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Population in Austria compared to Saudi Arabia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,208,163 in 2025 vs 36,973,555 people in Saudi Arabia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,201,502 people compared to 37,955,120 in Saudi Arabia.

Population statistics:

  • Saudi Arabia's population is 4.12 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 98th most populous country in the world, while Saudi Arabia is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.57% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.46% for Saudi Arabia.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.68% per year vs +2.5% in Saudi Arabia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.2M (11.3% growth), while Saudi Arabia has grown from 21.5M to 38M (76.9% growth).

Austria vs Saudi Arabia: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Saudi Arabia
2100 7,480,998 76,380,382
2099 7,496,393 75,896,692
2098 7,512,042 75,410,485
2097 7,529,263 74,922,342
2096 7,546,082 74,431,436
2095 7,563,465 73,939,761
2094 7,579,830 73,447,628
2093 7,597,443 72,954,272
2092 7,615,235 72,460,372
2091 7,634,815 71,966,760
2090 7,655,146 71,474,363
2089 7,677,547 70,984,330
2088 7,700,301 70,494,851
2087 7,722,041 70,006,368
2086 7,745,003 69,519,641
2085 7,769,542 69,035,093
2084 7,795,466 68,551,533
2083 7,820,876 68,068,933
2082 7,846,431 67,587,034
2081 7,871,639 67,105,252
2080 7,896,208 66,624,751
2079 7,922,233 66,144,495
2078 7,949,533 65,664,508
2077 7,977,848 65,183,768
2076 8,003,921 64,701,603
2075 8,029,654 64,217,651
2074 8,057,079 63,731,809
2073 8,083,839 63,243,084
2072 8,112,165 62,750,764
2071 8,139,526 62,255,408
2070 8,167,659 61,756,796
2069 8,197,700 61,253,878
2068 8,227,758 60,746,216
2067 8,258,758 60,235,232
2066 8,291,423 59,720,954
2065 8,324,858 59,203,814
2064 8,356,951 58,684,254
2063 8,391,440 58,161,702
2062 8,426,536 57,637,152
2061 8,461,102 57,109,207
2060 8,496,409 56,579,736
2059 8,532,540 56,047,666
2058 8,568,640 55,513,281
2057 8,605,421 54,978,393
2056 8,639,572 54,441,706
2055 8,673,340 53,904,081
2054 8,706,741 53,364,635
2053 8,739,647 52,823,422
2052 8,769,788 52,280,914
2051 8,797,751 51,737,228
2050 8,825,635 51,192,924
2049 8,853,147 50,647,663
2048 8,878,339 50,100,576
2047 8,901,742 49,552,613
2046 8,923,378 49,002,774
2045 8,943,215 48,451,215
2044 8,963,309 47,898,754
2043 8,980,950 47,346,122
2042 8,998,651 46,792,504
2041 9,015,059 46,237,820
2040 9,031,986 45,682,139
2039 9,048,852 45,126,407
2038 9,063,518 44,569,427
2037 9,081,768 44,012,415
2036 9,096,950 43,454,985
2035 9,111,993 42,897,909
2034 9,127,657 42,342,044
2033 9,140,427 41,787,423
2032 9,153,966 41,233,964
2031 9,165,837 40,680,599
2030 9,176,708 40,128,273
2029 9,184,859 39,530,306
2028 9,189,841 38,906,191
2027 9,195,420 38,267,271
2026 9,201,502 37,625,434
2025 9,208,163 36,973,555
2024 9,177,982 35,300,280
2023 9,131,761 33,702,731
2022 9,041,851 32,175,224
2021 8,955,797 30,784,383
2020 8,916,864 31,552,510
2019 8,879,920 30,063,799
2018 8,840,521 30,196,281
2017 8,797,566 30,977,355
2016 8,736,668 30,954,198
2015 8,642,699 29,816,382
2014 8,546,356 28,309,273
2013 8,479,823 27,624,004
2012 8,429,991 26,168,861
2011 8,391,643 25,091,867
2010 8,363,404 23,978,487
2009 8,343,323 24,217,654
2008 8,321,496 23,287,877
2007 8,295,487 22,368,313
2006 8,268,641 21,459,144
2005 8,227,829 20,559,890
2004 8,171,966 19,669,480
2003 8,121,423 18,786,767
2002 8,081,957 17,910,910
2001 8,042,293 17,041,397
2000 8,011,566 16,177,722
1999 7,992,324 15,472,075
1998 7,976,789 14,922,185
1997 7,968,041 14,374,943
1996 7,959,017 13,831,009
1995 7,948,278 13,289,245
1994 7,936,118 12,750,040
1993 7,905,633 12,215,862
1992 7,840,709 11,686,676
1991 7,754,891 11,160,744
1990 7,677,850 10,640,691
1989 7,619,567 10,128,394
1988 7,585,317 9,629,165
1987 7,574,586 9,130,194
1986 7,569,794 8,628,639
1985 7,564,985 8,151,779
1984 7,561,434 7,697,307
1983 7,561,910 7,252,941
1982 7,574,140 6,824,486
1981 7,568,710 6,420,551
1980 7,549,433 6,047,997
1979 7,549,425 5,703,698
1978 7,562,305 5,381,902
1977 7,568,430 5,083,048
1976 7,565,525 4,807,933
1975 7,578,903 4,556,287
1974 7,599,038 4,323,632
1973 7,586,115 4,106,344
1972 7,544,201 3,905,722
1971 7,500,482 3,724,031
1970 7,467,086 3,562,470
1969 7,441,055 3,417,114
1968 7,415,403 3,282,711
1967 7,376,998 3,157,242
1966 7,322,066 3,039,887
1965 7,270,889 2,928,771
1964 7,223,801 2,821,968
1963 7,175,811 2,719,341
1962 7,129,864 2,620,910
1961 7,086,299 2,526,347
1960 7,047,539 2,435,403

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,495,054 people (a 44.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 464,834 people (a 5.32% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 7,000,922 people (a 22.6% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 98th in 2026. Saudi Arabia was ranked 50th in 2006 and ranked 43rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Austria's population will shrink by 4.08% to 8,825,635 people with a rank change from 98th to 108th. The population of Saudi Arabia will increase by 34.9% to 51,192,924 people and rank change from 43rd to 42nd.

Saudi Arabia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 76.4M people, while Austria's population already peaked in 2025 at 9.21M people and is projected to decrease to 7.48M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Austria
Factual

Projection
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Saudi Arabia
2100 -0.21% 0.64%
2099 -0.21% 0.64%
2098 -0.23% 0.65%
2097 -0.22% 0.66%
2096 -0.23% 0.66%
2095 -0.22% 0.67%
2094 -0.23% 0.68%
2093 -0.23% 0.68%
2092 -0.26% 0.69%
2091 -0.27% 0.69%
2090 -0.29% 0.69%
2089 -0.3% 0.69%
2088 -0.28% 0.7%
2087 -0.3% 0.7%
2086 -0.32% 0.7%
2085 -0.33% 0.71%
2084 -0.32% 0.71%
2083 -0.33% 0.71%
2082 -0.32% 0.72%
2081 -0.31% 0.72%
2080 -0.33% 0.73%
2079 -0.34% 0.73%
2078 -0.35% 0.74%
2077 -0.33% 0.75%
2076 -0.32% 0.75%
2075 -0.34% 0.76%
2074 -0.33% 0.77%
2073 -0.35% 0.78%
2072 -0.34% 0.8%
2071 -0.34% 0.81%
2070 -0.37% 0.82%
2069 -0.37% 0.84%
2068 -0.38% 0.85%
2067 -0.39% 0.86%
2066 -0.4% 0.87%
2065 -0.38% 0.89%
2064 -0.41% 0.9%
2063 -0.42% 0.91%
2062 -0.41% 0.92%
2061 -0.42% 0.94%
2060 -0.42% 0.95%
2059 -0.42% 0.96%
2058 -0.43% 0.97%
2057 -0.4% 0.99%
2056 -0.39% 1%
2055 -0.38% 1.01%
2054 -0.38% 1.02%
2053 -0.34% 1.04%
2052 -0.32% 1.05%
2051 -0.32% 1.06%
2050 -0.31% 1.08%
2049 -0.28% 1.09%
2048 -0.26% 1.11%
2047 -0.24% 1.12%
2046 -0.22% 1.14%
2045 -0.22% 1.15%
2044 -0.2% 1.17%
2043 -0.2% 1.18%
2042 -0.18% 1.2%
2041 -0.19% 1.22%
2040 -0.19% 1.23%
2039 -0.16% 1.25%
2038 -0.2% 1.27%
2037 -0.17% 1.28%
2036 -0.17% 1.3%
2035 -0.17% 1.31%
2034 -0.14% 1.33%
2033 -0.15% 1.34%
2032 -0.13% 1.36%
2031 -0.12% 1.38%
2030 -0.09% 1.51%
2029 -0.05% 1.6%
2028 -0.06% 1.67%
2027 -0.07% 1.71%
2026 -0.07% 1.76%
2025 0.33% 4.74%
2024 0.51% 4.74%
2023 0.99% 4.75%
2022 0.96% 4.52%
2021 0.44% -2.43%
2020 0.42% 4.95%
2019 0.45% -0.44%
2018 0.49% -2.52%
2017 0.7% 0.07%
2016 1.09% 3.82%
2015 1.13% 5.32%
2014 0.78% 2.48%
2013 0.59% 5.56%
2012 0.46% 4.29%
2011 0.34% 4.64%
2010 0.24% -0.99%
2009 0.26% 3.99%
2008 0.31% 4.11%
2007 0.32% 4.24%
2006 0.5% 4.37%
2005 0.68% 4.53%
2004 0.62% 4.7%
2003 0.49% 4.89%
2002 0.49% 5.1%
2001 0.38% 5.34%
2000 0.24% 4.56%
1999 0.19% 3.69%
1998 0.11% 3.81%
1997 0.11% 3.93%
1996 0.14% 4.08%
1995 0.15% 4.23%
1994 0.39% 4.37%
1993 0.83% 4.53%
1992 1.11% 4.71%
1991 1% 4.89%
1990 0.76% 5.06%
1989 0.45% 5.18%
1988 0.14% 5.47%
1987 0.06% 5.81%
1986 0.06% 5.85%
1985 0.05% 5.9%
1984 -0.006% 6.13%
1983 -0.16% 6.28%
1982 0.07% 6.29%
1981 0.26% 6.16%
1980 0% 6.04%
1979 -0.17% 5.98%
1978 -0.08% 5.88%
1977 0.04% 5.72%
1976 -0.18% 5.52%
1975 -0.26% 5.38%
1974 0.17% 5.29%
1973 0.56% 5.14%
1972 0.58% 4.88%
1971 0.45% 4.54%
1970 0.35% 4.25%
1969 0.35% 4.09%
1968 0.52% 3.97%
1967 0.75% 3.86%
1966 0.7% 3.79%
1965 0.65% 3.78%
1964 0.67% 3.77%
1963 0.64% 3.76%
1962 0.61% 3.74%
1961 0.55% 3.73%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Austria grew by 0.33%, while Saudi Arabia's population grew by 4.74%.

Live population counters

Austria Saudi Arabia
Current population
9201502
37955120
Population rank 98/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.46%
One net population change
17.5 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
6.82 minutes
54.2 seconds
One death every
5.97 minutes
6.37 minutes
Daily growth/decline +83 +4,584
Annual growth/decline +30,181 +1,673,275
Annual growth/decline rate +0.33% +4.74%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 2/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
4.4 minutes
Annual migration change +11,254 +119,738
Net migration rank 44/196 13/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 13,683,841
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 3/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 40.3%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 14/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Saudi Arabia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Saudi Arabia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - 119,738
2024 -11,013 8,813 499,782 122,170
2023 -11,872 4,819 474,366 325,691
2022 -10,851 157,365 406,920 977,072
2021 -6,269 52,150 409,032 -106,287
2020 -8,025 39,601 447,036 -74,725
2019 1,776 41,090 474,407 191,582
2018 1,769 35,296 528,767 -988,751
2017 4,399 45,478 546,751 -920,812
2016 6,989 65,976 537,829 -26,997
2015 1,729 115,175 511,023 465,292
2014 3,419 74,375 493,431 469,144
2013 0 56,726 475,299 485,794
2012 0 45,014 465,649 479,206
2011 1,679 31,887 443,675 491,253
2010 1,672 22,570 418,641 504,955
2009 -834 18,222 438,557 496,229
2008 2,496 25,405 433,457 491,337
2007 1,659 24,616 425,199 489,136
2006 3,308 25,787 399,333 504,661
2005 3,291 50,676 375,938 518,565
2004 4,904 55,007 362,843 523,472
2003 0 44,362 364,520 514,606
2002 2,424 37,508 372,099 500,508
2001 804 39,866 382,153 484,252
2000 1,602 17,631 392,407 468,515
1999 0 19,949 390,112 160,263
1998 3,191 8,702 389,499 159,898
1997 3,984 1,589 385,033 160,066
1996 7,959 4,077 382,248 160,532
1995 7,948 1,890 380,231 160,512
1994 11,110 3,113 377,351 160,306
1993 12,649 33,688 372,621 158,074
1992 12,545 71,451 366,763 160,908
1991 10,857 77,417 361,329 162,857
1990 7,678 59,873 355,495 160,416
1989 5,333 46,232 349,399 159,273
1988 4,551 13,807 342,865 146,918
1987 1,515 1,434 333,088 175,075
1986 0 6,630 322,340 172,606
1985 -1,513 5,940 310,558 148,208
1984 756 2,906 296,615 153,562
1983 -3,025 -1,474 280,616 157,930
1982 3,029 -22,711 264,831 153,528
1981 1,514 29,590 249,156 140,355
1980 -1,510 9,811 234,372 121,220
1979 -6,039 -1,785 220,186 112,826
1978 -9,074 -8,131 205,331 105,263
1977 -6,811 13,245 191,103 96,015
1976 -7,565 8,336 178,024 85,083
1975 -2,274 -24,253 166,223 73,960
1974 3,039 -16,276 155,478 69,653
1973 5,310 34,856 145,450 63,995
1972 9,053 36,703 136,360 55,439
1971 11,250 32,392 127,600 43,989
1970 13,441 10,601 120,440 31,097
1969 22,323 5,896 113,859 25,312
1968 30,403 -6,880 108,281 21,366
1967 32,459 21,285 103,343 17,947
1966 37,343 18,656 98,361 15,054
1965 35,627 10,719 93,820 15,000
1964 44,788 3,646 89,776 15,000
1963 43,055 4,774 85,480 15,000
1962 42,779 1,509 81,393 15,000
1961 46,061 -2,760 77,743 15,000
1960 36,647 -1,732 74,143 15,000

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 5.25% of the population change in Austria is from natural causes (a loss of 31,368 people) and 94.7% is from migration (a gain of 565,763 people). In Saudi Arabia 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,835,913 people) and 0.73% is from migration (a loss of 35,765 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 13,683,841 people or 40.3% in Saudi Arabia.

Biggest cities by population

Austria
City Population
Vienna 2.03M
Graz 293K
Linz 212K
Salzburg 155K
Innsbruck 132K
Klagenfurt 101K
Wels 65.3K
Villach 65.1K
Sankt Polten 55.5K
Dornbirn 48.1K
Saudi Arabia
City Population
Riyadh 7.01M
Jeddah 4.7M
Mecca 2.43M
Medina 1.41M
Dammam 903K
Tabuk 886K
Qatif 625K
Jubail 379K
Ha'il 311K
Yanbu 299K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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