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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 91,567,738 people in Iran in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 93,468,444 in Iran.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 10.2 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Iran is the 17th.
  • The countries together account for 1.24% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 1.13% for Iran.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +1.19% in Iran.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Iran has grown from 73.4M to 93.5M (27.4% growth).

Austria vs Iran: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Iran
2100 7,450,035 80,713,760
2099 7,465,366 81,246,718
2098 7,480,951 81,770,953
2097 7,498,101 82,295,714
2096 7,514,850 82,818,575
2095 7,532,161 83,338,446
2094 7,548,458 83,854,648
2093 7,565,999 84,371,569
2092 7,583,717 84,888,626
2091 7,603,216 85,410,099
2090 7,623,462 85,934,675
2089 7,645,771 86,466,409
2088 7,668,431 87,004,165
2087 7,690,081 87,549,685
2086 7,712,948 88,105,571
2085 7,737,385 88,668,329
2084 7,763,202 89,239,709
2083 7,788,506 89,817,194
2082 7,813,956 90,402,538
2081 7,839,060 90,995,822
2080 7,863,527 91,595,122
2079 7,889,445 92,196,842
2078 7,916,631 92,801,160
2077 7,944,829 93,405,954
2076 7,970,795 94,007,669
2075 7,996,421 94,606,607
2074 8,023,733 95,197,577
2073 8,050,381 95,783,994
2072 8,078,590 96,355,853
2071 8,105,838 96,915,335
2070 8,133,854 97,460,813
2069 8,163,771 97,988,897
2068 8,193,704 98,496,927
2067 8,224,576 98,978,509
2066 8,257,106 99,439,391
2065 8,290,403 99,877,457
2064 8,322,363 100,288,977
2063 8,356,710 100,668,199
2062 8,391,660 101,017,348
2061 8,426,083 101,332,810
2060 8,461,244 101,612,261
2059 8,497,226 101,858,931
2058 8,533,176 102,061,144
2057 8,569,804 102,228,085
2056 8,603,815 102,358,266
2055 8,637,443 102,449,092
2054 8,670,706 102,498,594
2053 8,703,475 102,508,245
2052 8,733,492 102,480,373
2051 8,761,338 102,417,847
2050 8,789,107 102,318,917
2049 8,816,505 102,189,816
2048 8,841,593 102,024,233
2047 8,864,899 101,832,213
2046 8,886,446 101,613,554
2045 8,906,200 101,371,784
2044 8,926,211 101,104,998
2043 8,943,779 100,818,045
2042 8,961,407 100,512,032
2041 8,977,747 100,188,214
2040 8,994,604 99,849,875
2039 9,011,400 99,501,869
2038 9,026,006 99,137,385
2037 9,044,181 98,759,167
2036 9,059,299 98,366,612
2035 9,074,280 97,963,082
2034 9,089,880 97,546,148
2033 9,102,596 97,118,106
2032 9,116,080 96,671,440
2031 9,127,901 96,204,118
2030 9,138,727 95,718,604
2029 9,146,845 95,195,996
2028 9,151,806 94,623,034
2027 9,157,362 93,987,260
2026 9,163,419 93,276,075
2025 9,170,052 92,478,162
2024 9,177,982 91,567,738
2023 9,131,761 90,608,707
2022 9,041,851 89,524,246
2021 8,955,797 88,455,488
2020 8,916,864 87,723,443
2019 8,879,920 87,051,648
2018 8,840,521 86,117,998
2017 8,797,566 85,026,754
2016 8,736,668 83,812,228
2015 8,642,699 82,619,362
2014 8,546,356 81,502,045
2013 8,479,823 80,414,686
2012 8,429,991 79,370,580
2011 8,391,643 78,383,598
2010 8,363,404 77,420,842
2009 8,343,323 76,457,825
2008 8,321,496 75,514,204
2007 8,295,487 74,602,648
2006 8,268,641 73,392,747
2005 8,227,829 71,828,455
2004 8,171,966 70,256,316
2003 8,121,423 68,769,340
2002 8,081,957 68,011,317
2001 8,042,293 67,452,005
2000 8,011,566 66,418,659
1999 7,992,324 65,445,391
1998 7,976,789 64,519,859
1997 7,968,041 63,639,638
1996 7,959,017 62,881,300
1995 7,948,278 62,205,567
1994 7,936,118 61,520,598
1993 7,905,633 61,403,543
1992 7,840,709 61,184,983
1991 7,754,891 59,986,931
1990 7,677,850 58,380,092
1989 7,619,567 56,704,914
1988 7,585,317 55,072,694
1987 7,574,586 53,323,493
1986 7,569,794 51,446,045
1985 7,564,985 49,582,289
1984 7,561,434 47,793,998
1983 7,561,910 46,029,535
1982 7,574,140 44,272,141
1981 7,568,710 41,989,312
1980 7,549,433 39,842,324
1979 7,549,425 38,424,952
1978 7,562,305 37,126,535
1977 7,568,430 35,933,181
1976 7,565,525 34,837,271
1975 7,578,903 33,802,973
1974 7,599,038 32,796,463
1973 7,586,115 31,839,838
1972 7,544,201 30,921,179
1971 7,500,482 30,029,071
1970 7,467,086 29,145,100
1969 7,441,055 28,273,482
1968 7,415,403 27,437,391
1967 7,376,998 26,628,432
1966 7,322,066 25,829,270
1965 7,270,889 25,036,978
1964 7,223,801 24,262,859
1963 7,175,811 23,519,005
1962 7,129,864 22,807,907
1961 7,086,299 22,125,726
1960 7,047,539 21,470,434

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/iran | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while Iran gained 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Iran's population increased by 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. Iran was ranked 17th in 2006 and still ranked 17th 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 Iran will increase by 9.47% to 102,318,917 people and rank change from 17th to 18th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M 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
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Iran
2100 -0.21% -0.66%
2099 -0.21% -0.64%
2098 -0.23% -0.64%
2097 -0.22% -0.63%
2096 -0.23% -0.62%
2095 -0.22% -0.62%
2094 -0.23% -0.61%
2093 -0.23% -0.61%
2092 -0.26% -0.61%
2091 -0.27% -0.61%
2090 -0.29% -0.61%
2089 -0.3% -0.62%
2088 -0.28% -0.62%
2087 -0.3% -0.63%
2086 -0.32% -0.63%
2085 -0.33% -0.64%
2084 -0.32% -0.64%
2083 -0.33% -0.65%
2082 -0.32% -0.65%
2081 -0.31% -0.65%
2080 -0.33% -0.65%
2079 -0.34% -0.65%
2078 -0.35% -0.65%
2077 -0.33% -0.64%
2076 -0.32% -0.63%
2075 -0.34% -0.62%
2074 -0.33% -0.61%
2073 -0.35% -0.59%
2072 -0.34% -0.58%
2071 -0.34% -0.56%
2070 -0.37% -0.54%
2069 -0.37% -0.52%
2068 -0.38% -0.49%
2067 -0.39% -0.46%
2066 -0.4% -0.44%
2065 -0.38% -0.41%
2064 -0.41% -0.38%
2063 -0.42% -0.35%
2062 -0.41% -0.31%
2061 -0.42% -0.28%
2060 -0.42% -0.24%
2059 -0.42% -0.2%
2058 -0.43% -0.16%
2057 -0.4% -0.13%
2056 -0.39% -0.09%
2055 -0.38% -0.05%
2054 -0.38% -0.009%
2053 -0.34% 0.03%
2052 -0.32% 0.06%
2051 -0.32% 0.1%
2050 -0.31% 0.13%
2049 -0.28% 0.16%
2048 -0.26% 0.19%
2047 -0.24% 0.22%
2046 -0.22% 0.24%
2045 -0.22% 0.26%
2044 -0.2% 0.28%
2043 -0.2% 0.3%
2042 -0.18% 0.32%
2041 -0.19% 0.34%
2040 -0.19% 0.35%
2039 -0.16% 0.37%
2038 -0.2% 0.38%
2037 -0.17% 0.4%
2036 -0.17% 0.41%
2035 -0.17% 0.43%
2034 -0.14% 0.44%
2033 -0.15% 0.46%
2032 -0.13% 0.49%
2031 -0.12% 0.51%
2030 -0.09% 0.55%
2029 -0.05% 0.61%
2028 -0.06% 0.68%
2027 -0.07% 0.76%
2026 -0.07% 0.86%
2025 -0.09% 0.99%
2024 0.51% 1.06%
2023 0.99% 1.21%
2022 0.96% 1.21%
2021 0.44% 0.83%
2020 0.42% 0.77%
2019 0.45% 1.08%
2018 0.49% 1.28%
2017 0.7% 1.45%
2016 1.09% 1.44%
2015 1.13% 1.37%
2014 0.78% 1.35%
2013 0.59% 1.32%
2012 0.46% 1.26%
2011 0.34% 1.24%
2010 0.24% 1.26%
2009 0.26% 1.25%
2008 0.31% 1.22%
2007 0.32% 1.65%
2006 0.5% 2.18%
2005 0.68% 2.24%
2004 0.62% 2.16%
2003 0.49% 1.11%
2002 0.49% 0.83%
2001 0.38% 1.56%
2000 0.24% 1.49%
1999 0.19% 1.43%
1998 0.11% 1.38%
1997 0.11% 1.21%
1996 0.14% 1.09%
1995 0.15% 1.11%
1994 0.39% 0.19%
1993 0.83% 0.36%
1992 1.11% 2%
1991 1% 2.75%
1990 0.76% 2.95%
1989 0.45% 2.96%
1988 0.14% 3.28%
1987 0.06% 3.65%
1986 0.06% 3.76%
1985 0.05% 3.74%
1984 -0.006% 3.83%
1983 -0.16% 3.97%
1982 0.07% 5.44%
1981 0.26% 5.39%
1980 0% 3.69%
1979 -0.17% 3.5%
1978 -0.08% 3.32%
1977 0.04% 3.15%
1976 -0.18% 3.06%
1975 -0.26% 3.07%
1974 0.17% 3%
1973 0.56% 2.97%
1972 0.58% 2.97%
1971 0.45% 3.03%
1970 0.35% 3.08%
1969 0.35% 3.05%
1968 0.52% 3.04%
1967 0.75% 3.09%
1966 0.7% 3.16%
1965 0.65% 3.19%
1964 0.67% 3.16%
1963 0.64% 3.12%
1962 0.61% 3.08%
1961 0.55% 3.05%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Austria grew by 0.51%, while Iran's population grew by 1.06%.

Live population counters

Austria Iran
Current population
9163419
93468444
Population rank 99/197 17/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 1.13%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
32.9 seconds
One birth every
6.77 minutes
26.9 seconds
One death every
5.87 minutes
1.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +127 +2,627
Annual growth/decline +46,221 +959,031
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +1.06%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 98/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
4.51 minutes
Annual migration change +11,254 +116,786
Net migration rank 44/196 14/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 3,840,654
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 17/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 4.2%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 103/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Iran
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Iran
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - 116,786
2024 - 8,813 - 190,156
2023 -11,872 4,819 750,150 262,044
2022 -10,851 157,365 753,525 403,190
2021 -6,269 52,150 645,725 334,967
2020 -8,025 39,601 663,978 -180,680
2019 1,776 41,090 893,063 -32,794
2018 1,769 35,296 1,035,052 -27,946
2017 4,399 45,478 1,140,549 34,849
2016 6,989 65,976 1,186,949 66,630
2015 1,729 115,175 1,178,317 -46,239
2014 3,419 74,375 1,158,552 -56,042
2013 0 56,726 1,119,533 -47,322
2012 0 45,014 1,073,804 -57,823
2011 1,679 31,887 1,023,925 -65,924
2010 1,672 22,570 980,380 -12,849
2009 -834 18,222 958,322 211
2008 2,496 25,405 940,983 -12,184
2007 1,659 24,616 919,254 -24,950
2006 3,308 25,787 884,529 640,932
2005 3,291 50,676 837,305 765,873
2004 4,904 55,007 801,203 739,996
2003 0 44,362 732,600 700,222
2002 2,424 37,508 752,205 -668,962
2001 804 39,866 743,658 291,692
2000 1,602 17,631 731,203 300,133
1999 0 19,949 723,237 191,988
1998 3,191 8,702 717,655 218,171
1997 3,984 1,589 726,574 98,009
1996 7,959 4,077 784,508 -92,435
1995 7,948 1,890 879,648 -220,258
1994 11,110 3,113 1,008,076 -297,487
1993 12,649 33,688 1,219,658 -1,696,091
1992 12,545 71,451 1,365,466 -451,945
1991 10,857 77,417 1,495,594 -13,059
1990 7,678 59,873 1,530,434 200,711
1989 5,333 46,232 1,609,739 9,460
1988 4,551 13,807 1,614,512 30,688
1987 1,515 1,434 1,639,644 213,524
1986 0 6,630 1,659,289 242,411
1985 -1,513 5,940 1,661,750 163,999
1984 756 2,906 1,653,051 97,748
1983 -3,025 -1,474 1,573,612 204,544
1982 3,029 -22,711 1,514,240 222,390
1981 1,514 29,590 1,376,830 1,452,169
1980 -1,510 9,811 1,361,293 103,674
1979 -6,039 -1,785 1,294,306 75,451
1978 -9,074 -8,131 1,156,974 70,088
1977 -6,811 13,245 1,091,542 68,093
1976 -7,565 8,336 1,013,347 18,825
1975 -2,274 -24,253 929,481 106,921
1974 3,039 -16,276 873,369 103,252
1973 5,310 34,856 831,880 104,779
1972 9,053 36,703 804,043 96,614
1971 11,250 32,392 805,830 77,717
1970 13,441 10,601 794,612 89,757
1969 22,323 5,896 780,660 78,196
1968 30,403 -6,880 743,992 69,342
1967 32,459 21,285 727,276 77,313
1966 37,343 18,656 695,040 98,709
1965 35,627 10,719 663,029 127,808
1964 44,788 3,646 635,589 121,817
1963 43,055 4,774 620,126 110,190
1962 42,779 1,509 595,538 96,332
1961 46,061 -2,760 594,674 77,811
1960 36,647 -1,732 584,060 54,041

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 Iran 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,405,860 people) and 7.46% is from migration (a gain of 757,979 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 3,840,654 people or 4.2% in Iran.

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
Iran
City Population
Tehran 8.69M
Mashhad 3M
Isfahan 1.96M
Karaj 1.59M
Shiraz 1.57M
Tabriz 1.56M
Qom 1.2M
Ahvaz 1.18M
Kermanshah 947K
Urmia 736K

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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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