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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 19,051,804 people in Romania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 18,839,108 in Romania.

Population statistics:

  • Romania's population is 2.06 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Romania is the 70th.
  • The countries together account for 0.34% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.23% for Romania.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs -0.43% in Romania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.8M (11.1% decline).

Austria vs Romania: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Romania
2100 7,450,035 10,801,385
2099 7,465,366 10,885,505
2098 7,480,951 10,969,050
2097 7,498,101 11,052,086
2096 7,514,850 11,134,776
2095 7,532,161 11,217,462
2094 7,548,458 11,299,298
2093 7,565,999 11,382,352
2092 7,583,717 11,464,817
2091 7,603,216 11,546,872
2090 7,623,462 11,630,335
2089 7,645,771 11,713,468
2088 7,668,431 11,796,733
2087 7,690,081 11,880,373
2086 7,712,948 11,966,550
2085 7,737,385 12,052,744
2084 7,763,202 12,140,454
2083 7,788,506 12,229,714
2082 7,813,956 12,319,480
2081 7,839,060 12,412,385
2080 7,863,527 12,507,333
2079 7,889,445 12,603,302
2078 7,916,631 12,700,870
2077 7,944,829 12,799,985
2076 7,970,795 12,900,610
2075 7,996,421 13,002,848
2074 8,023,733 13,107,513
2073 8,050,381 13,213,407
2072 8,078,590 13,323,211
2071 8,105,838 13,435,661
2070 8,133,854 13,550,449
2069 8,163,771 13,667,892
2068 8,193,704 13,786,771
2067 8,224,576 13,909,141
2066 8,257,106 14,034,214
2065 8,290,403 14,163,381
2064 8,322,363 14,293,294
2063 8,356,710 14,424,068
2062 8,391,660 14,557,025
2061 8,426,083 14,689,897
2060 8,461,244 14,821,441
2059 8,497,226 14,952,855
2058 8,533,176 15,082,857
2057 8,569,804 15,211,914
2056 8,603,815 15,340,213
2055 8,637,443 15,467,019
2054 8,670,706 15,590,545
2053 8,703,475 15,712,155
2052 8,733,492 15,834,374
2051 8,761,338 15,954,507
2050 8,789,107 16,073,070
2049 8,816,505 16,192,498
2048 8,841,593 16,311,535
2047 8,864,899 16,430,565
2046 8,886,446 16,547,661
2045 8,906,200 16,665,026
2044 8,926,211 16,783,383
2043 8,943,779 16,900,955
2042 8,961,407 17,018,000
2041 8,977,747 17,136,818
2040 8,994,604 17,253,674
2039 9,011,400 17,370,310
2038 9,026,006 17,488,193
2037 9,044,181 17,604,853
2036 9,059,299 17,721,511
2035 9,074,280 17,837,396
2034 9,089,880 17,950,976
2033 9,102,596 18,064,449
2032 9,116,080 18,176,399
2031 9,127,901 18,288,437
2030 9,138,727 18,399,699
2029 9,146,845 18,511,331
2028 9,151,806 18,621,197
2027 9,157,362 18,730,482
2026 9,163,419 18,839,108
2025 9,170,052 18,946,392
2024 9,177,982 19,051,804
2023 9,131,761 19,061,062
2022 9,041,851 19,048,502
2021 8,955,797 19,122,059
2020 8,916,864 19,265,250
2019 8,879,920 19,371,648
2018 8,840,521 19,473,970
2017 8,797,566 19,588,715
2016 8,736,668 19,702,267
2015 8,642,699 19,815,616
2014 8,546,356 19,908,979
2013 8,479,823 19,983,693
2012 8,429,991 20,058,035
2011 8,391,643 20,147,528
2010 8,363,404 20,246,871
2009 8,343,323 20,367,487
2008 8,321,496 20,537,875
2007 8,295,487 20,882,982
2006 8,268,641 21,193,760
2005 8,227,829 21,319,685
2004 8,171,966 21,451,748
2003 8,121,423 21,574,326
2002 8,081,957 21,730,496
2001 8,042,293 22,131,970
2000 8,011,566 22,442,971
1999 7,992,324 22,472,040
1998 7,976,789 22,507,344
1997 7,968,041 22,553,978
1996 7,959,017 22,619,004
1995 7,948,278 22,684,270
1994 7,936,118 22,730,211
1993 7,905,633 22,763,280
1992 7,840,709 22,794,284
1991 7,754,891 23,001,155
1990 7,677,850 23,201,835
1989 7,619,567 23,161,458
1988 7,585,317 23,057,662
1987 7,574,586 22,949,430
1986 7,569,794 22,836,841
1985 7,564,985 22,732,999
1984 7,561,434 22,640,547
1983 7,561,910 22,560,478
1982 7,574,140 22,475,741
1981 7,568,710 22,353,070
1980 7,549,433 22,207,282
1979 7,549,425 22,090,488
1978 7,562,305 21,951,464
1977 7,568,430 21,756,096
1976 7,565,525 21,551,634
1975 7,578,903 21,293,583
1974 7,599,038 21,029,429
1973 7,586,115 20,835,681
1972 7,544,201 20,657,957
1971 7,500,482 20,461,567
1970 7,467,086 20,250,398
1969 7,441,055 20,009,141
1968 7,415,403 19,799,831
1967 7,376,998 19,534,242
1966 7,322,066 19,215,450
1965 7,270,889 19,031,576
1964 7,223,801 18,919,126
1963 7,175,811 18,797,850
1962 7,129,864 18,676,550
1961 7,086,299 18,555,250
1960 7,047,539 18,406,905

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 Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Romania's population decreased by 863,159 people (a 4.38% decline).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th 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 Romania will decrease by 14.7% to 16,073,070 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 13% of the population in Austria and 31.5% in Romania.

Population growth rate by year

Austria
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Romania
2100 -0.21% -0.77%
2099 -0.21% -0.76%
2098 -0.23% -0.75%
2097 -0.22% -0.74%
2096 -0.23% -0.74%
2095 -0.22% -0.72%
2094 -0.23% -0.73%
2093 -0.23% -0.72%
2092 -0.26% -0.71%
2091 -0.27% -0.72%
2090 -0.29% -0.71%
2089 -0.3% -0.71%
2088 -0.28% -0.7%
2087 -0.3% -0.72%
2086 -0.32% -0.72%
2085 -0.33% -0.72%
2084 -0.32% -0.73%
2083 -0.33% -0.73%
2082 -0.32% -0.75%
2081 -0.31% -0.76%
2080 -0.33% -0.76%
2079 -0.34% -0.77%
2078 -0.35% -0.77%
2077 -0.33% -0.78%
2076 -0.32% -0.79%
2075 -0.34% -0.8%
2074 -0.33% -0.8%
2073 -0.35% -0.82%
2072 -0.34% -0.84%
2071 -0.34% -0.85%
2070 -0.37% -0.86%
2069 -0.37% -0.86%
2068 -0.38% -0.88%
2067 -0.39% -0.89%
2066 -0.4% -0.91%
2065 -0.38% -0.91%
2064 -0.41% -0.91%
2063 -0.42% -0.91%
2062 -0.41% -0.9%
2061 -0.42% -0.89%
2060 -0.42% -0.88%
2059 -0.42% -0.86%
2058 -0.43% -0.85%
2057 -0.4% -0.84%
2056 -0.39% -0.82%
2055 -0.38% -0.79%
2054 -0.38% -0.77%
2053 -0.34% -0.77%
2052 -0.32% -0.75%
2051 -0.32% -0.74%
2050 -0.31% -0.74%
2049 -0.28% -0.73%
2048 -0.26% -0.72%
2047 -0.24% -0.71%
2046 -0.22% -0.7%
2045 -0.22% -0.71%
2044 -0.2% -0.7%
2043 -0.2% -0.69%
2042 -0.18% -0.69%
2041 -0.19% -0.68%
2040 -0.19% -0.67%
2039 -0.16% -0.67%
2038 -0.2% -0.66%
2037 -0.17% -0.66%
2036 -0.17% -0.65%
2035 -0.17% -0.63%
2034 -0.14% -0.63%
2033 -0.15% -0.62%
2032 -0.13% -0.61%
2031 -0.12% -0.6%
2030 -0.09% -0.6%
2029 -0.05% -0.59%
2028 -0.06% -0.58%
2027 -0.07% -0.58%
2026 -0.07% -0.57%
2025 -0.09% -0.55%
2024 0.51% -0.05%
2023 0.99% 0.07%
2022 0.96% -0.38%
2021 0.44% -0.74%
2020 0.42% -0.55%
2019 0.45% -0.53%
2018 0.49% -0.59%
2017 0.7% -0.58%
2016 1.09% -0.57%
2015 1.13% -0.47%
2014 0.78% -0.37%
2013 0.59% -0.37%
2012 0.46% -0.44%
2011 0.34% -0.49%
2010 0.24% -0.59%
2009 0.26% -0.83%
2008 0.31% -1.65%
2007 0.32% -1.47%
2006 0.5% -0.59%
2005 0.68% -0.62%
2004 0.62% -0.57%
2003 0.49% -0.72%
2002 0.49% -1.81%
2001 0.38% -1.39%
2000 0.24% -0.13%
1999 0.19% -0.16%
1998 0.11% -0.21%
1997 0.11% -0.29%
1996 0.14% -0.29%
1995 0.15% -0.2%
1994 0.39% -0.15%
1993 0.83% -0.14%
1992 1.11% -0.9%
1991 1% -0.86%
1990 0.76% 0.17%
1989 0.45% 0.45%
1988 0.14% 0.47%
1987 0.06% 0.49%
1986 0.06% 0.46%
1985 0.05% 0.41%
1984 -0.006% 0.35%
1983 -0.16% 0.38%
1982 0.07% 0.55%
1981 0.26% 0.66%
1980 0% 0.53%
1979 -0.17% 0.63%
1978 -0.08% 0.9%
1977 0.04% 0.95%
1976 -0.18% 1.21%
1975 -0.26% 1.26%
1974 0.17% 0.93%
1973 0.56% 0.86%
1972 0.58% 0.96%
1971 0.45% 1.04%
1970 0.35% 1.21%
1969 0.35% 1.06%
1968 0.52% 1.36%
1967 0.75% 1.66%
1966 0.7% 0.97%
1965 0.65% 0.59%
1964 0.67% 0.65%
1963 0.64% 0.65%
1962 0.61% 0.65%
1961 0.55% 0.81%

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 Romania's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Austria Romania
Current population
9163419
18839108
Population rank 99/197 70/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.23%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
56.8 minutes
One birth every
6.77 minutes
3.45 minutes
One death every
5.87 minutes
2.17 minutes
Daily growth/decline +127 -25
Annual growth/decline +46,221 -9,258
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 169/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
18.1 minutes
Annual migration change +11,254 -29,041
Net migration rank 44/196 163/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 655,579
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 73/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 3.4%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 112/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Romania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Romania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - -29,041
2024 - 8,813 - -28,466
2023 -11,872 4,819 -89,587 -27,780
2022 -10,851 157,365 -93,338 89,076
2021 -6,269 52,150 -141,504 -17,731
2020 -8,025 39,601 -100,179 -13,202
2019 1,776 41,090 -60,053 -27,909
2018 1,769 35,296 -62,316 -33,018
2017 4,399 45,478 -50,930 -33,081
2016 6,989 65,976 -53,196 -33,073
2015 1,729 115,175 -59,447 -35,751
2014 3,419 74,375 -55,745 -35,448
2013 0 56,726 -59,951 -34,910
2012 0 45,014 -54,157 -37,589
2011 1,679 31,887 -56,413 -102,769
2010 1,672 22,570 -46,567 -122,364
2009 -834 18,222 -34,625 -137,953
2008 2,496 25,405 -30,806 -144,368
2007 1,659 24,616 -37,590 -133,089
2006 3,308 25,787 -38,148 -132,777
2005 3,291 50,676 -40,508 -131,176
2004 4,904 55,007 -42,904 -117,432
2003 0 44,362 -56,093 -107,139
2002 2,424 37,508 -58,673 -106,585
2001 804 39,866 -37,625 -91,154
2000 1,602 17,631 -22,443 -92,451
1999 0 19,949 -31,461 -82,590
1998 3,191 8,702 -33,761 -81,366
1997 3,984 1,589 -42,853 -88,734
1996 7,959 4,077 -56,548 -70,799
1995 7,948 1,890 -36,295 -73,779
1994 11,110 3,113 -18,184 -76,246
1993 12,649 33,688 -13,658 -73,475
1992 12,545 71,451 -4,559 -63,200
1991 10,857 77,417 25,301 -36,824
1990 7,678 59,873 69,605 -38,157
1989 5,333 46,232 122,756 -33,866
1988 4,551 13,807 126,817 -48,911
1987 1,515 1,434 128,517 -42,868
1986 0 6,630 134,737 -50,450
1985 -1,513 5,940 111,392 -28,108
1984 756 2,906 117,731 -24,629
1983 -3,025 -1,474 87,986 3,093
1982 3,029 -22,711 119,121 -4,725
1981 1,514 29,590 156,472 -20,870
1980 -1,510 9,811 168,776 -16,668
1979 -6,039 -1,785 194,397 -29,600
1978 -9,074 -8,131 204,148 -31,427
1977 -6,811 13,245 215,385 -28,135
1976 -7,565 8,336 213,361 18,748
1975 -2,274 -24,253 219,324 9,125
1974 3,039 -16,276 235,530 6,725
1973 5,310 34,856 175,020 58,651
1972 9,053 36,703 198,316 61,920
1971 11,250 32,392 206,662 74,473
1970 13,441 10,601 234,905 71,919
1969 22,323 5,896 264,120 74,851
1968 30,403 -6,880 338,577 33,601
1967 32,459 21,285 347,709 37,282
1966 37,343 18,656 115,293 -25,458
1965 35,627 10,719 114,190 -60,430
1964 44,788 3,646 134,326 -59,500
1963 43,055 4,774 139,104 -58,076
1962 42,779 1,509 130,736 -56,152
1961 46,061 -2,760 163,286 -54,642
1960 36,647 -1,732 191,431 -55,397

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 Romania 82% is from natural causes (a loss of 766,295 people) and 18% is from migration (a loss of 167,917 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 655,579 people or 3.4% in Romania.

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
Romania
City Population
Bucharest 1.72M
Cluj-Napoca 287K
Iasi 272K
Constanta 264K
Timisoara 251K
Brasov 238K
Craiova 234K
Galati 218K
Oradea 183K
Ploiesti 181K

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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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