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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 26.6 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 3.05% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Austria vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Nigeria
2100 7,450,035 481,678,166
2099 7,465,366 481,494,914
2098 7,480,951 481,219,866
2097 7,498,101 480,876,108
2096 7,514,850 480,460,381
2095 7,532,161 479,976,454
2094 7,548,458 479,432,855
2093 7,565,999 478,807,152
2092 7,583,717 478,097,591
2091 7,603,216 477,274,569
2090 7,623,462 476,367,086
2089 7,645,771 475,363,859
2088 7,668,431 474,268,867
2087 7,690,081 473,072,894
2086 7,712,948 471,769,229
2085 7,737,385 470,365,292
2084 7,763,202 468,843,169
2083 7,788,506 467,224,322
2082 7,813,956 465,509,151
2081 7,839,060 463,679,779
2080 7,863,527 461,741,930
2079 7,889,445 459,680,797
2078 7,916,631 457,513,367
2077 7,944,829 455,254,796
2076 7,970,795 452,885,729
2075 7,996,421 450,402,898
2074 8,023,733 447,825,224
2073 8,050,381 445,152,156
2072 8,078,590 442,375,349
2071 8,105,838 439,499,004
2070 8,133,854 436,539,777
2069 8,163,771 433,472,204
2068 8,193,704 430,320,190
2067 8,224,576 427,066,199
2066 8,257,106 423,736,078
2065 8,290,403 420,318,527
2064 8,322,363 416,811,285
2063 8,356,710 413,231,409
2062 8,391,660 409,583,480
2061 8,426,083 405,859,509
2060 8,461,244 402,073,494
2059 8,497,226 398,228,736
2058 8,533,176 394,315,883
2057 8,569,804 390,341,867
2056 8,603,815 386,298,064
2055 8,637,443 382,193,151
2054 8,670,706 378,030,342
2053 8,703,475 373,799,276
2052 8,733,492 369,501,634
2051 8,761,338 365,149,555
2050 8,789,107 360,734,783
2049 8,816,505 356,271,401
2048 8,841,593 351,752,501
2047 8,864,899 347,169,674
2046 8,886,446 342,532,578
2045 8,906,200 337,834,528
2044 8,926,211 333,076,416
2043 8,943,779 328,256,555
2042 8,961,407 323,388,886
2041 8,977,747 318,469,120
2040 8,994,604 313,492,800
2039 9,011,400 308,474,350
2038 9,026,006 303,423,786
2037 9,044,181 298,351,344
2036 9,059,299 293,250,795
2035 9,074,280 288,138,368
2034 9,089,880 283,018,151
2033 9,102,596 277,897,810
2032 9,116,080 272,769,123
2031 9,127,901 267,666,779
2030 9,138,727 262,583,487
2029 9,146,845 257,504,936
2028 9,151,806 252,465,743
2027 9,157,362 247,457,208
2026 9,163,419 242,477,499
2025 9,170,052 237,546,527
2024 9,177,982 232,679,478
2023 9,131,761 227,882,945
2022 9,041,851 223,150,896
2021 8,955,797 218,529,286
2020 8,916,864 213,996,181
2019 8,879,920 209,485,641
2018 8,840,521 204,938,755
2017 8,797,566 200,254,579
2016 8,736,668 195,443,700
2015 8,642,699 190,671,878
2014 8,546,356 185,896,915
2013 8,479,823 181,049,443
2012 8,429,991 176,200,625
2011 8,391,643 171,379,598
2010 8,363,404 166,642,886
2009 8,343,323 162,049,464
2008 8,321,496 157,595,014
2007 8,295,487 153,267,261
2006 8,268,641 149,077,334
2005 8,227,829 145,017,253
2004 8,171,966 141,057,045
2003 8,121,423 137,202,644
2002 8,081,957 133,471,989
2001 8,042,293 129,862,595
2000 8,011,566 126,382,494
1999 7,992,324 123,047,320
1998 7,976,789 119,846,254
1997 7,968,041 116,754,792
1996 7,959,017 113,754,779
1995 7,948,278 110,819,428
1994 7,936,118 107,935,714
1993 7,905,633 105,122,069
1992 7,840,709 102,372,770
1991 7,754,891 99,720,162
1990 7,677,850 97,120,925
1989 7,619,567 94,531,014
1988 7,585,317 92,020,090
1987 7,574,586 89,591,716
1986 7,569,794 87,235,953
1985 7,564,985 84,897,973
1984 7,561,434 82,526,443
1983 7,561,910 80,438,260
1982 7,574,140 78,378,701
1981 7,568,710 76,068,103
1980 7,549,433 73,764,641
1979 7,549,425 71,498,242
1978 7,562,305 69,326,532
1977 7,568,430 67,234,590
1976 7,565,525 65,258,009
1975 7,578,903 63,410,815
1974 7,599,038 61,679,144
1973 7,586,115 60,082,139
1972 7,544,201 58,601,748
1971 7,500,482 57,214,684
1970 7,467,086 55,893,838
1969 7,441,055 54,631,914
1968 7,415,403 53,432,783
1967 7,376,998 52,293,065
1966 7,322,066 51,188,234
1965 7,270,889 50,086,764
1964 7,223,801 49,012,016
1963 7,175,811 47,973,575
1962 7,129,864 46,965,292
1961 7,086,299 45,989,310
1960 7,047,539 45,053,782

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Nigeria is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 482M 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
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Nigeria
2100 -0.21% 0.04%
2099 -0.21% 0.06%
2098 -0.23% 0.07%
2097 -0.22% 0.09%
2096 -0.23% 0.1%
2095 -0.22% 0.11%
2094 -0.23% 0.13%
2093 -0.23% 0.15%
2092 -0.26% 0.17%
2091 -0.27% 0.19%
2090 -0.29% 0.21%
2089 -0.3% 0.23%
2088 -0.28% 0.25%
2087 -0.3% 0.28%
2086 -0.32% 0.3%
2085 -0.33% 0.32%
2084 -0.32% 0.35%
2083 -0.33% 0.37%
2082 -0.32% 0.39%
2081 -0.31% 0.42%
2080 -0.33% 0.45%
2079 -0.34% 0.47%
2078 -0.35% 0.5%
2077 -0.33% 0.52%
2076 -0.32% 0.55%
2075 -0.34% 0.58%
2074 -0.33% 0.6%
2073 -0.35% 0.63%
2072 -0.34% 0.65%
2071 -0.34% 0.68%
2070 -0.37% 0.71%
2069 -0.37% 0.73%
2068 -0.38% 0.76%
2067 -0.39% 0.79%
2066 -0.4% 0.81%
2065 -0.38% 0.84%
2064 -0.41% 0.87%
2063 -0.42% 0.89%
2062 -0.41% 0.92%
2061 -0.42% 0.94%
2060 -0.42% 0.97%
2059 -0.42% 0.99%
2058 -0.43% 1.02%
2057 -0.4% 1.05%
2056 -0.39% 1.07%
2055 -0.38% 1.1%
2054 -0.38% 1.13%
2053 -0.34% 1.16%
2052 -0.32% 1.19%
2051 -0.32% 1.22%
2050 -0.31% 1.25%
2049 -0.28% 1.28%
2048 -0.26% 1.32%
2047 -0.24% 1.35%
2046 -0.22% 1.39%
2045 -0.22% 1.43%
2044 -0.2% 1.47%
2043 -0.2% 1.51%
2042 -0.18% 1.54%
2041 -0.19% 1.59%
2040 -0.19% 1.63%
2039 -0.16% 1.66%
2038 -0.2% 1.7%
2037 -0.17% 1.74%
2036 -0.17% 1.77%
2035 -0.17% 1.81%
2034 -0.14% 1.84%
2033 -0.15% 1.88%
2032 -0.13% 1.91%
2031 -0.12% 1.94%
2030 -0.09% 1.97%
2029 -0.05% 2%
2028 -0.06% 2.02%
2027 -0.07% 2.05%
2026 -0.07% 2.08%
2025 -0.09% 2.09%
2024 0.51% 2.1%
2023 0.99% 2.12%
2022 0.96% 2.11%
2021 0.44% 2.12%
2020 0.42% 2.15%
2019 0.45% 2.22%
2018 0.49% 2.34%
2017 0.7% 2.46%
2016 1.09% 2.5%
2015 1.13% 2.57%
2014 0.78% 2.68%
2013 0.59% 2.75%
2012 0.46% 2.81%
2011 0.34% 2.84%
2010 0.24% 2.83%
2009 0.26% 2.83%
2008 0.31% 2.82%
2007 0.32% 2.81%
2006 0.5% 2.8%
2005 0.68% 2.81%
2004 0.62% 2.81%
2003 0.49% 2.8%
2002 0.49% 2.78%
2001 0.38% 2.75%
2000 0.24% 2.71%
1999 0.19% 2.67%
1998 0.11% 2.65%
1997 0.11% 2.64%
1996 0.14% 2.65%
1995 0.15% 2.67%
1994 0.39% 2.68%
1993 0.83% 2.69%
1992 1.11% 2.66%
1991 1% 2.68%
1990 0.76% 2.74%
1989 0.45% 2.73%
1988 0.14% 2.71%
1987 0.06% 2.7%
1986 0.06% 2.75%
1985 0.05% 2.87%
1984 -0.006% 2.6%
1983 -0.16% 2.63%
1982 0.07% 3.04%
1981 0.26% 3.12%
1980 0% 3.17%
1979 -0.17% 3.13%
1978 -0.08% 3.11%
1977 0.04% 3.03%
1976 -0.18% 2.91%
1975 -0.26% 2.81%
1974 0.17% 2.66%
1973 0.56% 2.53%
1972 0.58% 2.42%
1971 0.45% 2.36%
1970 0.35% 2.31%
1969 0.35% 2.24%
1968 0.52% 2.18%
1967 0.75% 2.16%
1966 0.7% 2.2%
1965 0.65% 2.19%
1964 0.67% 2.16%
1963 0.64% 2.15%
1962 0.61% 2.12%
1961 0.55% 2.08%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Austria grew by 0.51%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Austria Nigeria
Current population
9163419
243824469
Population rank 99/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 2.94%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
6.58 seconds
One birth every
6.77 minutes
4.2 seconds
One death every
5.87 minutes
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +127 +13,141
Annual growth/decline +46,221 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 48/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change +11,254 -15,258
Net migration rank 44/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - -15,258
2024 - 8,813 - -35,202
2023 -11,872 4,819 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 -10,851 157,365 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 -6,269 52,150 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 -8,025 39,601 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 1,776 41,090 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 1,769 35,296 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 4,399 45,478 4,706,183 78,685
2016 6,989 65,976 4,761,594 75,265
2015 1,729 115,175 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 3,419 74,375 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 0 56,726 4,811,751 40,201
2012 0 45,014 4,774,508 71,138
2011 1,679 31,887 4,728,363 67,808
2010 1,672 22,570 4,629,173 47,966
2009 -834 18,222 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 2,496 25,405 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 1,659 24,616 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 3,308 25,787 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 3,291 50,676 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 4,904 55,007 3,877,376 46,370
2003 0 44,362 3,751,120 33,857
2002 2,424 37,508 3,606,814 69,594
2001 804 39,866 3,478,370 64,163
2000 1,602 17,631 3,343,196 74,535
1999 0 19,949 3,155,425 97,195
1998 3,191 8,702 3,003,946 145,575
1997 3,984 1,589 2,936,500 96,885
1996 7,959 4,077 2,882,205 84,448
1995 7,948 1,890 2,830,771 73,243
1994 11,110 3,113 2,735,198 128,134
1993 12,649 33,688 2,673,675 90,200
1992 12,545 71,451 2,596,173 138,412
1991 10,857 77,417 2,527,807 42,760
1990 7,678 59,873 2,491,928 135,959
1989 5,333 46,232 2,452,324 99,588
1988 4,551 13,807 2,376,419 93,510
1987 1,515 1,434 2,322,397 64,418
1986 0 6,630 2,295,003 29,682
1985 -1,513 5,940 2,289,784 61,514
1984 756 2,906 2,278,060 113,758
1983 -3,025 -1,474 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 3,029 -22,711 2,233,401 101,116
1981 1,514 29,590 2,179,884 106,723
1980 -1,510 9,811 2,121,618 198,672
1979 -6,039 -1,785 2,074,807 137,721
1978 -9,074 -8,131 2,019,621 111,258
1977 -6,811 13,245 1,923,917 129,075
1976 -7,565 8,336 1,827,289 72,889
1975 -2,274 -24,253 1,718,623 75,603
1974 3,039 -16,276 1,624,813 44,281
1973 5,310 34,856 1,525,485 -618
1972 9,053 36,703 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 11,250 32,392 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 13,441 10,601 1,295,507 7,953
1969 22,323 5,896 1,213,484 6,912
1968 30,403 -6,880 1,168,254 9,615
1967 32,459 21,285 1,082,884 18,683
1966 37,343 18,656 1,095,582 12,513
1965 35,627 10,719 1,061,840 32,988
1964 44,788 3,646 1,028,272 26,411
1963 43,055 4,774 995,116 27,115
1962 42,779 1,509 966,452 27,906
1961 46,061 -2,760 932,111 25,515
1960 36,647 -1,732 901,301 12,131

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

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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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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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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