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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 2,857,822 people in Qatar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 2,999,260 in Qatar.

Population statistics:

  • Austria's population is 3.06 times bigger than Qatar's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Qatar is the 136th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.04% for Qatar.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +3.86% in Qatar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Qatar has grown from 973K to 3M (208.3% growth).

Austria vs Qatar: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Qatar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Qatar
2100 7,450,035 6,864,512
2099 7,465,366 6,795,697
2098 7,480,951 6,726,889
2097 7,498,101 6,658,115
2096 7,514,850 6,589,399
2095 7,532,161 6,520,903
2094 7,548,458 6,452,670
2093 7,565,999 6,384,792
2092 7,583,717 6,317,235
2091 7,603,216 6,249,912
2090 7,623,462 6,182,993
2089 7,645,771 6,116,439
2088 7,668,431 6,050,282
2087 7,690,081 5,984,646
2086 7,712,948 5,919,506
2085 7,737,385 5,854,810
2084 7,763,202 5,790,733
2083 7,788,506 5,727,107
2082 7,813,956 5,663,726
2081 7,839,060 5,600,872
2080 7,863,527 5,538,952
2079 7,889,445 5,477,309
2078 7,916,631 5,416,092
2077 7,944,829 5,355,430
2076 7,970,795 5,295,298
2075 7,996,421 5,235,611
2074 8,023,733 5,176,349
2073 8,050,381 5,117,758
2072 8,078,590 5,059,696
2071 8,105,838 5,002,249
2070 8,133,854 4,945,273
2069 8,163,771 4,888,911
2068 8,193,704 4,833,090
2067 8,224,576 4,777,814
2066 8,257,106 4,723,056
2065 8,290,403 4,668,810
2064 8,322,363 4,614,957
2063 8,356,710 4,561,622
2062 8,391,660 4,509,442
2061 8,426,083 4,457,910
2060 8,461,244 4,406,963
2059 8,497,226 4,356,604
2058 8,533,176 4,306,842
2057 8,569,804 4,257,533
2056 8,603,815 4,208,980
2055 8,637,443 4,160,635
2054 8,670,706 4,113,078
2053 8,703,475 4,065,870
2052 8,733,492 4,019,393
2051 8,761,338 3,973,445
2050 8,789,107 3,927,949
2049 8,816,505 3,882,963
2048 8,841,593 3,838,380
2047 8,864,899 3,794,282
2046 8,886,446 3,750,671
2045 8,906,200 3,707,573
2044 8,926,211 3,665,008
2043 8,943,779 3,623,031
2042 8,961,407 3,581,673
2041 8,977,747 3,540,989
2040 8,994,604 3,500,991
2039 9,011,400 3,461,758
2038 9,026,006 3,423,310
2037 9,044,181 3,385,696
2036 9,059,299 3,348,948
2035 9,074,280 3,313,100
2034 9,089,880 3,278,067
2033 9,102,596 3,243,892
2032 9,116,080 3,210,644
2031 9,127,901 3,178,257
2030 9,138,727 3,146,733
2029 9,146,845 3,112,748
2028 9,151,806 3,075,676
2027 9,157,362 3,035,492
2026 9,163,419 2,985,826
2025 9,170,052 2,926,071
2024 9,177,982 2,857,822
2023 9,131,761 2,656,032
2022 9,041,851 2,657,333
2021 8,955,797 2,504,910
2020 8,916,864 2,794,148
2019 8,879,920 2,638,657
2018 8,840,521 2,580,734
2017 8,797,566 2,545,820
2016 8,736,668 2,477,113
2015 8,642,699 2,344,557
2014 8,546,356 2,151,745
2013 8,479,823 1,916,426
2012 8,429,991 1,722,438
2011 8,391,643 1,624,761
2010 8,363,404 1,616,832
2009 8,343,323 1,608,903
2008 8,321,496 1,426,938
2007 8,295,487 1,208,595
2006 8,268,641 972,831
2005 8,227,829 825,408
2004 8,171,966 773,332
2003 8,121,423 744,682
2002 8,081,957 711,205
2001 8,042,293 677,925
2000 8,011,566 644,989
1999 7,992,324 612,500
1998 7,976,789 580,540
1997 7,968,041 550,500
1996 7,959,017 529,019
1995 7,948,278 514,325
1994 7,936,118 499,459
1993 7,905,633 484,545
1992 7,840,709 469,657
1991 7,754,891 454,853
1990 7,677,850 440,175
1989 7,619,567 425,646
1988 7,585,317 411,264
1987 7,574,586 397,005
1986 7,569,794 382,422
1985 7,564,985 365,940
1984 7,561,434 347,878
1983 7,561,910 329,709
1982 7,574,140 311,537
1981 7,568,710 293,553
1980 7,549,433 275,913
1979 7,549,425 258,670
1978 7,562,305 241,808
1977 7,568,430 225,285
1976 7,565,525 209,052
1975 7,578,903 193,087
1974 7,599,038 177,362
1973 7,586,115 161,841
1972 7,544,201 146,506
1971 7,500,482 131,346
1970 7,467,086 116,350
1969 7,441,055 103,025
1968 7,415,403 91,749
1967 7,376,998 81,439
1966 7,322,066 72,192
1965 7,270,889 64,065
1964 7,223,801 56,867
1963 7,175,811 50,380
1962 7,129,864 44,630
1961 7,086,299 39,680
1960 7,047,539 36,010

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/qatar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while Qatar gained 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Qatar's population increased by 522,147 people (a 21.1% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. Qatar was ranked 156th in 2006 and ranked 136th 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 Qatar will increase by 31% to 3,927,949 people and rank change from 136th to 134th.

Qatar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.86M 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
Qatar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Qatar
2100 -0.21% 1.01%
2099 -0.21% 1.02%
2098 -0.23% 1.03%
2097 -0.22% 1.04%
2096 -0.23% 1.05%
2095 -0.22% 1.06%
2094 -0.23% 1.06%
2093 -0.23% 1.07%
2092 -0.26% 1.08%
2091 -0.27% 1.08%
2090 -0.29% 1.09%
2089 -0.3% 1.09%
2088 -0.28% 1.1%
2087 -0.3% 1.1%
2086 -0.32% 1.11%
2085 -0.33% 1.11%
2084 -0.32% 1.11%
2083 -0.33% 1.12%
2082 -0.32% 1.12%
2081 -0.31% 1.12%
2080 -0.33% 1.13%
2079 -0.34% 1.13%
2078 -0.35% 1.13%
2077 -0.33% 1.14%
2076 -0.32% 1.14%
2075 -0.34% 1.14%
2074 -0.33% 1.14%
2073 -0.35% 1.15%
2072 -0.34% 1.15%
2071 -0.34% 1.15%
2070 -0.37% 1.15%
2069 -0.37% 1.15%
2068 -0.38% 1.16%
2067 -0.39% 1.16%
2066 -0.4% 1.16%
2065 -0.38% 1.17%
2064 -0.41% 1.17%
2063 -0.42% 1.16%
2062 -0.41% 1.16%
2061 -0.42% 1.16%
2060 -0.42% 1.16%
2059 -0.42% 1.16%
2058 -0.43% 1.16%
2057 -0.4% 1.15%
2056 -0.39% 1.16%
2055 -0.38% 1.16%
2054 -0.38% 1.16%
2053 -0.34% 1.16%
2052 -0.32% 1.16%
2051 -0.32% 1.16%
2050 -0.31% 1.16%
2049 -0.28% 1.16%
2048 -0.26% 1.16%
2047 -0.24% 1.16%
2046 -0.22% 1.16%
2045 -0.22% 1.16%
2044 -0.2% 1.16%
2043 -0.2% 1.15%
2042 -0.18% 1.15%
2041 -0.19% 1.14%
2040 -0.19% 1.13%
2039 -0.16% 1.12%
2038 -0.2% 1.11%
2037 -0.17% 1.1%
2036 -0.17% 1.08%
2035 -0.17% 1.07%
2034 -0.14% 1.05%
2033 -0.15% 1.04%
2032 -0.13% 1.02%
2031 -0.12% 1%
2030 -0.09% 1.09%
2029 -0.05% 1.21%
2028 -0.06% 1.32%
2027 -0.07% 1.66%
2026 -0.07% 2.04%
2025 -0.09% 2.39%
2024 0.51% 7.6%
2023 0.99% -0.05%
2022 0.96% 6.08%
2021 0.44% -10.4%
2020 0.42% 5.89%
2019 0.45% 2.24%
2018 0.49% 1.37%
2017 0.7% 2.77%
2016 1.09% 5.65%
2015 1.13% 8.96%
2014 0.78% 12.3%
2013 0.59% 11.3%
2012 0.46% 6.01%
2011 0.34% 0.49%
2010 0.24% 0.49%
2009 0.26% 12.8%
2008 0.31% 18.1%
2007 0.32% 24.2%
2006 0.5% 17.9%
2005 0.68% 6.73%
2004 0.62% 3.85%
2003 0.49% 4.71%
2002 0.49% 4.91%
2001 0.38% 5.11%
2000 0.24% 5.3%
1999 0.19% 5.51%
1998 0.11% 5.46%
1997 0.11% 4.06%
1996 0.14% 2.86%
1995 0.15% 2.98%
1994 0.39% 3.08%
1993 0.83% 3.17%
1992 1.11% 3.25%
1991 1% 3.33%
1990 0.76% 3.41%
1989 0.45% 3.5%
1988 0.14% 3.59%
1987 0.06% 3.81%
1986 0.06% 4.5%
1985 0.05% 5.19%
1984 -0.006% 5.51%
1983 -0.16% 5.83%
1982 0.07% 6.13%
1981 0.26% 6.39%
1980 0% 6.67%
1979 -0.17% 6.97%
1978 -0.08% 7.33%
1977 0.04% 7.77%
1976 -0.18% 8.27%
1975 -0.26% 8.87%
1974 0.17% 9.59%
1973 0.56% 10.5%
1972 0.58% 11.5%
1971 0.45% 12.9%
1970 0.35% 12.9%
1969 0.35% 12.3%
1968 0.52% 12.7%
1967 0.75% 12.8%
1966 0.7% 12.7%
1965 0.65% 12.7%
1964 0.67% 12.9%
1963 0.64% 12.9%
1962 0.61% 12.5%
1961 0.55% 10.2%

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/qatar | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Austria grew by 0.51%, while Qatar's population grew by 7.6%.

Live population counters

Austria Qatar
Current population
9163419
2999260
Population rank 99/197 136/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.04%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
2.6 minutes
One birth every
6.77 minutes
20 minutes
One death every
5.87 minutes
3.55 hours
Daily growth/decline +127 +553
Annual growth/decline +46,221 +201,790
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +7.6%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 1/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
14.5 minutes
Annual migration change +11,254 +36,288
Net migration rank 44/196 26/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 2,337,000
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 31/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 76.7%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 1/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Qatar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Qatar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - 36,288
2024 - 8,813 - 46,105
2023 -11,872 4,819 23,845 39,995
2022 -10,851 157,365 24,360 80,004
2021 -6,269 52,150 21,297 24,501
2020 -8,025 39,601 25,128 -50,433
2019 1,776 41,090 24,112 10,557
2018 1,769 35,296 23,340 12,465
2017 4,399 45,478 23,244 46,719
2016 6,989 65,976 22,416 119,725
2015 1,729 115,175 22,568 177,467
2014 3,419 74,375 21,699 194,712
2013 0 56,726 19,669 133,520
2012 0 45,014 17,681 77,091
2011 1,679 31,887 16,543 77,228
2010 1,672 22,570 16,225 90,620
2009 -834 18,222 15,595 123,217
2008 2,496 25,405 14,062 165,572
2007 1,659 24,616 11,351 245,703
2006 3,308 25,787 10,225 204,236
2005 3,291 50,676 11,392 68,993
2004 4,904 55,007 11,242 12,531
2003 0 44,362 11,291 22,234
2002 2,424 37,508 11,062 22,356
2001 804 39,866 10,683 22,456
2000 1,602 17,631 9,974 22,769
1999 0 19,949 9,431 22,815
1998 3,191 8,702 9,055 22,618
1997 3,984 1,589 8,846 19,547
1996 7,959 4,077 9,049 5,517
1995 7,948 1,890 9,186 5,634
1994 11,110 3,113 9,257 5,660
1993 12,649 33,688 9,250 5,670
1992 12,545 71,451 9,189 5,670
1991 10,857 77,417 9,182 5,562
1990 7,678 59,873 9,388 5,216
1989 5,333 46,232 9,407 5,045
1988 4,551 13,807 9,198 5,118
1987 1,515 1,434 8,806 5,405
1986 0 6,630 8,439 6,512
1985 -1,513 5,940 8,212 9,797
1984 756 2,906 7,997 10,113
1983 -3,025 -1,474 7,765 10,462
1982 3,029 -22,711 7,489 10,634
1981 1,514 29,590 7,202 10,644
1980 -1,510 9,811 6,894 10,540
1979 -6,039 -1,785 6,579 10,466
1978 -9,074 -8,131 6,246 10,434
1977 -6,811 13,245 5,925 10,445
1976 -7,565 8,336 5,598 10,494
1975 -2,274 -24,253 5,289 10,549
1974 3,039 -16,276 5,015 10,603
1973 5,310 34,856 4,780 10,641
1972 9,053 36,703 4,581 10,663
1971 11,250 32,392 4,433 10,644
1970 13,441 10,601 4,346 10,579
1969 22,323 5,896 3,941 7,790
1968 30,403 -6,880 3,547 7,266
1967 32,459 21,285 3,167 6,637
1966 37,343 18,656 2,811 5,880
1965 35,627 10,719 2,472 5,083
1964 44,788 3,646 2,150 4,686
1963 43,055 4,774 1,854 4,283
1962 42,779 1,509 1,589 3,773
1961 46,061 -2,760 1,357 3,186
1960 36,647 -1,732 1,220 1,586

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

GeoRank.org/population/austria/qatar | 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 Qatar 26.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 232,009 people) and 73.9% is from migration (a gain of 655,712 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 2,337,000 people or 76.7% in Qatar.

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
Qatar
City Population
Doha 1.19M
Al Khor 31.5K

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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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