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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 34,427,414 people in Ghana in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 35,885,254 in Ghana.

Population statistics:

  • Ghana's population is 3.92 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Ghana is the 46th.
  • The countries together account for 0.54% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.43% for Ghana.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +2.1% in Ghana.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Ghana has grown from 23M to 35.9M (55.7% growth).

Austria vs Ghana: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Ghana
2100 7,450,035 68,131,252
2099 7,465,366 68,021,644
2098 7,480,951 67,902,002
2097 7,498,101 67,772,694
2096 7,514,850 67,638,801
2095 7,532,161 67,494,855
2094 7,548,458 67,339,471
2093 7,565,999 67,176,337
2092 7,583,717 67,005,259
2091 7,603,216 66,817,473
2090 7,623,462 66,618,611
2089 7,645,771 66,408,323
2088 7,668,431 66,186,701
2087 7,690,081 65,950,524
2086 7,712,948 65,712,980
2085 7,737,385 65,464,770
2084 7,763,202 65,209,090
2083 7,788,506 64,935,455
2082 7,813,956 64,651,183
2081 7,839,060 64,355,091
2080 7,863,527 64,047,069
2079 7,889,445 63,730,285
2078 7,916,631 63,397,338
2077 7,944,829 63,059,578
2076 7,970,795 62,711,928
2075 7,996,421 62,350,445
2074 8,023,733 61,987,133
2073 8,050,381 61,616,792
2072 8,078,590 61,239,369
2071 8,105,838 60,847,204
2070 8,133,854 60,454,501
2069 8,163,771 60,053,700
2068 8,193,704 59,639,035
2067 8,224,576 59,215,226
2066 8,257,106 58,786,613
2065 8,290,403 58,353,059
2064 8,322,363 57,904,896
2063 8,356,710 57,451,482
2062 8,391,660 56,986,329
2061 8,426,083 56,511,652
2060 8,461,244 56,031,122
2059 8,497,226 55,540,726
2058 8,533,176 55,042,478
2057 8,569,804 54,535,407
2056 8,603,815 54,018,018
2055 8,637,443 53,492,136
2054 8,670,706 52,959,604
2053 8,703,475 52,417,582
2052 8,733,492 51,869,801
2051 8,761,338 51,311,110
2050 8,789,107 50,740,453
2049 8,816,505 50,163,262
2048 8,841,593 49,577,819
2047 8,864,899 48,982,219
2046 8,886,446 48,383,052
2045 8,906,200 47,776,375
2044 8,926,211 47,163,926
2043 8,943,779 46,548,210
2042 8,961,407 45,925,724
2041 8,977,747 45,300,725
2040 8,994,604 44,669,515
2039 9,011,400 44,038,043
2038 9,026,006 43,402,009
2037 9,044,181 42,760,604
2036 9,059,299 42,120,700
2035 9,074,280 41,478,927
2034 9,089,880 40,831,962
2033 9,102,596 40,184,070
2032 9,116,080 39,540,131
2031 9,127,901 38,900,194
2030 9,138,727 38,258,832
2029 9,146,845 37,623,609
2028 9,151,806 36,986,250
2027 9,157,362 36,349,705
2026 9,163,419 35,713,042
2025 9,170,052 35,071,292
2024 9,177,982 34,427,414
2023 9,131,761 33,787,914
2022 9,041,851 33,149,152
2021 8,955,797 32,518,665
2020 8,916,864 31,887,809
2019 8,879,920 31,258,945
2018 8,840,521 30,637,585
2017 8,797,566 30,008,354
2016 8,736,668 29,356,742
2015 8,642,699 28,696,068
2014 8,546,356 28,041,592
2013 8,479,823 27,386,193
2012 8,429,991 26,734,268
2011 8,391,643 26,095,088
2010 8,363,404 25,474,995
2009 8,343,323 24,862,664
2008 8,321,496 24,249,946
2007 8,295,487 23,642,279
2006 8,268,641 23,040,702
2005 8,227,829 22,449,438
2004 8,171,966 21,868,298
2003 8,121,423 21,296,705
2002 8,081,957 20,729,388
2001 8,042,293 20,167,069
2000 8,011,566 19,637,087
1999 7,992,324 19,149,864
1998 7,976,789 18,688,036
1997 7,968,041 18,238,958
1996 7,959,017 17,810,181
1995 7,948,278 17,399,017
1994 7,936,118 16,993,190
1993 7,905,633 16,589,519
1992 7,840,709 16,184,855
1991 7,754,891 15,787,496
1990 7,677,850 15,394,648
1989 7,619,567 15,006,813
1988 7,585,317 14,636,568
1987 7,574,586 14,289,108
1986 7,569,794 13,965,217
1985 7,564,985 13,661,229
1984 7,561,434 13,370,590
1983 7,561,910 13,029,836
1982 7,574,140 12,643,819
1981 7,568,710 12,281,712
1980 7,549,433 11,941,448
1979 7,549,425 11,597,255
1978 7,562,305 11,248,450
1977 7,568,430 10,911,871
1976 7,565,525 10,594,913
1975 7,578,903 10,294,308
1974 7,599,038 10,000,523
1973 7,586,115 9,714,617
1972 7,544,201 9,438,187
1971 7,500,482 9,176,264
1970 7,467,086 8,925,813
1969 7,441,055 8,690,383
1968 7,415,403 8,475,729
1967 7,376,998 8,271,913
1966 7,322,066 8,074,521
1965 7,270,889 7,882,606
1964 7,223,801 7,695,739
1963 7,175,811 7,514,714
1962 7,129,864 7,337,375
1961 7,086,299 7,162,667
1960 7,047,539 6,961,215

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/ghana | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while Ghana gained 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Ghana's population increased by 6,528,512 people (a 22.2% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. Ghana was ranked 48th in 2006 and ranked 46th 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 Ghana will increase by 41.4% to 50,740,453 people and rank change from 46th to 42nd.

Ghana is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.1M 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
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Ghana
2100 -0.21% 0.16%
2099 -0.21% 0.18%
2098 -0.23% 0.19%
2097 -0.22% 0.2%
2096 -0.23% 0.21%
2095 -0.22% 0.23%
2094 -0.23% 0.24%
2093 -0.23% 0.26%
2092 -0.26% 0.28%
2091 -0.27% 0.3%
2090 -0.29% 0.32%
2089 -0.3% 0.33%
2088 -0.28% 0.36%
2087 -0.3% 0.36%
2086 -0.32% 0.38%
2085 -0.33% 0.39%
2084 -0.32% 0.42%
2083 -0.33% 0.44%
2082 -0.32% 0.46%
2081 -0.31% 0.48%
2080 -0.33% 0.5%
2079 -0.34% 0.53%
2078 -0.35% 0.54%
2077 -0.33% 0.55%
2076 -0.32% 0.58%
2075 -0.34% 0.59%
2074 -0.33% 0.6%
2073 -0.35% 0.62%
2072 -0.34% 0.64%
2071 -0.34% 0.65%
2070 -0.37% 0.67%
2069 -0.37% 0.7%
2068 -0.38% 0.72%
2067 -0.39% 0.73%
2066 -0.4% 0.74%
2065 -0.38% 0.77%
2064 -0.41% 0.79%
2063 -0.42% 0.82%
2062 -0.41% 0.84%
2061 -0.42% 0.86%
2060 -0.42% 0.88%
2059 -0.42% 0.91%
2058 -0.43% 0.93%
2057 -0.4% 0.96%
2056 -0.39% 0.98%
2055 -0.38% 1.01%
2054 -0.38% 1.03%
2053 -0.34% 1.06%
2052 -0.32% 1.09%
2051 -0.32% 1.12%
2050 -0.31% 1.15%
2049 -0.28% 1.18%
2048 -0.26% 1.22%
2047 -0.24% 1.24%
2046 -0.22% 1.27%
2045 -0.22% 1.3%
2044 -0.2% 1.32%
2043 -0.2% 1.36%
2042 -0.18% 1.38%
2041 -0.19% 1.41%
2040 -0.19% 1.43%
2039 -0.16% 1.47%
2038 -0.2% 1.5%
2037 -0.17% 1.52%
2036 -0.17% 1.55%
2035 -0.17% 1.58%
2034 -0.14% 1.61%
2033 -0.15% 1.63%
2032 -0.13% 1.65%
2031 -0.12% 1.68%
2030 -0.09% 1.69%
2029 -0.05% 1.72%
2028 -0.06% 1.75%
2027 -0.07% 1.78%
2026 -0.07% 1.83%
2025 -0.09% 1.87%
2024 0.51% 1.89%
2023 0.99% 1.93%
2022 0.96% 1.94%
2021 0.44% 1.98%
2020 0.42% 2.01%
2019 0.45% 2.03%
2018 0.49% 2.1%
2017 0.7% 2.22%
2016 1.09% 2.3%
2015 1.13% 2.33%
2014 0.78% 2.39%
2013 0.59% 2.44%
2012 0.46% 2.45%
2011 0.34% 2.43%
2010 0.24% 2.46%
2009 0.26% 2.53%
2008 0.31% 2.57%
2007 0.32% 2.61%
2006 0.5% 2.63%
2005 0.68% 2.66%
2004 0.62% 2.68%
2003 0.49% 2.74%
2002 0.49% 2.79%
2001 0.38% 2.7%
2000 0.24% 2.54%
1999 0.19% 2.47%
1998 0.11% 2.46%
1997 0.11% 2.41%
1996 0.14% 2.36%
1995 0.15% 2.39%
1994 0.39% 2.43%
1993 0.83% 2.5%
1992 1.11% 2.52%
1991 1% 2.55%
1990 0.76% 2.58%
1989 0.45% 2.53%
1988 0.14% 2.43%
1987 0.06% 2.32%
1986 0.06% 2.23%
1985 0.05% 2.17%
1984 -0.006% 2.62%
1983 -0.16% 3.05%
1982 0.07% 2.95%
1981 0.26% 2.85%
1980 0% 2.97%
1979 -0.17% 3.1%
1978 -0.08% 3.08%
1977 0.04% 2.99%
1976 -0.18% 2.92%
1975 -0.26% 2.94%
1974 0.17% 2.94%
1973 0.56% 2.93%
1972 0.58% 2.85%
1971 0.45% 2.81%
1970 0.35% 2.71%
1969 0.35% 2.53%
1968 0.52% 2.46%
1967 0.75% 2.44%
1966 0.7% 2.43%
1965 0.65% 2.43%
1964 0.67% 2.41%
1963 0.64% 2.42%
1962 0.61% 2.44%
1961 0.55% 2.89%

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 Ghana's population grew by 1.89%.

Live population counters

Austria Ghana
Current population
9163419
35885254
Population rank 99/197 46/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.43%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
49.3 seconds
One birth every
6.77 minutes
35.5 seconds
One death every
5.87 minutes
2.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +127 +1,752
Annual growth/decline +46,221 +639,500
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +1.89%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 57/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
30.9 minutes
Annual migration change +11,254 -17,079
Net migration rank 44/196 150/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 532,286
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 77/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 145/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Ghana
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Ghana
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - -17,079
2024 - 8,813 - -13,114
2023 -11,872 4,819 651,094 -10,003
2022 -10,851 157,365 646,441 -10,003
2021 -6,269 52,150 635,805 -11,259
2020 -8,025 39,601 637,469 -291
2019 1,776 41,090 642,403 -21,857
2018 1,769 35,296 641,551 -19,375
2017 4,399 45,478 641,218 -4,913
2016 6,989 65,976 659,910 7,009
2015 1,729 115,175 667,729 -13,306
2014 3,419 74,375 660,829 -6,312
2013 0 56,726 658,638 -2,377
2012 0 45,014 646,595 1,005
2011 1,679 31,887 631,501 -720
2010 1,672 22,570 613,133 -3,726
2009 -834 18,222 592,825 22,416
2008 2,496 25,405 579,695 30,506
2007 1,659 24,616 572,332 32,813
2006 3,308 25,787 569,474 28,536
2005 3,291 50,676 563,234 21,272
2004 4,904 55,007 543,339 34,433
2003 0 44,362 536,656 28,768
2002 2,424 37,508 528,620 40,573
2001 804 39,866 519,382 36,050
2000 1,602 17,631 508,738 -4,206
1999 0 19,949 487,210 -17,304
1998 3,191 8,702 471,313 -17,564
1997 3,984 1,589 459,822 -15,409
1996 7,959 4,077 450,259 -37,113
1995 7,948 1,890 451,748 -42,558
1994 11,110 3,113 449,589 -47,120
1993 12,649 33,688 454,669 -49,792
1992 12,545 71,451 452,156 -47,736
1991 10,857 77,417 448,159 -57,878
1990 7,678 59,873 442,211 -46,789
1989 5,333 46,232 432,541 -52,293
1988 4,551 13,807 425,031 -64,810
1987 1,515 1,434 419,328 -84,648
1986 0 6,630 411,191 -98,099
1985 -1,513 5,940 401,722 -106,855
1984 756 2,906 392,053 -105,655
1983 -3,025 -1,474 379,846 15,276
1982 3,029 -22,711 369,061 7,863
1981 1,514 29,590 359,572 -12,296
1980 -1,510 9,811 346,816 -13,564
1979 -6,039 -1,785 334,848 20,291
1978 -9,074 -8,131 324,428 18,041
1977 -6,811 13,245 315,429 15,243
1976 -7,565 8,336 305,769 -2,528
1975 -2,274 -24,253 298,267 -292
1974 3,039 -16,276 290,796 -1,197
1973 5,310 34,856 283,385 -1,168
1972 9,053 36,703 275,236 -4,589
1971 11,250 32,392 265,442 -12,238
1970 13,441 10,601 257,938 -10,233
1969 22,323 5,896 251,925 -28,752
1968 30,403 -6,880 242,821 -36,683
1967 32,459 21,285 237,156 -35,666
1966 37,343 18,656 231,440 -38,143
1965 35,627 10,719 229,061 -38,519
1964 44,788 3,646 226,685 -43,480
1963 43,055 4,774 225,367 -46,516
1962 42,779 1,509 223,842 -48,017
1961 46,061 -2,760 222,372 -48,777
1960 36,647 -1,732 217,134 12,181

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 Ghana 98.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,484,449 people) and 1.37% is from migration (a loss of 90,310 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 532,286 people or 1.5% in Ghana.

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
Ghana
City Population
Kumasi 3.9M
Accra 1.78M
Tamale 730K
Sekondi-Takoradi 540K
Ashaiman 208K
Obuasi 180K
Tema 162K
Koforidua 127K
Ho 126K
Hohoe 56.2K

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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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