Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 27,032,412 people in Niger in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 29,080,898 in Niger.

Population statistics:

  • Niger's population is 3.17 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Niger is the 53rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.46% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.35% for Niger.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +3.5% in Niger.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Niger has grown from 14.3M to 29.1M (103.8% growth).

Austria vs Niger: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Niger
2100 7,450,035 92,149,803
2099 7,465,366 91,788,730
2098 7,480,951 91,409,848
2097 7,498,101 91,009,119
2096 7,514,850 90,589,670
2095 7,532,161 90,150,766
2094 7,548,458 89,694,201
2093 7,565,999 89,215,318
2092 7,583,717 88,716,114
2091 7,603,216 88,197,952
2090 7,623,462 87,660,657
2089 7,645,771 87,103,777
2088 7,668,431 86,525,686
2087 7,690,081 85,929,075
2086 7,712,948 85,313,560
2085 7,737,385 84,675,788
2084 7,763,202 84,017,371
2083 7,788,506 83,337,884
2082 7,813,956 82,638,198
2081 7,839,060 81,922,470
2080 7,863,527 81,186,181
2079 7,889,445 80,435,226
2078 7,916,631 79,665,207
2077 7,944,829 78,877,754
2076 7,970,795 78,071,174
2075 7,996,421 77,248,629
2074 8,023,733 76,412,785
2073 8,050,381 75,560,272
2072 8,078,590 74,691,713
2071 8,105,838 73,808,594
2070 8,133,854 72,912,178
2069 8,163,771 71,999,238
2068 8,193,704 71,073,720
2067 8,224,576 70,133,854
2066 8,257,106 69,181,625
2065 8,290,403 68,221,595
2064 8,322,363 67,248,034
2063 8,356,710 66,264,418
2062 8,391,660 65,270,595
2061 8,426,083 64,267,053
2060 8,461,244 63,257,169
2059 8,497,226 62,239,490
2058 8,533,176 61,213,177
2057 8,569,804 60,180,993
2056 8,603,815 59,145,841
2055 8,637,443 58,103,375
2054 8,670,706 57,056,756
2053 8,703,475 56,007,297
2052 8,733,492 54,958,567
2051 8,761,338 53,907,164
2050 8,789,107 52,858,275
2049 8,816,505 51,810,418
2048 8,841,593 50,763,456
2047 8,864,899 49,719,695
2046 8,886,446 48,677,799
2045 8,906,200 47,638,048
2044 8,926,211 46,602,104
2043 8,943,779 45,572,618
2042 8,961,407 44,546,381
2041 8,977,747 43,525,533
2040 8,994,604 42,508,212
2039 9,011,400 41,495,840
2038 9,026,006 40,485,407
2037 9,044,181 39,476,789
2036 9,059,299 38,472,178
2035 9,074,280 37,470,776
2034 9,089,880 36,477,557
2033 9,102,596 35,487,806
2032 9,116,080 34,508,717
2031 9,127,901 33,538,029
2030 9,138,727 32,574,145
2029 9,146,845 31,620,865
2028 9,151,806 30,680,257
2027 9,157,362 29,750,695
2026 9,163,419 28,832,547
2025 9,170,052 27,926,917
2024 9,177,982 27,032,412
2023 9,131,761 26,159,867
2022 9,041,851 25,311,973
2021 8,955,797 24,502,140
2020 8,916,864 23,717,613
2019 8,879,920 22,947,757
2018 8,840,521 22,188,069
2017 8,797,566 21,435,446
2016 8,736,668 20,685,753
2015 8,642,699 19,939,498
2014 8,546,356 19,215,909
2013 8,479,823 18,519,898
2012 8,429,991 17,836,769
2011 8,391,643 17,176,283
2010 8,363,404 16,548,835
2009 8,343,323 15,943,675
2008 8,321,496 15,361,915
2007 8,295,487 14,803,610
2006 8,268,641 14,268,581
2005 8,227,829 13,756,192
2004 8,171,966 13,265,836
2003 8,121,423 12,796,984
2002 8,081,957 12,349,144
2001 8,042,293 11,920,647
2000 8,011,566 11,509,630
1999 7,992,324 11,117,411
1998 7,976,789 10,741,413
1997 7,968,041 10,383,969
1996 7,959,017 10,044,852
1995 7,948,278 9,714,529
1994 7,936,118 9,398,258
1993 7,905,633 9,100,789
1992 7,840,709 8,817,633
1991 7,754,891 8,546,900
1990 7,677,850 8,286,059
1989 7,619,567 8,034,780
1988 7,585,317 7,793,748
1987 7,574,586 7,561,150
1986 7,569,794 7,335,811
1985 7,564,985 7,118,457
1984 7,561,434 6,909,971
1983 7,561,910 6,708,644
1982 7,574,140 6,512,732
1981 7,568,710 6,322,006
1980 7,549,433 6,135,971
1979 7,549,425 5,955,556
1978 7,562,305 5,782,932
1977 7,568,430 5,619,716
1976 7,565,525 5,464,962
1975 7,578,903 5,317,019
1974 7,599,038 5,174,953
1973 7,586,115 5,037,865
1972 7,544,201 4,904,845
1971 7,500,482 4,776,225
1970 7,467,086 4,650,275
1969 7,441,055 4,525,725
1968 7,415,403 4,403,637
1967 7,376,998 4,283,590
1966 7,322,066 4,165,544
1965 7,270,889 4,049,695
1964 7,223,801 3,935,814
1963 7,175,811 3,823,873
1962 7,129,864 3,714,520
1961 7,086,299 3,608,162
1960 7,047,539 3,505,050

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/niger | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while Niger gained 6,417,172 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Niger's population increased by 8,395,145 people (a 40.6% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. Niger was ranked 64th in 2006 and ranked 53rd 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 Niger will increase by 81.8% to 52,858,275 people and rank change from 53rd to 38th.

Niger is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 92.1M 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
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Niger
2100 -0.21% 0.39%
2099 -0.21% 0.41%
2098 -0.23% 0.44%
2097 -0.22% 0.46%
2096 -0.23% 0.49%
2095 -0.22% 0.51%
2094 -0.23% 0.54%
2093 -0.23% 0.56%
2092 -0.26% 0.59%
2091 -0.27% 0.61%
2090 -0.29% 0.64%
2089 -0.3% 0.67%
2088 -0.28% 0.69%
2087 -0.3% 0.72%
2086 -0.32% 0.75%
2085 -0.33% 0.78%
2084 -0.32% 0.82%
2083 -0.33% 0.85%
2082 -0.32% 0.87%
2081 -0.31% 0.91%
2080 -0.33% 0.93%
2079 -0.34% 0.97%
2078 -0.35% 1%
2077 -0.33% 1.03%
2076 -0.32% 1.06%
2075 -0.34% 1.09%
2074 -0.33% 1.13%
2073 -0.35% 1.16%
2072 -0.34% 1.2%
2071 -0.34% 1.23%
2070 -0.37% 1.27%
2069 -0.37% 1.3%
2068 -0.38% 1.34%
2067 -0.39% 1.38%
2066 -0.4% 1.41%
2065 -0.38% 1.45%
2064 -0.41% 1.48%
2063 -0.42% 1.52%
2062 -0.41% 1.56%
2061 -0.42% 1.6%
2060 -0.42% 1.64%
2059 -0.42% 1.68%
2058 -0.43% 1.72%
2057 -0.4% 1.75%
2056 -0.39% 1.79%
2055 -0.38% 1.83%
2054 -0.38% 1.87%
2053 -0.34% 1.91%
2052 -0.32% 1.95%
2051 -0.32% 1.98%
2050 -0.31% 2.02%
2049 -0.28% 2.06%
2048 -0.26% 2.1%
2047 -0.24% 2.14%
2046 -0.22% 2.18%
2045 -0.22% 2.22%
2044 -0.2% 2.26%
2043 -0.2% 2.3%
2042 -0.18% 2.35%
2041 -0.19% 2.39%
2040 -0.19% 2.44%
2039 -0.16% 2.5%
2038 -0.2% 2.55%
2037 -0.17% 2.61%
2036 -0.17% 2.67%
2035 -0.17% 2.72%
2034 -0.14% 2.79%
2033 -0.15% 2.84%
2032 -0.13% 2.89%
2031 -0.12% 2.96%
2030 -0.09% 3.01%
2029 -0.05% 3.07%
2028 -0.06% 3.12%
2027 -0.07% 3.18%
2026 -0.07% 3.24%
2025 -0.09% 3.31%
2024 0.51% 3.34%
2023 0.99% 3.35%
2022 0.96% 3.31%
2021 0.44% 3.31%
2020 0.42% 3.35%
2019 0.45% 3.42%
2018 0.49% 3.51%
2017 0.7% 3.62%
2016 1.09% 3.74%
2015 1.13% 3.77%
2014 0.78% 3.76%
2013 0.59% 3.83%
2012 0.46% 3.85%
2011 0.34% 3.79%
2010 0.24% 3.8%
2009 0.26% 3.79%
2008 0.31% 3.77%
2007 0.32% 3.75%
2006 0.5% 3.72%
2005 0.68% 3.7%
2004 0.62% 3.66%
2003 0.49% 3.63%
2002 0.49% 3.59%
2001 0.38% 3.57%
2000 0.24% 3.53%
1999 0.19% 3.5%
1998 0.11% 3.44%
1997 0.11% 3.38%
1996 0.14% 3.4%
1995 0.15% 3.37%
1994 0.39% 3.27%
1993 0.83% 3.21%
1992 1.11% 3.17%
1991 1% 3.15%
1990 0.76% 3.13%
1989 0.45% 3.09%
1988 0.14% 3.08%
1987 0.06% 3.07%
1986 0.06% 3.05%
1985 0.05% 3.02%
1984 -0.006% 3%
1983 -0.16% 3.01%
1982 0.07% 3.02%
1981 0.26% 3.03%
1980 0% 3.03%
1979 -0.17% 2.99%
1978 -0.08% 2.9%
1977 0.04% 2.83%
1976 -0.18% 2.78%
1975 -0.26% 2.75%
1974 0.17% 2.72%
1973 0.56% 2.71%
1972 0.58% 2.69%
1971 0.45% 2.71%
1970 0.35% 2.75%
1969 0.35% 2.77%
1968 0.52% 2.8%
1967 0.75% 2.83%
1966 0.7% 2.86%
1965 0.65% 2.89%
1964 0.67% 2.93%
1963 0.64% 2.94%
1962 0.61% 2.95%
1961 0.55% 2.94%

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/niger | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Austria grew by 0.51%, while Niger's population grew by 3.34%.

Live population counters

Austria Niger
Current population
9163419
29080898
Population rank 99/197 53/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.35%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
36.1 seconds
One birth every
6.77 minutes
28.8 seconds
One death every
5.87 minutes
2.27 minutes
Daily growth/decline +127 +2,391
Annual growth/decline +46,221 +872,545
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +3.34%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 10/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
1.14 hours
Annual migration change +11,254 -7,704
Net migration rank 44/196 126/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 449,236
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 85/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 140/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Niger
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Niger
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - -7,704
2024 - 8,813 - -4,041
2023 -11,872 4,819 864,139 995
2022 -10,851 157,365 829,651 995
2021 -6,269 52,150 793,428 -4,405
2020 -8,025 39,601 784,437 -4,402
2019 1,776 41,090 775,474 -15,778
2018 1,769 35,296 763,536 -3,830
2017 4,399 45,478 752,384 -6,830
2016 6,989 65,976 738,999 14,833
2015 1,729 115,175 721,630 17,051
2014 3,419 74,375 704,609 3,891
2013 0 56,726 686,070 -2,543
2012 0 45,014 664,009 18,714
2011 1,679 31,887 645,175 -6,941
2010 1,672 22,570 624,685 -8,033
2009 -834 18,222 602,671 -9,014
2008 2,496 25,405 579,727 -9,847
2007 1,659 24,616 556,808 -10,069
2006 3,308 25,787 533,374 -10,054
2005 3,291 50,676 511,167 -9,700
2004 4,904 55,007 488,328 -9,070
2003 0 44,362 467,295 -8,841
2002 2,424 37,508 446,767 -9,550
2001 804 39,866 428,417 -8,654
2000 1,602 17,631 410,779 -8,522
1999 0 19,949 394,212 -12,037
1998 3,191 8,702 377,120 -7,298
1997 3,984 1,589 358,745 -13,680
1996 7,959 4,077 341,223 -8,057
1995 7,948 1,890 323,630 3,843
1994 11,110 3,113 306,026 -959
1993 12,649 33,688 292,135 -2,269
1992 12,545 71,451 278,690 -2,258
1991 10,857 77,417 266,527 -1,500
1990 7,678 59,873 256,594 73
1989 5,333 46,232 245,278 613
1988 4,551 13,807 237,296 -1,139
1987 1,515 1,434 231,371 -2,338
1986 0 6,630 224,365 -2,728
1985 -1,513 5,940 219,206 -6,126
1984 756 2,906 213,111 -9,208
1983 -3,025 -1,474 207,962 -9,209
1982 3,029 -22,711 202,012 -8,935
1981 1,514 29,590 195,938 -7,559
1980 -1,510 9,811 189,251 -5,564
1979 -6,039 -1,785 180,632 -3,495
1978 -9,074 -8,131 171,614 -3,494
1977 -6,811 13,245 161,792 -3,476
1976 -7,565 8,336 154,489 -3,308
1975 -2,274 -24,253 147,962 -3,254
1974 3,039 -16,276 142,606 -3,179
1973 5,310 34,856 137,695 -2,942
1972 9,053 36,703 133,813 -2,525
1971 11,250 32,392 128,223 -2,277
1970 13,441 10,601 128,184 -2,225
1969 22,323 5,896 125,389 -2,245
1968 30,403 -6,880 123,301 -2,277
1967 32,459 21,285 121,358 -2,289
1966 37,343 18,656 119,314 -2,289
1965 35,627 10,719 116,963 -2,289
1964 44,788 3,646 115,386 -2,289
1963 43,055 4,774 113,072 -2,289
1962 42,779 1,509 110,280 -2,369
1961 46,061 -2,760 107,693 -2,893
1960 36,647 -1,732 105,081 -3,641

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

GeoRank.org/population/austria/niger | 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 Niger 100% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,728,287 people) and 0.03% is from migration (a gain of 2,520 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 449,236 people or 1.7% in Niger.

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
Niger
City Population
Niamey 1.5M
Maradi 267K
Zinder 236K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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).

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

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

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)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.