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

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The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,208,163 in 2025 vs 35,977,838 people in Malaysia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,201,502 people compared to 36,600,906 in Malaysia.

Population statistics:

  • Malaysia's population is 3.98 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 98th most populous country in the world, while Malaysia is the 45th.
  • The countries together account for 0.55% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.44% for Malaysia.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.68% per year vs +1.45% in Malaysia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.2M (11.3% growth), while Malaysia has grown from 26.4M to 36.6M (38.5% growth).

Austria vs Malaysia: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Malaysia
2100 7,480,998 44,342,183
2099 7,496,393 44,456,013
2098 7,512,042 44,568,480
2097 7,529,263 44,684,459
2096 7,546,082 44,803,334
2095 7,563,465 44,920,823
2094 7,579,830 45,035,868
2093 7,597,443 45,153,485
2092 7,615,235 45,267,003
2091 7,634,815 45,378,303
2090 7,655,146 45,489,767
2089 7,677,547 45,598,290
2088 7,700,301 45,706,098
2087 7,722,041 45,811,274
2086 7,745,003 45,914,874
2085 7,769,542 46,008,880
2084 7,795,466 46,099,604
2083 7,820,876 46,190,377
2082 7,846,431 46,272,999
2081 7,871,639 46,347,751
2080 7,896,208 46,423,514
2079 7,922,233 46,484,118
2078 7,949,533 46,537,169
2077 7,977,848 46,582,178
2076 8,003,921 46,607,029
2075 8,029,654 46,631,092
2074 8,057,079 46,646,324
2073 8,083,839 46,658,819
2072 8,112,165 46,658,396
2071 8,139,526 46,648,409
2070 8,167,659 46,633,600
2069 8,197,700 46,611,221
2068 8,227,758 46,588,049
2067 8,258,758 46,557,261
2066 8,291,423 46,518,384
2065 8,324,858 46,469,909
2064 8,356,951 46,405,405
2063 8,391,440 46,338,727
2062 8,426,536 46,260,178
2061 8,461,102 46,166,190
2060 8,496,409 46,064,001
2059 8,532,540 45,946,872
2058 8,568,640 45,825,593
2057 8,605,421 45,695,432
2056 8,639,572 45,554,612
2055 8,673,340 45,407,246
2054 8,706,741 45,241,331
2053 8,739,647 45,057,472
2052 8,769,788 44,862,361
2051 8,797,751 44,657,253
2050 8,825,635 44,434,221
2049 8,853,147 44,206,196
2048 8,878,339 43,963,591
2047 8,901,742 43,701,058
2046 8,923,378 43,427,087
2045 8,943,215 43,146,785
2044 8,963,309 42,855,667
2043 8,980,950 42,546,972
2042 8,998,651 42,229,093
2041 9,015,059 41,911,573
2040 9,031,986 41,587,509
2039 9,048,852 41,260,315
2038 9,063,518 40,918,517
2037 9,081,768 40,574,312
2036 9,096,950 40,223,758
2035 9,111,993 39,866,097
2034 9,127,657 39,505,672
2033 9,140,427 39,141,994
2032 9,153,966 38,762,420
2031 9,165,837 38,376,399
2030 9,176,708 37,985,824
2029 9,184,859 37,597,060
2028 9,189,841 37,198,261
2027 9,195,420 36,797,098
2026 9,201,502 36,393,693
2025 9,208,163 35,977,838
2024 9,177,982 35,557,673
2023 9,131,761 35,126,298
2022 9,041,851 34,695,493
2021 8,955,797 34,282,399
2020 8,916,864 33,889,558
2019 8,879,920 33,440,596
2018 8,840,521 32,910,967
2017 8,797,566 32,355,644
2016 8,736,668 31,789,685
2015 8,642,699 31,232,798
2014 8,546,356 30,696,137
2013 8,479,823 30,174,265
2012 8,429,991 29,662,831
2011 8,391,643 29,162,039
2010 8,363,404 28,655,776
2009 8,343,323 28,124,778
2008 8,321,496 27,570,059
2007 8,295,487 26,998,389
2006 8,268,641 26,417,909
2005 8,227,829 25,836,071
2004 8,171,966 25,256,772
2003 8,121,423 24,679,602
2002 8,081,957 24,102,477
2001 8,042,293 23,526,538
2000 8,011,566 22,967,816
1999 7,992,324 22,435,531
1998 7,976,789 21,906,713
1997 7,968,041 21,375,218
1996 7,959,017 20,850,087
1995 7,948,278 20,330,599
1994 7,936,118 19,820,446
1993 7,905,633 19,322,664
1992 7,840,709 18,834,572
1991 7,754,891 18,342,464
1990 7,677,850 17,833,171
1989 7,619,567 17,314,997
1988 7,585,317 16,796,605
1987 7,574,586 16,276,737
1986 7,569,794 15,760,419
1985 7,564,985 15,252,258
1984 7,561,434 14,759,009
1983 7,561,910 14,285,907
1982 7,574,140 13,832,798
1981 7,568,710 13,399,203
1980 7,549,433 12,983,363
1979 7,549,425 12,627,862
1978 7,562,305 12,328,157
1977 7,568,430 12,035,713
1976 7,565,525 11,750,097
1975 7,578,903 11,471,914
1974 7,599,038 11,200,906
1973 7,586,115 10,935,621
1972 7,544,201 10,676,835
1971 7,500,482 10,423,453
1970 7,467,086 10,178,802
1969 7,441,055 9,947,597
1968 7,415,403 9,725,281
1967 7,376,998 9,507,099
1966 7,322,066 9,284,688
1965 7,270,889 9,056,408
1964 7,223,801 8,828,406
1963 7,175,811 8,602,160
1962 7,129,864 8,380,172
1961 7,086,299 8,164,443
1960 7,047,539 7,956,197

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 464,834 people (a 5.32% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,811,221 people (a 15.1% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 98th in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Austria's population will shrink by 4.08% to 8,825,635 people with a rank change from 98th to 108th. The population of Malaysia will increase by 21.4% to 44,434,221 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.

Malaysia is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 46.7M people, while Austria's population already peaked in 2025 at 9.21M people and is projected to decrease to 7.48M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Austria
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Malaysia
2100 -0.21% -0.26%
2099 -0.21% -0.25%
2098 -0.23% -0.26%
2097 -0.22% -0.27%
2096 -0.23% -0.26%
2095 -0.22% -0.26%
2094 -0.23% -0.26%
2093 -0.23% -0.25%
2092 -0.26% -0.25%
2091 -0.27% -0.25%
2090 -0.29% -0.24%
2089 -0.3% -0.24%
2088 -0.28% -0.23%
2087 -0.3% -0.23%
2086 -0.32% -0.2%
2085 -0.33% -0.2%
2084 -0.32% -0.2%
2083 -0.33% -0.18%
2082 -0.32% -0.16%
2081 -0.31% -0.16%
2080 -0.33% -0.13%
2079 -0.34% -0.11%
2078 -0.35% -0.1%
2077 -0.33% -0.05%
2076 -0.32% -0.05%
2075 -0.34% -0.03%
2074 -0.33% -0.03%
2073 -0.35% 0.001%
2072 -0.34% 0.02%
2071 -0.34% 0.03%
2070 -0.37% 0.05%
2069 -0.37% 0.05%
2068 -0.38% 0.07%
2067 -0.39% 0.08%
2066 -0.4% 0.1%
2065 -0.38% 0.14%
2064 -0.41% 0.14%
2063 -0.42% 0.17%
2062 -0.41% 0.2%
2061 -0.42% 0.22%
2060 -0.42% 0.25%
2059 -0.42% 0.26%
2058 -0.43% 0.28%
2057 -0.4% 0.31%
2056 -0.39% 0.32%
2055 -0.38% 0.37%
2054 -0.38% 0.41%
2053 -0.34% 0.43%
2052 -0.32% 0.46%
2051 -0.32% 0.5%
2050 -0.31% 0.52%
2049 -0.28% 0.55%
2048 -0.26% 0.6%
2047 -0.24% 0.63%
2046 -0.22% 0.65%
2045 -0.22% 0.68%
2044 -0.2% 0.73%
2043 -0.2% 0.75%
2042 -0.18% 0.76%
2041 -0.19% 0.78%
2040 -0.19% 0.79%
2039 -0.16% 0.84%
2038 -0.2% 0.85%
2037 -0.17% 0.87%
2036 -0.17% 0.9%
2035 -0.17% 0.91%
2034 -0.14% 0.93%
2033 -0.15% 0.98%
2032 -0.13% 1.01%
2031 -0.12% 1.03%
2030 -0.09% 1.03%
2029 -0.05% 1.07%
2028 -0.06% 1.09%
2027 -0.07% 1.11%
2026 -0.07% 1.16%
2025 0.33% 1.18%
2024 0.51% 1.23%
2023 0.99% 1.24%
2022 0.96% 1.2%
2021 0.44% 1.16%
2020 0.42% 1.34%
2019 0.45% 1.61%
2018 0.49% 1.72%
2017 0.7% 1.78%
2016 1.09% 1.78%
2015 1.13% 1.75%
2014 0.78% 1.73%
2013 0.59% 1.72%
2012 0.46% 1.72%
2011 0.34% 1.77%
2010 0.24% 1.89%
2009 0.26% 2.01%
2008 0.31% 2.12%
2007 0.32% 2.2%
2006 0.5% 2.25%
2005 0.68% 2.29%
2004 0.62% 2.34%
2003 0.49% 2.39%
2002 0.49% 2.45%
2001 0.38% 2.43%
2000 0.24% 2.37%
1999 0.19% 2.41%
1998 0.11% 2.49%
1997 0.11% 2.52%
1996 0.14% 2.56%
1995 0.15% 2.57%
1994 0.39% 2.58%
1993 0.83% 2.59%
1992 1.11% 2.68%
1991 1% 2.86%
1990 0.76% 2.99%
1989 0.45% 3.09%
1988 0.14% 3.19%
1987 0.06% 3.28%
1986 0.06% 3.33%
1985 0.05% 3.34%
1984 -0.006% 3.31%
1983 -0.16% 3.28%
1982 0.07% 3.24%
1981 0.26% 3.2%
1980 0% 2.82%
1979 -0.17% 2.43%
1978 -0.08% 2.43%
1977 0.04% 2.43%
1976 -0.18% 2.42%
1975 -0.26% 2.42%
1974 0.17% 2.43%
1973 0.56% 2.42%
1972 0.58% 2.43%
1971 0.45% 2.4%
1970 0.35% 2.32%
1969 0.35% 2.29%
1968 0.52% 2.29%
1967 0.75% 2.4%
1966 0.7% 2.52%
1965 0.65% 2.58%
1964 0.67% 2.63%
1963 0.64% 2.65%
1962 0.61% 2.64%
1961 0.55% 2.62%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Austria grew by 0.33%, while Malaysia's population grew by 1.18%.

Live population counters

Austria Malaysia
Current population
9201502
36600906
Population rank 98/197 45/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.44%
One net population change
17.5 minutes
1.25 minutes
One birth every
6.82 minutes
1.2 minutes
One death every
5.97 minutes
2.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +83 +1,151
Annual growth/decline +30,181 +420,165
Annual growth/decline rate +0.33% +1.18%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 89/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
3.16 minutes
Annual migration change +11,254 +166,615
Net migration rank 44/196 7/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 3,806,514
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 18/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 10.7%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 62/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Malaysia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Malaysia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - 166,615
2024 -11,013 8,813 252,068 174,770
2023 -11,872 4,819 254,806 181,071
2022 -10,851 157,365 237,560 188,154
2021 -6,269 52,150 212,002 188,506
2020 -8,025 39,601 283,282 101,907
2019 1,776 41,090 309,426 203,284
2018 1,769 35,296 324,568 221,965
2017 4,399 45,478 336,434 227,677
2016 6,989 65,976 345,681 222,141
2015 1,729 115,175 358,302 187,663
2014 3,419 74,375 367,587 159,791
2013 0 56,726 366,738 149,637
2012 0 45,014 371,497 134,975
2011 1,679 31,887 372,836 122,269
2010 1,672 22,570 360,260 157,164
2009 -834 18,222 366,157 178,410
2008 2,496 25,405 362,380 202,481
2007 1,659 24,616 348,711 229,784
2006 3,308 25,787 349,509 232,971
2005 3,291 50,676 355,324 225,864
2004 4,904 55,007 365,138 212,278
2003 0 44,362 377,425 199,510
2002 2,424 37,508 381,084 196,227
2001 804 39,866 400,939 173,613
2000 1,602 17,631 417,371 125,499
1999 0 19,949 432,355 89,335
1998 3,191 8,702 436,316 99,639
1997 3,984 1,589 447,768 79,266
1996 7,959 4,077 450,174 73,040
1995 7,948 1,890 443,349 72,393
1994 11,110 3,113 437,873 66,685
1993 12,649 33,688 429,910 61,079
1992 12,545 71,451 418,900 66,286
1991 10,857 77,417 401,938 97,111
1990 7,678 59,873 384,518 135,020
1989 5,333 46,232 373,277 143,544
1988 4,551 13,807 386,507 133,478
1987 1,515 1,434 381,999 137,759
1986 0 6,630 385,799 127,081
1985 -1,513 5,940 383,243 120,215
1984 756 2,906 376,797 106,248
1983 -3,025 -1,474 365,290 97,862
1982 3,029 -22,711 353,138 89,942
1981 1,514 29,590 339,991 84,142
1980 -1,510 9,811 326,947 80,617
1979 -6,039 -1,785 317,439 -13,980
1978 -9,074 -8,131 311,027 -15,059
1977 -6,811 13,245 305,515 -16,601
1976 -7,565 8,336 300,615 -18,316
1975 -2,274 -24,253 294,541 -20,480
1974 3,039 -16,276 289,880 -21,919
1973 5,310 34,856 284,611 -21,995
1972 9,053 36,703 276,263 -21,305
1971 11,250 32,392 272,323 -20,535
1970 13,441 10,601 269,341 -31,839
1969 22,323 5,896 264,327 -39,420
1968 30,403 -6,880 260,705 -40,996
1967 32,459 21,285 258,764 -42,108
1966 37,343 18,656 262,162 -33,993
1965 35,627 10,719 264,836 -36,456
1964 44,788 3,646 266,406 -38,785
1963 43,055 4,774 265,815 -40,952
1962 42,779 1,509 262,140 -43,033
1961 46,061 -2,760 257,270 -44,916
1960 36,647 -1,732 251,090 -46,948

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 5.25% of the population change in Austria is from natural causes (a loss of 31,368 people) and 94.7% is from migration (a gain of 565,763 people). In Malaysia 60.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,914,129 people) and 39.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,897,138 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 3,806,514 people or 10.7% in Malaysia.

Biggest cities by population

Austria
City Population
Vienna 2.03M
Graz 293K
Linz 212K
Salzburg 155K
Innsbruck 132K
Klagenfurt 101K
Wels 65.3K
Villach 65.1K
Sankt Polten 55.5K
Dornbirn 48.1K
Malaysia
City Population
Kuala Lumpur 9M
Klang 878K
Ipoh 867K
Johor Bahru 798K
George Town 794K
Shah Alam 741K
Subang Jaya 708K
Petaling Jaya 639K
Kuantan 608K
Sungai Petani 545K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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