.09% 0.81%
2015 1.13% 0.87%
2014 0.78% 0.42%
2013 0.59% 0.27%
2012 0.46% 0.19%
2011 0.34% -1.84%
2010 0.24% -0.15%
2009 0.26% -0.25%
2008 0.31% -0.19%
2007 0.32% -0.13%
2006 0.5% -0.11%
2005 0.68% -0.06%
2004 0.62% -0.02%
2003 0.49% 0.06%
2002 0.49% 0.17%
2001 0.38% 0.17%
2000 0.24% 0.14%
1999 0.19% 0.06%
1998 0.11% 0.02%
1997 0.11% 0.15%
1996 0.14% 0.29%
1995 0.15% 0.29%
1994 0.39% 0.35%
1993 0.83% 0.66%
1992 1.11% 0.76%
1991 1% 0.73%
1990 0.76% 0.87%
1989 0.45% 0.78%
1988 0.14% 0.39%
1987 0.06% 0.15%
1986 0.06% 0.05%
1985 0.05% -0.22%
1984 -0.006% -0.35%
1983 -0.16% -0.26%
1982 0.07% -0.1%
1981 0.26% 0.15%
1980 0% 0.21%
1979 -0.17% 0.04%
1978 -0.08% -0.09%
1977 0.04% -0.23%
1976 -0.18% -0.43%
1975 -0.26% -0.37%
1974 0.17% 0.04%
1973 0.56% 0.32%
1972 0.58% 0.48%
1971 0.45% 0.18%
1970 0.35% 0.33%
1969 0.35% 0.8%
1968 0.52% 0.45%
1967 0.75% 0.46%
1966 0.7% 0.84%
1965 0.65% 0.86%
1964 0.67% 0.81%
1963 0.64% 0.93%
1962 0.61% 0.88%
1961 0.55% 0.77%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Austria grew by 0.33%, while Germany's population declined by 0.03%.

Live population counters

Austria Germany
Current population
9201502
82830814
Population rank 98/197 19/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 1%
One net population change
17.5 minutes
20.8 minutes
One birth every
6.82 minutes
46.6 seconds
One death every
5.97 minutes
31.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +83 -69
Annual growth/decline +30,181 -25,344
Annual growth/decline rate +0.33% -0.03%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 159/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
1.58 minutes
Annual migration change +11,254 -334,072
Net migration rank 44/196 192/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 16,750,084
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 2/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 19.8%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 31/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Germany
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Germany
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - -334,072
2024 -11,013 8,813 -334,066 36,954
2023 -11,872 4,819 -333,149 609,553
2022 -10,851 157,365 -324,394 981,552
2021 -6,269 52,150 -224,629 310,264
2020 -8,025 39,601 -216,218 203,468
2019 1,776 41,090 -157,877 319,082
2018 1,769 35,296 -165,812 403,908
2017 4,399 45,478 -148,783 452,988
2016 6,989 65,976 -123,523 517,480
2015 1,729 115,175 -187,879 1,175,283
2014 3,419 74,375 -153,866 592,338
2013 0 56,726 -209,679 462,384
2012 0 45,014 -193,022 199,143
2011 1,679 31,887 -184,632 295,282
2010 1,672 22,570 -179,909 130,116
2009 -834 18,222 -188,375 46,533
2008 2,496 25,405 -164,220 -23,341
2007 1,659 24,616 -148,080 -24,772
2006 3,308 25,787 -148,278 -489,056
2005 3,291 50,676 -148,445 81,351
2004 4,904 55,007 -107,271 81,735
2003 0 44,362 -140,309 142,009
2002 2,424 37,508 -123,733 218,795
2001 804 39,866 -98,820 272,875
2000 1,602 17,631 -73,990 174,594
1999 0 19,949 -73,890 219,280
1998 3,191 8,702 -65,637 -754,469
1997 3,984 1,589 -49,221 93,281
1996 7,959 4,077 -90,107 281,280
1995 7,948 1,890 -114,349 398,077
1994 11,110 3,113 -114,013 315,585
1993 12,649 33,688 -105,503 462,096
1992 12,545 71,451 -80,625 811,606
1991 10,857 77,417 -80,014 602,638
1990 7,678 59,873 -15,887 679,702
1989 5,333 46,232 -23,625 761,002
1988 4,551 13,807 -7,815 515,962
1987 1,515 1,434 -31,136 174,272
1986 0 6,630 -77,721 212,822
1985 -1,513 5,940 -116,527 103,556
1984 756 2,906 -109,002 -150,771
1983 -3,025 -1,474 -109,380 -81,349
1982 3,029 -22,711 -78,333 -58,121
1981 1,514 29,590 -94,090 130,713
1980 -1,510 9,811 -86,117 324,203
1979 -6,039 -1,785 -125,002 237,705
1978 -9,074 -8,131 -140,566 117,167
1977 -6,811 13,245 -125,055 33,881
1976 -7,565 8,336 -164,508 -79,761
1975 -2,274 -24,253 -212,418 -207,740
1974 3,039 -16,276 -150,038 -15,126
1973 5,310 34,856 -149,980 386,881
1972 9,053 36,703 -62,950 336,015
1971 11,250 32,392 46,988 450,328
1970 13,441 10,601 70,352 -273,498
1969 22,323 5,896 155,820 584,017
1968 30,403 -6,880 239,612 293,307
1967 32,459 21,285 353,977 -174,155
1966 37,343 18,656 405,982 134,107
1965 35,627 10,719 410,204 338,258
1964 44,788 3,646 482,038 69,825
1963 43,055 4,774 455,757 205,976
1962 42,779 1,509 436,752 276,505
1961 46,061 -2,760 462,279 27,534
1960 36,647 -1,732 385,919 212,666

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

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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 Germany 30.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,216,330 people) and 69.3% is from migration (a gain of 5,010,532 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 16,750,084 people or 19.8% in Germany.

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
Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K

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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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