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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 36,559,233 people in Poland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 35,806,942 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 3.91 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 0.54% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 35.8M (6.12% decline).

Austria vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Poland
2100 7,450,035 18,350,017
2099 7,465,366 18,541,227
2098 7,480,951 18,733,999
2097 7,498,101 18,928,169
2096 7,514,850 19,125,003
2095 7,532,161 19,323,203
2094 7,548,458 19,525,085
2093 7,565,999 19,730,030
2092 7,583,717 19,938,529
2091 7,603,216 20,151,135
2090 7,623,462 20,368,308
2089 7,645,771 20,589,970
2088 7,668,431 20,817,398
2087 7,690,081 21,050,137
2086 7,712,948 21,288,179
2085 7,737,385 21,531,674
2084 7,763,202 21,780,998
2083 7,788,506 22,036,816
2082 7,813,956 22,298,479
2081 7,839,060 22,565,373
2080 7,863,527 22,836,875
2079 7,889,445 23,113,773
2078 7,916,631 23,393,434
2077 7,944,829 23,679,569
2076 7,970,795 23,968,050
2075 7,996,421 24,259,763
2074 8,023,733 24,554,480
2073 8,050,381 24,852,006
2072 8,078,590 25,149,886
2071 8,105,838 25,447,869
2070 8,133,854 25,745,140
2069 8,163,771 26,042,079
2068 8,193,704 26,337,963
2067 8,224,576 26,632,110
2066 8,257,106 26,923,643
2065 8,290,403 27,211,946
2064 8,322,363 27,497,263
2063 8,356,710 27,778,871
2062 8,391,660 28,055,433
2061 8,426,083 28,328,948
2060 8,461,244 28,597,687
2059 8,497,226 28,864,377
2058 8,533,176 29,125,961
2057 8,569,804 29,384,759
2056 8,603,815 29,641,101
2055 8,637,443 29,893,868
2054 8,670,706 30,142,942
2053 8,703,475 30,389,214
2052 8,733,492 30,630,763
2051 8,761,338 30,871,146
2050 8,789,107 31,107,894
2049 8,816,505 31,341,718
2048 8,841,593 31,572,273
2047 8,864,899 31,800,868
2046 8,886,446 32,026,873
2045 8,906,200 32,250,757
2044 8,926,211 32,471,522
2043 8,943,779 32,690,423
2042 8,961,407 32,906,811
2041 8,977,747 33,118,473
2040 8,994,604 33,328,426
2039 9,011,400 33,535,096
2038 9,026,006 33,738,091
2037 9,044,181 33,936,906
2036 9,059,299 34,133,190
2035 9,074,280 34,323,827
2034 9,089,880 34,511,159
2033 9,102,596 34,693,880
2032 9,116,080 34,872,593
2031 9,127,901 35,046,775
2030 9,138,727 35,213,577
2029 9,146,845 35,374,919
2028 9,151,806 35,527,083
2027 9,157,362 35,671,012
2026 9,163,419 35,806,942
2025 9,170,052 36,233,346
2024 9,177,982 36,559,233
2023 9,131,761 36,687,353
2022 9,041,851 36,821,749
2021 8,955,797 36,981,559
2020 8,916,864 37,515,748
2019 8,879,920 37,965,475
2018 8,840,521 37,974,750
2017 8,797,566 37,974,826
2016 8,736,668 37,970,087
2015 8,642,699 37,986,412
2014 8,546,356 38,011,735
2013 8,479,823 38,040,196
2012 8,429,991 38,063,164
2011 8,391,643 38,063,255
2010 8,363,404 38,042,794
2009 8,343,323 38,151,603
2008 8,321,496 38,125,759
2007 8,295,487 38,120,560
2006 8,268,641 38,141,267
2005 8,227,829 38,165,445
2004 8,171,966 38,182,222
2003 8,121,423 38,204,570
2002 8,081,957 38,230,364
2001 8,042,293 38,248,076
2000 8,011,566 38,258,629
1999 7,992,324 38,660,271
1998 7,976,789 38,663,481
1997 7,968,041 38,649,660
1996 7,959,017 38,624,370
1995 7,948,278 38,594,998
1994 7,936,118 38,542,652
1993 7,905,633 38,461,408
1992 7,840,709 38,363,667
1991 7,754,891 38,246,193
1990 7,677,850 38,110,782
1989 7,619,567 37,961,529
1988 7,585,317 37,824,487
1987 7,574,586 37,668,045
1986 7,569,794 37,456,119
1985 7,564,985 37,201,885
1984 7,561,434 36,904,134
1983 7,561,910 36,571,808
1982 7,574,140 36,230,481
1981 7,568,710 35,898,587
1980 7,549,433 35,574,150
1979 7,549,425 35,247,217
1978 7,562,305 34,965,600
1977 7,568,430 34,689,050
1976 7,565,525 34,356,300
1975 7,578,903 34,015,199
1974 7,599,038 33,678,899
1973 7,586,115 33,357,200
1972 7,544,201 33,055,650
1971 7,500,482 32,783,500
1970 7,467,086 32,664,300
1969 7,441,055 32,548,300
1968 7,415,403 32,294,655
1967 7,376,998 31,987,155
1966 7,322,066 31,681,000
1965 7,270,889 31,444,950
1964 7,223,801 31,139,450
1963 7,175,811 30,712,000
1962 7,129,864 30,308,500
1961 7,086,299 29,964,000
1960 7,047,539 29,637,450

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 Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% decline).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,107,894 people and rank change from 47th to 62nd.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 13% of the population in Austria and 33.1% in Poland.

Population growth rate by year

Austria
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Poland
2100 -0.21% -1.03%
2099 -0.21% -1.03%
2098 -0.23% -1.03%
2097 -0.22% -1.03%
2096 -0.23% -1.03%
2095 -0.22% -1.03%
2094 -0.23% -1.04%
2093 -0.23% -1.05%
2092 -0.26% -1.06%
2091 -0.27% -1.07%
2090 -0.29% -1.08%
2089 -0.3% -1.09%
2088 -0.28% -1.11%
2087 -0.3% -1.12%
2086 -0.32% -1.13%
2085 -0.33% -1.14%
2084 -0.32% -1.16%
2083 -0.33% -1.17%
2082 -0.32% -1.18%
2081 -0.31% -1.19%
2080 -0.33% -1.2%
2079 -0.34% -1.2%
2078 -0.35% -1.21%
2077 -0.33% -1.2%
2076 -0.32% -1.2%
2075 -0.34% -1.2%
2074 -0.33% -1.2%
2073 -0.35% -1.18%
2072 -0.34% -1.17%
2071 -0.34% -1.15%
2070 -0.37% -1.14%
2069 -0.37% -1.12%
2068 -0.38% -1.1%
2067 -0.39% -1.08%
2066 -0.4% -1.06%
2065 -0.38% -1.04%
2064 -0.41% -1.01%
2063 -0.42% -0.99%
2062 -0.41% -0.97%
2061 -0.42% -0.94%
2060 -0.42% -0.92%
2059 -0.42% -0.9%
2058 -0.43% -0.88%
2057 -0.4% -0.86%
2056 -0.39% -0.85%
2055 -0.38% -0.83%
2054 -0.38% -0.81%
2053 -0.34% -0.79%
2052 -0.32% -0.78%
2051 -0.32% -0.76%
2050 -0.31% -0.75%
2049 -0.28% -0.73%
2048 -0.26% -0.72%
2047 -0.24% -0.71%
2046 -0.22% -0.69%
2045 -0.22% -0.68%
2044 -0.2% -0.67%
2043 -0.2% -0.66%
2042 -0.18% -0.64%
2041 -0.19% -0.63%
2040 -0.19% -0.62%
2039 -0.16% -0.6%
2038 -0.2% -0.59%
2037 -0.17% -0.58%
2036 -0.17% -0.56%
2035 -0.17% -0.54%
2034 -0.14% -0.53%
2033 -0.15% -0.51%
2032 -0.13% -0.5%
2031 -0.12% -0.47%
2030 -0.09% -0.46%
2029 -0.05% -0.43%
2028 -0.06% -0.4%
2027 -0.07% -0.38%
2026 -0.07% -1.18%
2025 -0.09% -0.89%
2024 0.51% -0.35%
2023 0.99% -0.36%
2022 0.96% -0.43%
2021 0.44% -1.42%
2020 0.42% -1.18%
2019 0.45% -0.02%
2018 0.49% -0%
2017 0.7% 0.01%
2016 1.09% -0.04%
2015 1.13% -0.07%
2014 0.78% -0.07%
2013 0.59% -0.06%
2012 0.46% -0%
2011 0.34% 0.05%
2010 0.24% -0.29%
2009 0.26% 0.07%
2008 0.31% 0.01%
2007 0.32% -0.05%
2006 0.5% -0.06%
2005 0.68% -0.04%
2004 0.62% -0.06%
2003 0.49% -0.07%
2002 0.49% -0.05%
2001 0.38% -0.03%
2000 0.24% -1.04%
1999 0.19% -0.008%
1998 0.11% 0.04%
1997 0.11% 0.07%
1996 0.14% 0.08%
1995 0.15% 0.14%
1994 0.39% 0.21%
1993 0.83% 0.25%
1992 1.11% 0.31%
1991 1% 0.36%
1990 0.76% 0.39%
1989 0.45% 0.36%
1988 0.14% 0.42%
1987 0.06% 0.57%
1986 0.06% 0.68%
1985 0.05% 0.81%
1984 -0.006% 0.91%
1983 -0.16% 0.94%
1982 0.07% 0.92%
1981 0.26% 0.91%
1980 0% 0.93%
1979 -0.17% 0.81%
1978 -0.08% 0.8%
1977 0.04% 0.97%
1976 -0.18% 1%
1975 -0.26% 1%
1974 0.17% 0.96%
1973 0.56% 0.91%
1972 0.58% 0.83%
1971 0.45% 0.36%
1970 0.35% 0.36%
1969 0.35% 0.79%
1968 0.52% 0.96%
1967 0.75% 0.97%
1966 0.7% 0.75%
1965 0.65% 0.98%
1964 0.67% 1.39%
1963 0.64% 1.33%
1962 0.61% 1.15%
1961 0.55% 1.1%

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 Poland's population declined by 0.35%.

Live population counters

Austria Poland
Current population
9163419
35806942
Population rank 99/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.43%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
4.1 minutes
One birth every
6.77 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
5.87 minutes
1.29 minutes
Daily growth/decline +127 -351
Annual growth/decline +46,221 -128,120
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% -0.35%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 181/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change +11,254 -330,820
Net migration rank 44/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - -330,820
2024 - 8,813 - -238,062
2023 -11,872 4,819 -135,743 -7,824
2022 -10,851 157,365 -143,605 967,744
2021 -6,269 52,150 -184,907 2,251
2020 -8,025 39,601 -120,050 3,920
2019 1,776 41,090 -34,169 7,696
2018 1,769 35,296 -26,582 -223
2017 4,399 45,478 0 -21,535
2016 6,989 65,976 -3,797 -5,675
2015 1,729 115,175 -26,590 3,887
2014 3,419 74,375 0 5,525
2013 0 56,726 -19,020 12,402
2012 0 45,014 0 4,635
2011 1,679 31,887 11,419 45,951
2010 1,672 22,570 38,043 119,623
2009 -834 18,222 30,521 -8,283
2008 2,496 25,405 34,313 -42,288
2007 1,659 24,616 11,436 -51,235
2006 3,308 25,787 3,814 -68,882
2005 3,291 50,676 -3,817 -41,942
2004 4,904 55,007 -7,637 -38,216
2003 0 44,362 -15,281 -19,039
2002 2,424 37,508 -3,823 -16,462
2001 804 39,866 3,825 -16,648
2000 1,602 17,631 11,478 -15,921
1999 0 19,949 0 -53,035
1998 3,191 8,702 19,332 -39,509
1997 3,984 1,589 34,785 -44,230
1996 7,959 4,077 42,487 -45,349
1995 7,948 1,890 46,314 -52,989
1994 11,110 3,113 96,357 -41,845
1993 12,649 33,688 103,846 -48,805
1992 12,545 71,451 118,928 -46,893
1991 10,857 77,417 141,511 -55,342
1990 7,678 59,873 160,066 -50,339
1989 5,333 46,232 182,215 -49,192
1988 4,551 13,807 215,599 -101,671
1987 1,515 1,434 226,008 -32,310
1986 0 6,630 258,448 -22,520
1985 -1,513 5,940 297,615 -27,277
1984 756 2,906 332,137 -18,402
1983 -3,025 -1,474 373,032 -26,724
1982 3,029 -22,711 369,551 -34,980
1981 1,514 29,590 351,806 -16,155
1980 -1,510 9,811 348,627 -42,420
1979 -6,039 -1,785 366,571 -22,162
1978 -9,074 -8,131 339,166 -62,936
1977 -6,811 13,245 353,828 -33,496
1976 -7,565 8,336 367,612 -25,716
1975 -2,274 -24,253 350,356 -31,346
1974 3,039 -16,276 346,893 -18,273
1973 5,310 34,856 320,229 -29,335
1972 9,053 36,703 314,028 -15,004
1971 11,250 32,392 278,660 -31,767
1970 13,441 10,601 280,913 -66,859
1969 22,323 5,896 270,151 -26,744
1968 30,403 -6,880 280,963 -11,905
1967 32,459 21,285 275,089 -25,479
1966 37,343 18,656 297,801 -17,158
1965 35,627 10,719 314,450 -21,658
1964 44,788 3,646 326,965 -23,273
1963 43,055 4,774 359,330 -13,770
1962 42,779 1,509 360,671 -31,021
1961 46,061 -2,760 398,521 -20,044
1960 36,647 -1,732 444,562 -6,306

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 Poland 41.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 675,443 people) and 58.6% is from migration (a gain of 955,766 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

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
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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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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