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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 14,256,567 people in Rwanda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 14,975,051 in Rwanda.

Population statistics:

  • Rwanda's population is 1.63 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Rwanda is the 77th.
  • The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.18% for Rwanda.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +2.31% in Rwanda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Rwanda has grown from 9.3M to 15M (61% growth).

Austria vs Rwanda: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Rwanda
2100 7,450,035 33,092,520
2099 7,465,366 32,987,847
2098 7,480,951 32,907,335
2097 7,498,101 32,832,706
2096 7,514,850 32,747,490
2095 7,532,161 32,615,044
2094 7,548,458 32,529,590
2093 7,565,999 32,396,544
2092 7,583,717 32,274,083
2091 7,603,216 32,171,077
2090 7,623,462 32,068,626
2089 7,645,771 31,872,593
2088 7,668,431 31,726,882
2087 7,690,081 31,533,364
2086 7,712,948 31,379,315
2085 7,737,385 31,235,000
2084 7,763,202 31,092,940
2083 7,788,506 30,917,707
2082 7,813,956 30,733,578
2081 7,839,060 30,557,819
2080 7,863,527 30,367,298
2079 7,889,445 30,176,627
2078 7,916,631 29,997,866
2077 7,944,829 29,800,561
2076 7,970,795 29,627,021
2075 7,996,421 29,423,503
2074 8,023,733 29,225,643
2073 8,050,381 29,007,777
2072 8,078,590 28,780,763
2071 8,105,838 28,560,382
2070 8,133,854 28,316,533
2069 8,163,771 28,103,541
2068 8,193,704 27,854,906
2067 8,224,576 27,591,747
2066 8,257,106 27,355,659
2065 8,290,403 27,084,704
2064 8,322,363 26,821,315
2063 8,356,710 26,543,184
2062 8,391,660 26,296,132
2061 8,426,083 25,985,356
2060 8,461,244 25,712,904
2059 8,497,226 25,437,446
2058 8,533,176 25,106,242
2057 8,569,804 24,837,928
2056 8,603,815 24,566,784
2055 8,637,443 24,266,669
2054 8,670,706 23,976,914
2053 8,703,475 23,690,426
2052 8,733,492 23,406,346
2051 8,761,338 23,099,207
2050 8,789,107 22,800,250
2049 8,816,505 22,484,698
2048 8,841,593 22,157,938
2047 8,864,899 21,834,786
2046 8,886,446 21,540,566
2045 8,906,200 21,215,262
2044 8,926,211 20,902,695
2043 8,943,779 20,535,605
2042 8,961,407 20,201,608
2041 8,977,747 19,832,577
2040 8,994,604 19,463,015
2039 9,011,400 19,096,860
2038 9,026,006 18,761,626
2037 9,044,181 18,421,864
2036 9,059,299 18,116,691
2035 9,074,280 17,753,910
2034 9,089,880 17,421,234
2033 9,102,596 17,089,349
2032 9,116,080 16,811,505
2031 9,127,901 16,485,559
2030 9,138,727 16,167,916
2029 9,146,845 15,858,862
2028 9,151,806 15,544,959
2027 9,157,362 15,207,733
2026 9,163,419 14,888,776
2025 9,170,052 14,560,205
2024 9,177,982 14,256,567
2023 9,131,761 13,954,471
2022 9,041,851 13,651,030
2021 8,955,797 13,355,260
2020 8,916,864 13,065,837
2019 8,879,920 12,776,103
2018 8,840,521 12,487,996
2017 8,797,566 12,202,060
2016 8,736,668 11,919,183
2015 8,642,699 11,640,022
2014 8,546,356 11,364,757
2013 8,479,823 11,093,340
2012 8,429,991 10,829,901
2011 8,391,643 10,573,733
2010 8,363,404 10,317,553
2009 8,343,323 10,060,432
2008 8,321,496 9,804,269
2007 8,295,487 9,549,933
2006 8,268,641 9,299,246
2005 8,227,829 9,054,528
2004 8,171,966 8,816,844
2003 8,121,423 8,586,875
2002 8,081,957 8,400,180
2001 8,042,293 8,287,094
2000 8,011,566 8,213,931
1999 7,992,324 8,147,912
1998 7,976,789 8,081,681
1997 7,968,041 7,755,238
1996 7,959,017 6,708,764
1995 7,948,278 5,674,118
1994 7,936,118 6,792,352
1993 7,905,633 7,981,132
1992 7,840,709 7,683,266
1991 7,754,891 7,526,966
1990 7,677,850 7,375,307
1989 7,619,567 7,184,706
1988 7,585,317 6,968,071
1987 7,574,586 6,749,493
1986 7,569,794 6,531,881
1985 7,564,985 6,317,228
1984 7,561,434 6,107,627
1983 7,561,910 5,905,311
1982 7,574,140 5,711,549
1981 7,568,710 5,527,230
1980 7,549,433 5,353,259
1979 7,549,425 5,189,541
1978 7,562,305 5,035,171
1977 7,568,430 4,888,240
1976 7,565,525 4,745,954
1975 7,578,903 4,607,728
1974 7,599,038 4,474,228
1973 7,586,115 4,345,047
1972 7,544,201 4,220,335
1971 7,500,482 4,100,044
1970 7,467,086 3,980,669
1969 7,441,055 3,861,271
1968 7,415,403 3,744,010
1967 7,376,998 3,629,577
1966 7,322,066 3,521,626
1965 7,270,889 3,423,210
1964 7,223,801 3,334,834
1963 7,175,811 3,258,890
1962 7,129,864 3,186,025
1961 7,086,299 3,106,779
1960 7,047,539 3,022,294

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/rwanda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while Rwanda gained 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,055,868 people (a 25.6% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. Rwanda was ranked 86th in 2006 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 52.3% to 22,800,250 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.

Rwanda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.1M 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
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Rwanda
2100 -0.21% 0.32%
2099 -0.21% 0.24%
2098 -0.23% 0.23%
2097 -0.22% 0.26%
2096 -0.23% 0.41%
2095 -0.22% 0.26%
2094 -0.23% 0.41%
2093 -0.23% 0.38%
2092 -0.26% 0.32%
2091 -0.27% 0.32%
2090 -0.29% 0.62%
2089 -0.3% 0.46%
2088 -0.28% 0.61%
2087 -0.3% 0.49%
2086 -0.32% 0.46%
2085 -0.33% 0.46%
2084 -0.32% 0.57%
2083 -0.33% 0.6%
2082 -0.32% 0.58%
2081 -0.31% 0.63%
2080 -0.33% 0.63%
2079 -0.34% 0.6%
2078 -0.35% 0.66%
2077 -0.33% 0.59%
2076 -0.32% 0.69%
2075 -0.34% 0.68%
2074 -0.33% 0.75%
2073 -0.35% 0.79%
2072 -0.34% 0.77%
2071 -0.34% 0.86%
2070 -0.37% 0.76%
2069 -0.37% 0.89%
2068 -0.38% 0.95%
2067 -0.39% 0.86%
2066 -0.4% 1%
2065 -0.38% 0.98%
2064 -0.41% 1.05%
2063 -0.42% 0.94%
2062 -0.41% 1.2%
2061 -0.42% 1.06%
2060 -0.42% 1.08%
2059 -0.42% 1.32%
2058 -0.43% 1.08%
2057 -0.4% 1.1%
2056 -0.39% 1.24%
2055 -0.38% 1.21%
2054 -0.38% 1.21%
2053 -0.34% 1.21%
2052 -0.32% 1.33%
2051 -0.32% 1.31%
2050 -0.31% 1.4%
2049 -0.28% 1.47%
2048 -0.26% 1.48%
2047 -0.24% 1.37%
2046 -0.22% 1.53%
2045 -0.22% 1.5%
2044 -0.2% 1.79%
2043 -0.2% 1.65%
2042 -0.18% 1.86%
2041 -0.19% 1.9%
2040 -0.19% 1.92%
2039 -0.16% 1.79%
2038 -0.2% 1.84%
2037 -0.17% 1.68%
2036 -0.17% 2.04%
2035 -0.17% 1.91%
2034 -0.14% 1.94%
2033 -0.15% 1.65%
2032 -0.13% 1.98%
2031 -0.12% 1.96%
2030 -0.09% 1.95%
2029 -0.05% 2.02%
2028 -0.06% 2.22%
2027 -0.07% 2.14%
2026 -0.07% 2.26%
2025 -0.09% 2.13%
2024 0.51% 2.16%
2023 0.99% 2.22%
2022 0.96% 2.21%
2021 0.44% 2.22%
2020 0.42% 2.27%
2019 0.45% 2.31%
2018 0.49% 2.34%
2017 0.7% 2.37%
2016 1.09% 2.4%
2015 1.13% 2.42%
2014 0.78% 2.45%
2013 0.59% 2.43%
2012 0.46% 2.42%
2011 0.34% 2.48%
2010 0.24% 2.56%
2009 0.26% 2.61%
2008 0.31% 2.66%
2007 0.32% 2.7%
2006 0.5% 2.7%
2005 0.68% 2.7%
2004 0.62% 2.68%
2003 0.49% 2.22%
2002 0.49% 1.36%
2001 0.38% 0.89%
2000 0.24% 0.81%
1999 0.19% 0.82%
1998 0.11% 4.21%
1997 0.11% 15.6%
1996 0.14% 18.2%
1995 0.15% -16.5%
1994 0.39% -14.9%
1993 0.83% 3.88%
1992 1.11% 2.08%
1991 1% 2.06%
1990 0.76% 2.65%
1989 0.45% 3.11%
1988 0.14% 3.24%
1987 0.06% 3.33%
1986 0.06% 3.4%
1985 0.05% 3.43%
1984 -0.006% 3.43%
1983 -0.16% 3.39%
1982 0.07% 3.33%
1981 0.26% 3.25%
1980 0% 3.15%
1979 -0.17% 3.07%
1978 -0.08% 3.01%
1977 0.04% 3%
1976 -0.18% 3%
1975 -0.26% 2.98%
1974 0.17% 2.97%
1973 0.56% 2.96%
1972 0.58% 2.93%
1971 0.45% 3%
1970 0.35% 3.09%
1969 0.35% 3.13%
1968 0.52% 3.15%
1967 0.75% 3.07%
1966 0.7% 2.87%
1965 0.65% 2.65%
1964 0.67% 2.33%
1963 0.64% 2.29%
1962 0.61% 2.55%
1961 0.55% 2.8%

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/rwanda | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Austria grew by 0.51%, while Rwanda's population grew by 2.16%.

Live population counters

Austria Rwanda
Current population
9163419
14975051
Population rank 99/197 77/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.18%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
1.74 minutes
One birth every
6.77 minutes
1.33 minutes
One death every
5.87 minutes
6.35 minutes
Daily growth/decline +127 +828
Annual growth/decline +46,221 +302,096
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +2.16%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 45/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
1.4 hours
Annual migration change +11,254 +6,282
Net migration rank 44/196 48/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 513,316
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 80/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 109/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Rwanda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Rwanda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - 6,282
2024 - 8,813 - -15,582
2023 -11,872 4,819 312,762 -9,001
2022 -10,851 157,365 312,145 -9,001
2021 -6,269 52,150 309,895 -21,492
2020 -8,025 39,601 312,692 -22,251
2019 1,776 41,090 313,525 -24,492
2018 1,769 35,296 312,512 -25,323
2017 4,399 45,478 310,323 -25,634
2016 6,989 65,976 305,549 -24,474
2015 1,729 115,175 299,114 -21,862
2014 3,419 74,375 292,779 -19,505
2013 0 56,726 286,331 -16,779
2012 0 45,014 282,584 -25,260
2011 1,679 31,887 282,922 -27,915
2010 1,672 22,570 286,848 -29,501
2009 -834 18,222 287,034 -30,128
2008 2,496 25,405 287,334 -31,913
2007 1,659 24,616 285,791 -32,537
2006 3,308 25,787 282,149 -34,008
2005 3,291 50,676 275,121 -33,830
2004 4,904 55,007 265,273 -31,214
2003 0 44,362 251,243 -25,355
2002 2,424 37,508 239,036 -91,518
2001 804 39,866 230,845 -152,197
2000 1,602 17,631 221,276 -153,588
1999 0 19,949 210,518 -146,162
1998 3,191 8,702 197,185 -129,089
1997 3,984 1,589 174,687 410,106
1996 7,959 4,077 140,455 1,367,700
1995 7,948 1,890 121,137 439,995
1994 11,110 3,113 -719,479 -2,078,111
1993 12,649 33,688 183,926 236,110
1992 12,545 71,451 188,025 -12,334
1991 10,857 77,417 196,431 -59,519
1990 7,678 59,873 207,895 -41,483
1989 5,333 46,232 217,632 -2,826
1988 4,551 13,807 223,759 -5,285
1987 1,515 1,434 225,744 -7,062
1986 0 6,630 225,526 -8,982
1985 -1,513 5,940 223,794 -11,031
1984 756 2,906 219,337 -12,899
1983 -3,025 -1,474 212,750 -14,560
1982 3,029 -22,711 205,147 -15,818
1981 1,514 29,590 195,769 -16,453
1980 -1,510 9,811 184,988 -16,359
1979 -6,039 -1,785 174,477 -15,669
1978 -9,074 -8,131 163,779 -13,838
1977 -6,811 13,245 155,011 -11,084
1976 -7,565 8,336 147,665 -7,027
1975 -2,274 -24,253 140,596 -4,791
1974 3,039 -16,276 135,743 -4,535
1973 5,310 34,856 131,021 -3,862
1972 9,053 36,703 126,403 -4,156
1971 11,250 32,392 122,567 -4,230
1970 13,441 10,601 119,273 1,149
1969 22,323 5,896 115,394 2,983
1968 30,403 -6,880 111,422 4,728
1967 32,459 21,285 108,053 4,655
1966 37,343 18,656 105,128 -1,930
1965 35,627 10,719 103,422 -9,774
1964 44,788 3,646 102,562 -19,458
1963 43,055 4,774 94,296 -25,524
1962 42,779 1,509 102,548 -25,594
1961 46,061 -2,760 102,051 -20,508
1960 36,647 -1,732 100,627 -13,198

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 Rwanda 93.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,081,296 people) and 6.18% is from migration (a loss of 203,035 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 513,316 people or 3.6% in Rwanda.

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
Rwanda
City Population
Kigali 1.75M
Ruhengeri 153K
Gisenyi 53.6K
Byumba 36.4K
Cyangugu 27.4K
Nyanza 25.4K
Butare 19.9K
Kibuye 12.3K

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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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