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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 5,612,817 people in Liberia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 5,887,000 in Liberia.

Population statistics:

  • Austria's population is 1.56 times bigger than Liberia's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Liberia is the 116th.
  • The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.07% for Liberia.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +2.09% in Liberia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Liberia has grown from 3.49M to 5.89M (68.6% growth).

Austria vs Liberia: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Liberia
2100 7,450,035 12,788,823
2099 7,465,366 12,776,207
2098 7,480,951 12,757,308
2097 7,498,101 12,728,620
2096 7,514,850 12,695,873
2095 7,532,161 12,671,037
2094 7,548,458 12,645,345
2093 7,565,999 12,607,806
2092 7,583,717 12,583,276
2091 7,603,216 12,557,861
2090 7,623,462 12,513,262
2089 7,645,771 12,461,083
2088 7,668,431 12,429,523
2087 7,690,081 12,394,685
2086 7,712,948 12,331,734
2085 7,737,385 12,266,313
2084 7,763,202 12,218,274
2083 7,788,506 12,163,782
2082 7,813,956 12,122,513
2081 7,839,060 12,055,108
2080 7,863,527 11,977,065
2079 7,889,445 11,899,224
2078 7,916,631 11,823,772
2077 7,944,829 11,746,009
2076 7,970,795 11,657,329
2075 7,996,421 11,571,881
2074 8,023,733 11,469,695
2073 8,050,381 11,373,802
2072 8,078,590 11,288,250
2071 8,105,838 11,187,594
2070 8,133,854 11,097,891
2069 8,163,771 11,002,270
2068 8,193,704 10,918,600
2067 8,224,576 10,814,021
2066 8,257,106 10,721,693
2065 8,290,403 10,617,436
2064 8,322,363 10,521,037
2063 8,356,710 10,416,221
2062 8,391,660 10,308,855
2061 8,426,083 10,200,557
2060 8,461,244 10,091,553
2059 8,497,226 9,960,069
2058 8,533,176 9,857,338
2057 8,569,804 9,745,295
2056 8,603,815 9,624,041
2055 8,637,443 9,506,843
2054 8,670,706 9,402,297
2053 8,703,475 9,284,854
2052 8,733,492 9,173,091
2051 8,761,338 9,060,243
2050 8,789,107 8,951,514
2049 8,816,505 8,828,384
2048 8,841,593 8,705,146
2047 8,864,899 8,581,923
2046 8,886,446 8,456,286
2045 8,906,200 8,342,861
2044 8,926,211 8,220,755
2043 8,943,779 8,106,429
2042 8,961,407 7,972,152
2041 8,977,747 7,829,310
2040 8,994,604 7,698,463
2039 9,011,400 7,554,021
2038 9,026,006 7,421,960
2037 9,044,181 7,291,328
2036 9,059,299 7,146,172
2035 9,074,280 7,010,827
2034 9,089,880 6,883,638
2033 9,102,596 6,750,553
2032 9,116,080 6,619,507
2031 9,127,901 6,492,799
2030 9,138,727 6,376,029
2029 9,146,845 6,247,795
2028 9,151,806 6,120,673
2027 9,157,362 5,981,051
2026 9,163,419 5,852,128
2025 9,170,052 5,732,938
2024 9,177,982 5,612,817
2023 9,131,761 5,493,031
2022 9,041,851 5,373,294
2021 8,955,797 5,259,323
2020 8,916,864 5,149,463
2019 8,879,920 5,043,721
2018 8,840,521 4,944,726
2017 8,797,566 4,848,925
2016 8,736,668 4,755,608
2015 8,642,699 4,659,431
2014 8,546,356 4,564,293
2013 8,479,823 4,470,239
2012 8,429,991 4,373,043
2011 8,391,643 4,221,178
2010 8,363,404 4,058,890
2009 8,343,323 3,943,028
2008 8,321,496 3,821,003
2007 8,295,487 3,669,050
2006 8,268,641 3,490,787
2005 8,227,829 3,301,015
2004 8,171,966 3,156,892
2003 8,121,423 3,119,532
2002 8,081,957 3,094,782
2001 8,042,293 3,015,338
2000 8,011,566 2,928,117
1999 7,992,324 2,821,684
1998 7,976,789 2,670,124
1997 7,968,041 2,412,989
1996 7,959,017 2,232,289
1995 7,948,278 2,169,162
1994 7,936,118 2,149,928
1993 7,905,633 2,155,126
1992 7,840,709 2,072,461
1991 7,754,891 1,956,518
1990 7,677,850 2,223,667
1989 7,619,567 2,517,858
1988 7,585,317 2,446,941
1987 7,574,586 2,377,229
1986 7,569,794 2,308,511
1985 7,564,985 2,240,539
1984 7,561,434 2,173,312
1983 7,561,910 2,107,113
1982 7,574,140 2,045,073
1981 7,568,710 1,986,867
1980 7,549,433 1,929,253
1979 7,549,425 1,872,713
1978 7,562,305 1,818,247
1977 7,568,430 1,766,019
1976 7,565,525 1,717,060
1975 7,578,903 1,670,913
1974 7,599,038 1,626,362
1973 7,586,115 1,583,588
1972 7,544,201 1,542,670
1971 7,500,482 1,504,077
1970 7,467,086 1,466,676
1969 7,441,055 1,429,605
1968 7,415,403 1,393,530
1967 7,376,998 1,358,435
1966 7,322,066 1,324,383
1965 7,270,889 1,291,156
1964 7,223,801 1,258,745
1963 7,175,811 1,227,414
1962 7,129,864 1,197,039
1961 7,086,299 1,167,717
1960 7,047,539 1,139,522

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/liberia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while Liberia gained 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Liberia's population increased by 1,131,392 people (a 23.8% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. Liberia was ranked 126th in 2006 and ranked 116th 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 Liberia will increase by 52.1% to 8,951,514 people and rank change from 116th to 107th.

Liberia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.8M 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
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Liberia
2100 -0.21% 0.1%
2099 -0.21% 0.15%
2098 -0.23% 0.23%
2097 -0.22% 0.26%
2096 -0.23% 0.2%
2095 -0.22% 0.2%
2094 -0.23% 0.3%
2093 -0.23% 0.19%
2092 -0.26% 0.2%
2091 -0.27% 0.36%
2090 -0.29% 0.42%
2089 -0.3% 0.25%
2088 -0.28% 0.28%
2087 -0.3% 0.51%
2086 -0.32% 0.53%
2085 -0.33% 0.39%
2084 -0.32% 0.45%
2083 -0.33% 0.34%
2082 -0.32% 0.56%
2081 -0.31% 0.65%
2080 -0.33% 0.65%
2079 -0.34% 0.64%
2078 -0.35% 0.66%
2077 -0.33% 0.76%
2076 -0.32% 0.74%
2075 -0.34% 0.89%
2074 -0.33% 0.84%
2073 -0.35% 0.76%
2072 -0.34% 0.9%
2071 -0.34% 0.81%
2070 -0.37% 0.87%
2069 -0.37% 0.77%
2068 -0.38% 0.97%
2067 -0.39% 0.86%
2066 -0.4% 0.98%
2065 -0.38% 0.92%
2064 -0.41% 1.01%
2063 -0.42% 1.04%
2062 -0.41% 1.06%
2061 -0.42% 1.08%
2060 -0.42% 1.32%
2059 -0.42% 1.04%
2058 -0.43% 1.15%
2057 -0.4% 1.26%
2056 -0.39% 1.23%
2055 -0.38% 1.11%
2054 -0.38% 1.26%
2053 -0.34% 1.22%
2052 -0.32% 1.25%
2051 -0.32% 1.21%
2050 -0.31% 1.39%
2049 -0.28% 1.42%
2048 -0.26% 1.44%
2047 -0.24% 1.49%
2046 -0.22% 1.36%
2045 -0.22% 1.49%
2044 -0.2% 1.41%
2043 -0.2% 1.68%
2042 -0.18% 1.82%
2041 -0.19% 1.7%
2040 -0.19% 1.91%
2039 -0.16% 1.78%
2038 -0.2% 1.79%
2037 -0.17% 2.03%
2036 -0.17% 1.93%
2035 -0.17% 1.85%
2034 -0.14% 1.97%
2033 -0.15% 1.98%
2032 -0.13% 1.95%
2031 -0.12% 1.83%
2030 -0.09% 2.05%
2029 -0.05% 2.08%
2028 -0.06% 2.33%
2027 -0.07% 2.2%
2026 -0.07% 2.08%
2025 -0.09% 2.14%
2024 0.51% 2.18%
2023 0.99% 2.23%
2022 0.96% 2.17%
2021 0.44% 2.13%
2020 0.42% 2.1%
2019 0.45% 2%
2018 0.49% 1.98%
2017 0.7% 1.96%
2016 1.09% 2.06%
2015 1.13% 2.08%
2014 0.78% 2.1%
2013 0.59% 2.22%
2012 0.46% 3.6%
2011 0.34% 4%
2010 0.24% 2.94%
2009 0.26% 3.19%
2008 0.31% 4.14%
2007 0.32% 5.11%
2006 0.5% 5.75%
2005 0.68% 4.57%
2004 0.62% 1.2%
2003 0.49% 0.8%
2002 0.49% 2.63%
2001 0.38% 2.98%
2000 0.24% 3.77%
1999 0.19% 5.68%
1998 0.11% 10.7%
1997 0.11% 8.09%
1996 0.14% 2.91%
1995 0.15% 0.89%
1994 0.39% -0.24%
1993 0.83% 3.99%
1992 1.11% 5.93%
1991 1% -12%
1990 0.76% -11.7%
1989 0.45% 2.9%
1988 0.14% 2.93%
1987 0.06% 2.98%
1986 0.06% 3.03%
1985 0.05% 3.09%
1984 -0.006% 3.14%
1983 -0.16% 3.03%
1982 0.07% 2.93%
1981 0.26% 2.99%
1980 0% 3.02%
1979 -0.17% 3%
1978 -0.08% 2.96%
1977 0.04% 2.85%
1976 -0.18% 2.76%
1975 -0.26% 2.74%
1974 0.17% 2.7%
1973 0.56% 2.65%
1972 0.58% 2.57%
1971 0.45% 2.55%
1970 0.35% 2.59%
1969 0.35% 2.59%
1968 0.52% 2.58%
1967 0.75% 2.57%
1966 0.7% 2.57%
1965 0.65% 2.57%
1964 0.67% 2.55%
1963 0.64% 2.54%
1962 0.61% 2.51%
1961 0.55% 2.47%

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/liberia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Austria grew by 0.51%, while Liberia's population grew by 2.18%.

Live population counters

Austria Liberia
Current population
9163419
5887000
Population rank 99/197 116/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.07%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
4.39 minutes
One birth every
6.77 minutes
3.09 minutes
One death every
5.87 minutes
11.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +127 +328
Annual growth/decline +46,221 +119,786
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +2.18%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 43/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
53.4 minutes
Annual migration change +11,254 -9,870
Net migration rank 44/196 132/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 72,423
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 142/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 148/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Liberia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Liberia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - -9,870
2024 - 8,813 - -7,779
2023 -11,872 4,819 125,730 -5,002
2022 -10,851 157,365 123,747 -5,003
2021 -6,269 52,150 121,038 -11,852
2020 -8,025 39,601 120,632 -10,107
2019 1,776 41,090 120,635 -19,678
2018 1,769 35,296 120,231 -23,199
2017 4,399 45,478 119,376 -24,807
2016 6,989 65,976 118,852 -26,796
2015 1,729 115,175 115,479 -15,182
2014 3,419 74,375 116,667 -26,690
2013 0 56,726 120,138 -22,010
2012 0 45,014 121,973 -25,710
2011 1,679 31,887 115,496 91,981
2010 1,672 22,570 114,249 2,850
2009 -834 18,222 113,429 1,187
2008 2,496 25,405 112,032 17,404
2007 1,659 24,616 109,165 65,306
2006 3,308 25,787 104,099 77,946
2005 3,291 50,676 96,478 101,019
2004 4,904 55,007 91,755 -1,001
2003 0 44,362 87,534 -103,564
2002 2,424 37,508 88,643 -23,110
2001 804 39,866 86,217 7,142
2000 1,602 17,631 83,143 -2,060
1999 0 19,949 78,130 53,643
1998 3,191 8,702 72,146 99,203
1997 3,984 1,589 61,444 281,480
1996 7,959 4,077 56,392 -37,922
1995 7,948 1,890 53,407 54,372
1994 11,110 3,113 52,101 -121,407
1993 12,649 33,688 51,609 7,300
1992 12,545 71,451 50,204 56,210
1991 10,857 77,417 47,426 78,052
1990 7,678 59,873 52,770 -712,544
1989 5,333 46,232 63,238 8,156
1988 4,551 13,807 62,703 7,734
1987 1,515 1,434 62,147 6,840
1986 0 6,630 61,924 6,534
1985 -1,513 5,940 59,988 7,487
1984 756 2,906 59,460 7,513
1983 -3,025 -1,474 57,562 7,861
1982 3,029 -22,711 56,127 2,530
1981 1,514 29,590 55,003 2,757
1980 -1,510 9,811 53,452 4,016
1979 -6,039 -1,785 52,125 3,500
1978 -9,074 -8,131 49,813 3,500
1977 -6,811 13,245 47,582 3,555
1976 -7,565 8,336 45,528 1,246
1975 -2,274 -24,253 43,478 2,037
1974 3,039 -16,276 41,499 2,086
1973 5,310 34,856 39,694 2,272
1972 9,053 36,703 37,860 2,018
1971 11,250 32,392 36,015 1,293
1970 13,441 10,601 35,196 2,285
1969 22,323 5,896 34,677 1,982
1968 30,403 -6,880 33,536 1,964
1967 32,459 21,285 32,519 2,177
1966 37,343 18,656 31,454 1,953
1965 35,627 10,719 30,618 2,431
1964 44,788 3,646 29,592 2,189
1963 43,055 4,774 28,708 2,165
1962 42,779 1,509 27,679 2,189
1961 46,061 -2,760 26,670 2,115
1960 36,647 -1,732 25,713 1,886

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

GeoRank.org/population/austria/liberia | 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 Liberia 87.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,202,387 people) and 12.3% is from migration (a loss of 168,316 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 72,423 people or 1.3% in Liberia.

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
Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K

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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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