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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 5,359,438 in Slovakia.

Population statistics:

  • Austria's population is 1.71 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
  • The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.06% for Slovakia.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Slovakia has declined from 5.37M to 5.36M (0.25% decline).

Austria vs Slovakia: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Slovakia
2100 7,450,035 3,377,764
2099 7,465,366 3,399,869
2098 7,480,951 3,422,010
2097 7,498,101 3,444,161
2096 7,514,850 3,466,284
2095 7,532,161 3,488,595
2094 7,548,458 3,511,062
2093 7,565,999 3,533,742
2092 7,583,717 3,556,708
2091 7,603,216 3,580,021
2090 7,623,462 3,603,675
2089 7,645,771 3,627,811
2088 7,668,431 3,652,354
2087 7,690,081 3,677,451
2086 7,712,948 3,703,217
2085 7,737,385 3,729,670
2084 7,763,202 3,756,777
2083 7,788,506 3,784,617
2082 7,813,956 3,813,170
2081 7,839,060 3,842,528
2080 7,863,527 3,872,714
2079 7,889,445 3,903,653
2078 7,916,631 3,935,351
2077 7,944,829 3,967,981
2076 7,970,795 4,001,363
2075 7,996,421 4,035,465
2074 8,023,733 4,070,159
2073 8,050,381 4,105,475
2072 8,078,590 4,141,396
2071 8,105,838 4,177,582
2070 8,133,854 4,214,086
2069 8,163,771 4,250,775
2068 8,193,704 4,287,566
2067 8,224,576 4,324,173
2066 8,257,106 4,360,463
2065 8,290,403 4,396,562
2064 8,322,363 4,432,349
2063 8,356,710 4,467,634
2062 8,391,660 4,502,390
2061 8,426,083 4,536,423
2060 8,461,244 4,569,861
2059 8,497,226 4,602,562
2058 8,533,176 4,634,484
2057 8,569,804 4,665,491
2056 8,603,815 4,695,744
2055 8,637,443 4,725,147
2054 8,670,706 4,753,640
2053 8,703,475 4,781,680
2052 8,733,492 4,809,152
2051 8,761,338 4,836,056
2050 8,789,107 4,862,512
2049 8,816,505 4,888,649
2048 8,841,593 4,914,306
2047 8,864,899 4,939,719
2046 8,886,446 4,964,917
2045 8,906,200 4,989,905
2044 8,926,211 5,014,849
2043 8,943,779 5,039,628
2042 8,961,407 5,064,051
2041 8,977,747 5,088,319
2040 8,994,604 5,112,265
2039 9,011,400 5,135,696
2038 9,026,006 5,158,725
2037 9,044,181 5,181,188
2036 9,059,299 5,203,033
2035 9,074,280 5,224,142
2034 9,089,880 5,244,168
2033 9,102,596 5,263,308
2032 9,116,080 5,281,327
2031 9,127,901 5,298,206
2030 9,138,727 5,313,745
2029 9,146,845 5,327,761
2028 9,151,806 5,339,993
2027 9,157,362 5,350,648
2026 9,163,419 5,359,438
2025 9,170,052 5,396,894
2024 9,177,982 5,422,069
2023 9,131,761 5,426,740
2022 9,041,851 5,431,752
2021 8,955,797 5,447,247
2020 8,916,864 5,458,827
2019 8,879,920 5,454,147
2018 8,840,521 5,446,771
2017 8,797,566 5,439,232
2016 8,736,668 5,430,798
2015 8,642,699 5,423,801
2014 8,546,356 5,418,649
2013 8,479,823 5,413,393
2012 8,429,991 5,407,579
2011 8,391,643 5,398,384
2010 8,363,404 5,391,428
2009 8,343,323 5,386,406
2008 8,321,496 5,379,233
2007 8,295,487 5,374,622
2006 8,268,641 5,373,054
2005 8,227,829 5,372,807
2004 8,171,966 5,372,280
2003 8,121,423 5,373,374
2002 8,081,957 5,376,912
2001 8,042,293 5,378,867
2000 8,011,566 5,388,720
1999 7,992,324 5,396,020
1998 7,976,789 5,390,516
1997 7,968,041 5,383,291
1996 7,959,017 5,373,361
1995 7,948,278 5,361,999
1994 7,936,118 5,346,331
1993 7,905,633 5,325,305
1992 7,840,709 5,305,016
1991 7,754,891 5,303,294
1990 7,677,850 5,299,187
1989 7,619,567 5,275,942
1988 7,585,317 5,250,596
1987 7,574,586 5,222,840
1986 7,569,794 5,193,838
1985 7,564,985 5,161,768
1984 7,561,434 5,127,097
1983 7,561,910 5,091,971
1982 7,574,140 5,055,099
1981 7,568,710 5,016,105
1980 7,549,433 4,979,815
1979 7,549,425 4,938,973
1978 7,562,305 4,890,125
1977 7,568,430 4,840,501
1976 7,565,525 4,789,507
1975 7,578,903 4,739,105
1974 7,599,038 4,689,623
1973 7,586,115 4,641,445
1972 7,544,201 4,596,622
1971 7,500,482 4,557,449
1970 7,467,086 4,538,223
1969 7,441,055 4,518,607
1968 7,415,403 4,483,915
1967 7,376,998 4,449,367
1966 7,322,066 4,411,666
1965 7,270,889 4,370,983
1964 7,223,801 4,327,341
1963 7,175,811 4,282,017
1962 7,129,864 4,238,188
1961 7,086,299 4,191,667
1960 7,047,539 4,068,095

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 Slovakia gained 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Slovakia's population decreased by 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. Slovakia was ranked 110th in 2006 and ranked 125th 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 Slovakia will decrease by 9.27% to 4,862,512 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 13% of the population in Austria and 25.3% in Slovakia.

Population growth rate by year

Austria
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Slovakia
2100 -0.21% -0.65%
2099 -0.21% -0.65%
2098 -0.23% -0.64%
2097 -0.22% -0.64%
2096 -0.23% -0.64%
2095 -0.22% -0.64%
2094 -0.23% -0.64%
2093 -0.23% -0.65%
2092 -0.26% -0.65%
2091 -0.27% -0.66%
2090 -0.29% -0.67%
2089 -0.3% -0.67%
2088 -0.28% -0.68%
2087 -0.3% -0.7%
2086 -0.32% -0.71%
2085 -0.33% -0.72%
2084 -0.32% -0.74%
2083 -0.33% -0.75%
2082 -0.32% -0.76%
2081 -0.31% -0.78%
2080 -0.33% -0.79%
2079 -0.34% -0.81%
2078 -0.35% -0.82%
2077 -0.33% -0.83%
2076 -0.32% -0.85%
2075 -0.34% -0.85%
2074 -0.33% -0.86%
2073 -0.35% -0.87%
2072 -0.34% -0.87%
2071 -0.34% -0.87%
2070 -0.37% -0.86%
2069 -0.37% -0.86%
2068 -0.38% -0.85%
2067 -0.39% -0.83%
2066 -0.4% -0.82%
2065 -0.38% -0.81%
2064 -0.41% -0.79%
2063 -0.42% -0.77%
2062 -0.41% -0.75%
2061 -0.42% -0.73%
2060 -0.42% -0.71%
2059 -0.42% -0.69%
2058 -0.43% -0.66%
2057 -0.4% -0.64%
2056 -0.39% -0.62%
2055 -0.38% -0.6%
2054 -0.38% -0.59%
2053 -0.34% -0.57%
2052 -0.32% -0.56%
2051 -0.32% -0.54%
2050 -0.31% -0.53%
2049 -0.28% -0.52%
2048 -0.26% -0.51%
2047 -0.24% -0.51%
2046 -0.22% -0.5%
2045 -0.22% -0.5%
2044 -0.2% -0.49%
2043 -0.2% -0.48%
2042 -0.18% -0.48%
2041 -0.19% -0.47%
2040 -0.19% -0.46%
2039 -0.16% -0.45%
2038 -0.2% -0.43%
2037 -0.17% -0.42%
2036 -0.17% -0.4%
2035 -0.17% -0.38%
2034 -0.14% -0.36%
2033 -0.15% -0.34%
2032 -0.13% -0.32%
2031 -0.12% -0.29%
2030 -0.09% -0.26%
2029 -0.05% -0.23%
2028 -0.06% -0.2%
2027 -0.07% -0.16%
2026 -0.07% -0.69%
2025 -0.09% -0.46%
2024 0.51% -0.09%
2023 0.99% -0.09%
2022 0.96% -0.28%
2021 0.44% -0.21%
2020 0.42% 0.09%
2019 0.45% 0.14%
2018 0.49% 0.14%
2017 0.7% 0.16%
2016 1.09% 0.13%
2015 1.13% 0.1%
2014 0.78% 0.1%
2013 0.59% 0.11%
2012 0.46% 0.17%
2011 0.34% 0.13%
2010 0.24% 0.09%
2009 0.26% 0.13%
2008 0.31% 0.09%
2007 0.32% 0.03%
2006 0.5% 0.005%
2005 0.68% 0.01%
2004 0.62% -0.02%
2003 0.49% -0.07%
2002 0.49% -0.04%
2001 0.38% -0.18%
2000 0.24% -0.14%
1999 0.19% 0.1%
1998 0.11% 0.13%
1997 0.11% 0.18%
1996 0.14% 0.21%
1995 0.15% 0.29%
1994 0.39% 0.39%
1993 0.83% 0.38%
1992 1.11% 0.03%
1991 1% 0.08%
1990 0.76% 0.44%
1989 0.45% 0.48%
1988 0.14% 0.53%
1987 0.06% 0.56%
1986 0.06% 0.62%
1985 0.05% 0.68%
1984 -0.006% 0.69%
1983 -0.16% 0.73%
1982 0.07% 0.78%
1981 0.26% 0.73%
1980 0% 0.83%
1979 -0.17% 1%
1978 -0.08% 1.03%
1977 0.04% 1.06%
1976 -0.18% 1.06%
1975 -0.26% 1.06%
1974 0.17% 1.04%
1973 0.56% 0.98%
1972 0.58% 0.86%
1971 0.45% 0.42%
1970 0.35% 0.43%
1969 0.35% 0.77%
1968 0.52% 0.78%
1967 0.75% 0.85%
1966 0.7% 0.93%
1965 0.65% 1.01%
1964 0.67% 1.06%
1963 0.64% 1.03%
1962 0.61% 1.11%
1961 0.55% 3.04%

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 Slovakia's population declined by 0.09%.

Live population counters

Austria Slovakia
Current population
9163419
5359438
Population rank 99/197 125/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.06%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
1.88 hours
One birth every
6.77 minutes
10.8 minutes
One death every
5.87 minutes
9.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +127 -13
Annual growth/decline +46,221 -4,671
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% -0.09%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 172/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
16.8 minutes
Annual migration change +11,254 -31,377
Net migration rank 44/196 166/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 323,991
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 96/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 5.9%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 88/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Slovakia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Slovakia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - -31,377
2024 - 8,813 - -21,027
2023 -11,872 4,819 -5,427 4,933
2022 -10,851 157,365 -7,062 92,314
2021 -6,269 52,150 -16,886 -8,172
2020 -8,025 39,601 -2,184 4,350
2019 1,776 41,090 3,818 3,128
2018 1,769 35,296 3,268 3,446
2017 4,399 45,478 4,351 3,279
2016 6,989 65,976 5,431 3,487
2015 1,729 115,175 2,170 2,549
2014 3,419 74,375 3,793 -1,158
2013 0 56,726 2,707 -1,181
2012 0 45,014 3,245 871
2011 1,679 31,887 9,177 -2,392
2010 1,672 22,570 7,008 -1,814
2009 -834 18,222 8,619 -542
2008 2,496 25,405 4,303 -495
2007 1,659 24,616 537 -571
2006 3,308 25,787 537 -549
2005 3,291 50,676 537 -561
2004 4,904 55,007 1,611 -522
2003 0 44,362 -537 -646
2002 2,424 37,508 -538 -580
2001 804 39,866 -1,076 -860
2000 1,602 17,631 2,155 -831
1999 0 19,949 3,777 -119
1998 3,191 8,702 4,312 -12
1997 3,984 1,589 6,999 247
1996 7,959 4,077 9,135 246
1995 7,948 1,890 9,115 -30
1994 11,110 3,113 14,970 -109
1993 12,649 33,688 20,769 72
1992 12,545 71,451 21,220 -201
1991 10,857 77,417 23,865 174
1990 7,678 59,873 25,436 -9,402
1989 5,333 46,232 26,380 -7,254
1988 4,551 13,807 30,979 -6,500
1987 1,515 1,434 31,859 -6,401
1986 0 6,630 34,279 -6,143
1985 -1,513 5,940 37,680 -6,068
1984 756 2,906 38,966 -6,276
1983 -3,025 -1,474 39,717 -6,361
1982 3,029 -22,711 41,958 -6,088
1981 1,514 29,590 43,640 -5,821
1980 -1,510 9,811 44,320 -5,522
1979 -6,039 -1,785 52,353 -4,712
1978 -9,074 -8,131 52,324 -4,689
1977 -6,811 13,245 52,762 -4,621
1976 -7,565 8,336 54,121 -4,432
1975 -2,274 -24,253 52,604 -4,652
1974 3,039 -16,276 52,524 -4,190
1973 5,310 34,856 49,199 -3,854
1972 9,053 36,703 46,426 -3,516
1971 11,250 32,392 40,105 -3,495
1970 13,441 10,601 38,575 -4,919
1969 22,323 5,896 39,312 -8,998
1968 30,403 -6,880 38,113 -8,881
1967 32,459 21,285 41,824 -8,876
1966 37,343 18,656 45,440 -8,817
1965 35,627 10,719 48,517 -8,707
1964 44,788 3,646 54,092 -8,608
1963 43,055 4,774 54,382 -8,548
1962 42,779 1,509 49,587 -9,019
1961 46,061 -2,760 55,749 4,812
1960 36,647 -1,732 56,546 4,344

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 Slovakia 7.47% is from natural causes (a loss of 8,728 people) and 92.5% is from migration (a gain of 108,156 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 323,991 people or 5.9% in Slovakia.

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
Slovakia
City Population
Bratislava 479K
Kosice 224K
Petrzalka 112K
Presov 81.7K
Zilina 80.3K
Nitra 75.9K
Banska Bystrica 73.5K
Trnava 63.2K
Trencin 54.1K
Martin 50.3K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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