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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 15.5 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.82% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Austria vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Russia
2100 7,450,035 124,983,377
2099 7,465,366 125,086,144
2098 7,480,951 125,186,329
2097 7,498,101 125,264,415
2096 7,514,850 125,354,177
2095 7,532,161 125,422,006
2094 7,548,458 125,474,373
2093 7,565,999 125,529,632
2092 7,583,717 125,604,261
2091 7,603,216 125,652,742
2090 7,623,462 125,707,894
2089 7,645,771 125,760,026
2088 7,668,431 125,810,124
2087 7,690,081 125,858,116
2086 7,712,948 125,926,035
2085 7,737,385 126,001,913
2084 7,763,202 126,076,414
2083 7,788,506 126,151,046
2082 7,813,956 126,234,371
2081 7,839,060 126,317,768
2080 7,863,527 126,414,511
2079 7,889,445 126,534,688
2078 7,916,631 126,674,591
2077 7,944,829 126,830,956
2076 7,970,795 126,982,766
2075 7,996,421 127,165,304
2074 8,023,733 127,362,143
2073 8,050,381 127,576,856
2072 8,078,590 127,802,632
2071 8,105,838 128,080,998
2070 8,133,854 128,353,977
2069 8,163,771 128,642,208
2068 8,193,704 128,920,237
2067 8,224,576 129,203,483
2066 8,257,106 129,511,983
2065 8,290,403 129,842,007
2064 8,322,363 130,177,089
2063 8,356,710 130,522,107
2062 8,391,660 130,851,664
2061 8,426,083 131,200,160
2060 8,461,244 131,526,812
2059 8,497,226 131,884,461
2058 8,533,176 132,247,211
2057 8,569,804 132,584,941
2056 8,603,815 132,925,501
2055 8,637,443 133,271,436
2054 8,670,706 133,595,068
2053 8,703,475 133,914,243
2052 8,733,492 134,180,223
2051 8,761,338 134,443,510
2050 8,789,107 134,687,487
2049 8,816,505 134,909,323
2048 8,841,593 135,117,641
2047 8,864,899 135,311,492
2046 8,886,446 135,482,008
2045 8,906,200 135,664,379
2044 8,926,211 135,863,165
2043 8,943,779 136,085,277
2042 8,961,407 136,307,658
2041 8,977,747 136,557,818
2040 8,994,604 136,821,807
2039 9,011,400 137,122,219
2038 9,026,006 137,433,644
2037 9,044,181 137,770,811
2036 9,059,299 138,118,955
2035 9,074,280 138,478,809
2034 9,089,880 138,852,689
2033 9,102,596 139,237,595
2032 9,116,080 139,635,142
2031 9,127,901 140,058,187
2030 9,138,727 140,453,528
2029 9,146,845 140,840,370
2028 9,151,806 141,214,141
2027 9,157,362 141,580,416
2026 9,163,419 141,906,741
2025 9,170,052 142,772,403
2024 9,177,982 143,533,851
2023 9,131,761 143,826,130
2022 9,041,851 144,236,933
2021 8,955,797 144,746,762
2020 8,916,864 145,245,148
2019 8,879,920 145,453,291
2018 8,840,521 145,398,106
2017 8,797,566 145,293,260
2016 8,736,668 145,015,460
2015 8,642,699 144,640,716
2014 8,546,356 144,237,223
2013 8,479,823 143,805,638
2012 8,429,991 143,378,447
2011 8,391,643 143,018,195
2010 8,363,404 142,849,468
2009 8,343,323 142,785,348
2008 8,321,496 142,742,366
2007 8,295,487 142,805,114
2006 8,268,641 143,049,637
2005 8,227,829 143,518,814
2004 8,171,966 144,067,316
2003 8,121,423 144,648,618
2002 8,081,957 145,306,497
2001 8,042,293 145,976,482
2000 8,011,566 146,596,869
1999 7,992,324 147,214,776
1998 7,976,789 147,670,784
1997 7,968,041 147,915,361
1996 7,959,017 148,160,129
1995 7,948,278 148,375,787
1994 7,936,118 148,407,912
1993 7,905,633 148,458,777
1992 7,840,709 148,538,197
1991 7,754,891 148,394,216
1990 7,677,850 147,969,406
1989 7,619,567 147,721,000
1988 7,585,317 146,857,000
1987 7,574,586 145,908,000
1986 7,569,794 144,894,000
1985 7,564,985 143,858,000
1984 7,561,434 142,745,000
1983 7,561,910 141,668,000
1982 7,574,140 140,823,000
1981 7,568,710 139,941,000
1980 7,549,433 139,010,000
1979 7,549,425 138,027,000
1978 7,562,305 137,060,000
1977 7,568,430 136,100,000
1976 7,565,525 135,147,000
1975 7,578,903 134,200,000
1974 7,599,038 133,432,000
1973 7,586,115 132,669,000
1972 7,544,201 131,909,000
1971 7,500,482 131,155,000
1970 7,467,086 130,404,000
1969 7,441,055 129,664,000
1968 7,415,403 128,928,000
1967 7,376,998 128,196,000
1966 7,322,066 127,468,000
1965 7,270,889 126,745,000
1964 7,223,801 125,345,000
1963 7,175,811 123,960,000
1962 7,129,864 122,591,000
1961 7,086,299 121,236,000
1960 7,047,539 119,897,000

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 Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 13% of the population in Austria and 10.5% in Russia.

Population growth rate by year

Austria
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Russia
2100 -0.21% -0.08%
2099 -0.21% -0.08%
2098 -0.23% -0.06%
2097 -0.22% -0.07%
2096 -0.23% -0.05%
2095 -0.22% -0.04%
2094 -0.23% -0.04%
2093 -0.23% -0.06%
2092 -0.26% -0.04%
2091 -0.27% -0.04%
2090 -0.29% -0.04%
2089 -0.3% -0.04%
2088 -0.28% -0.04%
2087 -0.3% -0.05%
2086 -0.32% -0.06%
2085 -0.33% -0.06%
2084 -0.32% -0.06%
2083 -0.33% -0.07%
2082 -0.32% -0.07%
2081 -0.31% -0.08%
2080 -0.33% -0.09%
2079 -0.34% -0.11%
2078 -0.35% -0.12%
2077 -0.33% -0.12%
2076 -0.32% -0.14%
2075 -0.34% -0.15%
2074 -0.33% -0.17%
2073 -0.35% -0.18%
2072 -0.34% -0.22%
2071 -0.34% -0.21%
2070 -0.37% -0.22%
2069 -0.37% -0.22%
2068 -0.38% -0.22%
2067 -0.39% -0.24%
2066 -0.4% -0.25%
2065 -0.38% -0.26%
2064 -0.41% -0.26%
2063 -0.42% -0.25%
2062 -0.41% -0.27%
2061 -0.42% -0.25%
2060 -0.42% -0.27%
2059 -0.42% -0.27%
2058 -0.43% -0.25%
2057 -0.4% -0.26%
2056 -0.39% -0.26%
2055 -0.38% -0.24%
2054 -0.38% -0.24%
2053 -0.34% -0.2%
2052 -0.32% -0.2%
2051 -0.32% -0.18%
2050 -0.31% -0.16%
2049 -0.28% -0.15%
2048 -0.26% -0.14%
2047 -0.24% -0.13%
2046 -0.22% -0.13%
2045 -0.22% -0.15%
2044 -0.2% -0.16%
2043 -0.2% -0.16%
2042 -0.18% -0.18%
2041 -0.19% -0.19%
2040 -0.19% -0.22%
2039 -0.16% -0.23%
2038 -0.2% -0.24%
2037 -0.17% -0.25%
2036 -0.17% -0.26%
2035 -0.17% -0.27%
2034 -0.14% -0.28%
2033 -0.15% -0.28%
2032 -0.13% -0.3%
2031 -0.12% -0.28%
2030 -0.09% -0.27%
2029 -0.05% -0.26%
2028 -0.06% -0.26%
2027 -0.07% -0.23%
2026 -0.07% -0.61%
2025 -0.09% -0.53%
2024 0.51% -0.2%
2023 0.99% -0.28%
2022 0.96% -0.35%
2021 0.44% -0.34%
2020 0.42% -0.14%
2019 0.45% 0.04%
2018 0.49% 0.07%
2017 0.7% 0.19%
2016 1.09% 0.26%
2015 1.13% 0.28%
2014 0.78% 0.3%
2013 0.59% 0.3%
2012 0.46% 0.25%
2011 0.34% 0.12%
2010 0.24% 0.04%
2009 0.26% 0.03%
2008 0.31% -0.04%
2007 0.32% -0.17%
2006 0.5% -0.33%
2005 0.68% -0.38%
2004 0.62% -0.4%
2003 0.49% -0.45%
2002 0.49% -0.46%
2001 0.38% -0.42%
2000 0.24% -0.42%
1999 0.19% -0.31%
1998 0.11% -0.17%
1997 0.11% -0.17%
1996 0.14% -0.15%
1995 0.15% -0.02%
1994 0.39% -0.03%
1993 0.83% -0.05%
1992 1.11% 0.1%
1991 1% 0.29%
1990 0.76% 0.17%
1989 0.45% 0.59%
1988 0.14% 0.65%
1987 0.06% 0.7%
1986 0.06% 0.72%
1985 0.05% 0.78%
1984 -0.006% 0.76%
1983 -0.16% 0.6%
1982 0.07% 0.63%
1981 0.26% 0.67%
1980 0% 0.71%
1979 -0.17% 0.71%
1978 -0.08% 0.71%
1977 0.04% 0.71%
1976 -0.18% 0.71%
1975 -0.26% 0.58%
1974 0.17% 0.58%
1973 0.56% 0.58%
1972 0.58% 0.57%
1971 0.45% 0.58%
1970 0.35% 0.57%
1969 0.35% 0.57%
1968 0.52% 0.57%
1967 0.75% 0.57%
1966 0.7% 0.57%
1965 0.65% 1.12%
1964 0.67% 1.12%
1963 0.64% 1.12%
1962 0.61% 1.12%
1961 0.55% 1.12%

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 Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Austria Russia
Current population
9163419
141906741
Population rank 99/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 1.71%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
6.77 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
5.87 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +127 -801
Annual growth/decline +46,221 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 177/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change +11,254 -251,822
Net migration rank 44/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - -251,822
2024 - 8,813 - -178,042
2023 -11,872 4,819 -503,392 27,807
2022 -10,851 157,365 -576,948 765,629
2021 -6,269 52,150 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 -8,025 39,601 -697,177 334,094
2019 1,776 41,090 -319,997 336,494
2018 1,769 35,296 -232,637 339,972
2017 4,399 45,478 -130,764 396,619
2016 6,989 65,976 0 447,645
2015 1,729 115,175 43,392 384,756
2014 3,419 74,375 28,848 264,698
2013 0 56,726 28,761 289,872
2012 0 45,014 0 285,977
2011 1,679 31,887 -128,716 309,377
2010 1,672 22,570 -242,844 307,555
2009 -834 18,222 -257,014 350,206
2008 2,496 25,405 -356,856 360,840
2007 1,659 24,616 -471,257 365,717
2006 3,308 25,787 -686,638 308,370
2005 3,291 50,676 -846,761 263,541
2004 4,904 55,007 -792,370 261,519
2003 0 44,362 -896,822 256,804
2002 2,424 37,508 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 804 39,866 -963,445 259,614
2000 1,602 17,631 -967,540 550,401
1999 0 19,949 -927,453 375,468
1998 3,191 8,702 -694,053 528,135
1997 3,984 1,589 -769,159 541,387
1996 7,959 4,077 -785,248 587,171
1995 7,948 1,890 -845,742 723,875
1994 11,110 3,113 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 12,649 33,688 -757,140 507,229
1992 12,545 71,451 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 10,857 77,417 103,876 125,505
1990 7,678 59,873 325,533 299,863
1989 5,333 46,232 576,112 89,400
1988 4,551 13,807 778,343 269,862
1987 1,515 1,434 977,583 275,611
1986 0 6,630 985,279 283,553
1985 -1,513 5,940 762,447 280,614
1984 756 2,906 756,548 247,026
1983 -3,025 -1,474 906,676 200,159
1982 3,029 -22,711 830,855 107,520
1981 1,514 29,590 713,700 36,686
1980 -1,510 9,811 681,149 10,440
1979 -6,039 -1,785 690,135 -5,791
1978 -9,074 -8,131 812,766 108,882
1977 -6,811 13,245 832,932 122,316
1976 -7,565 8,336 852,237 113,851
1975 -2,274 -24,253 843,850 80,069
1974 3,039 -16,276 883,186 -51,759
1973 5,310 34,856 846,561 -107,568
1972 9,053 36,703 872,050 -111,168
1971 11,250 32,392 854,999 -134,968
1970 13,441 10,601 785,554 -264,464
1969 22,323 5,896 753,088 -64,643
1968 30,403 -6,880 787,621 -83,221
1967 32,459 21,285 854,554 -116,029
1966 37,343 18,656 989,279 -111,360
1965 35,627 10,719 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 44,788 3,646 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 43,055 4,774 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 42,779 1,509 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 46,061 -2,760 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 36,647 -1,732 1,962,834 -234,895

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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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