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

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The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,208,163 in 2025 vs 529,676 people in Maldives in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,201,502 people compared to 532,468 in Maldives.

Population statistics:

  • Austria's population is 17.3 times bigger than Maldives'.
  • Austria is ranked the 98th 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 +0.68% per year vs +2.28% in Maldives.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.2M (11.3% growth), while Maldives has grown from 314K to 532K (69.7% growth).

Austria vs Maldives: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Maldives
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Maldives
2100 7,480,998 476,472
2099 7,496,393 477,887
2098 7,512,042 479,384
2097 7,529,263 481,076
2096 7,546,082 482,932
2095 7,563,465 484,892
2094 7,579,830 487,026
2093 7,597,443 489,428
2092 7,615,235 492,103
2091 7,634,815 494,866
2090 7,655,146 498,019
2089 7,677,547 501,269
2088 7,700,301 504,943
2087 7,722,041 508,705
2086 7,745,003 512,717
2085 7,769,542 516,827
2084 7,795,466 521,029
2083 7,820,876 525,309
2082 7,846,431 529,594
2081 7,871,639 534,081
2080 7,896,208 538,531
2079 7,922,233 542,993
2078 7,949,533 547,515
2077 7,977,848 551,848
2076 8,003,921 555,977
2075 8,029,654 559,992
2074 8,057,079 563,823
2073 8,083,839 567,615
2072 8,112,165 571,139
2071 8,139,526 574,565
2070 8,167,659 577,779
2069 8,197,700 580,752
2068 8,227,758 583,540
2067 8,258,758 586,154
2066 8,291,423 588,472
2065 8,324,858 590,459
2064 8,356,951 592,304
2063 8,391,440 593,970
2062 8,426,536 595,364
2061 8,461,102 596,441
2060 8,496,409 597,010
2059 8,532,540 597,582
2058 8,568,640 597,833
2057 8,605,421 597,770
2056 8,639,572 597,319
2055 8,673,340 596,595
2054 8,706,741 595,791
2053 8,739,647 594,788
2052 8,769,788 593,417
2051 8,797,751 591,901
2050 8,825,635 590,081
2049 8,853,147 587,930
2048 8,878,339 585,552
2047 8,901,742 583,266
2046 8,923,378 580,802
2045 8,943,215 578,120
2044 8,963,309 575,506
2043 8,980,950 572,763
2042 8,998,651 569,981
2041 9,015,059 567,207
2040 9,031,986 564,359
2039 9,048,852 561,507
2038 9,063,518 558,901
2037 9,081,768 556,305
2036 9,096,950 553,800
2035 9,111,993 551,310
2034 9,127,657 548,914
2033 9,140,427 546,428
2032 9,153,966 544,034
2031 9,165,837 541,696
2030 9,176,708 539,519
2029 9,184,859 537,496
2028 9,189,841 535,357
2027 9,195,420 533,364
2026 9,201,502 531,523
2025 9,208,163 529,676
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 464,834 people (a 5.32% growth), while Maldives' population increased by 89,160 people (a 20.1% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 98th 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 8,825,635 people with a rank change from 98th to 108th. The population of Maldives will increase by 10.8% to 590,081 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 2025 at 9.21M people and is projected to decrease to 7.48M 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 0.33% 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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/austria/maldives | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Austria grew by 0.33%, while Maldives' population grew by 0.36%.

Live population counters

Austria Maldives
Current population
9201502
532468
Population rank 98/197 168/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.006%
One net population change
17.5 minutes
4.68 hours
One birth every
6.82 minutes
1.57 hours
One death every
5.97 minutes
7.02 hours
Daily growth/decline +83 +5
Annual growth/decline +30,181 +1,877
Annual growth/decline rate +0.33% +0.36%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 142/197
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 -11,013 8,813 4,340 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/austria/maldives | CC BY

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 Maldives 45.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 49,560 people) and 54.2% is from migration (a gain of 58,667 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 132K
Klagenfurt 101K
Wels 65.3K
Villach 65.1K
Sankt Polten 55.5K
Dornbirn 48.1K
Maldives
City Population
Male 133K
Hulhumale 65.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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