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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 527,799 people in Maldives in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 532,057 in Maldives.

Population statistics:

  • Austria's population is 17.2 times bigger than Maldives'.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Maldives is the 168th.
  • The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.006% for Maldives.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +2.56% in Maldives.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Maldives has grown from 314K to 532K (69.5% growth).

Austria vs Maldives: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Maldives
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Maldives
2100 7,450,035 476,505
2099 7,465,366 477,920
2098 7,480,951 479,417
2097 7,498,101 481,109
2096 7,514,850 482,965
2095 7,532,161 484,925
2094 7,548,458 487,060
2093 7,565,999 489,462
2092 7,583,717 492,137
2091 7,603,216 494,900
2090 7,623,462 498,054
2089 7,645,771 501,304
2088 7,668,431 504,978
2087 7,690,081 508,740
2086 7,712,948 512,752
2085 7,737,385 516,863
2084 7,763,202 521,065
2083 7,788,506 525,345
2082 7,813,956 529,631
2081 7,839,060 534,118
2080 7,863,527 538,568
2079 7,889,445 543,030
2078 7,916,631 547,552
2077 7,944,829 551,886
2076 7,970,795 556,016
2075 7,996,421 560,031
2074 8,023,733 563,862
2073 8,050,381 567,654
2072 8,078,590 571,178
2071 8,105,838 574,604
2070 8,133,854 577,819
2069 8,163,771 580,792
2068 8,193,704 583,580
2067 8,224,576 586,194
2066 8,257,106 588,512
2065 8,290,403 590,500
2064 8,322,363 592,344
2063 8,356,710 594,011
2062 8,391,660 595,405
2061 8,426,083 596,482
2060 8,461,244 597,051
2059 8,497,226 597,623
2058 8,533,176 597,874
2057 8,569,804 597,811
2056 8,603,815 597,360
2055 8,637,443 596,636
2054 8,670,706 595,832
2053 8,703,475 594,829
2052 8,733,492 593,458
2051 8,761,338 591,942
2050 8,789,107 590,121
2049 8,816,505 587,970
2048 8,841,593 585,592
2047 8,864,899 583,306
2046 8,886,446 580,842
2045 8,906,200 578,160
2044 8,926,211 575,546
2043 8,943,779 572,802
2042 8,961,407 570,020
2041 8,977,747 567,246
2040 8,994,604 564,398
2039 9,011,400 561,546
2038 9,026,006 558,940
2037 9,044,181 556,343
2036 9,059,299 553,839
2035 9,074,280 551,348
2034 9,089,880 548,952
2033 9,102,596 546,465
2032 9,116,080 544,072
2031 9,127,901 541,734
2030 9,138,727 539,556
2029 9,146,845 537,533
2028 9,151,806 535,394
2027 9,157,362 533,401
2026 9,163,419 531,559
2025 9,170,052 529,712
2024 9,177,982 527,799
2023 9,131,761 525,994
2022 9,041,851 524,106
2021 8,955,797 516,154
2020 8,916,864 502,118
2019 8,879,920 487,731
2018 8,840,521 473,099
2017 8,797,566 458,287
2016 8,736,668 443,308
2015 8,642,699 428,154
2014 8,546,356 413,617
2013 8,479,823 400,070
2012 8,429,991 386,818
2011 8,391,643 373,674
2010 8,363,404 360,792
2009 8,343,323 348,275
2008 8,321,496 336,170
2007 8,295,487 324,479
2006 8,268,641 313,851
2005 8,227,829 306,429
2004 8,171,966 301,413
2003 8,121,423 296,491
2002 8,081,957 291,616
2001 8,042,293 286,767
2000 8,011,566 282,019
1999 7,992,324 277,412
1998 7,976,789 272,723
1997 7,968,041 267,707
1996 7,959,017 262,347
1995 7,948,278 256,649
1994 7,936,118 250,822
1993 7,905,633 244,884
1992 7,840,709 238,543
1991 7,754,891 231,802
1990 7,677,850 224,762
1989 7,619,567 217,738
1988 7,585,317 210,885
1987 7,574,586 203,944
1986 7,569,794 196,935
1985 7,564,985 190,169
1984 7,561,434 184,198
1983 7,561,910 179,128
1982 7,574,140 174,333
1981 7,568,710 169,532
1980 7,549,433 164,835
1979 7,549,425 160,360
1978 7,562,305 156,159
1977 7,568,430 151,930
1976 7,565,525 147,525
1975 7,578,903 143,158
1974 7,599,038 138,978
1973 7,586,115 134,952
1972 7,544,201 130,968
1971 7,500,482 127,035
1970 7,467,086 123,219
1969 7,441,055 119,564
1968 7,415,403 116,075
1967 7,376,998 112,528
1966 7,322,066 108,507
1965 7,270,889 104,102
1964 7,223,801 100,662
1963 7,175,811 98,222
1962 7,129,864 95,802
1961 7,086,299 93,450
1960 7,047,539 91,189

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/maldives | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while Maldives gained 129,457 people (a 41.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Maldives' population increased by 88,749 people (a 20% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. Maldives was ranked 171st in 2006 and ranked 168th 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 Maldives will increase by 10.9% to 590,121 people and rank change from 168th to 166th.

Maldives is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 598K 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
Maldives
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Maldives
2100 -0.21% -0.3%
2099 -0.21% -0.31%
2098 -0.23% -0.35%
2097 -0.22% -0.38%
2096 -0.23% -0.4%
2095 -0.22% -0.44%
2094 -0.23% -0.49%
2093 -0.23% -0.54%
2092 -0.26% -0.56%
2091 -0.27% -0.63%
2090 -0.29% -0.65%
2089 -0.3% -0.73%
2088 -0.28% -0.74%
2087 -0.3% -0.78%
2086 -0.32% -0.8%
2085 -0.33% -0.81%
2084 -0.32% -0.81%
2083 -0.33% -0.81%
2082 -0.32% -0.84%
2081 -0.31% -0.83%
2080 -0.33% -0.82%
2079 -0.34% -0.83%
2078 -0.35% -0.79%
2077 -0.33% -0.74%
2076 -0.32% -0.72%
2075 -0.34% -0.68%
2074 -0.33% -0.67%
2073 -0.35% -0.62%
2072 -0.34% -0.6%
2071 -0.34% -0.56%
2070 -0.37% -0.51%
2069 -0.37% -0.48%
2068 -0.38% -0.45%
2067 -0.39% -0.39%
2066 -0.4% -0.34%
2065 -0.38% -0.31%
2064 -0.41% -0.28%
2063 -0.42% -0.23%
2062 -0.41% -0.18%
2061 -0.42% -0.1%
2060 -0.42% -0.1%
2059 -0.42% -0.04%
2058 -0.43% 0.01%
2057 -0.4% 0.08%
2056 -0.39% 0.12%
2055 -0.38% 0.14%
2054 -0.38% 0.17%
2053 -0.34% 0.23%
2052 -0.32% 0.26%
2051 -0.32% 0.31%
2050 -0.31% 0.37%
2049 -0.28% 0.41%
2048 -0.26% 0.39%
2047 -0.24% 0.42%
2046 -0.22% 0.46%
2045 -0.22% 0.45%
2044 -0.2% 0.48%
2043 -0.2% 0.49%
2042 -0.18% 0.49%
2041 -0.19% 0.5%
2040 -0.19% 0.51%
2039 -0.16% 0.47%
2038 -0.2% 0.47%
2037 -0.17% 0.45%
2036 -0.17% 0.45%
2035 -0.17% 0.44%
2034 -0.14% 0.46%
2033 -0.15% 0.44%
2032 -0.13% 0.43%
2031 -0.12% 0.4%
2030 -0.09% 0.38%
2029 -0.05% 0.4%
2028 -0.06% 0.37%
2027 -0.07% 0.35%
2026 -0.07% 0.35%
2025 -0.09% 0.36%
2024 0.51% 0.34%
2023 0.99% 0.36%
2022 0.96% 1.54%
2021 0.44% 2.8%
2020 0.42% 2.95%
2019 0.45% 3.09%
2018 0.49% 3.23%
2017 0.7% 3.38%
2016 1.09% 3.54%
2015 1.13% 3.51%
2014 0.78% 3.39%
2013 0.59% 3.43%
2012 0.46% 3.52%
2011 0.34% 3.57%
2010 0.24% 3.59%
2009 0.26% 3.6%
2008 0.31% 3.6%
2007 0.32% 3.39%
2006 0.5% 2.42%
2005 0.68% 1.66%
2004 0.62% 1.66%
2003 0.49% 1.67%
2002 0.49% 1.69%
2001 0.38% 1.68%
2000 0.24% 1.66%
1999 0.19% 1.72%
1998 0.11% 1.87%
1997 0.11% 2.04%
1996 0.14% 2.22%
1995 0.15% 2.32%
1994 0.39% 2.42%
1993 0.83% 2.66%
1992 1.11% 2.91%
1991 1% 3.13%
1990 0.76% 3.23%
1989 0.45% 3.25%
1988 0.14% 3.4%
1987 0.06% 3.56%
1986 0.06% 3.56%
1985 0.05% 3.24%
1984 -0.006% 2.83%
1983 -0.16% 2.75%
1982 0.07% 2.83%
1981 0.26% 2.85%
1980 0% 2.79%
1979 -0.17% 2.69%
1978 -0.08% 2.78%
1977 0.04% 2.99%
1976 -0.18% 3.05%
1975 -0.26% 3.01%
1974 0.17% 2.98%
1973 0.56% 3.04%
1972 0.58% 3.1%
1971 0.45% 3.1%
1970 0.35% 3.06%
1969 0.35% 3.01%
1968 0.52% 3.15%
1967 0.75% 3.71%
1966 0.7% 4.23%
1965 0.65% 3.42%
1964 0.67% 2.48%
1963 0.64% 2.53%
1962 0.61% 2.52%
1961 0.55% 2.48%

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/maldives | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Austria grew by 0.51%, while Maldives' population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Austria Maldives
Current population
9163419
532057
Population rank 99/197 168/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.006%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
4.85 hours
One birth every
6.77 minutes
1.51 hours
One death every
5.87 minutes
7.13 hours
Daily growth/decline +127 +5
Annual growth/decline +46,221 +1,805
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 146/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
3.85 hours
Annual migration change +11,254 -2,283
Net migration rank 44/196 101/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 75,099
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 141/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 14.2%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 48/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Maldives
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Maldives
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - -2,283
2024 - 8,813 - -2,421
2023 -11,872 4,819 4,566 -2,877
2022 -10,851 157,365 4,752 -2,674
2021 -6,269 52,150 4,426 9,412
2020 -8,025 39,601 4,594 9,642
2019 1,776 41,090 4,886 9,648
2018 1,769 35,296 5,088 9,637
2017 4,399 45,478 5,342 9,555
2016 6,989 65,976 5,652 9,421
2015 1,729 115,175 5,914 9,324
2014 3,419 74,375 6,122 7,700
2013 0 56,726 6,307 6,963
2012 0 45,014 6,445 6,800
2011 1,679 31,887 6,429 6,611
2010 1,672 22,570 6,350 6,369
2009 -834 18,222 6,227 6,093
2008 2,496 25,405 5,856 6,035
2007 1,659 24,616 5,324 6,160
2006 3,308 25,787 4,766 5,006
2005 3,291 50,676 4,493 578
2004 4,904 55,007 4,287 668
2003 0 44,362 4,316 578
2002 2,424 37,508 4,257 607
2001 804 39,866 4,271 560
2000 1,602 17,631 4,372 300
1999 0 19,949 4,601 -62
1998 3,191 8,702 4,919 -94
1997 3,984 1,589 5,267 -60
1996 7,959 4,077 5,705 -183
1995 7,948 1,890 6,177 -302
1994 11,110 3,113 6,550 -768
1993 12,649 33,688 6,842 -749
1992 12,545 71,451 7,096 -522
1991 10,857 77,417 7,295 -378
1990 7,678 59,873 7,444 -271
1989 5,333 46,232 7,472 -610
1988 4,551 13,807 7,414 -564
1987 1,515 1,434 7,300 -265
1986 0 6,630 7,153 -175
1985 -1,513 5,940 6,944 -382
1984 756 2,906 6,680 -1,300
1983 -3,025 -1,474 6,361 -1,608
1982 3,029 -22,711 6,058 -1,220
1981 1,514 29,590 5,778 -1,014
1980 -1,510 9,811 5,526 -903
1979 -6,039 -1,785 5,275 -958
1978 -9,074 -8,131 4,812 -716
1977 -6,811 13,245 4,779 -413
1976 -7,565 8,336 4,538 -101
1975 -2,274 -24,253 4,325 -14
1974 3,039 -16,276 4,136 -78
1973 5,310 34,856 3,924 60
1972 9,053 36,703 3,707 269
1971 11,250 32,392 3,549 341
1970 13,441 10,601 3,415 330
1969 22,323 5,896 3,260 313
1968 30,403 -6,880 3,150 255
1967 32,459 21,285 3,010 672
1966 37,343 18,656 2,845 1,511
1965 35,627 10,719 2,747 1,709
1964 44,788 3,646 2,660 -227
1963 43,055 4,774 2,567 -125
1962 42,779 1,509 2,475 -80
1961 46,061 -2,760 2,354 -44
1960 36,647 -1,732 2,241 -32

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

GeoRank.org/population/austria/maldives | 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 Maldives 42.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,342 people) and 57.3% is from migration (a gain of 68,788 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 75,099 people or 14.2% in Maldives.

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
Maldives
City Population
Male 133K
Hulhumale 50K

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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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