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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 7,381,023 people in Libya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 7,559,873 in Libya.

Population statistics:

  • Austria's population is 1.21 times bigger than Libya's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Libya is the 105th.
  • The countries together account for 0.2% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.09% for Libya.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +1.44% in Libya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Libya has grown from 5.98M to 7.56M (26.4% growth).

Austria vs Libya: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Libya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Libya
2100 7,450,035 9,844,478
2099 7,465,366 9,862,293
2098 7,480,951 9,883,409
2097 7,498,101 9,903,494
2096 7,514,850 9,920,212
2095 7,532,161 9,931,781
2094 7,548,458 9,943,275
2093 7,565,999 9,958,570
2092 7,583,717 9,973,255
2091 7,603,216 9,982,193
2090 7,623,462 9,998,398
2089 7,645,771 10,008,842
2088 7,668,431 10,019,533
2087 7,690,081 10,023,170
2086 7,712,948 10,022,785
2085 7,737,385 10,016,359
2084 7,763,202 10,009,703
2083 7,788,506 10,006,073
2082 7,813,956 9,997,594
2081 7,839,060 9,985,386
2080 7,863,527 9,975,419
2079 7,889,445 9,962,691
2078 7,916,631 9,958,515
2077 7,944,829 9,952,827
2076 7,970,795 9,940,029
2075 7,996,421 9,927,944
2074 8,023,733 9,916,834
2073 8,050,381 9,901,120
2072 8,078,590 9,879,602
2071 8,105,838 9,867,880
2070 8,133,854 9,850,724
2069 8,163,771 9,832,072
2068 8,193,704 9,812,363
2067 8,224,576 9,799,957
2066 8,257,106 9,782,414
2065 8,290,403 9,762,806
2064 8,322,363 9,740,665
2063 8,356,710 9,729,567
2062 8,391,660 9,707,539
2061 8,426,083 9,686,619
2060 8,461,244 9,667,297
2059 8,497,226 9,638,062
2058 8,533,176 9,610,703
2057 8,569,804 9,579,595
2056 8,603,815 9,554,689
2055 8,637,443 9,522,205
2054 8,670,706 9,478,010
2053 8,703,475 9,432,683
2052 8,733,492 9,383,411
2051 8,761,338 9,335,341
2050 8,789,107 9,282,941
2049 8,816,505 9,230,811
2048 8,841,593 9,173,272
2047 8,864,899 9,118,915
2046 8,886,446 9,063,226
2045 8,906,200 8,998,841
2044 8,926,211 8,934,714
2043 8,943,779 8,866,878
2042 8,961,407 8,798,463
2041 8,977,747 8,732,168
2040 8,994,604 8,661,351
2039 9,011,400 8,588,292
2038 9,026,006 8,514,071
2037 9,044,181 8,437,766
2036 9,059,299 8,364,809
2035 9,074,280 8,289,931
2034 9,089,880 8,209,318
2033 9,102,596 8,129,142
2032 9,116,080 8,052,203
2031 9,127,901 7,969,547
2030 9,138,727 7,884,726
2029 9,146,845 7,801,482
2028 9,151,806 7,713,090
2027 9,157,362 7,621,838
2026 9,163,419 7,536,898
2025 9,170,052 7,458,392
2024 9,177,982 7,381,023
2023 9,131,761 7,305,659
2022 9,041,851 7,223,805
2021 8,955,797 7,135,175
2020 8,916,864 7,045,399
2019 8,879,920 6,951,033
2018 8,840,521 6,849,055
2017 8,797,566 6,738,770
2016 8,736,668 6,632,126
2015 8,642,699 6,531,819
2014 8,546,356 6,427,252
2013 8,479,823 6,304,628
2012 8,429,991 6,179,328
2011 8,391,643 6,343,203
2010 8,363,404 6,497,839
2009 8,343,323 6,366,686
2008 8,321,496 6,235,430
2007 8,295,487 6,104,380
2006 8,268,641 5,980,211
2005 8,227,829 5,858,798
2004 8,171,966 5,736,693
2003 8,121,423 5,619,398
2002 8,081,957 5,508,410
2001 8,042,293 5,403,639
2000 8,011,566 5,305,021
1999 7,992,324 5,218,038
1998 7,976,789 5,140,704
1997 7,968,041 5,064,639
1996 7,959,017 4,987,393
1995 7,948,278 4,906,843
1994 7,936,118 4,822,037
1993 7,905,633 4,733,045
1992 7,840,709 4,640,352
1991 7,754,891 4,544,400
1990 7,677,850 4,445,239
1989 7,619,567 4,342,920
1988 7,585,317 4,237,755
1987 7,574,586 4,129,739
1986 7,569,794 4,017,403
1985 7,564,985 3,898,745
1984 7,561,434 3,773,633
1983 7,561,910 3,718,961
1982 7,574,140 3,724,765
1981 7,568,710 3,621,486
1980 7,549,433 3,424,378
1979 7,549,425 3,233,846
1978 7,562,305 3,052,526
1977 7,568,430 2,881,533
1976 7,565,525 2,721,237
1975 7,578,903 2,571,556
1974 7,599,038 2,432,211
1973 7,586,115 2,314,193
1972 7,544,201 2,226,091
1971 7,500,482 2,153,534
1970 7,467,086 2,082,589
1969 7,441,055 2,014,293
1968 7,415,403 1,952,781
1967 7,376,998 1,898,199
1966 7,322,066 1,849,063
1965 7,270,889 1,804,015
1964 7,223,801 1,753,691
1963 7,175,811 1,690,457
1962 7,129,864 1,621,960
1961 7,086,299 1,555,699
1960 7,047,539 1,492,890

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/libya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while Libya gained 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Libya's population increased by 927,747 people (a 14% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. Libya was ranked 104th in 2006 and ranked 105th 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 Libya will increase by 22.8% to 9,282,941 people and will still be ranked 105th.

Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 10M 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
Libya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Libya
2100 -0.21% -0.18%
2099 -0.21% -0.21%
2098 -0.23% -0.2%
2097 -0.22% -0.17%
2096 -0.23% -0.12%
2095 -0.22% -0.12%
2094 -0.23% -0.15%
2093 -0.23% -0.15%
2092 -0.26% -0.09%
2091 -0.27% -0.16%
2090 -0.29% -0.1%
2089 -0.3% -0.11%
2088 -0.28% -0.04%
2087 -0.3% 0.004%
2086 -0.32% 0.06%
2085 -0.33% 0.07%
2084 -0.32% 0.04%
2083 -0.33% 0.08%
2082 -0.32% 0.12%
2081 -0.31% 0.1%
2080 -0.33% 0.13%
2079 -0.34% 0.04%
2078 -0.35% 0.06%
2077 -0.33% 0.13%
2076 -0.32% 0.12%
2075 -0.34% 0.11%
2074 -0.33% 0.16%
2073 -0.35% 0.22%
2072 -0.34% 0.12%
2071 -0.34% 0.17%
2070 -0.37% 0.19%
2069 -0.37% 0.2%
2068 -0.38% 0.13%
2067 -0.39% 0.18%
2066 -0.4% 0.2%
2065 -0.38% 0.23%
2064 -0.41% 0.11%
2063 -0.42% 0.23%
2062 -0.41% 0.22%
2061 -0.42% 0.2%
2060 -0.42% 0.3%
2059 -0.42% 0.28%
2058 -0.43% 0.32%
2057 -0.4% 0.26%
2056 -0.39% 0.34%
2055 -0.38% 0.47%
2054 -0.38% 0.48%
2053 -0.34% 0.53%
2052 -0.32% 0.51%
2051 -0.32% 0.56%
2050 -0.31% 0.56%
2049 -0.28% 0.63%
2048 -0.26% 0.6%
2047 -0.24% 0.61%
2046 -0.22% 0.72%
2045 -0.22% 0.72%
2044 -0.2% 0.77%
2043 -0.2% 0.78%
2042 -0.18% 0.76%
2041 -0.19% 0.82%
2040 -0.19% 0.85%
2039 -0.16% 0.87%
2038 -0.2% 0.9%
2037 -0.17% 0.87%
2036 -0.17% 0.9%
2035 -0.17% 0.98%
2034 -0.14% 0.99%
2033 -0.15% 0.96%
2032 -0.13% 1.04%
2031 -0.12% 1.08%
2030 -0.09% 1.07%
2029 -0.05% 1.15%
2028 -0.06% 1.2%
2027 -0.07% 1.13%
2026 -0.07% 1.05%
2025 -0.09% 1.05%
2024 0.51% 1.03%
2023 0.99% 1.13%
2022 0.96% 1.24%
2021 0.44% 1.27%
2020 0.42% 1.36%
2019 0.45% 1.49%
2018 0.49% 1.64%
2017 0.7% 1.61%
2016 1.09% 1.54%
2015 1.13% 1.63%
2014 0.78% 1.94%
2013 0.59% 2.03%
2012 0.46% -2.58%
2011 0.34% -2.38%
2010 0.24% 2.06%
2009 0.26% 2.11%
2008 0.31% 2.15%
2007 0.32% 2.08%
2006 0.5% 2.07%
2005 0.68% 2.13%
2004 0.62% 2.09%
2003 0.49% 2.01%
2002 0.49% 1.94%
2001 0.38% 1.86%
2000 0.24% 1.67%
1999 0.19% 1.5%
1998 0.11% 1.5%
1997 0.11% 1.55%
1996 0.14% 1.64%
1995 0.15% 1.76%
1994 0.39% 1.88%
1993 0.83% 2%
1992 1.11% 2.11%
1991 1% 2.23%
1990 0.76% 2.36%
1989 0.45% 2.48%
1988 0.14% 2.62%
1987 0.06% 2.8%
1986 0.06% 3.04%
1985 0.05% 3.32%
1984 -0.006% 1.47%
1983 -0.16% -0.16%
1982 0.07% 2.85%
1981 0.26% 5.76%
1980 0% 5.89%
1979 -0.17% 5.94%
1978 -0.08% 5.93%
1977 0.04% 5.89%
1976 -0.18% 5.82%
1975 -0.26% 5.73%
1974 0.17% 5.1%
1973 0.56% 3.96%
1972 0.58% 3.37%
1971 0.45% 3.41%
1970 0.35% 3.39%
1969 0.35% 3.15%
1968 0.52% 2.88%
1967 0.75% 2.66%
1966 0.7% 2.5%
1965 0.65% 2.87%
1964 0.67% 3.74%
1963 0.64% 4.22%
1962 0.61% 4.26%
1961 0.55% 4.21%

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/libya | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Austria grew by 0.51%, while Libya's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Austria Libya
Current population
9163419
7559873
Population rank 99/197 105/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.09%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
6.97 minutes
One birth every
6.77 minutes
4.23 minutes
One death every
5.87 minutes
10.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +127 +206
Annual growth/decline +46,221 +75,364
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 99/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
2.13 days
Annual migration change +11,254 -172
Net migration rank 44/196 83/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 897,751
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 63/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 12.2%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 56/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Libya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Libya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - -172
2024 - 8,813 - 3,448
2023 -11,872 4,819 75,760 -2,001
2022 -10,851 157,365 91,951 -2,001
2021 -6,269 52,150 88,005 -694
2020 -8,025 39,601 92,950 -694
2019 1,776 41,090 97,842 -1,352
2018 1,769 35,296 101,619 5,841
2017 4,399 45,478 103,891 9,208
2016 6,989 65,976 105,265 -5,081
2015 1,729 115,175 108,096 -7,660
2014 3,419 74,375 110,420 -1,716
2013 0 56,726 110,772 25,755
2012 0 45,014 108,855 5,211
2011 1,679 31,887 121,016 -562,827
2010 1,672 22,570 122,926 9,611
2009 -834 18,222 118,102 11,670
2008 2,496 25,405 117,481 15,260
2007 1,659 24,616 116,704 12,640
2006 3,308 25,787 115,645 3,351
2005 3,291 50,676 112,823 11,024
2004 4,904 55,007 107,144 13,222
2003 0 44,362 102,144 12,073
2002 2,424 37,508 97,598 10,152
2001 804 39,866 93,370 8,420
2000 1,602 17,631 89,814 5,634
1999 0 19,949 88,743 -10,206
1998 3,191 8,702 87,613 -11,479
1997 3,984 1,589 86,899 -10,907
1996 7,959 4,077 86,945 -8,446
1995 7,948 1,890 87,661 -5,068
1994 11,110 3,113 88,765 -1,755
1993 12,649 33,688 90,553 426
1992 12,545 71,451 93,568 843
1991 10,857 77,417 96,582 902
1990 7,678 59,873 99,898 946
1989 5,333 46,232 102,823 981
1988 4,551 13,807 105,469 1,053
1987 1,515 1,434 107,761 1,740
1986 0 6,630 109,325 5,844
1985 -1,513 5,940 110,194 11,962
1984 756 2,906 110,028 18,039
1983 -3,025 -1,474 122,183 -140,904
1982 3,029 -22,711 133,511 -126,400
1981 1,514 29,590 130,233 69,211
1980 -1,510 9,811 128,034 66,739
1979 -6,039 -1,785 121,469 64,821
1978 -9,074 -8,131 114,669 61,684
1977 -6,811 13,245 107,769 57,867
1976 -7,565 8,336 101,146 53,813
1975 -2,274 -24,253 94,862 49,544
1974 3,039 -16,276 89,337 44,946
1973 5,310 34,856 81,256 20,498
1972 9,053 36,703 77,864 -3,418
1971 11,250 32,392 74,934 -4,265
1970 13,441 10,601 70,488 745
1969 22,323 5,896 66,782 -1,418
1968 30,403 -6,880 63,971 -6,323
1967 32,459 21,285 61,889 -10,384
1966 37,343 18,656 60,394 -13,619
1965 35,627 10,719 59,134 -15,810
1964 44,788 3,646 55,227 2,084
1963 43,055 4,774 50,421 18,740
1962 42,779 1,509 46,252 21,589
1961 46,061 -2,760 42,167 22,504
1960 36,647 -1,732 38,391 22,559

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

GeoRank.org/population/austria/libya | 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 Libya 99.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 975,799 people) and 0.63% is from migration (a loss of 6,150 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 897,751 people or 12.2% in Libya.

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
Libya
City Population
Tripoli 1.29M
Misrata 881K
Benghazi 632K
Ajdabiya 416K
Al-Khums 202K
Zawiya 199K
Tobruk 136K
Gharyan 123K
Sabratha 102K
Sabha 99K

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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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