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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 5,805,962 people in Lebanon in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 5,906,622 in Lebanon.

Population statistics:

  • Austria's population is 1.55 times bigger than Lebanon's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Lebanon is the 115th.
  • The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.07% for Lebanon.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +0.16% in Lebanon.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Lebanon has grown from 4.75M to 5.91M (24.3% growth).

Austria vs Lebanon: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Lebanon
2100 7,450,035 7,229,611
2099 7,465,366 7,252,189
2098 7,480,951 7,273,846
2097 7,498,101 7,298,208
2096 7,514,850 7,322,265
2095 7,532,161 7,343,287
2094 7,548,458 7,365,719
2093 7,565,999 7,386,532
2092 7,583,717 7,403,314
2091 7,603,216 7,420,036
2090 7,623,462 7,433,603
2089 7,645,771 7,444,239
2088 7,668,431 7,454,263
2087 7,690,081 7,465,163
2086 7,712,948 7,468,994
2085 7,737,385 7,477,406
2084 7,763,202 7,476,483
2083 7,788,506 7,482,841
2082 7,813,956 7,482,980
2081 7,839,060 7,484,110
2080 7,863,527 7,484,392
2079 7,889,445 7,482,168
2078 7,916,631 7,480,962
2077 7,944,829 7,474,272
2076 7,970,795 7,470,260
2075 7,996,421 7,464,057
2074 8,023,733 7,446,862
2073 8,050,381 7,432,591
2072 8,078,590 7,420,911
2071 8,105,838 7,408,401
2070 8,133,854 7,394,163
2069 8,163,771 7,382,479
2068 8,193,704 7,373,962
2067 8,224,576 7,361,021
2066 8,257,106 7,348,605
2065 8,290,403 7,332,917
2064 8,322,363 7,316,835
2063 8,356,710 7,299,642
2062 8,391,660 7,279,937
2061 8,426,083 7,262,112
2060 8,461,244 7,239,759
2059 8,497,226 7,219,520
2058 8,533,176 7,199,035
2057 8,569,804 7,176,342
2056 8,603,815 7,152,803
2055 8,637,443 7,131,059
2054 8,670,706 7,107,641
2053 8,703,475 7,085,759
2052 8,733,492 7,063,172
2051 8,761,338 7,036,781
2050 8,789,107 7,010,541
2049 8,816,505 6,983,849
2048 8,841,593 6,952,958
2047 8,864,899 6,913,262
2046 8,886,446 6,878,209
2045 8,906,200 6,839,423
2044 8,926,211 6,795,984
2043 8,943,779 6,759,252
2042 8,961,407 6,716,445
2041 8,977,747 6,668,251
2040 8,994,604 6,618,567
2039 9,011,400 6,565,787
2038 9,026,006 6,512,143
2037 9,044,181 6,456,654
2036 9,059,299 6,403,370
2035 9,074,280 6,356,407
2034 9,089,880 6,305,239
2033 9,102,596 6,257,900
2032 9,116,080 6,206,916
2031 9,127,901 6,152,022
2030 9,138,727 6,098,153
2029 9,146,845 6,044,795
2028 9,151,806 5,992,721
2027 9,157,362 5,942,870
2026 9,163,419 5,893,183
2025 9,170,052 5,846,443
2024 9,177,982 5,805,962
2023 9,131,761 5,773,493
2022 9,041,851 5,744,489
2021 8,955,797 5,718,122
2020 8,916,864 5,702,398
2019 8,879,920 5,794,594
2018 8,840,521 5,984,119
2017 8,797,566 6,160,128
2016 8,736,668 6,323,060
2015 8,642,699 6,472,469
2014 8,546,356 6,346,990
2013 8,479,823 5,743,436
2012 8,429,991 5,235,742
2011 8,391,643 5,096,020
2010 8,363,404 5,041,288
2009 8,343,323 4,992,287
2008 8,321,496 4,925,354
2007 8,295,487 4,844,118
2006 8,268,641 4,751,136
2005 8,227,829 4,671,102
2004 8,171,966 4,599,279
2003 8,121,423 4,525,508
2002 8,081,957 4,463,504
2001 8,042,293 4,401,918
2000 8,011,566 4,329,340
1999 7,992,324 4,255,277
1998 7,976,789 4,181,281
1997 7,968,041 4,108,405
1996 7,959,017 4,034,781
1995 7,948,278 3,960,735
1994 7,936,118 3,889,799
1993 7,905,633 3,820,647
1992 7,840,709 3,747,371
1991 7,754,891 3,668,912
1990 7,677,850 3,595,175
1989 7,619,567 3,525,285
1988 7,585,317 3,454,649
1987 7,574,586 3,385,555
1986 7,569,794 3,300,365
1985 7,564,985 3,217,376
1984 7,561,434 3,152,744
1983 7,561,910 3,094,996
1982 7,574,140 3,054,931
1981 7,568,710 3,008,981
1980 7,549,433 2,944,763
1979 7,549,425 2,882,635
1978 7,562,305 2,822,682
1977 7,568,430 2,762,155
1976 7,565,525 2,726,469
1975 7,578,903 2,693,191
1974 7,599,038 2,635,185
1973 7,586,115 2,572,935
1972 7,544,201 2,509,729
1971 7,500,482 2,446,314
1970 7,467,086 2,386,114
1969 7,441,055 2,328,159
1968 7,415,403 2,266,368
1967 7,376,998 2,206,731
1966 7,322,066 2,148,260
1965 7,270,889 2,088,831
1964 7,223,801 2,030,543
1963 7,175,811 1,970,316
1962 7,129,864 1,909,578
1961 7,086,299 1,850,084
1960 7,047,539 1,794,406

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/lebanon | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while Lebanon gained 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Lebanon's population decreased by 416,438 people (a 6.59% decline).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. Lebanon was ranked 115th in 2006 and still ranked 115th 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 Lebanon will increase by 18.7% to 7,010,541 people and will still be ranked 115th.

Lebanon is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 7.48M 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
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Lebanon
2100 -0.21% -0.31%
2099 -0.21% -0.3%
2098 -0.23% -0.33%
2097 -0.22% -0.33%
2096 -0.23% -0.29%
2095 -0.22% -0.3%
2094 -0.23% -0.28%
2093 -0.23% -0.23%
2092 -0.26% -0.23%
2091 -0.27% -0.18%
2090 -0.29% -0.14%
2089 -0.3% -0.13%
2088 -0.28% -0.15%
2087 -0.3% -0.05%
2086 -0.32% -0.11%
2085 -0.33% 0.01%
2084 -0.32% -0.08%
2083 -0.33% -0.002%
2082 -0.32% -0.02%
2081 -0.31% -0.004%
2080 -0.33% 0.03%
2079 -0.34% 0.02%
2078 -0.35% 0.09%
2077 -0.33% 0.05%
2076 -0.32% 0.08%
2075 -0.34% 0.23%
2074 -0.33% 0.19%
2073 -0.35% 0.16%
2072 -0.34% 0.17%
2071 -0.34% 0.19%
2070 -0.37% 0.16%
2069 -0.37% 0.12%
2068 -0.38% 0.18%
2067 -0.39% 0.17%
2066 -0.4% 0.21%
2065 -0.38% 0.22%
2064 -0.41% 0.24%
2063 -0.42% 0.27%
2062 -0.41% 0.25%
2061 -0.42% 0.31%
2060 -0.42% 0.28%
2059 -0.42% 0.28%
2058 -0.43% 0.32%
2057 -0.4% 0.33%
2056 -0.39% 0.3%
2055 -0.38% 0.33%
2054 -0.38% 0.31%
2053 -0.34% 0.32%
2052 -0.32% 0.38%
2051 -0.32% 0.37%
2050 -0.31% 0.38%
2049 -0.28% 0.44%
2048 -0.26% 0.57%
2047 -0.24% 0.51%
2046 -0.22% 0.57%
2045 -0.22% 0.64%
2044 -0.2% 0.54%
2043 -0.2% 0.64%
2042 -0.18% 0.72%
2041 -0.19% 0.75%
2040 -0.19% 0.8%
2039 -0.16% 0.82%
2038 -0.2% 0.86%
2037 -0.17% 0.83%
2036 -0.17% 0.74%
2035 -0.17% 0.81%
2034 -0.14% 0.76%
2033 -0.15% 0.82%
2032 -0.13% 0.89%
2031 -0.12% 0.88%
2030 -0.09% 0.88%
2029 -0.05% 0.87%
2028 -0.06% 0.84%
2027 -0.07% 0.84%
2026 -0.07% 0.8%
2025 -0.09% 0.7%
2024 0.51% 0.56%
2023 0.99% 0.5%
2022 0.96% 0.46%
2021 0.44% 0.28%
2020 0.42% -1.59%
2019 0.45% -3.17%
2018 0.49% -2.86%
2017 0.7% -2.58%
2016 1.09% -2.31%
2015 1.13% 1.98%
2014 0.78% 10.5%
2013 0.59% 9.7%
2012 0.46% 2.74%
2011 0.34% 1.09%
2010 0.24% 0.98%
2009 0.26% 1.36%
2008 0.31% 1.68%
2007 0.32% 1.96%
2006 0.5% 1.71%
2005 0.68% 1.56%
2004 0.62% 1.63%
2003 0.49% 1.39%
2002 0.49% 1.4%
2001 0.38% 1.68%
2000 0.24% 1.74%
1999 0.19% 1.77%
1998 0.11% 1.77%
1997 0.11% 1.82%
1996 0.14% 1.87%
1995 0.15% 1.82%
1994 0.39% 1.81%
1993 0.83% 1.96%
1992 1.11% 2.14%
1991 1% 2.05%
1990 0.76% 1.98%
1989 0.45% 2.04%
1988 0.14% 2.04%
1987 0.06% 2.58%
1986 0.06% 2.58%
1985 0.05% 2.05%
1984 -0.006% 1.87%
1983 -0.16% 1.31%
1982 0.07% 1.53%
1981 0.26% 2.18%
1980 0% 2.16%
1979 -0.17% 2.12%
1978 -0.08% 2.19%
1977 0.04% 1.31%
1976 -0.18% 1.24%
1975 -0.26% 2.2%
1974 0.17% 2.42%
1973 0.56% 2.52%
1972 0.58% 2.59%
1971 0.45% 2.52%
1970 0.35% 2.49%
1969 0.35% 2.73%
1968 0.52% 2.7%
1967 0.75% 2.72%
1966 0.7% 2.85%
1965 0.65% 2.87%
1964 0.67% 3.06%
1963 0.64% 3.18%
1962 0.61% 3.22%
1961 0.55% 3.1%

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 Lebanon's population grew by 0.56%.

Live population counters

Austria Lebanon
Current population
9163419
5906622
Population rank 99/197 115/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.07%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
16.2 minutes
One birth every
6.77 minutes
5.64 minutes
One death every
5.87 minutes
15.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +127 +89
Annual growth/decline +46,221 +32,469
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +0.56%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 129/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
51.5 minutes
Annual migration change +11,254 -10,230
Net migration rank 44/196 133/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 1,422,583
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 47/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 24.5%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 24/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Lebanon
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Lebanon
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - -10,230
2024 - 8,813 - -17,267
2023 -11,872 4,819 58,786 -34,193
2022 -10,851 157,365 60,909 -27,507
2021 -6,269 52,150 46,614 -27,290
2020 -8,025 39,601 59,903 -47,787
2019 1,776 41,090 70,486 -266,992
2018 1,769 35,296 77,165 -259,700
2017 4,399 45,478 84,172 -253,664
2016 6,989 65,976 91,551 -247,921
2015 1,729 115,175 97,385 -239,829
2014 3,419 74,375 92,285 301,111
2013 0 56,726 80,218 733,500
2012 0 45,014 77,248 124,427
2011 1,679 31,887 75,523 2,246
2010 1,672 22,570 72,605 -40,915
2009 -834 18,222 69,004 -2,700
2008 2,496 25,405 67,132 430
2007 1,659 24,616 66,965 27,944
2006 3,308 25,787 65,932 25,126
2005 3,291 50,676 67,778 1,224
2004 4,904 55,007 69,675 4,974
2003 0 44,362 71,232 1,674
2002 2,424 37,508 72,648 -21,543
2001 804 39,866 73,160 -1,094
2000 1,602 17,631 72,642 455
1999 0 19,949 72,437 2,589
1998 3,191 8,702 71,889 1,062
1997 3,984 1,589 71,486 1,313
1996 7,959 4,077 71,286 3,164
1995 7,948 1,890 71,016 2,634
1994 11,110 3,113 73,069 -4,850
1993 12,649 33,688 75,278 -5,196
1992 12,545 71,451 77,447 -970
1991 10,857 77,417 79,274 1,159
1990 7,678 59,873 73,629 -6,595
1989 5,333 46,232 74,577 -1,827
1988 4,551 13,807 70,444 -1,916
1987 1,515 1,434 69,058 607
1986 0 6,630 67,162 33,549
1985 -1,513 5,940 66,368 -1,108
1984 756 2,906 66,785 -2,785
1983 -3,025 -1,474 66,056 -14,558
1982 3,029 -22,711 41,602 -12,981
1981 1,514 29,590 65,084 -1,799
1980 -1,510 9,811 63,053 2,104
1979 -6,039 -1,785 61,184 -2,103
1978 -9,074 -8,131 60,829 0
1977 -6,811 13,245 60,232 0
1976 -7,565 8,336 11,138 0
1975 -2,274 -24,253 55,423 0
1974 3,039 -16,276 64,425 -3,831
1973 5,310 34,856 63,420 482
1972 9,053 36,703 62,216 294
1971 11,250 32,392 61,278 3,042
1970 13,441 10,601 60,593 -4,508
1969 22,323 5,896 59,829 0
1968 30,403 -6,880 59,247 4,506
1967 32,459 21,285 58,957 -3,434
1966 37,343 18,656 58,546 2,864
1965 35,627 10,719 58,195 -742
1964 44,788 3,646 57,808 1,311
1963 43,055 4,774 57,054 4,269
1962 42,779 1,509 55,585 4,569
1961 46,061 -2,760 53,995 4,844
1960 36,647 -1,732 52,515 0

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 Lebanon 40.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 739,256 people) and 59.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,103,772 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 1,422,583 people or 24.5% in Lebanon.

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
Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 863K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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