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Population in Austria compared to North Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 26,498,823 people in North Korea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 26,659,144 in North Korea.

Population statistics:

  • North Korea's population is 2.91 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while North Korea is the 57th.
  • The countries together account for 0.43% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.32% for North Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +0.41% in North Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while North Korea has grown from 24.5M to 26.7M (8.7% growth).

Austria vs North Korea: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
North Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria North Korea
2100 7,450,035 19,604,631
2099 7,465,366 19,733,548
2098 7,480,951 19,862,949
2097 7,498,101 19,993,288
2096 7,514,850 20,124,518
2095 7,532,161 20,256,401
2094 7,548,458 20,388,156
2093 7,565,999 20,520,253
2092 7,583,717 20,652,961
2091 7,603,216 20,785,785
2090 7,623,462 20,918,305
2089 7,645,771 21,050,580
2088 7,668,431 21,182,325
2087 7,690,081 21,314,047
2086 7,712,948 21,445,329
2085 7,737,385 21,575,835
2084 7,763,202 21,705,777
2083 7,788,506 21,835,029
2082 7,813,956 21,964,199
2081 7,839,060 22,092,862
2080 7,863,527 22,220,948
2079 7,889,445 22,348,577
2078 7,916,631 22,475,755
2077 7,944,829 22,602,817
2076 7,970,795 22,729,499
2075 7,996,421 22,856,369
2074 8,023,733 22,983,784
2073 8,050,381 23,111,441
2072 8,078,590 23,239,261
2071 8,105,838 23,367,583
2070 8,133,854 23,496,136
2069 8,163,771 23,625,538
2068 8,193,704 23,755,136
2067 8,224,576 23,884,879
2066 8,257,106 24,015,027
2065 8,290,403 24,144,985
2064 8,322,363 24,274,257
2063 8,356,710 24,402,439
2062 8,391,660 24,529,941
2061 8,426,083 24,656,350
2060 8,461,244 24,780,911
2059 8,497,226 24,903,037
2058 8,533,176 25,023,260
2057 8,569,804 25,140,523
2056 8,603,815 25,255,342
2055 8,637,443 25,366,397
2054 8,670,706 25,474,292
2053 8,703,475 25,578,870
2052 8,733,492 25,679,963
2051 8,761,338 25,777,639
2050 8,789,107 25,871,673
2049 8,816,505 25,962,167
2048 8,841,593 26,048,593
2047 8,864,899 26,131,429
2046 8,886,446 26,210,487
2045 8,906,200 26,286,208
2044 8,926,211 26,358,331
2043 8,943,779 26,427,062
2042 8,961,407 26,491,482
2041 8,977,747 26,552,564
2040 8,994,604 26,609,557
2039 9,011,400 26,661,815
2038 9,026,006 26,708,400
2037 9,044,181 26,749,134
2036 9,059,299 26,783,304
2035 9,074,280 26,810,026
2034 9,089,880 26,828,912
2033 9,102,596 26,839,229
2032 9,116,080 26,840,944
2031 9,127,901 26,832,957
2030 9,138,727 26,814,812
2029 9,146,845 26,787,117
2028 9,151,806 26,749,227
2027 9,157,362 26,701,444
2026 9,163,419 26,643,460
2025 9,170,052 26,575,953
2024 9,177,982 26,498,823
2023 9,131,761 26,418,204
2022 9,041,851 26,328,845
2021 8,955,797 26,232,534
2020 8,916,864 26,136,312
2019 8,879,920 26,037,632
2018 8,840,521 25,931,147
2017 8,797,566 25,817,709
2016 8,736,668 25,698,326
2015 8,642,699 25,575,350
2014 8,546,356 25,451,262
2013 8,479,823 25,329,451
2012 8,429,991 25,211,728
2011 8,391,643 25,097,874
2010 8,363,404 24,987,258
2009 8,343,323 24,878,332
2008 8,321,496 24,764,618
2007 8,295,487 24,646,383
2006 8,268,641 24,524,507
2005 8,227,829 24,396,433
2004 8,171,966 24,254,943
2003 8,121,423 24,090,380
2002 8,081,957 23,943,973
2001 8,042,293 23,815,358
2000 8,011,566 23,665,910
1999 7,992,324 23,497,599
1998 7,976,789 23,311,564
1997 7,968,041 23,110,830
1996 7,959,017 22,895,746
1995 7,948,278 22,669,304
1994 7,936,118 22,393,975
1993 7,905,633 22,073,352
1992 7,840,709 21,750,911
1991 7,754,891 21,428,638
1990 7,677,850 21,112,137
1989 7,619,567 20,804,367
1988 7,585,317 20,503,161
1987 7,574,586 20,205,483
1986 7,569,794 19,910,855
1985 7,564,985 19,620,388
1984 7,561,434 19,335,043
1983 7,561,910 19,054,034
1982 7,574,140 18,776,357
1981 7,568,710 18,501,295
1980 7,549,433 18,236,786
1979 7,549,425 17,983,470
1978 7,562,305 17,735,995
1977 7,568,430 17,492,798
1976 7,565,525 17,243,450
1975 7,578,903 16,971,055
1974 7,599,038 16,673,121
1973 7,586,115 16,350,367
1972 7,544,201 15,975,069
1971 7,500,482 15,572,457
1970 7,467,086 15,172,775
1969 7,441,055 14,767,615
1968 7,415,403 14,365,596
1967 7,376,998 13,958,350
1966 7,322,066 13,569,094
1965 7,270,889 13,219,369
1964 7,223,801 12,889,770
1963 7,175,811 12,567,057
1962 7,129,864 12,262,882
1961 7,086,299 11,990,713
1960 7,047,539 11,722,953

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/north-korea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while North Korea gained 1,173,819 people (a 4.79% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while North Korea's population increased by 960,818 people (a 3.74% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. North Korea was ranked 46th in 2006 and ranked 57th 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 North Korea will decrease by 2.95% to 25,871,673 people and rank change from 57th to 66th.

North Korea is projected to reach its peak in 2032 at 26.8M 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
North Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria North Korea
2100 -0.21% -0.65%
2099 -0.21% -0.65%
2098 -0.23% -0.65%
2097 -0.22% -0.65%
2096 -0.23% -0.65%
2095 -0.22% -0.65%
2094 -0.23% -0.64%
2093 -0.23% -0.64%
2092 -0.26% -0.64%
2091 -0.27% -0.63%
2090 -0.29% -0.63%
2089 -0.3% -0.62%
2088 -0.28% -0.62%
2087 -0.3% -0.61%
2086 -0.32% -0.6%
2085 -0.33% -0.6%
2084 -0.32% -0.59%
2083 -0.33% -0.59%
2082 -0.32% -0.58%
2081 -0.31% -0.58%
2080 -0.33% -0.57%
2079 -0.34% -0.57%
2078 -0.35% -0.56%
2077 -0.33% -0.56%
2076 -0.32% -0.56%
2075 -0.34% -0.55%
2074 -0.33% -0.55%
2073 -0.35% -0.55%
2072 -0.34% -0.55%
2071 -0.34% -0.55%
2070 -0.37% -0.55%
2069 -0.37% -0.55%
2068 -0.38% -0.54%
2067 -0.39% -0.54%
2066 -0.4% -0.54%
2065 -0.38% -0.53%
2064 -0.41% -0.53%
2063 -0.42% -0.52%
2062 -0.41% -0.51%
2061 -0.42% -0.5%
2060 -0.42% -0.49%
2059 -0.42% -0.48%
2058 -0.43% -0.47%
2057 -0.4% -0.45%
2056 -0.39% -0.44%
2055 -0.38% -0.42%
2054 -0.38% -0.41%
2053 -0.34% -0.39%
2052 -0.32% -0.38%
2051 -0.32% -0.36%
2050 -0.31% -0.35%
2049 -0.28% -0.33%
2048 -0.26% -0.32%
2047 -0.24% -0.3%
2046 -0.22% -0.29%
2045 -0.22% -0.27%
2044 -0.2% -0.26%
2043 -0.2% -0.24%
2042 -0.18% -0.23%
2041 -0.19% -0.21%
2040 -0.19% -0.2%
2039 -0.16% -0.17%
2038 -0.2% -0.15%
2037 -0.17% -0.13%
2036 -0.17% -0.1%
2035 -0.17% -0.07%
2034 -0.14% -0.04%
2033 -0.15% -0.006%
2032 -0.13% 0.03%
2031 -0.12% 0.07%
2030 -0.09% 0.1%
2029 -0.05% 0.14%
2028 -0.06% 0.18%
2027 -0.07% 0.22%
2026 -0.07% 0.25%
2025 -0.09% 0.29%
2024 0.51% 0.31%
2023 0.99% 0.34%
2022 0.96% 0.37%
2021 0.44% 0.37%
2020 0.42% 0.38%
2019 0.45% 0.41%
2018 0.49% 0.44%
2017 0.7% 0.46%
2016 1.09% 0.48%
2015 1.13% 0.49%
2014 0.78% 0.48%
2013 0.59% 0.47%
2012 0.46% 0.45%
2011 0.34% 0.44%
2010 0.24% 0.44%
2009 0.26% 0.46%
2008 0.31% 0.48%
2007 0.32% 0.5%
2006 0.5% 0.52%
2005 0.68% 0.58%
2004 0.62% 0.68%
2003 0.49% 0.61%
2002 0.49% 0.54%
2001 0.38% 0.63%
2000 0.24% 0.72%
1999 0.19% 0.8%
1998 0.11% 0.87%
1997 0.11% 0.94%
1996 0.14% 1%
1995 0.15% 1.23%
1994 0.39% 1.45%
1993 0.83% 1.48%
1992 1.11% 1.5%
1991 1% 1.5%
1990 0.76% 1.48%
1989 0.45% 1.47%
1988 0.14% 1.47%
1987 0.06% 1.48%
1986 0.06% 1.48%
1985 0.05% 1.48%
1984 -0.006% 1.47%
1983 -0.16% 1.48%
1982 0.07% 1.49%
1981 0.26% 1.45%
1980 0% 1.41%
1979 -0.17% 1.4%
1978 -0.08% 1.39%
1977 0.04% 1.45%
1976 -0.18% 1.61%
1975 -0.26% 1.79%
1974 0.17% 1.97%
1973 0.56% 2.35%
1972 0.58% 2.59%
1971 0.45% 2.63%
1970 0.35% 2.74%
1969 0.35% 2.8%
1968 0.52% 2.92%
1967 0.75% 2.87%
1966 0.7% 2.65%
1965 0.65% 2.56%
1964 0.67% 2.57%
1963 0.64% 2.48%
1962 0.61% 2.27%
1961 0.55% 2.28%

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/north-korea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Austria grew by 0.51%, while North Korea's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Austria North Korea
Current population
9163419
26659144
Population rank 99/197 57/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.32%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
6.52 minutes
One birth every
6.77 minutes
1.54 minutes
One death every
5.87 minutes
2.05 minutes
Daily growth/decline +127 +221
Annual growth/decline +46,221 +80,619
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 150/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
3.15 hours
Annual migration change +11,254 -2,787
Net migration rank 44/196 104/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 50,439
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 150/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 189/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
North Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria North Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - -2,787
2024 - 8,813 - -2,473
2023 -11,872 4,819 86,203 -1,997
2022 -10,851 157,365 96,495 -1,997
2021 -6,269 52,150 99,710 -1,585
2020 -8,025 39,601 95,920 -1,585
2019 1,776 41,090 106,208 -3,142
2018 1,769 35,296 113,164 -3,225
2017 4,399 45,478 120,181 -3,224
2016 6,989 65,976 125,048 -3,222
2015 1,729 115,175 127,365 -3,208
2014 3,419 74,375 127,078 -3,042
2013 0 56,726 122,519 -2,933
2012 0 45,014 118,773 -2,919
2011 1,679 31,887 114,798 -2,957
2010 1,672 22,570 112,443 -3,053
2009 -834 18,222 111,530 -3,058
2008 2,496 25,405 122,015 -3,051
2007 1,659 24,616 120,521 -3,021
2006 3,308 25,787 129,171 -2,948
2005 3,291 50,676 132,765 -2,861
2004 4,904 55,007 155,838 -2,758
2003 0 44,362 178,775 -2,717
2002 2,424 37,508 119,504 -2,763
2001 804 39,866 143,321 -2,884
2000 1,602 17,631 161,591 -3,142
1999 0 19,949 181,613 -3,443
1998 3,191 8,702 197,589 -3,706
1997 3,984 1,589 211,325 -3,745
1996 7,959 4,077 226,095 -3,512
1995 7,948 1,890 233,381 -3,094
1994 11,110 3,113 320,861 -517
1993 12,649 33,688 320,880 0
1992 12,545 71,451 324,002 0
1991 10,857 77,417 320,551 0
1990 7,678 59,873 312,460 0
1989 5,333 46,232 303,078 0
1988 4,551 13,807 299,305 0
1987 1,515 1,434 296,030 0
1986 0 6,630 293,227 0
1985 -1,513 5,940 287,714 0
1984 756 2,906 282,987 0
1983 -3,025 -1,474 279,046 0
1982 3,029 -22,711 276,332 0
1981 1,514 29,590 273,800 0
1980 -1,510 9,811 255,206 0
1979 -6,039 -1,785 251,409 0
1978 -9,074 -8,131 243,533 0
1977 -6,811 13,245 242,870 0
1976 -7,565 8,336 255,841 0
1975 -2,274 -24,253 288,966 0
1974 3,039 -16,276 306,902 0
1973 5,310 34,856 338,600 0
1972 9,053 36,703 411,997 0
1971 11,250 32,392 393,220 0
1970 13,441 10,601 406,129 0
1969 22,323 5,896 404,189 0
1968 30,403 -6,880 399,837 0
1967 32,459 21,285 414,632 0
1966 37,343 18,656 363,882 0
1965 35,627 10,719 335,587 0
1964 44,788 3,646 323,623 0
1963 43,055 4,774 321,805 0
1962 42,779 1,509 286,534 0
1961 46,061 -2,760 257,788 0
1960 36,647 -1,732 277,717 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/austria/north-korea | 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 North Korea 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,097,372 people) and 2.33% is from migration (a loss of 26,227 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 50,439 people or 0.2% in North Korea.

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
North Korea
City Population
Pyongyang 2.86M
Hamhung 769K
Chongjin 668K
Sunchon 437K
Nampo 367K
Wonsan 363K
Sinuiju 359K
Tanchon 346K
Kaechon 320K
Kaesong 308K

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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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