The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 386,506 people in Iceland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,164,347 people compared to 395,314 in Iceland.
Population statistics:
- Austria's population is 23.2 times bigger than Iceland's.
- Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Iceland is the 173rd.
- The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.005% for Iceland.
- For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +1.63% in Iceland.
- Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Iceland has grown from 304K to 395K (30.1% growth).
- Iceland is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 425K people, while Austria's population already peaked in 2024 at 9.18M people and is projected to decrease to 7.45M people by 2100.
Austria vs Iceland: live population counter
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| Current population |
9164347
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395314
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| Population rank | 99/197 | 173/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.11% | 0.005% |
| One net population change |
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10.4 hours
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| One birth every |
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2.07 hours
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| One death every |
5.87 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | +8,813 | +3,543 |
| Daily growth/decline | +127 | +2 |
| Annual growth/decline | +46,221 | +843 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.51% | +0.22% |
| Population growth rate rank | 132/197 | 156/197 |
Austria and Iceland: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 7,047,539 | 175,574 | - | - |
| 1961 | 7,086,299 | 179,029 | 0.55% | 1.97% |
| 1962 | 7,129,864 | 182,378 | 0.61% | 1.87% |
| 1963 | 7,175,811 | 185,653 | 0.64% | 1.8% |
| 1964 | 7,223,801 | 188,983 | 0.67% | 1.79% |
| 1965 | 7,270,889 | 192,286 | 0.65% | 1.75% |
| 1966 | 7,322,066 | 195,570 | 0.7% | 1.71% |
| 1967 | 7,376,998 | 198,751 | 0.75% | 1.63% |
| 1968 | 7,415,403 | 201,488 | 0.52% | 1.38% |
| 1969 | 7,441,055 | 203,369 | 0.35% | 0.93% |
| 1970 | 7,467,086 | 204,438 | 0.35% | 0.53% |
| 1971 | 7,500,482 | 206,098 | 0.45% | 0.81% |
| 1972 | 7,544,201 | 209,137 | 0.58% | 1.47% |
| 1973 | 7,586,115 | 212,317 | 0.56% | 1.52% |
| 1974 | 7,599,038 | 215,209 | 0.17% | 1.36% |
| 1975 | 7,578,903 | 217,979 | -0.26% | 1.29% |
| 1976 | 7,565,525 | 220,154 | -0.18% | 1% |
| 1977 | 7,568,430 | 221,799 | 0.04% | 0.75% |
| 1978 | 7,562,305 | 223,537 | -0.08% | 0.78% |
| 1979 | 7,549,425 | 225,735 | -0.17% | 0.98% |
| 1980 | 7,549,433 | 228,138 | 0% | 1.06% |
| 1981 | 7,568,710 | 230,755 | 0.26% | 1.15% |
| 1982 | 7,574,140 | 233,860 | 0.07% | 1.35% |
| 1983 | 7,561,910 | 236,977 | -0.16% | 1.33% |
| 1984 | 7,561,434 | 239,511 | -0.006% | 1.07% |
| 1985 | 7,564,985 | 241,405 | 0.05% | 0.79% |
| 1986 | 7,569,794 | 243,180 | 0.06% | 0.74% |
| 1987 | 7,574,586 | 245,859 | 0.06% | 1.1% |
| 1988 | 7,585,317 | 249,740 | 0.14% | 1.58% |
| 1989 | 7,619,567 | 252,852 | 0.45% | 1.25% |
| 1990 | 7,677,850 | 254,826 | 0.76% | 0.78% |
| 1991 | 7,754,891 | 257,797 | 1% | 1.17% |
| 1992 | 7,840,709 | 261,057 | 1.11% | 1.26% |
| 1993 | 7,905,633 | 263,725 | 0.83% | 1.02% |
| 1994 | 7,936,118 | 266,021 | 0.39% | 0.87% |
| 1995 | 7,948,278 | 267,468 | 0.15% | 0.54% |
| 1996 | 7,959,017 | 268,916 | 0.14% | 0.54% |
| 1997 | 7,968,041 | 271,128 | 0.11% | 0.82% |
| 1998 | 7,976,789 | 274,047 | 0.11% | 1.08% |
| 1999 | 7,992,324 | 277,381 | 0.19% | 1.22% |
| 2000 | 8,011,566 | 281,205 | 0.24% | 1.38% |
| 2001 | 8,042,293 | 284,968 | 0.38% | 1.34% |
| 2002 | 8,081,957 | 287,523 | 0.49% | 0.9% |
| 2003 | 8,121,423 | 289,521 | 0.49% | 0.69% |
| 2004 | 8,171,966 | 292,074 | 0.62% | 0.88% |
| 2005 | 8,227,829 | 296,734 | 0.68% | 1.6% |
| 2006 | 8,268,641 | 303,782 | 0.5% | 2.38% |
| 2007 | 8,295,487 | 311,566 | 0.32% | 2.56% |
| 2008 | 8,321,496 | 317,414 | 0.31% | 1.88% |
| 2009 | 8,343,323 | 318,499 | 0.26% | 0.34% |
| 2010 | 8,363,404 | 318,041 | 0.24% | -0.14% |
| 2011 | 8,391,643 | 319,014 | 0.34% | 0.31% |
| 2012 | 8,429,991 | 320,716 | 0.46% | 0.53% |
| 2013 | 8,479,823 | 323,764 | 0.59% | 0.95% |
| 2014 | 8,546,356 | 327,386 | 0.78% | 1.12% |
| 2015 | 8,642,699 | 330,815 | 1.13% | 1.05% |
| 2016 | 8,736,668 | 335,439 | 1.09% | 1.4% |
| 2017 | 8,797,566 | 343,400 | 0.7% | 2.37% |
| 2018 | 8,840,521 | 352,721 | 0.49% | 2.71% |
| 2019 | 8,879,920 | 360,563 | 0.45% | 2.22% |
| 2020 | 8,916,864 | 366,463 | 0.42% | 1.64% |
| 2021 | 8,955,797 | 372,520 | 0.44% | 1.65% |
| 2022 | 9,041,851 | 382,003 | 0.96% | 2.55% |
| 2023 | 9,131,761 | 385,663 | 0.99% | 0.96% |
| 2024 | 9,177,982 | 386,506 | 0.51% | 0.22% |
| 2025 | 9,170,698 | 391,286 | -0.08% | 1.24% |
| 2026 | 9,164,347 | 395,277 | -0.07% | 1.02% |
| 2027 | 9,158,537 | 398,729 | -0.06% | 0.87% |
| 2028 | 9,153,285 | 401,867 | -0.06% | 0.79% |
| 2029 | 9,146,737 | 404,639 | -0.07% | 0.69% |
| 2030 | 9,137,256 | 407,090 | -0.1% | 0.61% |
| 2031 | 9,125,926 | 409,307 | -0.12% | 0.54% |
| 2032 | 9,113,265 | 411,279 | -0.14% | 0.48% |
| 2033 | 9,100,164 | 413,059 | -0.14% | 0.43% |
| 2034 | 9,086,003 | 414,660 | -0.16% | 0.39% |
| 2035 | 9,070,703 | 416,153 | -0.17% | 0.36% |
| 2036 | 9,055,647 | 417,573 | -0.17% | 0.34% |
| 2037 | 9,038,995 | 418,847 | -0.18% | 0.31% |
| 2038 | 9,022,606 | 419,997 | -0.18% | 0.27% |
| 2039 | 9,006,886 | 421,032 | -0.17% | 0.25% |
| 2040 | 8,990,060 | 421,924 | -0.19% | 0.21% |
| 2041 | 8,973,446 | 422,688 | -0.18% | 0.18% |
| 2042 | 8,956,456 | 423,370 | -0.19% | 0.16% |
| 2043 | 8,938,855 | 424,023 | -0.2% | 0.15% |
| 2044 | 8,920,058 | 424,570 | -0.21% | 0.13% |
| 2045 | 8,900,167 | 424,909 | -0.22% | 0.08% |
| 2046 | 8,879,512 | 425,115 | -0.23% | 0.05% |
| 2047 | 8,857,072 | 425,264 | -0.25% | 0.03% |
| 2048 | 8,832,859 | 425,359 | -0.27% | 0.02% |
| 2049 | 8,806,607 | 425,409 | -0.3% | 0.01% |
| 2050 | 8,779,015 | 425,404 | -0.31% | -0.001% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while Iceland gained 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 427,679 (a 4.9% growth), while Iceland's population increased by 59,875 (a 17.8% growth).
Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. Iceland was ranked 172nd in 2006 and ranked 173rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Austria's population will shrink by 4.2% to 8,779,015 people with a rank change from 99th to 108th. The population of Iceland will increase by 7.61% to 425,404 people and will still be ranked 173rd.
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Population differences between Austria and Iceland
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| Life expectancy | 82.5 years | 83.3 years |
| Average age | 43.7 years | 38.8 years |
| Median age | 44.4 years | 37.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.2:50.8 | 51.2:48.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.32 births per woman | 1.59 births per woman |
| Population density | 288.1 ppl/mi² | 9.93 ppl/mi² |
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