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

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The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,208,163 in 2025 vs 10,762,817 people in Papua New Guinea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,201,502 people compared to 11,045,681 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Papua New Guinea's population is 1.2 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 98th 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 +0.68% per year vs +2.14% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.2M (11.3% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.7% 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 7,480,998 18,798,240
2099 7,496,393 18,786,145
2098 7,512,042 18,772,372
2097 7,529,263 18,755,008
2096 7,546,082 18,733,822
2095 7,563,465 18,710,340
2094 7,579,830 18,683,383
2093 7,597,443 18,654,365
2092 7,615,235 18,621,911
2091 7,634,815 18,586,147
2090 7,655,146 18,545,656
2089 7,677,547 18,506,626
2088 7,700,301 18,464,999
2087 7,722,041 18,420,558
2086 7,745,003 18,372,233
2085 7,769,542 18,321,842
2084 7,795,466 18,270,605
2083 7,820,876 18,214,932
2082 7,846,431 18,159,412
2081 7,871,639 18,100,531
2080 7,896,208 18,035,268
2079 7,922,233 17,972,052
2078 7,949,533 17,904,957
2077 7,977,848 17,837,082
2076 8,003,921 17,768,107
2075 8,029,654 17,695,759
2074 8,057,079 17,621,390
2073 8,083,839 17,544,490
2072 8,112,165 17,463,028
2071 8,139,526 17,377,995
2070 8,167,659 17,291,519
2069 8,197,700 17,201,936
2068 8,227,758 17,108,606
2067 8,258,758 17,011,562
2066 8,291,423 16,911,929
2065 8,324,858 16,809,460
2064 8,356,951 16,705,205
2063 8,391,440 16,600,853
2062 8,426,536 16,493,872
2061 8,461,102 16,383,508
2060 8,496,409 16,267,162
2059 8,532,540 16,149,265
2058 8,568,640 16,029,360
2057 8,605,421 15,906,350
2056 8,639,572 15,781,247
2055 8,673,340 15,653,296
2054 8,706,741 15,519,925
2053 8,739,647 15,386,054
2052 8,769,788 15,247,553
2051 8,797,751 15,107,257
2050 8,825,635 14,965,427
2049 8,853,147 14,818,793
2048 8,878,339 14,670,417
2047 8,901,742 14,519,915
2046 8,923,378 14,367,141
2045 8,943,215 14,210,639
2044 8,963,309 14,053,122
2043 8,980,950 13,894,884
2042 8,998,651 13,735,841
2041 9,015,059 13,574,567
2040 9,031,986 13,410,615
2039 9,048,852 13,244,740
2038 9,063,518 13,076,640
2037 9,081,768 12,907,059
2036 9,096,950 12,735,582
2035 9,111,993 12,563,938
2034 9,127,657 12,389,907
2033 9,140,427 12,215,713
2032 9,153,966 12,039,848
2031 9,165,837 11,862,856
2030 9,176,708 11,683,177
2029 9,184,859 11,502,504
2028 9,189,841 11,320,226
2027 9,195,420 11,136,100
2026 9,201,502 10,950,183
2025 9,208,163 10,762,817
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 464,834 people (a 5.32% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,083,963 people (a 23.3% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 98th 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 8,825,635 people with a rank change from 98th to 108th. The population of Papua New Guinea will increase by 35.5% to 14,965,427 people and rank change from 89th to 84th.

Papua New Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M people, while Austria's population already peaked in 2025 at 9.21M people and is projected to decrease to 7.48M 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 0.33% 1.76%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/austria/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Austria grew by 0.33%, while Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.76%.

Live population counters

Austria Papua New Guinea
Current population
9201502
11045681
Population rank 98/197 89/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.13%
One net population change
17.5 minutes
2.83 minutes
One birth every
6.82 minutes
2.05 minutes
One death every
5.97 minutes
7.58 minutes
Daily growth/decline +83 +510
Annual growth/decline +30,181 +186,315
Annual growth/decline rate +0.33% +1.76%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 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 -11,013 8,813 187,595 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/austria/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 5.25% of the population change in Austria is from natural causes (a loss of 31,368 people) and 94.7% is from migration (a gain of 565,763 people). In Papua New Guinea 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,909 people) and 7.48% is from migration (a gain of 152,353 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 132K
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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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