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Population in Austria compared to Papua New Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 10,576,502 people in Papua New Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 11,002,753 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Papua New Guinea's population is 1.2 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
  • The countries together account for 0.24% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +2.23% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.1% growth).

Austria vs Papua New Guinea: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Papua New Guinea
2100 7,450,035 18,802,138
2099 7,465,366 18,790,040
2098 7,480,951 18,776,265
2097 7,498,101 18,758,897
2096 7,514,850 18,737,707
2095 7,532,161 18,714,219
2094 7,548,458 18,687,257
2093 7,565,999 18,658,233
2092 7,583,717 18,625,772
2091 7,603,216 18,590,001
2090 7,623,462 18,549,501
2089 7,645,771 18,510,463
2088 7,668,431 18,468,827
2087 7,690,081 18,424,378
2086 7,712,948 18,376,043
2085 7,737,385 18,325,641
2084 7,763,202 18,274,394
2083 7,788,506 18,218,709
2082 7,813,956 18,163,177
2081 7,839,060 18,104,285
2080 7,863,527 18,039,008
2079 7,889,445 17,975,778
2078 7,916,631 17,908,670
2077 7,944,829 17,840,781
2076 7,970,795 17,771,791
2075 7,996,421 17,699,428
2074 8,023,733 17,625,044
2073 8,050,381 17,548,128
2072 8,078,590 17,466,649
2071 8,105,838 17,381,598
2070 8,133,854 17,295,105
2069 8,163,771 17,205,503
2068 8,193,704 17,112,154
2067 8,224,576 17,015,090
2066 8,257,106 16,915,436
2065 8,290,403 16,812,946
2064 8,322,363 16,708,669
2063 8,356,710 16,604,296
2062 8,391,660 16,497,292
2061 8,426,083 16,386,905
2060 8,461,244 16,270,535
2059 8,497,226 16,152,614
2058 8,533,176 16,032,684
2057 8,569,804 15,909,649
2056 8,603,815 15,784,519
2055 8,637,443 15,656,542
2054 8,670,706 15,523,143
2053 8,703,475 15,389,244
2052 8,733,492 15,250,715
2051 8,761,338 15,110,389
2050 8,789,107 14,968,530
2049 8,816,505 14,821,865
2048 8,841,593 14,673,459
2047 8,864,899 14,522,926
2046 8,886,446 14,370,120
2045 8,906,200 14,213,585
2044 8,926,211 14,056,036
2043 8,943,779 13,897,765
2042 8,961,407 13,738,690
2041 8,977,747 13,577,382
2040 8,994,604 13,413,396
2039 9,011,400 13,247,486
2038 9,026,006 13,079,352
2037 9,044,181 12,909,735
2036 9,059,299 12,738,223
2035 9,074,280 12,566,543
2034 9,089,880 12,392,476
2033 9,102,596 12,218,246
2032 9,116,080 12,042,345
2031 9,127,901 11,865,316
2030 9,138,727 11,685,599
2029 9,146,845 11,504,890
2028 9,151,806 11,322,573
2027 9,157,362 11,138,409
2026 9,163,419 10,952,454
2025 9,170,052 10,765,048
2024 9,177,982 10,576,502
2023 9,131,761 10,389,635
2022 9,041,851 10,203,169
2021 8,955,797 10,012,896
2020 8,916,864 9,815,746
2019 8,879,920 9,609,010
2018 8,840,521 9,394,513
2017 8,797,566 9,178,714
2016 8,736,668 8,961,718
2015 8,642,699 8,743,246
2014 8,546,356 8,523,441
2013 8,479,823 8,302,698
2012 8,429,991 8,081,390
2011 8,391,643 7,859,346
2010 8,363,404 7,633,523
2009 8,343,323 7,406,438
2008 8,321,496 7,183,002
2007 8,295,487 6,963,345
2006 8,268,641 6,747,720
2005 8,227,829 6,535,905
2004 8,171,966 6,328,041
2003 8,121,423 6,123,997
2002 8,081,957 5,924,003
2001 8,042,293 5,728,435
2000 8,011,566 5,537,064
1999 7,992,324 5,349,333
1998 7,976,789 5,166,390
1997 7,968,041 4,987,883
1996 7,959,017 4,813,361
1995 7,948,278 4,644,278
1994 7,936,118 4,480,208
1993 7,905,633 4,320,872
1992 7,840,709 4,166,699
1991 7,754,891 4,021,837
1990 7,677,850 3,896,481
1989 7,619,567 3,796,078
1988 7,585,317 3,711,880
1987 7,574,586 3,632,543
1986 7,569,794 3,554,793
1985 7,564,985 3,478,936
1984 7,561,434 3,405,198
1983 7,561,910 3,333,633
1982 7,574,140 3,264,291
1981 7,568,710 3,197,019
1980 7,549,433 3,131,512
1979 7,549,425 3,067,341
1978 7,562,305 3,003,714
1977 7,568,430 2,940,327
1976 7,565,525 2,877,327
1975 7,578,903 2,814,820
1974 7,599,038 2,752,671
1973 7,586,115 2,690,629
1972 7,544,201 2,628,432
1971 7,500,482 2,566,421
1970 7,467,086 2,505,628
1969 7,441,055 2,446,927
1968 7,415,403 2,390,803
1967 7,376,998 2,337,532
1966 7,322,066 2,285,774
1965 7,270,889 2,235,820
1964 7,223,801 2,188,325
1963 7,175,811 2,141,376
1962 7,129,864 2,093,919
1961 7,086,299 2,046,127
1960 7,047,539 1,995,110

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,041,035 people (a 22.8% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th 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 Papua New Guinea will increase by 36% to 14,968,530 people and rank change from 89th to 85th.

Papua New Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M 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
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Papua New Guinea
2100 -0.21% 0.06%
2099 -0.21% 0.07%
2098 -0.23% 0.09%
2097 -0.22% 0.11%
2096 -0.23% 0.13%
2095 -0.22% 0.14%
2094 -0.23% 0.16%
2093 -0.23% 0.17%
2092 -0.26% 0.19%
2091 -0.27% 0.22%
2090 -0.29% 0.21%
2089 -0.3% 0.23%
2088 -0.28% 0.24%
2087 -0.3% 0.26%
2086 -0.32% 0.28%
2085 -0.33% 0.28%
2084 -0.32% 0.31%
2083 -0.33% 0.31%
2082 -0.32% 0.33%
2081 -0.31% 0.36%
2080 -0.33% 0.35%
2079 -0.34% 0.37%
2078 -0.35% 0.38%
2077 -0.33% 0.39%
2076 -0.32% 0.41%
2075 -0.34% 0.42%
2074 -0.33% 0.44%
2073 -0.35% 0.47%
2072 -0.34% 0.49%
2071 -0.34% 0.5%
2070 -0.37% 0.52%
2069 -0.37% 0.55%
2068 -0.38% 0.57%
2067 -0.39% 0.59%
2066 -0.4% 0.61%
2065 -0.38% 0.62%
2064 -0.41% 0.63%
2063 -0.42% 0.65%
2062 -0.41% 0.67%
2061 -0.42% 0.72%
2060 -0.42% 0.73%
2059 -0.42% 0.75%
2058 -0.43% 0.77%
2057 -0.4% 0.79%
2056 -0.39% 0.82%
2055 -0.38% 0.86%
2054 -0.38% 0.87%
2053 -0.34% 0.91%
2052 -0.32% 0.93%
2051 -0.32% 0.95%
2050 -0.31% 0.99%
2049 -0.28% 1.01%
2048 -0.26% 1.04%
2047 -0.24% 1.06%
2046 -0.22% 1.1%
2045 -0.22% 1.12%
2044 -0.2% 1.14%
2043 -0.2% 1.16%
2042 -0.18% 1.19%
2041 -0.19% 1.22%
2040 -0.19% 1.25%
2039 -0.16% 1.29%
2038 -0.2% 1.31%
2037 -0.17% 1.35%
2036 -0.17% 1.37%
2035 -0.17% 1.4%
2034 -0.14% 1.43%
2033 -0.15% 1.46%
2032 -0.13% 1.49%
2031 -0.12% 1.54%
2030 -0.09% 1.57%
2029 -0.05% 1.61%
2028 -0.06% 1.65%
2027 -0.07% 1.7%
2026 -0.07% 1.74%
2025 -0.09% 1.78%
2024 0.51% 1.8%
2023 0.99% 1.83%
2022 0.96% 1.9%
2021 0.44% 2.01%
2020 0.42% 2.15%
2019 0.45% 2.28%
2018 0.49% 2.35%
2017 0.7% 2.42%
2016 1.09% 2.5%
2015 1.13% 2.58%
2014 0.78% 2.66%
2013 0.59% 2.74%
2012 0.46% 2.83%
2011 0.34% 2.96%
2010 0.24% 3.07%
2009 0.26% 3.11%
2008 0.31% 3.15%
2007 0.32% 3.2%
2006 0.5% 3.24%
2005 0.68% 3.28%
2004 0.62% 3.33%
2003 0.49% 3.38%
2002 0.49% 3.41%
2001 0.38% 3.46%
2000 0.24% 3.51%
1999 0.19% 3.54%
1998 0.11% 3.58%
1997 0.11% 3.63%
1996 0.14% 3.64%
1995 0.15% 3.66%
1994 0.39% 3.69%
1993 0.83% 3.7%
1992 1.11% 3.6%
1991 1% 3.22%
1990 0.76% 2.64%
1989 0.45% 2.27%
1988 0.14% 2.18%
1987 0.06% 2.19%
1986 0.06% 2.18%
1985 0.05% 2.17%
1984 -0.006% 2.15%
1983 -0.16% 2.12%
1982 0.07% 2.1%
1981 0.26% 2.09%
1980 0% 2.09%
1979 -0.17% 2.12%
1978 -0.08% 2.16%
1977 0.04% 2.19%
1976 -0.18% 2.22%
1975 -0.26% 2.26%
1974 0.17% 2.31%
1973 0.56% 2.37%
1972 0.58% 2.42%
1971 0.45% 2.43%
1970 0.35% 2.4%
1969 0.35% 2.35%
1968 0.52% 2.28%
1967 0.75% 2.26%
1966 0.7% 2.23%
1965 0.65% 2.17%
1964 0.67% 2.19%
1963 0.64% 2.27%
1962 0.61% 2.34%
1961 0.55% 2.56%

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Austria grew by 0.51%, while Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Austria Papua New Guinea
Current population
9163419
11002753
Population rank 99/197 89/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.13%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
2.81 minutes
One birth every
6.77 minutes
2.06 minutes
One death every
5.87 minutes
7.76 minutes
Daily growth/decline +127 +512
Annual growth/decline +46,221 +186,867
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 59/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
1.29 days
Annual migration change +11,254 -284
Net migration rank 44/196 87/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 31,171
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 163/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 183/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Papua New Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Papua New Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - -284
2024 - 8,813 - -707
2023 -11,872 4,819 187,637 -787
2022 -10,851 157,365 186,861 -787
2021 -6,269 52,150 183,766 10,703
2020 -8,025 39,601 189,130 10,703
2019 1,776 41,090 190,662 22,978
2018 1,769 35,296 190,662 24,684
2017 4,399 45,478 189,715 26,513
2016 6,989 65,976 189,281 28,473
2015 1,729 115,175 188,600 30,580
2014 3,419 74,375 187,592 32,840
2013 0 56,726 185,790 35,280
2012 0 45,014 183,658 37,893
2011 1,679 31,887 181,842 40,690
2010 1,672 22,570 178,998 50,106
2009 -834 18,222 175,421 49,647
2008 2,496 25,405 172,823 48,985
2007 1,659 24,616 169,306 48,203
2006 3,308 25,787 166,540 47,191
2005 3,291 50,676 163,888 46,014
2004 4,904 55,007 161,023 44,811
2003 0 44,362 158,611 43,639
2002 2,424 37,508 155,091 42,657
2001 804 39,866 151,431 41,962
2000 1,602 17,631 147,496 41,855
1999 0 19,949 143,592 42,519
1998 3,191 8,702 136,677 43,091
1997 3,984 1,589 134,458 42,787
1996 7,959 4,077 129,802 41,994
1995 7,948 1,890 125,410 40,962
1994 11,110 3,113 122,113 39,669
1993 12,649 33,688 118,668 38,220
1992 12,545 71,451 114,818 36,622
1991 10,857 77,417 111,453 26,830
1990 7,678 59,873 110,033 2,398
1989 5,333 46,232 108,199 -19,824
1988 4,551 13,807 106,256 -26,232
1987 1,515 1,434 104,367 -25,720
1986 0 6,630 102,346 -25,495
1985 -1,513 5,940 100,333 -25,470
1984 756 2,906 98,103 -25,487
1983 -3,025 -1,474 95,982 -25,465
1982 3,029 -22,711 93,522 -25,355
1981 1,514 29,590 91,767 -25,383
1980 -1,510 9,811 90,266 -25,638
1979 -6,039 -1,785 89,330 -25,618
1978 -9,074 -8,131 88,747 -25,208
1977 -6,811 13,245 87,954 -24,722
1976 -7,565 8,336 86,965 -24,198
1975 -2,274 -24,253 85,809 -23,562
1974 3,039 -16,276 84,829 -22,771
1973 5,310 34,856 83,821 -21,803
1972 9,053 36,703 82,672 -20,303
1971 11,250 32,392 80,599 -18,945
1970 13,441 10,601 78,712 -18,773
1969 22,323 5,896 76,454 -18,994
1968 30,403 -6,880 73,983 -19,188
1967 32,459 21,285 71,519 -19,767
1966 37,343 18,656 69,206 -17,454
1965 35,627 10,719 66,693 -18,532
1964 44,788 3,646 64,558 -17,730
1963 43,055 4,774 62,260 -15,189
1962 42,779 1,509 59,974 -12,141
1961 46,061 -2,760 58,151 -10,409
1960 36,647 -1,732 56,326 -2,034

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

GeoRank.org/population/austria/papua-new-guinea | 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 Papua New Guinea 91% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,906 people) and 8.98% is from migration (a gain of 185,900 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 31,171 people or 0.3% in Papua New Guinea.

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
Papua New Guinea
City Population
Port Moresby 317K
Lae 101K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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