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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 58,952,704 people in Italy in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 58,562,681 in Italy.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 6.39 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Italy is the 26th.
  • The countries together account for 0.82% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.71% for Italy.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs -0.21% in Italy.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Italy has grown from 58.4M to 58.6M (0.28% growth).

Austria vs Italy: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Italy
2100 7,450,035 35,208,261
2099 7,465,366 35,444,989
2098 7,480,951 35,676,340
2097 7,498,101 35,914,345
2096 7,514,850 36,150,501
2095 7,532,161 36,386,787
2094 7,548,458 36,619,396
2093 7,565,999 36,850,181
2092 7,583,717 37,089,746
2091 7,603,216 37,323,400
2090 7,623,462 37,560,976
2089 7,645,771 37,802,157
2088 7,668,431 38,040,056
2087 7,690,081 38,280,439
2086 7,712,948 38,517,279
2085 7,737,385 38,761,126
2084 7,763,202 39,008,873
2083 7,788,506 39,255,273
2082 7,813,956 39,509,964
2081 7,839,060 39,767,732
2080 7,863,527 40,030,977
2079 7,889,445 40,302,924
2078 7,916,631 40,579,648
2077 7,944,829 40,860,952
2076 7,970,795 41,151,772
2075 7,996,421 41,455,646
2074 8,023,733 41,779,503
2073 8,050,381 42,111,664
2072 8,078,590 42,459,257
2071 8,105,838 42,814,908
2070 8,133,854 43,187,953
2069 8,163,771 43,571,469
2068 8,193,704 43,964,515
2067 8,224,576 44,361,273
2066 8,257,106 44,771,926
2065 8,290,403 45,197,177
2064 8,322,363 45,628,630
2063 8,356,710 46,066,216
2062 8,391,660 46,517,561
2061 8,426,083 46,971,598
2060 8,461,244 47,424,830
2059 8,497,226 47,879,711
2058 8,533,176 48,332,818
2057 8,569,804 48,778,066
2056 8,603,815 49,222,515
2055 8,637,443 49,653,326
2054 8,670,706 50,073,600
2053 8,703,475 50,488,203
2052 8,733,492 50,886,354
2051 8,761,338 51,276,616
2050 8,789,107 51,663,176
2049 8,816,505 52,034,983
2048 8,841,593 52,392,012
2047 8,864,899 52,745,310
2046 8,886,446 53,080,828
2045 8,906,200 53,408,660
2044 8,926,211 53,723,325
2043 8,943,779 54,042,322
2042 8,961,407 54,342,628
2041 8,977,747 54,629,496
2040 8,994,604 54,916,374
2039 9,011,400 55,205,078
2038 9,026,006 55,481,637
2037 9,044,181 55,757,394
2036 9,059,299 56,025,224
2035 9,074,280 56,295,613
2034 9,089,880 56,562,648
2033 9,102,596 56,822,364
2032 9,116,080 57,078,534
2031 9,127,901 57,345,322
2030 9,138,727 57,606,120
2029 9,146,845 57,851,091
2028 9,151,806 58,091,760
2027 9,157,362 58,333,039
2026 9,163,419 58,562,681
2025 9,170,052 58,769,653
2024 9,177,982 58,952,704
2023 9,131,761 58,984,216
2022 9,041,851 59,013,667
2021 8,955,797 59,133,173
2020 8,916,864 59,438,851
2019 8,879,920 59,729,081
2018 8,840,521 60,148,658
2017 8,797,566 60,002,252
2016 8,736,668 60,115,223
2015 8,642,699 60,229,605
2014 8,546,356 60,320,707
2013 8,479,823 60,311,613
2012 8,429,991 60,191,247
2011 8,391,643 60,026,841
2010 8,363,404 59,819,407
2009 8,343,323 59,555,454
2008 8,321,496 59,211,181
2007 8,295,487 58,756,247
2006 8,268,641 58,399,861
2005 8,227,829 58,166,682
2004 8,171,966 57,828,179
2003 8,121,423 57,399,184
2002 8,081,957 57,089,824
2001 8,042,293 56,976,981
2000 8,011,566 56,942,108
1999 7,992,324 56,916,317
1998 7,976,789 56,906,744
1997 7,968,041 56,890,372
1996 7,959,017 56,860,281
1995 7,948,278 56,844,303
1994 7,936,118 56,843,400
1993 7,905,633 56,831,821
1992 7,840,709 56,797,087
1991 7,754,891 56,758,521
1990 7,677,850 56,719,240
1989 7,619,567 56,671,781
1988 7,585,317 56,629,288
1987 7,574,586 56,601,931
1986 7,569,794 56,596,155
1985 7,564,985 56,593,071
1984 7,561,434 56,576,718
1983 7,561,910 56,564,074
1982 7,574,140 56,543,548
1981 7,568,710 56,501,675
1980 7,549,433 56,433,883
1979 7,549,425 56,317,749
1978 7,562,305 56,155,143
1977 7,568,430 55,955,411
1976 7,565,525 55,718,260
1975 7,578,903 55,441,001
1974 7,599,038 55,110,868
1973 7,586,115 54,751,406
1972 7,544,201 54,381,345
1971 7,500,482 54,073,490
1970 7,467,086 53,821,850
1969 7,441,055 53,537,950
1968 7,415,403 53,235,750
1967 7,376,998 52,900,500
1966 7,322,066 52,519,000
1965 7,270,889 52,112,350
1964 7,223,801 51,675,350
1963 7,175,811 51,252,000
1962 7,129,864 50,879,450
1961 7,086,299 50,536,350
1960 7,047,539 50,199,700

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/italy | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while Italy gained 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Italy's population decreased by 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. Italy was ranked 23rd in 2006 and ranked 26th 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 Italy will decrease by 11.8% to 51,663,176 people and rank change from 26th to 40th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 13% of the population in Austria and 29.7% in Italy.

Population growth rate by year

Austria
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Italy
2100 -0.21% -0.67%
2099 -0.21% -0.65%
2098 -0.23% -0.66%
2097 -0.22% -0.65%
2096 -0.23% -0.65%
2095 -0.22% -0.64%
2094 -0.23% -0.63%
2093 -0.23% -0.65%
2092 -0.26% -0.63%
2091 -0.27% -0.63%
2090 -0.29% -0.64%
2089 -0.3% -0.63%
2088 -0.28% -0.63%
2087 -0.3% -0.61%
2086 -0.32% -0.63%
2085 -0.33% -0.64%
2084 -0.32% -0.63%
2083 -0.33% -0.64%
2082 -0.32% -0.65%
2081 -0.31% -0.66%
2080 -0.33% -0.67%
2079 -0.34% -0.68%
2078 -0.35% -0.69%
2077 -0.33% -0.71%
2076 -0.32% -0.73%
2075 -0.34% -0.78%
2074 -0.33% -0.79%
2073 -0.35% -0.82%
2072 -0.34% -0.83%
2071 -0.34% -0.86%
2070 -0.37% -0.88%
2069 -0.37% -0.89%
2068 -0.38% -0.89%
2067 -0.39% -0.92%
2066 -0.4% -0.94%
2065 -0.38% -0.95%
2064 -0.41% -0.95%
2063 -0.42% -0.97%
2062 -0.41% -0.97%
2061 -0.42% -0.96%
2060 -0.42% -0.95%
2059 -0.42% -0.94%
2058 -0.43% -0.91%
2057 -0.4% -0.9%
2056 -0.39% -0.87%
2055 -0.38% -0.84%
2054 -0.38% -0.82%
2053 -0.34% -0.78%
2052 -0.32% -0.76%
2051 -0.32% -0.75%
2050 -0.31% -0.71%
2049 -0.28% -0.68%
2048 -0.26% -0.67%
2047 -0.24% -0.63%
2046 -0.22% -0.61%
2045 -0.22% -0.59%
2044 -0.2% -0.59%
2043 -0.2% -0.55%
2042 -0.18% -0.53%
2041 -0.19% -0.52%
2040 -0.19% -0.52%
2039 -0.16% -0.5%
2038 -0.2% -0.49%
2037 -0.17% -0.48%
2036 -0.17% -0.48%
2035 -0.17% -0.47%
2034 -0.14% -0.46%
2033 -0.15% -0.45%
2032 -0.13% -0.47%
2031 -0.12% -0.45%
2030 -0.09% -0.42%
2029 -0.05% -0.41%
2028 -0.06% -0.41%
2027 -0.07% -0.39%
2026 -0.07% -0.35%
2025 -0.09% -0.31%
2024 0.51% -0.05%
2023 0.99% -0.05%
2022 0.96% -0.2%
2021 0.44% -0.51%
2020 0.42% -0.49%
2019 0.45% -0.7%
2018 0.49% 0.24%
2017 0.7% -0.19%
2016 1.09% -0.19%
2015 1.13% -0.15%
2014 0.78% 0.02%
2013 0.59% 0.2%
2012 0.46% 0.27%
2011 0.34% 0.35%
2010 0.24% 0.44%
2009 0.26% 0.58%
2008 0.31% 0.77%
2007 0.32% 0.61%
2006 0.5% 0.4%
2005 0.68% 0.59%
2004 0.62% 0.75%
2003 0.49% 0.54%
2002 0.49% 0.2%
2001 0.38% 0.06%
2000 0.24% 0.05%
1999 0.19% 0.02%
1998 0.11% 0.03%
1997 0.11% 0.05%
1996 0.14% 0.03%
1995 0.15% 0.002%
1994 0.39% 0.02%
1993 0.83% 0.06%
1992 1.11% 0.07%
1991 1% 0.07%
1990 0.76% 0.08%
1989 0.45% 0.08%
1988 0.14% 0.05%
1987 0.06% 0.01%
1986 0.06% 0.005%
1985 0.05% 0.03%
1984 -0.006% 0.02%
1983 -0.16% 0.04%
1982 0.07% 0.07%
1981 0.26% 0.12%
1980 0% 0.21%
1979 -0.17% 0.29%
1978 -0.08% 0.36%
1977 0.04% 0.43%
1976 -0.18% 0.5%
1975 -0.26% 0.6%
1974 0.17% 0.66%
1973 0.56% 0.68%
1972 0.58% 0.57%
1971 0.45% 0.47%
1970 0.35% 0.53%
1969 0.35% 0.57%
1968 0.52% 0.63%
1967 0.75% 0.73%
1966 0.7% 0.78%
1965 0.65% 0.85%
1964 0.67% 0.83%
1963 0.64% 0.73%
1962 0.61% 0.68%
1961 0.55% 0.67%

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/italy | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Austria grew by 0.51%, while Italy's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Austria Italy
Current population
9163419
58562681
Population rank 99/197 26/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.71%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
16.7 minutes
One birth every
6.77 minutes
1.39 minutes
One death every
5.87 minutes
47.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +127 -86
Annual growth/decline +46,221 -31,512
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 170/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
6.99 minutes
Annual migration change +11,254 +75,448
Net migration rank 44/196 19/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 6,553,671
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 12/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 11%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 59/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Italy
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Italy
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - 75,448
2024 - 8,813 - 95,246
2023 -11,872 4,819 -283,125 150,189
2022 -10,851 157,365 -318,674 231,228
2021 -6,269 52,150 -301,579 157,327
2020 -8,025 39,601 -338,801 85,281
2019 1,776 41,090 -215,025 46,634
2018 1,769 35,296 -192,475 83,686
2017 4,399 45,478 -192,007 95,147
2016 6,989 65,976 -138,265 84,568
2015 1,729 115,175 -162,620 39,389
2014 3,419 74,375 -96,513 52,679
2013 0 56,726 -90,468 158,090
2012 0 45,014 -78,248 252,524
2011 1,679 31,887 -48,021 198,544
2010 1,672 22,570 -23,928 274,387
2009 -834 18,222 -17,866 283,676
2008 2,496 25,405 -11,842 422,534
2007 1,659 24,616 -5,876 495,092
2006 3,308 25,787 0 215,995
2005 3,291 50,676 -17,450 258,702
2004 4,904 55,007 11,566 417,970
2003 0 44,362 -40,179 478,578
2002 2,424 37,508 -22,836 223,861
2001 804 39,866 -11,396 48,903
2000 1,602 17,631 -17,082 56,065
1999 0 19,949 -22,766 54,405
1998 3,191 8,702 -39,835 67,985
1997 3,984 1,589 -22,756 50,539
1996 7,959 4,077 -22,744 53,450
1995 7,948 1,890 -34,107 -460,287
1994 11,110 3,113 -17,053 502,750
1993 12,649 33,688 0 24,321
1992 12,545 71,451 22,718 51,747
1991 10,857 77,417 11,352 19,721
1990 7,678 59,873 22,688 35,317
1989 5,333 46,232 28,336 19,540
1988 4,551 13,807 33,977 18,553
1987 1,515 1,434 16,980 7,825
1986 0 6,630 11,319 -6,206
1985 -1,513 5,940 28,297 6,911
1984 756 2,906 50,919 203
1983 -3,025 -1,474 33,939 -3,733
1982 3,029 -22,711 79,161 -24,223
1981 1,514 29,590 73,452 7,182
1980 -1,510 9,811 84,650 295,642
1979 -6,039 -1,785 129,531 42,637
1978 -9,074 -8,131 168,465 43,932
1977 -6,811 13,245 190,248 42,246
1976 -7,565 8,336 228,445 40,885
1975 -2,274 -24,253 271,660 43,051
1974 3,039 -16,276 336,176 42,487
1973 5,310 34,856 328,508 41,631
1972 9,053 36,703 364,355 43,182
1971 11,250 32,392 383,922 -58,627
1970 13,441 10,601 376,753 -62,216
1969 22,323 5,896 390,827 -45,346
1968 30,403 -6,880 399,268 -50,149
1967 32,459 21,285 439,074 -37,992
1966 37,343 18,656 488,427 -35,352
1965 35,627 10,719 474,222 -36,267
1964 44,788 3,646 527,089 -27,368
1963 43,055 4,774 440,767 -28,198
1962 42,779 1,509 427,387 -25,840
1961 46,061 -2,760 459,880 -129,761
1960 36,647 -1,732 426,697 -140,765

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

GeoRank.org/population/austria/italy | 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 Italy 68.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,239,084 people) and 31.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,026,128 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 6,553,671 people or 11% in Italy.

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
Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K

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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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