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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 5,169,395 people in Mauritania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 5,505,206 in Mauritania.

Population statistics:

  • Austria's population is 1.66 times bigger than Mauritania's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Mauritania is the 122nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.07% for Mauritania.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +3% in Mauritania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Mauritania has grown from 3.01M to 5.51M (82.7% growth).

Austria vs Mauritania: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Mauritania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Mauritania
2100 7,450,035 17,309,980
2099 7,465,366 17,202,690
2098 7,480,951 17,090,030
2097 7,498,101 16,975,270
2096 7,514,850 16,857,252
2095 7,532,161 16,739,240
2094 7,548,458 16,617,272
2093 7,565,999 16,492,589
2092 7,583,717 16,366,098
2091 7,603,216 16,235,771
2090 7,623,462 16,103,700
2089 7,645,771 15,969,059
2088 7,668,431 15,831,339
2087 7,690,081 15,690,143
2086 7,712,948 15,547,605
2085 7,737,385 15,403,967
2084 7,763,202 15,257,740
2083 7,788,506 15,108,271
2082 7,813,956 14,958,279
2081 7,839,060 14,805,332
2080 7,863,527 14,651,508
2079 7,889,445 14,496,397
2078 7,916,631 14,337,117
2077 7,944,829 14,175,812
2076 7,970,795 14,013,255
2075 7,996,421 13,849,027
2074 8,023,733 13,684,146
2073 8,050,381 13,517,681
2072 8,078,590 13,349,376
2071 8,105,838 13,178,237
2070 8,133,854 13,007,812
2069 8,163,771 12,835,311
2068 8,193,704 12,662,862
2067 8,224,576 12,487,379
2066 8,257,106 12,311,503
2065 8,290,403 12,136,616
2064 8,322,363 11,958,955
2063 8,356,710 11,783,144
2062 8,391,660 11,606,044
2061 8,426,083 11,428,738
2060 8,461,244 11,251,427
2059 8,497,226 11,072,236
2058 8,533,176 10,892,076
2057 8,569,804 10,713,858
2056 8,603,815 10,536,935
2055 8,637,443 10,358,532
2054 8,670,706 10,179,658
2053 8,703,475 9,999,712
2052 8,733,492 9,819,098
2051 8,761,338 9,639,209
2050 8,789,107 9,461,249
2049 8,816,505 9,283,353
2048 8,841,593 9,104,299
2047 8,864,899 8,926,851
2046 8,886,446 8,748,845
2045 8,906,200 8,572,397
2044 8,926,211 8,397,189
2043 8,943,779 8,222,194
2042 8,961,407 8,048,139
2041 8,977,747 7,876,803
2040 8,994,604 7,706,696
2039 9,011,400 7,537,689
2038 9,026,006 7,369,184
2037 9,044,181 7,202,472
2036 9,059,299 7,036,729
2035 9,074,280 6,871,981
2034 9,089,880 6,708,364
2033 9,102,596 6,546,168
2032 9,116,080 6,385,827
2031 9,127,901 6,227,564
2030 9,138,727 6,070,865
2029 9,146,845 5,916,516
2028 9,151,806 5,764,060
2027 9,157,362 5,613,919
2026 9,163,419 5,464,898
2025 9,170,052 5,317,228
2024 9,177,982 5,169,395
2023 9,131,761 5,022,441
2022 9,041,851 4,875,637
2021 8,955,797 4,734,874
2020 8,916,864 4,600,131
2019 8,879,920 4,467,708
2018 8,840,521 4,337,685
2017 8,797,566 4,210,600
2016 8,736,668 4,086,657
2015 8,642,699 3,965,959
2014 8,546,356 3,848,514
2013 8,479,823 3,734,318
2012 8,429,991 3,619,034
2011 8,391,643 3,502,811
2010 8,363,404 3,390,965
2009 8,343,323 3,284,448
2008 8,321,496 3,183,269
2007 8,295,487 3,093,059
2006 8,268,641 3,013,660
2005 8,227,829 2,939,059
2004 8,171,966 2,868,664
2003 8,121,423 2,802,046
2002 8,081,957 2,738,655
2001 8,042,293 2,678,760
2000 8,011,566 2,613,441
1999 7,992,324 2,541,698
1998 7,976,789 2,474,651
1997 7,968,041 2,411,306
1996 7,959,017 2,358,188
1995 7,948,278 2,312,017
1994 7,936,118 2,249,454
1993 7,905,633 2,174,328
1992 7,840,709 2,088,135
1991 7,754,891 2,009,738
1990 7,677,850 1,951,878
1989 7,619,567 1,903,048
1988 7,585,317 1,855,859
1987 7,574,586 1,803,014
1986 7,569,794 1,751,835
1985 7,564,985 1,702,107
1984 7,561,434 1,653,693
1983 7,561,910 1,606,746
1982 7,574,140 1,561,176
1981 7,568,710 1,516,877
1980 7,549,433 1,474,043
1979 7,549,425 1,432,758
1978 7,562,305 1,392,713
1977 7,568,430 1,353,768
1976 7,565,525 1,315,336
1975 7,578,903 1,277,330
1974 7,599,038 1,240,188
1973 7,586,115 1,203,838
1972 7,544,201 1,168,355
1971 7,500,482 1,133,702
1970 7,467,086 1,099,806
1969 7,441,055 1,066,754
1968 7,415,403 1,034,739
1967 7,376,998 1,003,843
1966 7,322,066 974,157
1965 7,270,889 945,838
1964 7,223,801 918,955
1963 7,175,811 893,423
1962 7,129,864 869,184
1961 7,086,299 846,167
1960 7,047,539 824,298

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/mauritania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while Mauritania gained 1,072,997 people (a 35.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Mauritania's population increased by 1,418,549 people (a 34.7% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. Mauritania was ranked 132nd in 2006 and ranked 122nd 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 Mauritania will increase by 71.9% to 9,461,249 people and rank change from 122nd to 102nd.

Mauritania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 17.3M 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
Mauritania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Mauritania
2100 -0.21% 0.62%
2099 -0.21% 0.66%
2098 -0.23% 0.68%
2097 -0.22% 0.7%
2096 -0.23% 0.7%
2095 -0.22% 0.73%
2094 -0.23% 0.76%
2093 -0.23% 0.77%
2092 -0.26% 0.8%
2091 -0.27% 0.82%
2090 -0.29% 0.84%
2089 -0.3% 0.87%
2088 -0.28% 0.9%
2087 -0.3% 0.92%
2086 -0.32% 0.93%
2085 -0.33% 0.96%
2084 -0.32% 0.99%
2083 -0.33% 1%
2082 -0.32% 1.03%
2081 -0.31% 1.05%
2080 -0.33% 1.07%
2079 -0.34% 1.11%
2078 -0.35% 1.14%
2077 -0.33% 1.16%
2076 -0.32% 1.19%
2075 -0.34% 1.2%
2074 -0.33% 1.23%
2073 -0.35% 1.26%
2072 -0.34% 1.3%
2071 -0.34% 1.31%
2070 -0.37% 1.34%
2069 -0.37% 1.36%
2068 -0.38% 1.41%
2067 -0.39% 1.43%
2066 -0.4% 1.44%
2065 -0.38% 1.49%
2064 -0.41% 1.49%
2063 -0.42% 1.53%
2062 -0.41% 1.55%
2061 -0.42% 1.58%
2060 -0.42% 1.62%
2059 -0.42% 1.65%
2058 -0.43% 1.66%
2057 -0.4% 1.68%
2056 -0.39% 1.72%
2055 -0.38% 1.76%
2054 -0.38% 1.8%
2053 -0.34% 1.84%
2052 -0.32% 1.87%
2051 -0.32% 1.88%
2050 -0.31% 1.92%
2049 -0.28% 1.97%
2048 -0.26% 1.99%
2047 -0.24% 2.03%
2046 -0.22% 2.06%
2045 -0.22% 2.09%
2044 -0.2% 2.13%
2043 -0.2% 2.16%
2042 -0.18% 2.18%
2041 -0.19% 2.21%
2040 -0.19% 2.24%
2039 -0.16% 2.29%
2038 -0.2% 2.31%
2037 -0.17% 2.36%
2036 -0.17% 2.4%
2035 -0.17% 2.44%
2034 -0.14% 2.48%
2033 -0.15% 2.51%
2032 -0.13% 2.54%
2031 -0.12% 2.58%
2030 -0.09% 2.61%
2029 -0.05% 2.64%
2028 -0.06% 2.67%
2027 -0.07% 2.73%
2026 -0.07% 2.78%
2025 -0.09% 2.86%
2024 0.51% 2.93%
2023 0.99% 3.01%
2022 0.96% 2.97%
2021 0.44% 2.93%
2020 0.42% 2.96%
2019 0.45% 3%
2018 0.49% 3.02%
2017 0.7% 3.03%
2016 1.09% 3.04%
2015 1.13% 3.05%
2014 0.78% 3.06%
2013 0.59% 3.19%
2012 0.46% 3.32%
2011 0.34% 3.3%
2010 0.24% 3.24%
2009 0.26% 3.18%
2008 0.31% 2.92%
2007 0.32% 2.63%
2006 0.5% 2.54%
2005 0.68% 2.45%
2004 0.62% 2.38%
2003 0.49% 2.31%
2002 0.49% 2.24%
2001 0.38% 2.5%
2000 0.24% 2.82%
1999 0.19% 2.71%
1998 0.11% 2.63%
1997 0.11% 2.25%
1996 0.14% 2%
1995 0.15% 2.78%
1994 0.39% 3.46%
1993 0.83% 4.13%
1992 1.11% 3.9%
1991 1% 2.96%
1990 0.76% 2.57%
1989 0.45% 2.54%
1988 0.14% 2.93%
1987 0.06% 2.92%
1986 0.06% 2.92%
1985 0.05% 2.93%
1984 -0.006% 2.92%
1983 -0.16% 2.92%
1982 0.07% 2.92%
1981 0.26% 2.91%
1980 0% 2.88%
1979 -0.17% 2.88%
1978 -0.08% 2.88%
1977 0.04% 2.92%
1976 -0.18% 2.98%
1975 -0.26% 2.99%
1974 0.17% 3.02%
1973 0.56% 3.04%
1972 0.58% 3.06%
1971 0.45% 3.08%
1970 0.35% 3.1%
1969 0.35% 3.09%
1968 0.52% 3.08%
1967 0.75% 3.05%
1966 0.7% 2.99%
1965 0.65% 2.93%
1964 0.67% 2.86%
1963 0.64% 2.79%
1962 0.61% 2.72%
1961 0.55% 2.65%

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/mauritania | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Austria grew by 0.51%, while Mauritania's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Austria Mauritania
Current population
9163419
5505206
Population rank 99/197 122/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.07%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
3.58 minutes
One birth every
6.77 minutes
3.04 minutes
One death every
5.87 minutes
19 minutes
Daily growth/decline +127 +403
Annual growth/decline +46,221 +146,954
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 17/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
1.74 hours
Annual migration change +11,254 -5,044
Net migration rank 44/196 115/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 195,937
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 113/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 107/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Mauritania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Mauritania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - -5,044
2024 - 8,813 - -2,185
2023 -11,872 4,819 145,164 2,999
2022 -10,851 157,365 142,451 2,999
2021 -6,269 52,150 137,557 -1,483
2020 -8,025 39,601 134,899 -1,483
2019 1,776 41,090 134,460 -3,019
2018 1,769 35,296 131,584 -2,987
2017 4,399 45,478 128,562 -3,001
2016 6,989 65,976 125,342 -3,008
2015 1,729 115,175 122,092 -3,019
2014 3,419 74,375 118,792 -2,980
2013 0 56,726 115,558 -2,987
2012 0 45,014 113,489 4,515
2011 1,679 31,887 111,165 3,272
2010 1,672 22,570 108,121 1,128
2009 -834 18,222 105,273 -1,481
2008 2,496 25,405 102,432 -3,860
2007 1,659 24,616 98,895 -17,048
2006 3,308 25,787 94,991 -18,033
2005 3,291 50,676 90,940 -18,693
2004 4,904 55,007 87,578 -19,042
2003 0 44,362 83,804 -19,104
2002 2,424 37,508 80,993 -18,903
2001 804 39,866 78,769 -21,067
2000 1,602 17,631 75,929 -2,997
1999 0 19,949 73,554 -2,999
1998 3,191 8,702 72,045 -8,504
1997 3,984 1,589 71,327 -8,187
1996 7,959 4,077 71,939 -28,840
1995 7,948 1,890 72,244 -22,997
1994 11,110 3,113 70,570 5,304
1993 12,649 33,688 68,167 6,217
1992 12,545 71,451 63,501 34,505
1991 10,857 77,417 61,782 -2,997
1990 7,678 59,873 59,934 -3,000
1989 5,333 46,232 58,666 -17,941
1988 4,551 13,807 56,654 -2,997
1987 1,515 1,434 55,037 -2,998
1986 0 6,630 53,313 -2,998
1985 -1,513 5,940 52,125 -2,998
1984 756 2,906 50,705 -2,998
1983 -3,025 -1,474 49,187 -2,998
1982 3,029 -22,711 47,947 -2,998
1981 1,514 29,590 46,641 -2,998
1980 -1,510 9,811 45,026 -2,997
1979 -6,039 -1,785 43,537 -2,997
1978 -9,074 -8,131 42,539 -2,998
1977 -6,811 13,245 41,352 -2,999
1976 -7,565 8,336 40,149 -1,645
1975 -2,274 -24,253 38,975 -1,472
1974 3,039 -16,276 38,106 -1,321
1973 5,310 34,856 37,122 -1,201
1972 9,053 36,703 36,184 -1,139
1971 11,250 32,392 35,279 -1,014
1970 13,441 10,601 34,382 -855
1969 22,323 5,896 33,252 -688
1968 30,403 -6,880 32,029 -565
1967 32,459 21,285 30,853 -514
1966 37,343 18,656 29,502 -466
1965 35,627 10,719 28,028 -434
1964 44,788 3,646 26,565 -390
1963 43,055 4,774 25,250 -362
1962 42,779 1,509 23,927 -342
1961 46,061 -2,760 22,781 -332
1960 36,647 -1,732 21,604 -318

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

GeoRank.org/population/austria/mauritania | 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 Mauritania 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,320,903 people) and 1.12% is from migration (a loss of 14,982 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 195,937 people or 3.8% in Mauritania.

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
Mauritania
City Population
Nouakchott 1.45M
Rosso 61.2K

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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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