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Population in Austria compared to the Netherlands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,208,163 in 2025 vs 18,087,633 people in the Netherlands in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,201,502 people compared to 18,243,998 in the Netherlands.

Population statistics:

  • The Netherlands' population is 1.98 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 98th most populous country in the world, while the Netherlands is the 72nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.33% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.22% for the Netherlands.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.68% per year vs +0.64% in the Netherlands.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.2M (11.3% growth), while the Netherlands has grown from 16.3M to 18.2M (11.6% growth).

Austria vs Netherlands: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Netherlands
2100 7,480,998 17,329,352
2099 7,496,393 17,362,626
2098 7,512,042 17,395,665
2097 7,529,263 17,429,925
2096 7,546,082 17,465,162
2095 7,563,465 17,502,567
2094 7,579,830 17,540,959
2093 7,597,443 17,580,632
2092 7,615,235 17,619,384
2091 7,634,815 17,658,238
2090 7,655,146 17,700,204
2089 7,677,547 17,739,947
2088 7,700,301 17,779,324
2087 7,722,041 17,815,257
2086 7,745,003 17,854,371
2085 7,769,542 17,890,610
2084 7,795,466 17,926,885
2083 7,820,876 17,963,416
2082 7,846,431 17,998,527
2081 7,871,639 18,032,297
2080 7,896,208 18,062,716
2079 7,922,233 18,093,254
2078 7,949,533 18,121,649
2077 7,977,848 18,150,234
2076 8,003,921 18,175,683
2075 8,029,654 18,196,574
2074 8,057,079 18,214,405
2073 8,083,839 18,232,486
2072 8,112,165 18,249,136
2071 8,139,526 18,264,367
2070 8,167,659 18,279,781
2069 8,197,700 18,295,123
2068 8,227,758 18,310,300
2067 8,258,758 18,325,333
2066 8,291,423 18,343,435
2065 8,324,858 18,364,513
2064 8,356,951 18,386,352
2063 8,391,440 18,409,851
2062 8,426,536 18,433,299
2061 8,461,102 18,460,766
2060 8,496,409 18,488,598
2059 8,532,540 18,517,020
2058 8,568,640 18,545,884
2057 8,605,421 18,576,502
2056 8,639,572 18,606,997
2055 8,673,340 18,634,546
2054 8,706,741 18,660,585
2053 8,739,647 18,686,212
2052 8,769,788 18,709,643
2051 8,797,751 18,736,166
2050 8,825,635 18,757,302
2049 8,853,147 18,777,673
2048 8,878,339 18,795,411
2047 8,901,742 18,812,362
2046 8,923,378 18,823,628
2045 8,943,215 18,834,974
2044 8,963,309 18,844,772
2043 8,980,950 18,850,396
2042 8,998,651 18,853,495
2041 9,015,059 18,852,912
2040 9,031,986 18,847,238
2039 9,048,852 18,837,931
2038 9,063,518 18,823,220
2037 9,081,768 18,804,912
2036 9,096,950 18,779,656
2035 9,111,993 18,751,144
2034 9,127,657 18,718,013
2033 9,140,427 18,676,061
2032 9,153,966 18,630,094
2031 9,165,837 18,577,582
2030 9,176,708 18,517,866
2029 9,184,859 18,449,618
2028 9,189,841 18,372,676
2027 9,195,420 18,289,268
2026 9,201,502 18,196,186
2025 9,208,163 18,087,633
2024 9,177,982 17,993,485
2023 9,131,761 17,877,117
2022 9,041,851 17,700,982
2021 8,955,797 17,533,044
2020 8,916,864 17,441,500
2019 8,879,920 17,344,874
2018 8,840,521 17,231,624
2017 8,797,566 17,131,296
2016 8,736,668 17,030,314
2015 8,642,699 16,939,923
2014 8,546,356 16,865,008
2013 8,479,823 16,804,432
2012 8,429,991 16,754,962
2011 8,391,643 16,693,074
2010 8,363,404 16,615,394
2009 8,343,323 16,530,388
2008 8,321,496 16,445,593
2007 8,295,487 16,381,696
2006 8,268,641 16,346,101
2005 8,227,829 16,319,868
2004 8,171,966 16,281,779
2003 8,121,423 16,225,302
2002 8,081,957 16,148,929
2001 8,042,293 16,046,180
2000 8,011,566 15,925,513
1999 7,992,324 15,812,088
1998 7,976,789 15,707,209
1997 7,968,041 15,610,650
1996 7,959,017 15,530,498
1995 7,948,278 15,459,006
1994 7,936,118 15,382,838
1993 7,905,633 15,290,368
1992 7,840,709 15,184,166
1991 7,754,891 15,069,798
1990 7,677,850 14,951,510
1989 7,619,567 14,848,907
1988 7,585,317 14,760,094
1987 7,574,586 14,665,037
1986 7,569,794 14,572,278
1985 7,564,985 14,491,632
1984 7,561,434 14,424,211
1983 7,561,910 14,367,070
1982 7,574,140 14,312,690
1981 7,568,710 14,247,208
1980 7,549,433 14,149,800
1979 7,549,425 14,038,270
1978 7,562,305 13,941,700
1977 7,568,430 13,856,185
1976 7,565,525 13,774,037
1975 7,578,903 13,666,335
1974 7,599,038 13,545,056
1973 7,586,115 13,439,322
1972 7,544,201 13,328,593
1971 7,500,482 13,194,497
1970 7,467,086 13,038,526
1969 7,441,055 12,877,984
1968 7,415,403 12,729,721
1967 7,376,998 12,598,201
1966 7,322,066 12,456,251
1965 7,270,889 12,294,732
1964 7,223,801 12,127,120
1963 7,175,811 11,965,966
1962 7,129,864 11,805,689
1961 7,086,299 11,638,712
1960 7,047,539 11,486,631

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 the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 464,834 people (a 5.32% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,213,684 people (a 7.13% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 98th in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd 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 the Netherlands will increase by 2.81% to 18,757,302 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.

The Netherlands is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 18.9M 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
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Netherlands
2100 -0.21% -0.19%
2099 -0.21% -0.19%
2098 -0.23% -0.2%
2097 -0.22% -0.2%
2096 -0.23% -0.21%
2095 -0.22% -0.22%
2094 -0.23% -0.23%
2093 -0.23% -0.22%
2092 -0.26% -0.22%
2091 -0.27% -0.24%
2090 -0.29% -0.22%
2089 -0.3% -0.22%
2088 -0.28% -0.2%
2087 -0.3% -0.22%
2086 -0.32% -0.2%
2085 -0.33% -0.2%
2084 -0.32% -0.2%
2083 -0.33% -0.2%
2082 -0.32% -0.19%
2081 -0.31% -0.17%
2080 -0.33% -0.17%
2079 -0.34% -0.16%
2078 -0.35% -0.16%
2077 -0.33% -0.14%
2076 -0.32% -0.11%
2075 -0.34% -0.1%
2074 -0.33% -0.1%
2073 -0.35% -0.09%
2072 -0.34% -0.08%
2071 -0.34% -0.08%
2070 -0.37% -0.08%
2069 -0.37% -0.08%
2068 -0.38% -0.08%
2067 -0.39% -0.1%
2066 -0.4% -0.11%
2065 -0.38% -0.12%
2064 -0.41% -0.13%
2063 -0.42% -0.13%
2062 -0.41% -0.15%
2061 -0.42% -0.15%
2060 -0.42% -0.15%
2059 -0.42% -0.16%
2058 -0.43% -0.16%
2057 -0.4% -0.16%
2056 -0.39% -0.15%
2055 -0.38% -0.14%
2054 -0.38% -0.14%
2053 -0.34% -0.13%
2052 -0.32% -0.14%
2051 -0.32% -0.11%
2050 -0.31% -0.11%
2049 -0.28% -0.09%
2048 -0.26% -0.09%
2047 -0.24% -0.06%
2046 -0.22% -0.06%
2045 -0.22% -0.05%
2044 -0.2% -0.03%
2043 -0.2% -0.02%
2042 -0.18% 0.003%
2041 -0.19% 0.03%
2040 -0.19% 0.05%
2039 -0.16% 0.08%
2038 -0.2% 0.1%
2037 -0.17% 0.13%
2036 -0.17% 0.15%
2035 -0.17% 0.18%
2034 -0.14% 0.22%
2033 -0.15% 0.25%
2032 -0.13% 0.28%
2031 -0.12% 0.32%
2030 -0.09% 0.37%
2029 -0.05% 0.42%
2028 -0.06% 0.46%
2027 -0.07% 0.51%
2026 -0.07% 0.6%
2025 0.33% 0.52%
2024 0.51% 0.65%
2023 0.99% 1%
2022 0.96% 0.96%
2021 0.44% 0.52%
2020 0.42% 0.56%
2019 0.45% 0.66%
2018 0.49% 0.59%
2017 0.7% 0.59%
2016 1.09% 0.53%
2015 1.13% 0.44%
2014 0.78% 0.36%
2013 0.59% 0.3%
2012 0.46% 0.37%
2011 0.34% 0.47%
2010 0.24% 0.51%
2009 0.26% 0.52%
2008 0.31% 0.39%
2007 0.32% 0.22%
2006 0.5% 0.16%
2005 0.68% 0.23%
2004 0.62% 0.35%
2003 0.49% 0.47%
2002 0.49% 0.64%
2001 0.38% 0.76%
2000 0.24% 0.72%
1999 0.19% 0.67%
1998 0.11% 0.62%
1997 0.11% 0.52%
1996 0.14% 0.46%
1995 0.15% 0.5%
1994 0.39% 0.6%
1993 0.83% 0.7%
1992 1.11% 0.76%
1991 1% 0.79%
1990 0.76% 0.69%
1989 0.45% 0.6%
1988 0.14% 0.65%
1987 0.06% 0.64%
1986 0.06% 0.56%
1985 0.05% 0.47%
1984 -0.006% 0.4%
1983 -0.16% 0.38%
1982 0.07% 0.46%
1981 0.26% 0.69%
1980 0% 0.79%
1979 -0.17% 0.69%
1978 -0.08% 0.62%
1977 0.04% 0.6%
1976 -0.18% 0.79%
1975 -0.26% 0.9%
1974 0.17% 0.79%
1973 0.56% 0.83%
1972 0.58% 1.02%
1971 0.45% 1.2%
1970 0.35% 1.25%
1969 0.35% 1.16%
1968 0.52% 1.04%
1967 0.75% 1.14%
1966 0.7% 1.31%
1965 0.65% 1.38%
1964 0.67% 1.35%
1963 0.64% 1.36%
1962 0.61% 1.43%
1961 0.55% 1.32%

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 the Netherlands' population grew by 0.52%.

Live population counters

Austria Netherlands
Current population
9201502
18243998
Population rank 98/197 72/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.22%
One net population change
17.5 minutes
5.6 minutes
One birth every
6.82 minutes
3.18 minutes
One death every
5.97 minutes
3.04 minutes
Daily growth/decline +83 +258
Annual growth/decline +30,181 +94,148
Annual growth/decline rate +0.33% +0.52%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 127/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
5.03 minutes
Annual migration change +11,254 +104,681
Net migration rank 44/196 16/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 2,956,518
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 23/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 16.2%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 40/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Netherlands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Netherlands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - 104,681
2024 -11,013 8,813 -7,197 121,628
2023 -11,872 4,819 -5,363 144,558
2022 -10,851 157,365 -1,770 224,472
2021 -6,269 52,150 7,014 106,416
2020 -8,025 39,601 0 67,598
2019 1,776 41,090 17,345 109,003
2018 1,769 35,296 15,508 87,197
2017 4,399 45,478 18,844 86,332
2016 6,989 65,976 23,843 88,743
2015 1,729 115,175 23,716 55,585
2014 3,419 74,375 35,417 36,591
2013 0 56,726 30,248 19,973
2012 0 45,014 35,186 14,861
2011 1,679 31,887 45,072 31,224
2010 1,672 22,570 48,184 33,703
2009 -834 18,222 51,244 39,832
2008 2,496 25,405 49,337 32,406
2007 1,659 24,616 49,145 -304
2006 3,308 25,787 49,038 -25,401
2005 3,291 50,676 50,592 -22,496
2004 4,904 55,007 56,987 -9,230
2003 0 44,362 58,411 7,937
2002 2,424 37,508 59,751 28,824
2001 804 39,866 62,580 56,096
2000 1,602 17,631 66,887 59,308
1999 0 19,949 60,086 47,179
1998 3,191 8,702 61,258 52,058
1997 3,984 1,589 56,198 31,302
1996 7,959 4,077 51,251 21,792
1995 7,948 1,890 54,106 15,056
1994 11,110 3,113 61,532 20,193
1993 12,649 33,688 58,103 44,514
1992 12,545 71,451 66,811 50,148
1991 10,857 77,417 69,321 51,670
1990 7,678 59,873 68,777 53,564
1989 5,333 46,232 59,396 31,165
1988 4,551 13,807 61,993 31,026
1987 1,515 1,434 64,526 39,559
1986 0 6,630 59,746 30,380
1985 -1,513 5,940 55,069 27,356
1984 756 2,906 54,812 12,902
1983 -3,025 -1,474 51,722 11,007
1982 3,029 -22,711 54,388 7,644
1981 1,514 29,590 62,688 17,643
1980 -1,510 9,811 66,504 54,010
1979 -6,039 -1,785 63,172 42,772
1978 -9,074 -8,131 61,344 26,639
1977 -6,811 13,245 63,739 19,809
1976 -7,565 8,336 63,361 18,774
1975 -2,274 -24,253 64,232 68,569
1974 3,039 -16,276 75,853 31,645
1973 5,310 34,856 84,668 18,705
1972 9,053 36,703 101,297 17,470
1971 11,250 32,392 116,112 32,756
1970 13,441 10,601 129,082 32,438
1969 22,323 5,896 139,082 21,850
1968 30,403 -6,880 132,389 7,243
1967 32,459 21,285 138,580 -10,673
1966 37,343 18,656 138,265 20,740
1965 35,627 10,719 146,308 19,444
1964 44,788 3,646 157,653 15,014
1963 43,055 4,774 154,361 -21
1962 42,779 1,509 153,474 18,024
1961 46,061 -2,760 159,450 8,258
1960 36,647 -1,732 151,623 -13,235

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 the Netherlands 7.77% is from natural causes (a gain of 91,940 people) and 92.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,091,532 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 2,956,518 people or 16.2% in the Netherlands.

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
Netherlands
City Population
Amsterdam 921K
Rotterdam 664K
The Hague 548K
Utrecht 359K
Eindhoven 244K
Groningen 238K
Tilburg 228K
Almere 215K
Breda 188K
Nijmegen 177K

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

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