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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 5,395,790 people in Ireland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 5,518,360 in Ireland.

Population statistics:

  • Austria's population is 1.66 times bigger than Ireland's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Ireland is the 121st.
  • The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.07% for Ireland.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +1.41% in Ireland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Ireland has grown from 4.27M to 5.52M (29.1% growth).

Austria vs Ireland: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Ireland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Ireland
2100 7,450,035 5,468,791
2099 7,465,366 5,493,162
2098 7,480,951 5,516,999
2097 7,498,101 5,540,157
2096 7,514,850 5,562,811
2095 7,532,161 5,583,505
2094 7,548,458 5,603,538
2093 7,565,999 5,623,266
2092 7,583,717 5,642,437
2091 7,603,216 5,661,268
2090 7,623,462 5,680,076
2089 7,645,771 5,697,512
2088 7,668,431 5,714,108
2087 7,690,081 5,729,431
2086 7,712,948 5,743,405
2085 7,737,385 5,757,666
2084 7,763,202 5,771,610
2083 7,788,506 5,785,324
2082 7,813,956 5,798,037
2081 7,839,060 5,809,262
2080 7,863,527 5,821,598
2079 7,889,445 5,836,731
2078 7,916,631 5,851,937
2077 7,944,829 5,867,627
2076 7,970,795 5,883,876
2075 7,996,421 5,900,200
2074 8,023,733 5,917,659
2073 8,050,381 5,934,975
2072 8,078,590 5,952,211
2071 8,105,838 5,969,279
2070 8,133,854 5,986,770
2069 8,163,771 6,003,570
2068 8,193,704 6,019,937
2067 8,224,576 6,035,810
2066 8,257,106 6,051,604
2065 8,290,403 6,066,791
2064 8,322,363 6,081,606
2063 8,356,710 6,094,455
2062 8,391,660 6,106,325
2061 8,426,083 6,118,587
2060 8,461,244 6,131,482
2059 8,497,226 6,143,979
2058 8,533,176 6,153,447
2057 8,569,804 6,161,059
2056 8,603,815 6,164,047
2055 8,637,443 6,168,611
2054 8,670,706 6,169,455
2053 8,703,475 6,169,673
2052 8,733,492 6,167,591
2051 8,761,338 6,164,894
2050 8,789,107 6,159,756
2049 8,816,505 6,151,623
2048 8,841,593 6,140,272
2047 8,864,899 6,128,245
2046 8,886,446 6,115,454
2045 8,906,200 6,099,562
2044 8,926,211 6,081,384
2043 8,943,779 6,062,477
2042 8,961,407 6,041,683
2041 8,977,747 6,017,573
2040 8,994,604 5,992,311
2039 9,011,400 5,967,604
2038 9,026,006 5,940,474
2037 9,044,181 5,912,327
2036 9,059,299 5,884,159
2035 9,074,280 5,855,902
2034 9,089,880 5,825,178
2033 9,102,596 5,792,751
2032 9,116,080 5,757,842
2031 9,127,901 5,721,671
2030 9,138,727 5,684,420
2029 9,146,845 5,644,008
2028 9,151,806 5,600,083
2027 9,157,362 5,553,725
2026 9,163,419 5,505,248
2025 9,170,052 5,452,752
2024 9,177,982 5,395,790
2023 9,131,761 5,311,538
2022 9,041,851 5,212,836
2021 8,955,797 5,110,585
2020 8,916,864 5,039,747
2019 8,879,920 4,976,456
2018 8,840,521 4,898,022
2017 8,797,566 4,827,445
2016 8,736,668 4,762,722
2015 8,642,699 4,701,957
2014 8,546,356 4,657,740
2013 8,479,823 4,623,816
2012 8,429,991 4,599,533
2011 8,391,643 4,580,084
2010 8,363,404 4,560,155
2009 8,343,323 4,535,375
2008 8,321,496 4,489,544
2007 8,295,487 4,398,942
2006 8,268,641 4,273,591
2005 8,227,829 4,159,914
2004 8,171,966 4,070,262
2003 8,121,423 3,996,521
2002 8,081,957 3,931,947
2001 8,042,293 3,866,243
2000 8,011,566 3,805,174
1999 7,992,324 3,754,786
1998 7,976,789 3,712,696
1997 7,968,041 3,674,171
1996 7,959,017 3,637,510
1995 7,948,278 3,608,841
1994 7,936,118 3,590,386
1993 7,905,633 3,576,261
1992 7,840,709 3,558,430
1991 7,754,891 3,534,235
1990 7,677,850 3,513,974
1989 7,619,567 3,511,009
1988 7,585,317 3,524,949
1987 7,574,586 3,540,057
1986 7,569,794 3,539,690
1985 7,564,985 3,538,082
1984 7,561,434 3,532,423
1983 7,561,910 3,510,600
1982 7,574,140 3,485,800
1981 7,568,710 3,453,000
1980 7,549,433 3,412,800
1979 7,549,425 3,373,750
1978 7,562,305 3,329,100
1977 7,568,430 3,282,200
1976 7,565,525 3,238,050
1975 7,578,903 3,189,550
1974 7,599,038 3,137,500
1973 7,586,115 3,085,950
1972 7,544,201 3,036,850
1971 7,500,482 2,992,050
1970 7,467,086 2,957,250
1969 7,441,055 2,932,650
1968 7,415,403 2,915,550
1967 7,376,998 2,902,450
1966 7,322,066 2,888,800
1965 7,270,889 2,877,300
1964 7,223,801 2,866,550
1963 7,175,811 2,852,650
1962 7,129,864 2,836,050
1961 7,086,299 2,824,400
1960 7,047,539 2,828,600

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/ireland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while Ireland gained 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Ireland's population increased by 755,638 people (a 15.9% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. Ireland was ranked 121st in 2006 and still ranked 121st 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 Ireland will increase by 11.6% to 6,159,756 people and rank change from 121st to 119th.

Ireland is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 6.17M 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
Ireland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Ireland
2100 -0.21% -0.44%
2099 -0.21% -0.43%
2098 -0.23% -0.42%
2097 -0.22% -0.41%
2096 -0.23% -0.37%
2095 -0.22% -0.36%
2094 -0.23% -0.35%
2093 -0.23% -0.34%
2092 -0.26% -0.33%
2091 -0.27% -0.33%
2090 -0.29% -0.31%
2089 -0.3% -0.29%
2088 -0.28% -0.27%
2087 -0.3% -0.24%
2086 -0.32% -0.25%
2085 -0.33% -0.24%
2084 -0.32% -0.24%
2083 -0.33% -0.22%
2082 -0.32% -0.19%
2081 -0.31% -0.21%
2080 -0.33% -0.26%
2079 -0.34% -0.26%
2078 -0.35% -0.27%
2077 -0.33% -0.28%
2076 -0.32% -0.28%
2075 -0.34% -0.3%
2074 -0.33% -0.29%
2073 -0.35% -0.29%
2072 -0.34% -0.29%
2071 -0.34% -0.29%
2070 -0.37% -0.28%
2069 -0.37% -0.27%
2068 -0.38% -0.26%
2067 -0.39% -0.26%
2066 -0.4% -0.25%
2065 -0.38% -0.24%
2064 -0.41% -0.21%
2063 -0.42% -0.19%
2062 -0.41% -0.2%
2061 -0.42% -0.21%
2060 -0.42% -0.2%
2059 -0.42% -0.15%
2058 -0.43% -0.12%
2057 -0.4% -0.05%
2056 -0.39% -0.07%
2055 -0.38% -0.01%
2054 -0.38% -0.004%
2053 -0.34% 0.03%
2052 -0.32% 0.04%
2051 -0.32% 0.08%
2050 -0.31% 0.13%
2049 -0.28% 0.18%
2048 -0.26% 0.2%
2047 -0.24% 0.21%
2046 -0.22% 0.26%
2045 -0.22% 0.3%
2044 -0.2% 0.31%
2043 -0.2% 0.34%
2042 -0.18% 0.4%
2041 -0.19% 0.42%
2040 -0.19% 0.41%
2039 -0.16% 0.46%
2038 -0.2% 0.48%
2037 -0.17% 0.48%
2036 -0.17% 0.48%
2035 -0.17% 0.53%
2034 -0.14% 0.56%
2033 -0.15% 0.61%
2032 -0.13% 0.63%
2031 -0.12% 0.66%
2030 -0.09% 0.72%
2029 -0.05% 0.78%
2028 -0.06% 0.83%
2027 -0.07% 0.88%
2026 -0.07% 0.96%
2025 -0.09% 1.06%
2024 0.51% 1.59%
2023 0.99% 1.89%
2022 0.96% 2%
2021 0.44% 1.41%
2020 0.42% 1.27%
2019 0.45% 1.6%
2018 0.49% 1.46%
2017 0.7% 1.36%
2016 1.09% 1.29%
2015 1.13% 0.95%
2014 0.78% 0.73%
2013 0.59% 0.53%
2012 0.46% 0.42%
2011 0.34% 0.44%
2010 0.24% 0.55%
2009 0.26% 1.02%
2008 0.31% 2.06%
2007 0.32% 2.93%
2006 0.5% 2.73%
2005 0.68% 2.2%
2004 0.62% 1.85%
2003 0.49% 1.64%
2002 0.49% 1.7%
2001 0.38% 1.6%
2000 0.24% 1.34%
1999 0.19% 1.13%
1998 0.11% 1.05%
1997 0.11% 1.01%
1996 0.14% 0.79%
1995 0.15% 0.51%
1994 0.39% 0.39%
1993 0.83% 0.5%
1992 1.11% 0.68%
1991 1% 0.58%
1990 0.76% 0.08%
1989 0.45% -0.4%
1988 0.14% -0.43%
1987 0.06% 0.01%
1986 0.06% 0.05%
1985 0.05% 0.16%
1984 -0.006% 0.62%
1983 -0.16% 0.71%
1982 0.07% 0.95%
1981 0.26% 1.18%
1980 0% 1.16%
1979 -0.17% 1.34%
1978 -0.08% 1.43%
1977 0.04% 1.36%
1976 -0.18% 1.52%
1975 -0.26% 1.66%
1974 0.17% 1.67%
1973 0.56% 1.62%
1972 0.58% 1.5%
1971 0.45% 1.18%
1970 0.35% 0.84%
1969 0.35% 0.59%
1968 0.52% 0.45%
1967 0.75% 0.47%
1966 0.7% 0.4%
1965 0.65% 0.38%
1964 0.67% 0.49%
1963 0.64% 0.59%
1962 0.61% 0.41%
1961 0.55% -0.15%

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/ireland | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Austria grew by 0.51%, while Ireland's population grew by 1.59%.

Live population counters

Austria Ireland
Current population
9163419
5518360
Population rank 99/197 121/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.07%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
6.24 minutes
One birth every
6.77 minutes
9.61 minutes
One death every
5.87 minutes
15 minutes
Daily growth/decline +127 +231
Annual growth/decline +46,221 +84,252
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +1.59%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 68/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
14.9 minutes
Annual migration change +11,254 +35,417
Net migration rank 44/196 27/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 1,216,237
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 52/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 23.1%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 25/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Ireland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Ireland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - 35,417
2024 - 8,813 - 39,059
2023 -11,872 4,819 19,652 43,873
2022 -10,851 157,365 19,287 93,535
2021 -6,269 52,150 26,064 27,419
2020 -8,025 39,601 23,687 15,746
2019 1,776 41,090 28,365 29,663
2018 1,769 35,296 29,878 33,387
2017 4,399 45,478 31,379 28,883
2016 6,989 65,976 33,339 18,967
2015 1,729 115,175 35,265 13,376
2014 3,419 74,375 37,728 448
2013 0 56,726 39,302 -12,309
2012 0 45,014 42,775 -22,411
2011 1,679 31,887 45,801 -26,529
2010 1,672 22,570 47,426 -26,974
2009 -834 18,222 47,168 -18,524
2008 2,496 25,405 46,691 18,979
2007 1,659 24,616 43,109 76,465
2006 3,308 25,787 36,752 94,513
2005 3,291 50,676 33,279 63,983
2004 4,904 55,007 33,376 49,102
2003 0 44,362 32,372 32,220
2002 2,424 37,508 31,062 34,286
2001 804 39,866 27,837 39,220
2000 1,602 17,631 23,592 31,298
1999 0 19,949 21,402 23,592
1998 3,191 8,702 22,277 16,615
1997 3,984 1,589 21,311 17,425
1996 7,959 4,077 18,915 9,959
1995 7,948 1,890 16,601 10,019
1994 11,110 3,113 17,234 -3,118
1993 12,649 33,688 17,166 -3,762
1992 12,545 71,451 20,283 1,335
1991 10,857 77,417 21,206 4,944
1990 7,678 59,873 21,787 -8,203
1989 5,333 46,232 20,012 -28,752
1988 4,551 13,807 22,912 -44,020
1987 1,515 1,434 26,904 -38,426
1986 0 6,630 27,963 -21,139
1985 -1,513 5,940 29,013 -16,178
1984 756 2,906 31,791 -15,549
1983 -3,025 -1,474 34,053 -15,043
1982 3,029 -22,711 38,344 -14,464
1981 1,514 29,590 39,364 -10,834
1980 -1,510 9,811 40,612 -2,876
1979 -6,039 -1,785 38,798 1,486
1978 -9,074 -8,131 36,288 15,543
1977 -6,811 13,245 35,448 14,505
1976 -7,565 8,336 33,676 14,200
1975 -2,274 -24,253 34,128 13,828
1974 3,039 -16,276 34,199 13,482
1973 5,310 34,856 34,562 13,164
1972 9,053 36,703 34,316 12,858
1971 11,250 32,392 35,606 5,851
1970 13,441 10,601 30,756 -8,892
1969 22,323 5,896 29,326 -10,250
1968 30,403 -6,880 27,697 -11,132
1967 32,459 21,285 29,895 -11,708
1966 37,343 18,656 26,866 -11,858
1965 35,627 10,719 30,500 -14,016
1964 44,788 3,646 31,532 -15,640
1963 43,055 4,774 29,667 -16,615
1962 42,779 1,509 28,077 -17,438
1961 46,061 -2,760 25,137 -22,237
1960 36,647 -1,732 28,286 -38,492

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

GeoRank.org/population/austria/ireland | 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 Ireland 48.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 284,644 people) and 51.8% is from migration (a gain of 305,297 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 1,216,237 people or 23.1% in Ireland.

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
Ireland
City Population
Dublin 593K
Cork 222K
Galway 83.5K
Limerick 62.7K
Waterford 48.4K
Drogheda 41K
Swords 40.8K
Dundalk 39K
Tralee 26.1K
Kilkenny 22.2K

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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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