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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 3,030,131 people in Namibia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 3,173,089 in Namibia.

Population statistics:

  • Austria's population is 2.89 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Namibia is the 134th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.04% for Namibia.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +2.73% in Namibia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Namibia has grown from 1.99M to 3.17M (59.3% growth).

Austria vs Namibia: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Namibia
2100 7,450,035 5,958,153
2099 7,465,366 5,952,623
2098 7,480,951 5,947,142
2097 7,498,101 5,942,285
2096 7,514,850 5,938,162
2095 7,532,161 5,930,395
2094 7,548,458 5,922,248
2093 7,565,999 5,911,235
2092 7,583,717 5,899,026
2091 7,603,216 5,886,490
2090 7,623,462 5,871,938
2089 7,645,771 5,858,234
2088 7,668,431 5,842,720
2087 7,690,081 5,825,856
2086 7,712,948 5,806,643
2085 7,737,385 5,789,246
2084 7,763,202 5,771,050
2083 7,788,506 5,751,610
2082 7,813,956 5,730,648
2081 7,839,060 5,707,476
2080 7,863,527 5,682,842
2079 7,889,445 5,659,698
2078 7,916,631 5,634,313
2077 7,944,829 5,608,096
2076 7,970,795 5,580,829
2075 7,996,421 5,551,107
2074 8,023,733 5,522,025
2073 8,050,381 5,494,180
2072 8,078,590 5,464,749
2071 8,105,838 5,434,461
2070 8,133,854 5,403,822
2069 8,163,771 5,371,517
2068 8,193,704 5,336,950
2067 8,224,576 5,300,707
2066 8,257,106 5,263,191
2065 8,290,403 5,227,346
2064 8,322,363 5,190,323
2063 8,356,710 5,150,579
2062 8,391,660 5,109,760
2061 8,426,083 5,068,478
2060 8,461,244 5,023,587
2059 8,497,226 4,979,591
2058 8,533,176 4,933,964
2057 8,569,804 4,887,985
2056 8,603,815 4,840,537
2055 8,637,443 4,790,848
2054 8,670,706 4,741,942
2053 8,703,475 4,691,180
2052 8,733,492 4,639,835
2051 8,761,338 4,587,353
2050 8,789,107 4,533,502
2049 8,816,505 4,482,650
2048 8,841,593 4,430,309
2047 8,864,899 4,373,597
2046 8,886,446 4,318,050
2045 8,906,200 4,259,166
2044 8,926,211 4,202,338
2043 8,943,779 4,144,892
2042 8,961,407 4,088,713
2041 8,977,747 4,032,347
2040 8,994,604 3,976,987
2039 9,011,400 3,920,720
2038 9,026,006 3,862,015
2037 9,044,181 3,804,482
2036 9,059,299 3,747,072
2035 9,074,280 3,689,163
2034 9,089,880 3,631,737
2033 9,102,596 3,575,000
2032 9,116,080 3,516,310
2031 9,127,901 3,456,265
2030 9,138,727 3,395,964
2029 9,146,845 3,336,698
2028 9,151,806 3,277,428
2027 9,157,362 3,216,917
2026 9,163,419 3,156,839
2025 9,170,052 3,094,769
2024 9,177,982 3,030,131
2023 9,131,761 2,963,095
2022 9,041,851 2,889,662
2021 8,955,797 2,810,548
2020 8,916,864 2,728,762
2019 8,879,920 2,650,494
2018 8,840,521 2,577,327
2017 8,797,566 2,506,853
2016 8,736,668 2,439,213
2015 8,642,699 2,374,300
2014 8,546,356 2,312,139
2013 8,479,823 2,252,508
2012 8,429,991 2,194,654
2011 8,391,643 2,146,325
2010 8,363,404 2,109,811
2009 8,343,323 2,077,394
2008 8,321,496 2,047,056
2007 8,295,487 2,018,600
2006 8,268,641 1,991,888
2005 8,227,829 1,966,582
2004 8,171,966 1,942,082
2003 8,121,423 1,917,464
2002 8,081,957 1,889,970
2001 8,042,293 1,857,048
2000 8,011,566 1,818,647
1999 7,992,324 1,776,368
1998 7,976,789 1,732,745
1997 7,968,041 1,689,264
1996 7,959,017 1,646,103
1995 7,948,278 1,602,170
1994 7,936,118 1,556,304
1993 7,905,633 1,508,697
1992 7,840,709 1,461,322
1991 7,754,891 1,415,684
1990 7,677,850 1,369,303
1989 7,619,567 1,288,947
1988 7,585,317 1,209,696
1987 7,574,586 1,167,889
1986 7,569,794 1,131,081
1985 7,564,985 1,096,890
1984 7,561,434 1,065,989
1983 7,561,910 1,037,511
1982 7,574,140 1,010,308
1981 7,568,710 992,500
1980 7,549,433 981,434
1979 7,549,425 962,825
1978 7,562,305 947,269
1977 7,568,430 931,104
1976 7,565,525 906,566
1975 7,578,903 881,032
1974 7,599,038 854,320
1973 7,586,115 828,928
1972 7,544,201 804,399
1971 7,500,482 780,584
1970 7,467,086 757,868
1969 7,441,055 736,120
1968 7,415,403 715,542
1967 7,376,998 696,045
1966 7,322,066 677,655
1965 7,270,889 660,558
1964 7,223,801 644,530
1963 7,175,811 629,589
1962 7,129,864 615,759
1961 7,086,299 603,067
1960 7,047,539 591,465

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/namibia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while Namibia gained 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Namibia's population increased by 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. Namibia was ranked 143rd in 2006 and ranked 134th 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 Namibia will increase by 42.9% to 4,533,502 people and rank change from 134th to 131st.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M 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
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Namibia
2100 -0.21% 0.09%
2099 -0.21% 0.09%
2098 -0.23% 0.08%
2097 -0.22% 0.07%
2096 -0.23% 0.13%
2095 -0.22% 0.14%
2094 -0.23% 0.19%
2093 -0.23% 0.21%
2092 -0.26% 0.21%
2091 -0.27% 0.25%
2090 -0.29% 0.23%
2089 -0.3% 0.27%
2088 -0.28% 0.29%
2087 -0.3% 0.33%
2086 -0.32% 0.3%
2085 -0.33% 0.32%
2084 -0.32% 0.34%
2083 -0.33% 0.37%
2082 -0.32% 0.41%
2081 -0.31% 0.43%
2080 -0.33% 0.41%
2079 -0.34% 0.45%
2078 -0.35% 0.47%
2077 -0.33% 0.49%
2076 -0.32% 0.54%
2075 -0.34% 0.53%
2074 -0.33% 0.51%
2073 -0.35% 0.54%
2072 -0.34% 0.56%
2071 -0.34% 0.57%
2070 -0.37% 0.6%
2069 -0.37% 0.65%
2068 -0.38% 0.68%
2067 -0.39% 0.71%
2066 -0.4% 0.69%
2065 -0.38% 0.71%
2064 -0.41% 0.77%
2063 -0.42% 0.8%
2062 -0.41% 0.81%
2061 -0.42% 0.89%
2060 -0.42% 0.88%
2059 -0.42% 0.92%
2058 -0.43% 0.94%
2057 -0.4% 0.98%
2056 -0.39% 1.04%
2055 -0.38% 1.03%
2054 -0.38% 1.08%
2053 -0.34% 1.11%
2052 -0.32% 1.14%
2051 -0.32% 1.19%
2050 -0.31% 1.13%
2049 -0.28% 1.18%
2048 -0.26% 1.3%
2047 -0.24% 1.29%
2046 -0.22% 1.38%
2045 -0.22% 1.35%
2044 -0.2% 1.39%
2043 -0.2% 1.37%
2042 -0.18% 1.4%
2041 -0.19% 1.39%
2040 -0.19% 1.44%
2039 -0.16% 1.52%
2038 -0.2% 1.51%
2037 -0.17% 1.53%
2036 -0.17% 1.57%
2035 -0.17% 1.58%
2034 -0.14% 1.59%
2033 -0.15% 1.67%
2032 -0.13% 1.74%
2031 -0.12% 1.78%
2030 -0.09% 1.78%
2029 -0.05% 1.81%
2028 -0.06% 1.88%
2027 -0.07% 1.9%
2026 -0.07% 2.01%
2025 -0.09% 2.13%
2024 0.51% 2.26%
2023 0.99% 2.54%
2022 0.96% 2.81%
2021 0.44% 3%
2020 0.42% 2.95%
2019 0.45% 2.84%
2018 0.49% 2.81%
2017 0.7% 2.77%
2016 1.09% 2.73%
2015 1.13% 2.69%
2014 0.78% 2.65%
2013 0.59% 2.64%
2012 0.46% 2.25%
2011 0.34% 1.73%
2010 0.24% 1.56%
2009 0.26% 1.48%
2008 0.31% 1.41%
2007 0.32% 1.34%
2006 0.5% 1.29%
2005 0.68% 1.26%
2004 0.62% 1.28%
2003 0.49% 1.45%
2002 0.49% 1.77%
2001 0.38% 2.11%
2000 0.24% 2.38%
1999 0.19% 2.52%
1998 0.11% 2.57%
1997 0.11% 2.62%
1996 0.14% 2.74%
1995 0.15% 2.95%
1994 0.39% 3.16%
1993 0.83% 3.24%
1992 1.11% 3.22%
1991 1% 3.39%
1990 0.76% 6.23%
1989 0.45% 6.55%
1988 0.14% 3.58%
1987 0.06% 3.25%
1986 0.06% 3.12%
1985 0.05% 2.9%
1984 -0.006% 2.74%
1983 -0.16% 2.69%
1982 0.07% 1.79%
1981 0.26% 1.13%
1980 0% 1.93%
1979 -0.17% 1.64%
1978 -0.08% 1.74%
1977 0.04% 2.71%
1976 -0.18% 2.9%
1975 -0.26% 3.13%
1974 0.17% 3.06%
1973 0.56% 3.05%
1972 0.58% 3.05%
1971 0.45% 3%
1970 0.35% 2.95%
1969 0.35% 2.88%
1968 0.52% 2.8%
1967 0.75% 2.71%
1966 0.7% 2.59%
1965 0.65% 2.49%
1964 0.67% 2.37%
1963 0.64% 2.25%
1962 0.61% 2.1%
1961 0.55% 1.96%

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/namibia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Austria grew by 0.51%, while Namibia's population grew by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Austria Namibia
Current population
9163419
3173089
Population rank 99/197 134/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.04%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
7.84 minutes
One birth every
6.77 minutes
6.85 minutes
One death every
5.87 minutes
28.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +127 +184
Annual growth/decline +46,221 +67,036
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +2.26%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 41/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
4.71 hours
Annual migration change +11,254 +1,866
Net migration rank 44/196 57/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 116,035
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 127/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 108/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Namibia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Namibia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - 1,866
2024 - 8,813 - 4,211
2023 -11,872 4,819 58,435 11,675
2022 -10,851 157,365 54,534 22,212
2021 -6,269 52,150 50,160 31,327
2020 -8,025 39,601 55,034 27,056
2019 1,776 41,090 54,769 19,676
2018 1,769 35,296 53,970 17,920
2017 4,399 45,478 52,975 16,080
2016 6,989 65,976 52,228 14,002
2015 1,729 115,175 50,846 12,755
2014 3,419 74,375 49,581 11,134
2013 0 56,726 47,801 10,748
2012 0 45,014 46,204 10,957
2011 1,679 31,887 43,557 -4,067
2010 1,672 22,570 42,046 -8,518
2009 -834 18,222 39,942 -8,626
2008 2,496 25,405 38,147 -8,775
2007 1,659 24,616 36,430 -8,905
2006 3,308 25,787 34,690 -8,792
2005 3,291 50,676 32,909 -8,195
2004 4,904 55,007 31,478 -7,192
2003 0 44,362 31,115 -6,153
2002 2,424 37,508 31,947 -1,913
2001 804 39,866 32,942 2,869
2000 1,602 17,631 35,280 5,709
1999 0 19,949 37,233 6,333
1998 3,191 8,702 37,500 6,180
1997 3,984 1,589 37,256 6,023
1996 7,959 4,077 37,177 5,866
1995 7,948 1,890 39,119 5,712
1994 11,110 3,113 41,316 5,578
1993 12,649 33,688 42,861 5,464
1992 12,545 71,451 43,945 2,487
1991 10,857 77,417 44,523 309
1990 7,678 59,873 43,956 3,969
1989 5,333 46,232 37,715 75,072
1988 4,551 13,807 34,798 10,916
1987 1,515 1,434 33,340 4,559
1986 0 6,630 31,764 3,953
1985 -1,513 5,940 30,575 2,090
1984 756 2,906 29,395 -267
1983 -3,025 -1,474 28,307 -481
1982 3,029 -22,711 27,474 -889
1981 1,514 29,590 27,938 -18,901
1980 -1,510 9,811 28,142 -15,041
1979 -6,039 -1,785 28,930 -4,818
1978 -9,074 -8,131 29,821 -22,827
1977 -6,811 13,245 29,241 -3,907
1976 -7,565 8,336 28,785 -5,048
1975 -2,274 -24,253 27,882 -553
1974 3,039 -16,276 26,844 -744
1973 5,310 34,856 25,754 -1,066
1972 9,053 36,703 24,606 -236
1971 11,250 32,392 23,467 -208
1970 13,441 10,601 22,414 -244
1969 22,323 5,896 21,387 -57
1968 30,403 -6,880 20,470 -636
1967 32,459 21,285 19,498 -339
1966 37,343 18,656 18,635 -1,023
1965 35,627 10,719 17,902 -1,327
1964 44,788 3,646 17,134 -1,660
1963 43,055 4,774 16,430 -2,016
1962 42,779 1,509 15,656 -2,403
1961 46,061 -2,760 14,936 -2,807
1960 36,647 -1,732 14,307 -3,227

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

GeoRank.org/population/austria/namibia | 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 Namibia 74.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 532,532 people) and 25.7% is from migration (a gain of 183,837 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 116,035 people or 3.8% in Namibia.

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
Namibia
City Population
Windhoek 431K
Walvis Bay 103K
Swakopmund 75.9K
Otjiwarongo 49K
Rehoboth 40.8K
Tsumeb 35K
Gobabis 33.4K
Mariental 18.5K
Oshikango 12.4K
Omaruru 10.8K

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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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