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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 83,516,593 people in Germany in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 82,575,542 in Germany.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 9.01 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th 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 +0.72% per year vs +0.32% in Germany.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.6M (0.24% growth).

Austria vs Germany: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Germany
2100 7,450,035 69,929,981
2099 7,465,366 69,956,854
2098 7,480,951 69,973,838
2097 7,498,101 70,015,834
2096 7,514,850 70,046,713
2095 7,532,161 70,067,131
2094 7,548,458 70,085,911
2093 7,565,999 70,106,718
2092 7,583,717 70,132,132
2091 7,603,216 70,178,440
2090 7,623,462 70,240,137
2089 7,645,771 70,294,005
2088 7,668,431 70,352,443
2087 7,690,081 70,434,814
2086 7,712,948 70,532,124
2085 7,737,385 70,627,602
2084 7,763,202 70,722,960
2083 7,788,506 70,829,392
2082 7,813,956 70,932,273
2081 7,839,060 71,045,881
2080 7,863,527 71,171,519
2079 7,889,445 71,305,544
2078 7,916,631 71,445,484
2077 7,944,829 71,601,117
2076 7,970,795 71,757,525
2075 7,996,421 71,891,567
2074 8,023,733 72,046,795
2073 8,050,381 72,206,145
2072 8,078,590 72,356,324
2071 8,105,838 72,517,749
2070 8,133,854 72,664,462
2069 8,163,771 72,828,330
2068 8,193,704 72,993,859
2067 8,224,576 73,178,408
2066 8,257,106 73,370,207
2065 8,290,403 73,561,648
2064 8,322,363 73,762,096
2063 8,356,710 73,971,537
2062 8,391,660 74,198,775
2061 8,426,083 74,426,082
2060 8,461,244 74,678,280
2059 8,497,226 74,932,496
2058 8,533,176 75,206,278
2057 8,569,804 75,482,742
2056 8,603,815 75,756,281
2055 8,637,443 76,041,477
2054 8,670,706 76,325,196
2053 8,703,475 76,595,801
2052 8,733,492 76,839,962
2051 8,761,338 77,084,029
2050 8,789,107 77,325,459
2049 8,816,505 77,569,721
2048 8,841,593 77,818,888
2047 8,864,899 78,049,343
2046 8,886,446 78,272,834
2045 8,906,200 78,497,690
2044 8,926,211 78,722,126
2043 8,943,779 78,936,540
2042 8,961,407 79,130,312
2041 8,977,747 79,324,161
2040 8,994,604 79,536,735
2039 9,011,400 79,754,631
2038 9,026,006 79,978,474
2037 9,044,181 80,194,225
2036 9,059,299 80,425,162
2035 9,074,280 80,640,951
2034 9,089,880 80,844,719
2033 9,102,596 81,069,119
2032 9,116,080 81,286,326
2031 9,127,901 81,520,272
2030 9,138,727 81,736,996
2029 9,146,845 81,963,002
2028 9,151,806 82,178,048
2027 9,157,362 82,384,302
2026 9,163,419 82,575,542
2025 9,170,052 83,233,941
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Germany's population increased by 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th 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 8,789,107 people with a rank change from 99th to 109th. The population of Germany will decrease by 6.36% to 77,325,459 people and rank change from 19th to 25th.

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 -0.09% -0.34%
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 (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 Germany's population grew by 0.28%.

Live population counters

Austria Germany
Current population
9163419
82575542
Population rank 99/197 19/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 1%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
2.29 minutes
One birth every
6.77 minutes
45.6 seconds
One death every
5.87 minutes
30.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +127 +628
Annual growth/decline +46,221 +229,320
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +0.28%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 151/197
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 - 8,813 - 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 2026-04-06).

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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 Germany 26.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,036,130 people) and 73.2% is from migration (a gain of 5,565,916 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 131K
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 (1960–2024, 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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