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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,178,482 in 2024 vs 17,695 people in Palau in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,171,198 people compared to 17,663 in Palau.

Population statistics:

  • Austria's population is 519 times bigger than Palau's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Palau is the 194th.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.0002% for Palau.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +0.02% in Palau.
  • Since 2005, the population of Austria has increased from 8.23M people to 9.17M (11.5% growth), while Palau has declined from 19.8K to 17.7K (10.9% decline).
  • Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 12.9% of the population in Austria and 27% in Palau.

Austria vs Palau: live population counter

Austria Palau
Current population
9171198
17663
Population rank 99/197 194/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.0002%
One net population change
11.2 minutes
1.63 weeks
One birth every
6.77 minutes
1.89 days
One death every
5.87 minutes
1.8 days
One migration net change every
59.6 minutes
3.72 weeks
Annual migration change +8,813 -14
Daily growth/decline +128 +0
Annual growth/decline +46,721 -32
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% -0.18%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 176/197

Austria and Palau: population history and growth rate by year chart

Austria
Population

Growth rate
Palau
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Austria Palau Austria Palau
1960 7,047,539 9,328 - -
1961 7,086,299 9,555 0.55% 2.43%
1962 7,129,864 9,793 0.61% 2.49%
1963 7,175,811 10,037 0.64% 2.49%
1964 7,223,801 10,292 0.67% 2.54%
1965 7,270,889 10,547 0.65% 2.48%
1966 7,322,066 10,805 0.7% 2.45%
1967 7,376,998 10,988 0.75% 1.69%
1968 7,415,403 11,080 0.52% 0.84%
1969 7,441,055 11,159 0.35% 0.71%
1970 7,467,086 11,368 0.35% 1.87%
1971 7,500,482 11,759 0.45% 3.44%
1972 7,544,201 12,194 0.58% 3.7%
1973 7,586,115 12,552 0.56% 2.94%
1974 7,599,038 12,687 0.17% 1.08%
1975 7,578,903 12,655 -0.26% -0.25%
1976 7,565,525 12,598 -0.18% -0.45%
1977 7,568,430 12,525 0.04% -0.58%
1978 7,562,305 12,440 -0.08% -0.68%
1979 7,549,425 12,337 -0.17% -0.83%
1980 7,549,433 12,271 0% -0.53%
1981 7,568,710 12,402 0.26% 1.07%
1982 7,574,140 12,694 0.07% 2.35%
1983 7,561,910 13,006 -0.16% 2.46%
1984 7,561,434 13,337 -0.006% 2.54%
1985 7,564,985 13,688 0.05% 2.63%
1986 7,569,794 14,024 0.06% 2.45%
1987 7,574,586 14,334 0.06% 2.21%
1988 7,585,317 14,645 0.14% 2.17%
1989 7,619,567 14,945 0.45% 2.05%
1990 7,677,850 15,259 0.76% 2.1%
1991 7,754,891 15,614 1% 2.33%
1992 7,840,709 15,989 1.11% 2.4%
1993 7,905,633 16,372 0.83% 2.4%
1994 7,936,118 16,770 0.39% 2.43%
1995 7,948,278 17,195 0.15% 2.53%
1996 7,959,017 17,654 0.14% 2.67%
1997 7,968,041 18,108 0.11% 2.57%
1998 7,976,789 18,524 0.11% 2.3%
1999 7,992,324 18,901 0.19% 2.04%
2000 8,011,566 19,178 0.24% 1.47%
2001 8,042,293 19,352 0.38% 0.91%
2002 8,081,957 19,503 0.49% 0.78%
2003 8,121,423 19,659 0.49% 0.8%
2004 8,171,966 19,820 0.62% 0.82%
2005 8,227,829 19,819 0.68% -0.005%
2006 8,268,641 19,593 0.5% -1.14%
2007 8,295,487 19,302 0.32% -1.49%
2008 8,321,496 19,009 0.31% -1.52%
2009 8,343,323 18,709 0.26% -1.58%
2010 8,363,404 18,396 0.24% -1.67%
2011 8,391,643 18,078 0.34% -1.73%
2012 8,429,991 17,765 0.46% -1.73%
2013 8,479,823 17,648 0.59% -0.66%
2014 8,546,356 17,715 0.78% 0.38%
2015 8,642,699 17,770 1.13% 0.31%
2016 8,736,668 17,797 1.09% 0.15%
2017 8,797,566 17,812 0.7% 0.08%
2018 8,840,521 17,814 0.49% 0.01%
2019 8,879,920 17,798 0.45% -0.09%
2020 8,916,864 17,792 0.42% -0.03%
2021 8,955,797 17,783 0.44% -0.05%
2022 9,041,851 17,759 0.96% -0.13%
2023 9,131,761 17,727 0.99% -0.18%
2024 9,178,482 17,695 0.51% -0.18%
2025 9,171,198 17,663 -0.08% -0.18%
2026 9,164,846 17,618 -0.07% -0.25%
2027 9,159,036 17,564 -0.06% -0.31%
2028 9,153,783 17,504 -0.06% -0.34%
2029 9,147,235 17,436 -0.07% -0.39%
2030 9,137,754 17,376 -0.1% -0.34%
2031 9,126,423 17,299 -0.12% -0.44%
2032 9,113,762 17,228 -0.14% -0.41%
2033 9,100,660 17,163 -0.14% -0.38%
2034 9,086,498 17,092 -0.16% -0.41%
2035 9,071,197 17,012 -0.17% -0.47%
2036 9,056,140 16,940 -0.17% -0.43%
2037 9,039,487 16,858 -0.18% -0.48%
2038 9,023,097 16,779 -0.18% -0.47%
2039 9,007,376 16,689 -0.17% -0.54%
2040 8,990,550 16,604 -0.19% -0.51%
2041 8,973,934 16,510 -0.18% -0.57%
2042 8,956,944 16,403 -0.19% -0.65%
2043 8,939,342 16,302 -0.2% -0.61%
2044 8,920,544 16,202 -0.21% -0.62%
2045 8,900,652 16,097 -0.22% -0.65%
2046 8,879,996 15,977 -0.23% -0.74%
2047 8,857,554 15,863 -0.25% -0.71%
2048 8,833,340 15,749 -0.27% -0.72%
2049 8,807,087 15,632 -0.3% -0.74%
2050 8,779,494 15,515 -0.31% -0.75%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Austria increased by 414,870 people (a 5.04% growth), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Austria gained 528,499 (a 6.11% growth), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2005 and is 99th in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Austria's population will shrink by 4.27% to 8,779,494 people with a rank change from 99th to 108th. The population of Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.

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