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

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The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,208,163 in 2025 vs 12,025 people in Nauru in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,201,502 people compared to 12,139 in Nauru.

Population statistics:

  • Austria's population is 758 times bigger than Nauru's.
  • Austria is ranked the 98th most populous country in the world, while Nauru is the 195th.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.0001% for Nauru.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.68% per year vs +1.03% in Nauru.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.2M (11.3% growth), while Nauru has grown from 10K to 12.1K (21% growth).

Austria vs Nauru: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Nauru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Nauru
2100 7,480,998 20,708
2099 7,496,393 20,677
2098 7,512,042 20,636
2097 7,529,263 20,596
2096 7,546,082 20,561
2095 7,563,465 20,526
2094 7,579,830 20,479
2093 7,597,443 20,423
2092 7,615,235 20,377
2091 7,634,815 20,332
2090 7,655,146 20,276
2089 7,677,547 20,210
2088 7,700,301 20,143
2087 7,722,041 20,087
2086 7,745,003 20,019
2085 7,769,542 19,950
2084 7,795,466 19,872
2083 7,820,876 19,787
2082 7,846,431 19,700
2081 7,871,639 19,603
2080 7,896,208 19,517
2079 7,922,233 19,411
2078 7,949,533 19,304
2077 7,977,848 19,198
2076 8,003,921 19,089
2075 8,029,654 18,978
2074 8,057,079 18,866
2073 8,083,839 18,750
2072 8,112,165 18,630
2071 8,139,526 18,527
2070 8,167,659 18,388
2069 8,197,700 18,281
2068 8,227,758 18,160
2067 8,258,758 18,017
2066 8,291,423 17,896
2065 8,324,858 17,769
2064 8,356,951 17,641
2063 8,391,440 17,516
2062 8,426,536 17,394
2061 8,461,102 17,260
2060 8,496,409 17,129
2059 8,532,540 17,006
2058 8,568,640 16,874
2057 8,605,421 16,745
2056 8,639,572 16,605
2055 8,673,340 16,465
2054 8,706,741 16,328
2053 8,739,647 16,186
2052 8,769,788 16,042
2051 8,797,751 15,881
2050 8,825,635 15,731
2049 8,853,147 15,565
2048 8,878,339 15,405
2047 8,901,742 15,234
2046 8,923,378 15,058
2045 8,943,215 14,888
2044 8,963,309 14,712
2043 8,980,950 14,539
2042 8,998,651 14,357
2041 9,015,059 14,174
2040 9,031,986 13,990
2039 9,048,852 13,821
2038 9,063,518 13,666
2037 9,081,768 13,507
2036 9,096,950 13,358
2035 9,111,993 13,190
2034 9,127,657 13,035
2033 9,140,427 12,888
2032 9,153,966 12,753
2031 9,165,837 12,619
2030 9,176,708 12,499
2029 9,184,859 12,381
2028 9,189,841 12,286
2027 9,195,420 12,177
2026 9,201,502 12,100
2025 9,208,163 12,025
2024 9,177,982 11,947
2023 9,131,761 11,875
2022 9,041,851 11,801
2021 8,955,797 11,709
2020 8,916,864 11,643
2019 8,879,920 11,587
2018 8,840,521 11,477
2017 8,797,566 11,324
2016 8,736,668 11,150
2015 8,642,699 10,954
2014 8,546,356 10,742
2013 8,479,823 10,517
2012 8,429,991 10,267
2011 8,391,643 10,098
2010 8,363,404 10,043
2009 8,343,323 10,016
2008 8,321,496 10,009
2007 8,295,487 10,020
2006 8,268,641 10,034
2005 8,227,829 10,049
2004 8,171,966 10,060
2003 8,121,423 10,059
2002 8,081,957 10,082
2001 8,042,293 10,130
2000 8,011,566 10,168
1999 7,992,324 10,187
1998 7,976,789 10,198
1997 7,968,041 10,197
1996 7,959,017 10,183
1995 7,948,278 10,165
1994 7,936,118 10,137
1993 7,905,633 10,102
1992 7,840,709 10,021
1991 7,754,891 9,850
1990 7,677,850 9,622
1989 7,619,567 9,390
1988 7,585,317 9,165
1987 7,574,586 8,946
1986 7,569,794 8,742
1985 7,564,985 8,551
1984 7,561,434 8,377
1983 7,561,910 8,216
1982 7,574,140 8,040
1981 7,568,710 7,839
1980 7,549,433 7,649
1979 7,549,425 7,468
1978 7,562,305 7,298
1977 7,568,430 7,163
1976 7,565,525 7,064
1975 7,578,903 6,987
1974 7,599,038 6,923
1973 7,586,115 6,866
1972 7,544,201 6,812
1971 7,500,482 6,762
1970 7,467,086 6,710
1969 7,441,055 6,581
1968 7,415,403 6,328
1967 7,376,998 6,135
1966 7,322,066 6,043
1965 7,270,889 5,832
1964 7,223,801 5,515
1963 7,175,811 5,226
1962 7,129,864 4,979
1961 7,086,299 4,774
1960 7,047,539 4,607

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 Nauru gained 1,116 people (a 11.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 464,834 people (a 5.32% growth), while Nauru's population increased by 989 people (a 8.87% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 98th in 2026. Nauru was ranked 196th in 2006 and ranked 195th 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 Nauru will increase by 29.6% to 15,731 people and rank change from 195th to 194th.

Nauru is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.7K 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
Nauru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Nauru
2100 -0.21% 0.15%
2099 -0.21% 0.2%
2098 -0.23% 0.19%
2097 -0.22% 0.17%
2096 -0.23% 0.17%
2095 -0.22% 0.23%
2094 -0.23% 0.27%
2093 -0.23% 0.23%
2092 -0.26% 0.22%
2091 -0.27% 0.28%
2090 -0.29% 0.33%
2089 -0.3% 0.33%
2088 -0.28% 0.28%
2087 -0.3% 0.34%
2086 -0.32% 0.35%
2085 -0.33% 0.39%
2084 -0.32% 0.43%
2083 -0.33% 0.44%
2082 -0.32% 0.5%
2081 -0.31% 0.44%
2080 -0.33% 0.54%
2079 -0.34% 0.56%
2078 -0.35% 0.55%
2077 -0.33% 0.57%
2076 -0.32% 0.59%
2075 -0.34% 0.6%
2074 -0.33% 0.62%
2073 -0.35% 0.65%
2072 -0.34% 0.56%
2071 -0.34% 0.75%
2070 -0.37% 0.59%
2069 -0.37% 0.66%
2068 -0.38% 0.8%
2067 -0.39% 0.68%
2066 -0.4% 0.71%
2065 -0.38% 0.73%
2064 -0.41% 0.71%
2063 -0.42% 0.7%
2062 -0.41% 0.78%
2061 -0.42% 0.76%
2060 -0.42% 0.73%
2059 -0.42% 0.78%
2058 -0.43% 0.77%
2057 -0.4% 0.85%
2056 -0.39% 0.85%
2055 -0.38% 0.84%
2054 -0.38% 0.87%
2053 -0.34% 0.9%
2052 -0.32% 1.01%
2051 -0.32% 0.96%
2050 -0.31% 1.06%
2049 -0.28% 1.04%
2048 -0.26% 1.12%
2047 -0.24% 1.17%
2046 -0.22% 1.14%
2045 -0.22% 1.2%
2044 -0.2% 1.19%
2043 -0.2% 1.27%
2042 -0.18% 1.29%
2041 -0.19% 1.32%
2040 -0.19% 1.22%
2039 -0.16% 1.14%
2038 -0.2% 1.17%
2037 -0.17% 1.12%
2036 -0.17% 1.27%
2035 -0.17% 1.19%
2034 -0.14% 1.14%
2033 -0.15% 1.06%
2032 -0.13% 1.06%
2031 -0.12% 0.96%
2030 -0.09% 0.96%
2029 -0.05% 0.77%
2028 -0.06% 0.9%
2027 -0.07% 0.64%
2026 -0.07% 0.63%
2025 0.33% 0.65%
2024 0.51% 0.61%
2023 0.99% 0.63%
2022 0.96% 0.79%
2021 0.44% 0.57%
2020 0.42% 0.48%
2019 0.45% 0.96%
2018 0.49% 1.35%
2017 0.7% 1.56%
2016 1.09% 1.79%
2015 1.13% 1.97%
2014 0.78% 2.14%
2013 0.59% 2.43%
2012 0.46% 1.67%
2011 0.34% 0.55%
2010 0.24% 0.27%
2009 0.26% 0.07%
2008 0.31% -0.11%
2007 0.32% -0.14%
2006 0.5% -0.15%
2005 0.68% -0.11%
2004 0.62% 0.01%
2003 0.49% -0.23%
2002 0.49% -0.47%
2001 0.38% -0.37%
2000 0.24% -0.19%
1999 0.19% -0.11%
1998 0.11% 0.01%
1997 0.11% 0.14%
1996 0.14% 0.18%
1995 0.15% 0.28%
1994 0.39% 0.35%
1993 0.83% 0.81%
1992 1.11% 1.74%
1991 1% 2.37%
1990 0.76% 2.47%
1989 0.45% 2.45%
1988 0.14% 2.45%
1987 0.06% 2.33%
1986 0.06% 2.23%
1985 0.05% 2.08%
1984 -0.006% 1.96%
1983 -0.16% 2.19%
1982 0.07% 2.56%
1981 0.26% 2.48%
1980 0% 2.42%
1979 -0.17% 2.33%
1978 -0.08% 1.88%
1977 0.04% 1.4%
1976 -0.18% 1.1%
1975 -0.26% 0.92%
1974 0.17% 0.83%
1973 0.56% 0.79%
1972 0.58% 0.74%
1971 0.45% 0.77%
1970 0.35% 1.96%
1969 0.35% 4%
1968 0.52% 3.15%
1967 0.75% 1.52%
1966 0.7% 3.62%
1965 0.65% 5.75%
1964 0.67% 5.53%
1963 0.64% 4.96%
1962 0.61% 4.29%
1961 0.55% 3.62%

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 Nauru's population grew by 0.65%.

Live population counters

Austria Nauru
Current population
9201502
12139
Population rank 98/197 195/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.0001%
One net population change
17.5 minutes
4.69 days
One birth every
6.82 minutes
1.25 days
One death every
5.97 minutes
4.06 days
Daily growth/decline +83 +0
Annual growth/decline +30,181 +78
Annual growth/decline rate +0.33% +0.65%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 119/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
3 days
Annual migration change +11,254 -122
Net migration rank 44/196 82/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 2,548
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 191/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 21.3%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 29/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Nauru
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Nauru
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - -122
2024 -11,013 8,813 203 -121
2023 -11,872 4,819 213 -148
2022 -10,851 157,365 226 -144
2021 -6,269 52,150 236 -137
2020 -8,025 39,601 246 -214
2019 1,776 41,090 255 -171
2018 1,769 35,296 265 -131
2017 4,399 45,478 279 -115
2016 6,989 65,976 289 -105
2015 1,729 115,175 291 -86
2014 3,419 74,375 290 -69
2013 0 56,726 291 -53
2012 0 45,014 292 -38
2011 1,679 31,887 291 -206
2010 1,672 22,570 281 -246
2009 -834 18,222 261 -249
2008 2,496 25,405 240 -243
2007 1,659 24,616 222 -235
2006 3,308 25,787 209 -224
2005 3,291 50,676 204 -217
2004 4,904 55,007 202 -210
2003 0 44,362 201 -199
2002 2,424 37,508 200 -247
2001 804 39,866 203 -252
2000 1,602 17,631 207 -236
1999 0 19,949 212 -227
1998 3,191 8,702 214 -217
1997 3,984 1,589 218 -209
1996 7,959 4,077 221 -204
1995 7,948 1,890 225 -201
1994 11,110 3,113 229 -196
1993 12,649 33,688 235 -194
1992 12,545 71,451 237 -121
1991 10,857 77,417 225 0
1990 7,678 59,873 214 20
1989 5,333 46,232 204 24
1988 4,551 13,807 195 29
1987 1,515 1,434 186 27
1986 0 6,630 178 21
1985 -1,513 5,940 171 8
1984 756 2,906 166 -2
1983 -3,025 -1,474 163 -5
1982 3,029 -22,711 162 30
1981 1,514 29,590 157 44
1980 -1,510 9,811 145 44
1979 -6,039 -1,785 130 48
1978 -9,074 -8,131 111 40
1977 -6,811 13,245 89 32
1976 -7,565 8,336 79 0
1975 -2,274 -24,253 70 0
1974 3,039 -16,276 63 0
1973 5,310 34,856 57 0
1972 9,053 36,703 53 0
1971 11,250 32,392 50 0
1970 13,441 10,601 49 0
1969 22,323 5,896 71 132
1968 30,403 -6,880 116 180
1967 32,459 21,285 117 -28
1966 37,343 18,656 123 -32
1965 35,627 10,719 113 218
1964 44,788 3,646 100 203
1963 43,055 4,774 88 181
1962 42,779 1,509 75 158
1961 46,061 -2,760 70 120
1960 36,647 -1,732 72 76

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 Nauru 64.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,503 people) and 35.4% is from migration (a loss of 1,372 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 2,548 people or 21.3% in Nauru.

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
Nauru
City Population
Yaren 747

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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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