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Population in Austria compared to Sierra Leone: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 9,049,533 in Sierra Leone.

Population statistics:

  • Austria's population is 1.01 times bigger than Sierra Leone's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 101st.
  • The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.62M to 9.05M (60.9% growth).

Austria vs Sierra Leone: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Sierra Leone
2100 7,450,035 16,111,324
2099 7,465,366 16,126,181
2098 7,480,951 16,139,280
2097 7,498,101 16,154,153
2096 7,514,850 16,164,923
2095 7,532,161 16,173,557
2094 7,548,458 16,173,155
2093 7,565,999 16,177,864
2092 7,583,717 16,175,032
2091 7,603,216 16,168,153
2090 7,623,462 16,158,415
2089 7,645,771 16,146,773
2088 7,668,431 16,133,018
2087 7,690,081 16,116,823
2086 7,712,948 16,089,780
2085 7,737,385 16,068,438
2084 7,763,202 16,044,782
2083 7,788,506 16,011,134
2082 7,813,956 15,975,073
2081 7,839,060 15,935,071
2080 7,863,527 15,896,846
2079 7,889,445 15,854,898
2078 7,916,631 15,805,607
2077 7,944,829 15,754,551
2076 7,970,795 15,699,439
2075 7,996,421 15,639,458
2074 8,023,733 15,584,377
2073 8,050,381 15,516,736
2072 8,078,590 15,446,543
2071 8,105,838 15,374,790
2070 8,133,854 15,297,449
2069 8,163,771 15,216,666
2068 8,193,704 15,128,048
2067 8,224,576 15,032,144
2066 8,257,106 14,935,222
2065 8,290,403 14,837,697
2064 8,322,363 14,740,749
2063 8,356,710 14,642,031
2062 8,391,660 14,529,557
2061 8,426,083 14,423,861
2060 8,461,244 14,311,215
2059 8,497,226 14,198,706
2058 8,533,176 14,080,827
2057 8,569,804 13,960,869
2056 8,603,815 13,836,132
2055 8,637,443 13,706,113
2054 8,670,706 13,579,802
2053 8,703,475 13,444,465
2052 8,733,492 13,303,409
2051 8,761,338 13,156,370
2050 8,789,107 13,010,109
2049 8,816,505 12,867,021
2048 8,841,593 12,716,015
2047 8,864,899 12,570,250
2046 8,886,446 12,414,307
2045 8,906,200 12,257,874
2044 8,926,211 12,092,075
2043 8,943,779 11,931,531
2042 8,961,407 11,770,467
2041 8,977,747 11,602,993
2040 8,994,604 11,431,337
2039 9,011,400 11,262,807
2038 9,026,006 11,100,099
2037 9,044,181 10,931,629
2036 9,059,299 10,760,758
2035 9,074,280 10,585,702
2034 9,089,880 10,413,826
2033 9,102,596 10,241,196
2032 9,116,080 10,062,575
2031 9,127,901 9,883,708
2030 9,138,727 9,708,038
2029 9,146,845 9,532,000
2028 9,151,806 9,360,873
2027 9,157,362 9,179,702
2026 9,163,419 9,001,269
2025 9,170,052 8,822,114
2024 9,177,982 8,642,022
2023 9,131,761 8,460,512
2022 9,041,851 8,276,807
2021 8,955,797 8,094,602
2020 8,916,864 7,912,558
2019 8,879,920 7,731,991
2018 8,840,521 7,554,563
2017 8,797,566 7,379,299
2016 8,736,668 7,205,328
2015 8,642,699 7,037,655
2014 8,546,356 6,876,385
2013 8,479,823 6,714,051
2012 8,429,991 6,551,080
2011 8,391,643 6,387,251
2010 8,363,404 6,222,714
2009 8,343,323 6,055,646
2008 8,321,496 5,894,722
2007 8,295,487 5,749,352
2006 8,268,641 5,624,466
2005 8,227,829 5,501,712
2004 8,171,966 5,355,717
2003 8,121,423 5,177,687
2002 8,081,957 4,971,435
2001 8,042,293 4,692,716
2000 8,011,566 4,423,611
1999 7,992,324 4,318,043
1998 7,976,789 4,295,785
1997 7,968,041 4,253,716
1996 7,959,017 4,199,210
1995 7,948,278 4,179,179
1994 7,936,118 4,173,105
1993 7,905,633 4,157,130
1992 7,840,709 4,166,366
1991 7,754,891 4,246,267
1990 7,677,850 4,196,828
1989 7,619,567 4,034,037
1988 7,585,317 3,934,517
1987 7,574,586 3,829,718
1986 7,569,794 3,728,380
1985 7,564,985 3,638,438
1984 7,561,434 3,558,758
1983 7,561,910 3,481,646
1982 7,574,140 3,408,183
1981 7,568,710 3,338,940
1980 7,549,433 3,272,089
1979 7,549,425 3,207,499
1978 7,562,305 3,145,517
1977 7,568,430 3,085,354
1976 7,565,525 3,028,820
1975 7,578,903 2,974,657
1974 7,599,038 2,920,459
1973 7,586,115 2,866,955
1972 7,544,201 2,814,388
1971 7,500,482 2,763,222
1970 7,467,086 2,712,286
1969 7,441,055 2,661,365
1968 7,415,403 2,611,532
1967 7,376,998 2,562,384
1966 7,322,066 2,514,638
1965 7,270,889 2,468,666
1964 7,223,801 2,424,390
1963 7,175,811 2,382,258
1962 7,129,864 2,342,242
1961 7,086,299 2,304,227
1960 7,047,539 2,268,356

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/sierra-leone | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while Sierra Leone gained 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,844,205 people (a 25.6% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. Sierra Leone was ranked 106th in 2006 and ranked 101st 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 Sierra Leone will increase by 43.8% to 13,010,109 people and rank change from 101st to 91st.

Sierra Leone is projected to reach its peak in 2093 at 16.2M 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
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Sierra Leone
2100 -0.21% -0.09%
2099 -0.21% -0.08%
2098 -0.23% -0.09%
2097 -0.22% -0.07%
2096 -0.23% -0.05%
2095 -0.22% 0.002%
2094 -0.23% -0.03%
2093 -0.23% 0.02%
2092 -0.26% 0.04%
2091 -0.27% 0.06%
2090 -0.29% 0.07%
2089 -0.3% 0.09%
2088 -0.28% 0.1%
2087 -0.3% 0.17%
2086 -0.32% 0.13%
2085 -0.33% 0.15%
2084 -0.32% 0.21%
2083 -0.33% 0.23%
2082 -0.32% 0.25%
2081 -0.31% 0.24%
2080 -0.33% 0.26%
2079 -0.34% 0.31%
2078 -0.35% 0.32%
2077 -0.33% 0.35%
2076 -0.32% 0.38%
2075 -0.34% 0.35%
2074 -0.33% 0.44%
2073 -0.35% 0.45%
2072 -0.34% 0.47%
2071 -0.34% 0.51%
2070 -0.37% 0.53%
2069 -0.37% 0.59%
2068 -0.38% 0.64%
2067 -0.39% 0.65%
2066 -0.4% 0.66%
2065 -0.38% 0.66%
2064 -0.41% 0.67%
2063 -0.42% 0.77%
2062 -0.41% 0.73%
2061 -0.42% 0.79%
2060 -0.42% 0.79%
2059 -0.42% 0.84%
2058 -0.43% 0.86%
2057 -0.4% 0.9%
2056 -0.39% 0.95%
2055 -0.38% 0.93%
2054 -0.38% 1.01%
2053 -0.34% 1.06%
2052 -0.32% 1.12%
2051 -0.32% 1.12%
2050 -0.31% 1.11%
2049 -0.28% 1.19%
2048 -0.26% 1.16%
2047 -0.24% 1.26%
2046 -0.22% 1.28%
2045 -0.22% 1.37%
2044 -0.2% 1.35%
2043 -0.2% 1.37%
2042 -0.18% 1.44%
2041 -0.19% 1.5%
2040 -0.19% 1.5%
2039 -0.16% 1.47%
2038 -0.2% 1.54%
2037 -0.17% 1.59%
2036 -0.17% 1.65%
2035 -0.17% 1.65%
2034 -0.14% 1.69%
2033 -0.15% 1.78%
2032 -0.13% 1.81%
2031 -0.12% 1.81%
2030 -0.09% 1.85%
2029 -0.05% 1.83%
2028 -0.06% 1.97%
2027 -0.07% 1.98%
2026 -0.07% 2.03%
2025 -0.09% 2.08%
2024 0.51% 2.15%
2023 0.99% 2.22%
2022 0.96% 2.25%
2021 0.44% 2.3%
2020 0.42% 2.34%
2019 0.45% 2.35%
2018 0.49% 2.38%
2017 0.7% 2.41%
2016 1.09% 2.38%
2015 1.13% 2.35%
2014 0.78% 2.42%
2013 0.59% 2.49%
2012 0.46% 2.56%
2011 0.34% 2.64%
2010 0.24% 2.76%
2009 0.26% 2.73%
2008 0.31% 2.53%
2007 0.32% 2.22%
2006 0.5% 2.23%
2005 0.68% 2.73%
2004 0.62% 3.44%
2003 0.49% 4.15%
2002 0.49% 5.94%
2001 0.38% 6.08%
2000 0.24% 2.44%
1999 0.19% 0.52%
1998 0.11% 0.99%
1997 0.11% 1.3%
1996 0.14% 0.48%
1995 0.15% 0.15%
1994 0.39% 0.38%
1993 0.83% -0.22%
1992 1.11% -1.88%
1991 1% 1.18%
1990 0.76% 4.04%
1989 0.45% 2.53%
1988 0.14% 2.74%
1987 0.06% 2.72%
1986 0.06% 2.47%
1985 0.05% 2.24%
1984 -0.006% 2.21%
1983 -0.16% 2.16%
1982 0.07% 2.07%
1981 0.26% 2.04%
1980 0% 2.01%
1979 -0.17% 1.97%
1978 -0.08% 1.95%
1977 0.04% 1.87%
1976 -0.18% 1.82%
1975 -0.26% 1.86%
1974 0.17% 1.87%
1973 0.56% 1.87%
1972 0.58% 1.85%
1971 0.45% 1.88%
1970 0.35% 1.91%
1969 0.35% 1.91%
1968 0.52% 1.92%
1967 0.75% 1.9%
1966 0.7% 1.86%
1965 0.65% 1.83%
1964 0.67% 1.77%
1963 0.64% 1.71%
1962 0.61% 1.65%
1961 0.55% 1.58%

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/sierra-leone | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Austria grew by 0.51%, while Sierra Leone's population grew by 2.15%.

Live population counters

Austria Sierra Leone
Current population
9163419
9049533
Population rank 99/197 101/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.11%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
2.9 minutes
One birth every
6.77 minutes
2.03 minutes
One death every
5.87 minutes
7.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +127 +497
Annual growth/decline +46,221 +181,510
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +2.15%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 47/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change +11,254 -11,309
Net migration rank 44/196 136/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 49,997
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 151/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 174/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Sierra Leone
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Sierra Leone
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - -11,309
2024 - 8,813 - -11,000
2023 -11,872 4,819 188,788 -4,000
2022 -10,851 157,365 186,625 -4,000
2021 -6,269 52,150 183,326 -1,544
2020 -8,025 39,601 181,015 1,292
2019 1,776 41,090 181,068 -2,238
2018 1,769 35,296 178,772 -2,741
2017 4,399 45,478 173,259 1,234
2016 6,989 65,976 168,784 4,657
2015 1,729 115,175 162,275 -356
2014 3,419 74,375 160,137 485
2013 0 56,726 161,265 2,773
2012 0 45,014 160,915 988
2011 1,679 31,887 158,858 6,895
2010 1,672 22,570 155,338 7,983
2009 -834 18,222 152,669 18,145
2008 2,496 25,405 149,855 1,182
2007 1,659 24,616 145,740 -6,042
2006 3,308 25,787 144,127 -34,052
2005 3,291 50,676 137,234 -1,805
2004 4,904 55,007 132,661 23,897
2003 0 44,362 130,312 69,185
2002 2,424 37,508 126,429 86,578
2001 804 39,866 116,647 227,791
2000 1,602 17,631 110,754 83,013
1999 0 19,949 102,295 -84,926
1998 3,191 8,702 103,906 -76,766
1997 3,984 1,589 105,433 -48,437
1996 7,959 4,077 104,140 -52,110
1995 7,948 1,890 100,885 -112,857
1994 11,110 3,113 101,486 -77,371
1993 12,649 33,688 103,317 -95,476
1992 12,545 71,451 103,251 -129,565
1991 10,857 77,417 105,477 -238,965
1990 7,678 59,873 100,778 131,587
1989 5,333 46,232 98,298 -5,079
1988 4,551 13,807 96,344 9,470
1987 1,515 1,434 94,235 9,558
1986 0 6,630 90,902 7,992
1985 -1,513 5,940 88,869 -7,873
1984 756 2,906 87,072 -8,708
1983 -3,025 -1,474 84,628 -8,783
1982 3,029 -22,711 82,457 -11,379
1981 1,514 29,590 80,111 -12,699
1980 -1,510 9,811 77,932 -11,641
1979 -6,039 -1,785 75,992 -13,095
1978 -9,074 -8,131 74,130 -13,073
1977 -6,811 13,245 71,663 -12,399
1976 -7,565 8,336 69,506 -15,686
1975 -2,274 -24,253 67,560 -13,058
1974 3,039 -16,276 65,357 -11,473
1973 5,310 34,856 62,443 -9,322
1972 9,053 36,703 60,279 -8,267
1971 11,250 32,392 58,484 -8,162
1970 13,441 10,601 56,513 -4,957
1969 22,323 5,896 54,768 -4,485
1968 30,403 -6,880 53,126 -3,743
1967 32,459 21,285 51,734 -2,819
1966 37,343 18,656 49,486 -2,911
1965 35,627 10,719 47,223 -1,851
1964 44,788 3,646 45,487 -2,308
1963 43,055 4,774 43,569 -2,480
1962 42,779 1,509 41,603 -2,658
1961 46,061 -2,760 40,022 -2,947
1960 36,647 -1,732 38,192 -3,528

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

GeoRank.org/population/austria/sierra-leone | 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 Sierra Leone 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,764,049 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 7,211 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 49,997 people or 0.6% in Sierra Leone.

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
Sierra Leone
City Population
Freetown 951K
Bo 234K
Kenema 188K

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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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