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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 9,562,065 people in Hungary in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 9,475,525 in Hungary.

Population statistics:

  • Hungary's population is 1.03 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Hungary is the 98th.
  • The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.11% for Hungary.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs -0.29% in Hungary.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Hungary has declined from 10.1M to 9.48M (5.92% decline).

Austria vs Hungary: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Hungary
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Hungary
2100 7,450,035 7,370,355
2099 7,465,366 7,386,200
2098 7,480,951 7,401,408
2097 7,498,101 7,415,908
2096 7,514,850 7,430,531
2095 7,532,161 7,445,269
2094 7,548,458 7,460,108
2093 7,565,999 7,475,111
2092 7,583,717 7,489,534
2091 7,603,216 7,504,343
2090 7,623,462 7,519,276
2089 7,645,771 7,534,960
2088 7,668,431 7,550,399
2087 7,690,081 7,566,507
2086 7,712,948 7,583,518
2085 7,737,385 7,600,748
2084 7,763,202 7,617,497
2083 7,788,506 7,634,894
2082 7,813,956 7,653,272
2081 7,839,060 7,672,270
2080 7,863,527 7,692,156
2079 7,889,445 7,712,929
2078 7,916,631 7,734,118
2077 7,944,829 7,756,481
2076 7,970,795 7,780,266
2075 7,996,421 7,805,336
2074 8,023,733 7,832,068
2073 8,050,381 7,860,016
2072 8,078,590 7,889,448
2071 8,105,838 7,920,271
2070 8,133,854 7,952,370
2069 8,163,771 7,985,309
2068 8,193,704 8,019,321
2067 8,224,576 8,053,791
2066 8,257,106 8,088,854
2065 8,290,403 8,125,079
2064 8,322,363 8,161,993
2063 8,356,710 8,198,019
2062 8,391,660 8,233,954
2061 8,426,083 8,269,395
2060 8,461,244 8,304,498
2059 8,497,226 8,339,351
2058 8,533,176 8,372,516
2057 8,569,804 8,405,403
2056 8,603,815 8,438,397
2055 8,637,443 8,470,451
2054 8,670,706 8,502,165
2053 8,703,475 8,533,102
2052 8,733,492 8,563,943
2051 8,761,338 8,594,925
2050 8,789,107 8,625,864
2049 8,816,505 8,657,469
2048 8,841,593 8,689,207
2047 8,864,899 8,721,846
2046 8,886,446 8,755,100
2045 8,906,200 8,789,106
2044 8,926,211 8,823,256
2043 8,943,779 8,857,823
2042 8,961,407 8,893,508
2041 8,977,747 8,929,696
2040 8,994,604 8,966,615
2039 9,011,400 9,004,383
2038 9,026,006 9,041,989
2037 9,044,181 9,080,597
2036 9,059,299 9,118,668
2035 9,074,280 9,157,148
2034 9,089,880 9,195,286
2033 9,102,596 9,232,883
2032 9,116,080 9,270,132
2031 9,127,901 9,306,671
2030 9,138,727 9,342,584
2029 9,146,845 9,377,706
2028 9,151,806 9,411,230
2027 9,157,362 9,443,534
2026 9,163,419 9,475,525
2025 9,170,052 9,535,248
2024 9,177,982 9,562,065
2023 9,131,761 9,592,186
2022 9,041,851 9,605,074
2021 8,955,797 9,630,932
2020 8,916,864 9,670,419
2019 8,879,920 9,694,824
2018 8,840,521 9,706,964
2017 8,797,566 9,726,756
2016 8,736,668 9,759,755
2015 8,642,699 9,797,755
2014 8,546,356 9,833,038
2013 8,479,823 9,872,734
2012 8,429,991 9,920,362
2011 8,391,643 9,971,727
2010 8,363,404 10,000,023
2009 8,343,323 10,022,650
2008 8,321,496 10,038,188
2007 8,295,487 10,055,780
2006 8,268,641 10,071,370
2005 8,227,829 10,087,065
2004 8,171,966 10,107,146
2003 8,121,423 10,129,552
2002 8,081,957 10,158,608
2001 8,042,293 10,187,576
2000 8,011,566 10,210,971
1999 7,992,324 10,237,530
1998 7,976,789 10,266,570
1997 7,968,041 10,290,486
1996 7,959,017 10,311,238
1995 7,948,278 10,328,965
1994 7,936,118 10,343,355
1993 7,905,633 10,357,523
1992 7,840,709 10,369,341
1991 7,754,891 10,373,400
1990 7,677,850 10,373,988
1989 7,619,567 10,481,719
1988 7,585,317 10,596,487
1987 7,574,586 10,612,741
1986 7,569,794 10,630,564
1985 7,564,985 10,648,713
1984 7,561,434 10,668,095
1983 7,561,910 10,689,463
1982 7,574,140 10,705,535
1981 7,568,710 10,711,848
1980 7,549,433 10,711,122
1979 7,549,425 10,704,152
1978 7,562,305 10,684,822
1977 7,568,430 10,648,031
1976 7,565,525 10,598,677
1975 7,578,903 10,540,525
1974 7,599,038 10,478,720
1973 7,586,115 10,432,055
1972 7,544,201 10,398,489
1971 7,500,482 10,367,537
1970 7,467,086 10,337,910
1969 7,441,055 10,298,723
1968 7,415,403 10,255,815
1967 7,376,998 10,216,604
1966 7,322,066 10,178,653
1965 7,270,889 10,147,935
1964 7,223,801 10,119,835
1963 7,175,811 10,087,947
1962 7,129,864 10,060,825
1961 7,086,299 10,027,958
1960 7,047,539 9,983,512

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while Hungary lost 311,615 people (a 3.09% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Hungary's population decreased by 284,230 people (a 2.91% decline).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. Hungary was ranked 81st in 2006 and ranked 98th 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 Hungary will decrease by 8.97% to 8,625,864 people and rank change from 98th to 111th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 13% of the population in Austria and 17.9% in Hungary.

Population growth rate by year

Austria
Factual

Projection
Hungary
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Hungary
2100 -0.21% -0.21%
2099 -0.21% -0.21%
2098 -0.23% -0.2%
2097 -0.22% -0.2%
2096 -0.23% -0.2%
2095 -0.22% -0.2%
2094 -0.23% -0.2%
2093 -0.23% -0.19%
2092 -0.26% -0.2%
2091 -0.27% -0.2%
2090 -0.29% -0.21%
2089 -0.3% -0.2%
2088 -0.28% -0.21%
2087 -0.3% -0.22%
2086 -0.32% -0.23%
2085 -0.33% -0.22%
2084 -0.32% -0.23%
2083 -0.33% -0.24%
2082 -0.32% -0.25%
2081 -0.31% -0.26%
2080 -0.33% -0.27%
2079 -0.34% -0.27%
2078 -0.35% -0.29%
2077 -0.33% -0.31%
2076 -0.32% -0.32%
2075 -0.34% -0.34%
2074 -0.33% -0.36%
2073 -0.35% -0.37%
2072 -0.34% -0.39%
2071 -0.34% -0.4%
2070 -0.37% -0.41%
2069 -0.37% -0.42%
2068 -0.38% -0.43%
2067 -0.39% -0.43%
2066 -0.4% -0.45%
2065 -0.38% -0.45%
2064 -0.41% -0.44%
2063 -0.42% -0.44%
2062 -0.41% -0.43%
2061 -0.42% -0.42%
2060 -0.42% -0.42%
2059 -0.42% -0.4%
2058 -0.43% -0.39%
2057 -0.4% -0.39%
2056 -0.39% -0.38%
2055 -0.38% -0.37%
2054 -0.38% -0.36%
2053 -0.34% -0.36%
2052 -0.32% -0.36%
2051 -0.32% -0.36%
2050 -0.31% -0.37%
2049 -0.28% -0.37%
2048 -0.26% -0.37%
2047 -0.24% -0.38%
2046 -0.22% -0.39%
2045 -0.22% -0.39%
2044 -0.2% -0.39%
2043 -0.2% -0.4%
2042 -0.18% -0.41%
2041 -0.19% -0.41%
2040 -0.19% -0.42%
2039 -0.16% -0.42%
2038 -0.2% -0.43%
2037 -0.17% -0.42%
2036 -0.17% -0.42%
2035 -0.17% -0.41%
2034 -0.14% -0.41%
2033 -0.15% -0.4%
2032 -0.13% -0.39%
2031 -0.12% -0.38%
2030 -0.09% -0.37%
2029 -0.05% -0.36%
2028 -0.06% -0.34%
2027 -0.07% -0.34%
2026 -0.07% -0.63%
2025 -0.09% -0.28%
2024 0.51% -0.31%
2023 0.99% -0.13%
2022 0.96% -0.27%
2021 0.44% -0.41%
2020 0.42% -0.25%
2019 0.45% -0.13%
2018 0.49% -0.2%
2017 0.7% -0.34%
2016 1.09% -0.39%
2015 1.13% -0.36%
2014 0.78% -0.4%
2013 0.59% -0.48%
2012 0.46% -0.52%
2011 0.34% -0.28%
2010 0.24% -0.23%
2009 0.26% -0.15%
2008 0.31% -0.17%
2007 0.32% -0.15%
2006 0.5% -0.16%
2005 0.68% -0.2%
2004 0.62% -0.22%
2003 0.49% -0.29%
2002 0.49% -0.28%
2001 0.38% -0.23%
2000 0.24% -0.26%
1999 0.19% -0.28%
1998 0.11% -0.23%
1997 0.11% -0.2%
1996 0.14% -0.17%
1995 0.15% -0.14%
1994 0.39% -0.14%
1993 0.83% -0.11%
1992 1.11% -0.04%
1991 1% -0.006%
1990 0.76% -1.03%
1989 0.45% -1.08%
1988 0.14% -0.15%
1987 0.06% -0.17%
1986 0.06% -0.17%
1985 0.05% -0.18%
1984 -0.006% -0.2%
1983 -0.16% -0.15%
1982 0.07% -0.06%
1981 0.26% 0.007%
1980 0% 0.07%
1979 -0.17% 0.18%
1978 -0.08% 0.35%
1977 0.04% 0.47%
1976 -0.18% 0.55%
1975 -0.26% 0.59%
1974 0.17% 0.45%
1973 0.56% 0.32%
1972 0.58% 0.3%
1971 0.45% 0.29%
1970 0.35% 0.38%
1969 0.35% 0.42%
1968 0.52% 0.38%
1967 0.75% 0.37%
1966 0.7% 0.3%
1965 0.65% 0.28%
1964 0.67% 0.32%
1963 0.64% 0.27%
1962 0.61% 0.33%
1961 0.55% 0.45%

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 Hungary's population declined by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Austria Hungary
Current population
9163419
9475525
Population rank 99/197 98/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.11%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
17.4 minutes
One birth every
6.77 minutes
6.02 minutes
One death every
5.87 minutes
4.09 minutes
Daily growth/decline +127 -83
Annual growth/decline +46,221 -30,121
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% -0.31%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 179/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
32.3 minutes
Annual migration change +11,254 -16,331
Net migration rank 44/196 149/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 689,565
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 71/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 7.1%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 79/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Hungary
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Hungary
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - -16,331
2024 - 8,813 - 16,223
2023 -11,872 4,819 -41,247 49,213
2022 -10,851 157,365 -47,065 41,871
2021 -6,269 52,150 -61,638 20,372
2020 -8,025 39,601 -47,385 9,147
2019 1,776 41,090 -36,840 34,339
2018 1,769 35,296 -37,858 34,190
2017 4,399 45,478 -37,934 20,200
2016 6,989 65,976 -31,231 68
2015 1,729 115,175 -39,191 13,856
2014 3,419 74,375 -32,449 11,581
2013 0 56,726 -36,529 5,635
2012 0 45,014 -38,689 15,286
2011 1,679 31,887 -40,884 1,859
2010 1,672 22,570 -40,000 10,592
2009 -834 18,222 -34,077 17,281
2008 2,496 25,405 -31,118 16,166
2007 1,659 24,616 -35,195 13,697
2006 3,308 25,787 -32,228 19,890
2005 3,291 50,676 -38,331 16,925
2004 4,904 55,007 -37,396 16,637
2003 0 44,362 -41,531 13,879
2002 2,424 37,508 -36,571 2,822
2001 804 39,866 -35,657 10,386
2000 1,602 17,631 -37,780 13,414
1999 0 19,949 -49,140 12,819
1998 3,191 8,702 -43,120 13,568
1997 3,984 1,589 -38,075 14,186
1996 7,959 4,077 -38,152 14,605
1995 7,948 1,890 -34,086 14,927
1994 11,110 3,113 -31,030 15,159
1993 12,649 33,688 -33,144 15,540
1992 12,545 71,451 -26,960 16,238
1991 10,857 77,417 -17,635 16,873
1990 7,678 59,873 -19,710 16,991
1989 5,333 46,232 -20,963 -16,991
1988 4,551 13,807 -15,895 -16,052
1987 1,515 1,434 -15,919 -16,175
1986 0 6,630 -18,072 -16,339
1985 -1,513 5,940 -18,103 -15,890
1984 756 2,906 -21,336 -16,216
1983 -3,025 -1,474 -21,379 -16,047
1982 3,029 -22,711 -10,705 -16,531
1981 1,514 29,590 -2,142 -16,869
1980 -1,510 9,811 3,213 -17,795
1979 -6,039 -1,785 23,549 3,629
1978 -9,074 -8,131 27,780 290
1977 -6,811 13,245 45,787 -54
1976 -7,565 8,336 52,993 -472
1975 -2,274 -24,253 63,243 -335
1974 3,039 -16,276 60,777 132
1973 5,310 34,856 33,382 -1,512
1972 9,053 36,703 34,315 -8
1971 11,250 32,392 26,956 -15
1970 13,441 10,601 32,048 -96
1969 22,323 5,896 38,105 -333
1968 30,403 -6,880 39,997 -324
1967 32,459 21,285 39,845 -414
1966 37,343 18,656 36,643 -726
1965 35,627 10,719 24,355 -537
1964 44,788 3,646 31,371 -739
1963 43,055 4,774 32,282 -822
1962 42,779 1,509 21,128 -1,738
1961 46,061 -2,760 44,123 -1,177
1960 36,647 -1,732 44,926 -1,108

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 Hungary 63.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 412,838 people) and 36.3% is from migration (a gain of 234,837 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 689,565 people or 7.1% in Hungary.

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
Hungary
City Population
Budapest 1.69M
Debrecen 202K
Szeged 157K
Miskolc 141K
Pecs 139K
Gyor 129K
Nyiregyhaza 115K
Kecskemet 109K
Szekesfehervar 95.2K
Szombathely 76.9K

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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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