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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 2,127,400 people in Slovenia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 2,124,138 in Slovenia.

Population statistics:

  • Austria's population is 4.31 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Slovenia is the 147th.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.03% for Slovenia.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +0.29% in Slovenia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Slovenia has grown from 2.01M to 2.12M (5.84% growth).

Austria vs Slovenia: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Slovenia
2100 7,450,035 1,640,541
2099 7,465,366 1,644,752
2098 7,480,951 1,648,834
2097 7,498,101 1,653,196
2096 7,514,850 1,657,434
2095 7,532,161 1,661,656
2094 7,548,458 1,665,825
2093 7,565,999 1,670,076
2092 7,583,717 1,674,280
2091 7,603,216 1,678,462
2090 7,623,462 1,682,998
2089 7,645,771 1,687,376
2088 7,668,431 1,691,788
2087 7,690,081 1,696,409
2086 7,712,948 1,701,325
2085 7,737,385 1,706,189
2084 7,763,202 1,711,157
2083 7,788,506 1,716,396
2082 7,813,956 1,721,709
2081 7,839,060 1,727,302
2080 7,863,527 1,733,405
2079 7,889,445 1,739,518
2078 7,916,631 1,746,152
2077 7,944,829 1,752,783
2076 7,970,795 1,759,639
2075 7,996,421 1,766,867
2074 8,023,733 1,774,528
2073 8,050,381 1,782,697
2072 8,078,590 1,790,658
2071 8,105,838 1,798,960
2070 8,133,854 1,807,483
2069 8,163,771 1,816,607
2068 8,193,704 1,825,849
2067 8,224,576 1,834,865
2066 8,257,106 1,844,034
2065 8,290,403 1,853,651
2064 8,322,363 1,863,550
2063 8,356,710 1,873,173
2062 8,391,660 1,882,832
2061 8,426,083 1,892,739
2060 8,461,244 1,902,939
2059 8,497,226 1,912,861
2058 8,533,176 1,922,175
2057 8,569,804 1,932,119
2056 8,603,815 1,941,469
2055 8,637,443 1,950,861
2054 8,670,706 1,959,953
2053 8,703,475 1,968,641
2052 8,733,492 1,977,227
2051 8,761,338 1,985,279
2050 8,789,107 1,993,115
2049 8,816,505 2,000,477
2048 8,841,593 2,007,283
2047 8,864,899 2,014,140
2046 8,886,446 2,020,756
2045 8,906,200 2,027,366
2044 8,926,211 2,033,871
2043 8,943,779 2,040,173
2042 8,961,407 2,046,339
2041 8,977,747 2,052,041
2040 8,994,604 2,057,278
2039 9,011,400 2,062,718
2038 9,026,006 2,067,922
2037 9,044,181 2,073,705
2036 9,059,299 2,079,201
2035 9,074,280 2,084,471
2034 9,089,880 2,089,430
2033 9,102,596 2,094,601
2032 9,116,080 2,099,622
2031 9,127,901 2,104,690
2030 9,138,727 2,109,416
2029 9,146,845 2,113,874
2028 9,151,806 2,118,053
2027 9,157,362 2,121,324
2026 9,163,419 2,124,138
2025 9,170,052 2,126,340
2024 9,177,982 2,127,400
2023 9,131,761 2,120,461
2022 9,041,851 2,112,076
2021 8,955,797 2,108,079
2020 8,916,864 2,102,419
2019 8,879,920 2,088,385
2018 8,840,521 2,073,894
2017 8,797,566 2,066,388
2016 8,736,668 2,065,042
2015 8,642,699 2,063,531
2014 8,546,356 2,061,980
2013 8,479,823 2,059,953
2012 8,429,991 2,057,159
2011 8,391,643 2,052,843
2010 8,363,404 2,048,583
2009 8,343,323 2,039,669
2008 8,321,496 2,021,316
2007 8,295,487 2,018,122
2006 8,268,641 2,006,868
2005 8,227,829 2,000,474
2004 8,171,966 1,997,012
2003 8,121,423 1,995,733
2002 8,081,957 1,994,530
2001 8,042,293 1,992,060
2000 8,011,566 1,988,925
1999 7,992,324 1,983,045
1998 7,976,789 1,981,629
1997 7,968,041 1,985,956
1996 7,959,017 1,988,628
1995 7,948,278 1,989,872
1994 7,936,118 1,989,443
1993 7,905,633 1,991,746
1992 7,840,709 1,996,498
1991 7,754,891 1,999,429
1990 7,677,850 1,998,161
1989 7,619,567 1,996,351
1988 7,585,317 1,995,196
1987 7,574,586 1,989,776
1986 7,569,794 1,965,964
1985 7,564,985 1,941,641
1984 7,561,434 1,932,154
1983 7,561,910 1,922,321
1982 7,574,140 1,910,334
1981 7,568,710 1,906,531
1980 7,549,433 1,901,315
1979 7,549,425 1,882,599
1978 7,562,305 1,862,548
1977 7,568,430 1,842,377
1976 7,565,525 1,820,249
1975 7,578,903 1,793,581
1974 7,599,038 1,776,132
1973 7,586,115 1,766,697
1972 7,544,201 1,752,233
1971 7,500,482 1,738,335
1970 7,467,086 1,724,891
1969 7,441,055 1,713,874
1968 7,415,403 1,704,546
1967 7,376,998 1,689,528
1966 7,322,066 1,669,905
1965 7,270,889 1,649,160
1964 7,223,801 1,632,114
1963 7,175,811 1,616,971
1962 7,129,864 1,603,649
1961 7,086,299 1,594,131
1960 7,047,539 1,584,720

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 Slovenia gained 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Slovenia's population increased by 59,096 people (a 2.86% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. Slovenia was ranked 141st in 2006 and ranked 147th 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 Slovenia will decrease by 6.17% to 1,993,115 people and will still be ranked 147th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 13% of the population in Austria and 17.2% in Slovenia.

Population growth rate by year

Austria
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Slovenia
2100 -0.21% -0.26%
2099 -0.21% -0.25%
2098 -0.23% -0.26%
2097 -0.22% -0.26%
2096 -0.23% -0.25%
2095 -0.22% -0.25%
2094 -0.23% -0.25%
2093 -0.23% -0.25%
2092 -0.26% -0.25%
2091 -0.27% -0.27%
2090 -0.29% -0.26%
2089 -0.3% -0.26%
2088 -0.28% -0.27%
2087 -0.3% -0.29%
2086 -0.32% -0.29%
2085 -0.33% -0.29%
2084 -0.32% -0.31%
2083 -0.33% -0.31%
2082 -0.32% -0.32%
2081 -0.31% -0.35%
2080 -0.33% -0.35%
2079 -0.34% -0.38%
2078 -0.35% -0.38%
2077 -0.33% -0.39%
2076 -0.32% -0.41%
2075 -0.34% -0.43%
2074 -0.33% -0.46%
2073 -0.35% -0.44%
2072 -0.34% -0.46%
2071 -0.34% -0.47%
2070 -0.37% -0.5%
2069 -0.37% -0.51%
2068 -0.38% -0.49%
2067 -0.39% -0.5%
2066 -0.4% -0.52%
2065 -0.38% -0.53%
2064 -0.41% -0.51%
2063 -0.42% -0.51%
2062 -0.41% -0.52%
2061 -0.42% -0.54%
2060 -0.42% -0.52%
2059 -0.42% -0.48%
2058 -0.43% -0.51%
2057 -0.4% -0.48%
2056 -0.39% -0.48%
2055 -0.38% -0.46%
2054 -0.38% -0.44%
2053 -0.34% -0.43%
2052 -0.32% -0.41%
2051 -0.32% -0.39%
2050 -0.31% -0.37%
2049 -0.28% -0.34%
2048 -0.26% -0.34%
2047 -0.24% -0.33%
2046 -0.22% -0.33%
2045 -0.22% -0.32%
2044 -0.2% -0.31%
2043 -0.2% -0.3%
2042 -0.18% -0.28%
2041 -0.19% -0.25%
2040 -0.19% -0.26%
2039 -0.16% -0.25%
2038 -0.2% -0.28%
2037 -0.17% -0.26%
2036 -0.17% -0.25%
2035 -0.17% -0.24%
2034 -0.14% -0.25%
2033 -0.15% -0.24%
2032 -0.13% -0.24%
2031 -0.12% -0.22%
2030 -0.09% -0.21%
2029 -0.05% -0.2%
2028 -0.06% -0.15%
2027 -0.07% -0.13%
2026 -0.07% -0.1%
2025 -0.09% -0.05%
2024 0.51% 0.33%
2023 0.99% 0.4%
2022 0.96% 0.19%
2021 0.44% 0.27%
2020 0.42% 0.67%
2019 0.45% 0.7%
2018 0.49% 0.36%
2017 0.7% 0.07%
2016 1.09% 0.07%
2015 1.13% 0.08%
2014 0.78% 0.1%
2013 0.59% 0.14%
2012 0.46% 0.21%
2011 0.34% 0.21%
2010 0.24% 0.44%
2009 0.26% 0.91%
2008 0.31% 0.16%
2007 0.32% 0.56%
2006 0.5% 0.32%
2005 0.68% 0.17%
2004 0.62% 0.06%
2003 0.49% 0.06%
2002 0.49% 0.12%
2001 0.38% 0.16%
2000 0.24% 0.3%
1999 0.19% 0.07%
1998 0.11% -0.22%
1997 0.11% -0.13%
1996 0.14% -0.06%
1995 0.15% 0.02%
1994 0.39% -0.12%
1993 0.83% -0.24%
1992 1.11% -0.15%
1991 1% 0.06%
1990 0.76% 0.09%
1989 0.45% 0.06%
1988 0.14% 0.27%
1987 0.06% 1.21%
1986 0.06% 1.25%
1985 0.05% 0.49%
1984 -0.006% 0.51%
1983 -0.16% 0.63%
1982 0.07% 0.2%
1981 0.26% 0.27%
1980 0% 0.99%
1979 -0.17% 1.08%
1978 -0.08% 1.09%
1977 0.04% 1.22%
1976 -0.18% 1.49%
1975 -0.26% 0.98%
1974 0.17% 0.53%
1973 0.56% 0.83%
1972 0.58% 0.8%
1971 0.45% 0.78%
1970 0.35% 0.64%
1969 0.35% 0.55%
1968 0.52% 0.89%
1967 0.75% 1.18%
1966 0.7% 1.26%
1965 0.65% 1.04%
1964 0.67% 0.94%
1963 0.64% 0.83%
1962 0.61% 0.6%
1961 0.55% 0.59%

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 Slovenia's population grew by 0.33%.

Live population counters

Austria Slovenia
Current population
9163419
2124138
Population rank 99/197 147/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.03%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
1.26 hours
One birth every
6.77 minutes
31 minutes
One death every
5.87 minutes
24.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +127 +19
Annual growth/decline +46,221 +6,939
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +0.33%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 148/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
3.24 hours
Annual migration change +11,254 +2,711
Net migration rank 44/196 55/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 315,122
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 97/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 44/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Slovenia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Slovenia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - 2,711
2024 - 8,813 - 3,319
2023 -11,872 4,819 -4,665 5,339
2022 -10,851 157,365 -4,858 9,014
2021 -6,269 52,150 -4,216 2,477
2020 -8,025 39,601 -5,256 28,514
2019 1,776 41,090 -1,254 16,352
2018 1,769 35,296 -1,037 14,640
2017 4,399 45,478 -207 1,359
2016 6,989 65,976 826 1,195
2015 1,729 115,175 826 712
2014 3,419 74,375 2,268 -70
2013 0 56,726 1,648 639
2012 0 45,014 2,674 1,117
2011 1,679 31,887 3,285 2,190
2010 1,672 22,570 3,687 -410
2009 -834 18,222 3,060 11,594
2008 2,496 25,405 3,437 2,971
2007 1,659 24,616 1,211 14,191
2006 3,308 25,787 602 6,081
2005 3,291 50,676 -600 6,317
2004 4,904 55,007 -599 1,759
2003 0 44,362 -1,996 3,218
2002 2,424 37,508 -1,197 1,975
2001 804 39,866 -996 4,527
2000 1,602 17,631 -398 3,124
1999 0 19,949 -1,388 10,291
1998 3,191 8,702 -1,189 -5,280
1997 3,984 1,589 -794 -1,298
1996 7,959 4,077 0 -2,456
1995 7,948 1,890 0 356
1994 11,110 3,113 199 -153
1993 12,649 33,688 -199 -4,641
1992 12,545 71,451 598 -5,547
1991 10,857 77,417 2,199 -3,325
1990 7,678 59,873 3,797 618
1989 5,333 46,232 4,592 -2,718
1988 4,551 13,807 5,986 -3,023
1987 1,515 1,434 5,771 2,972
1986 0 6,630 6,094 32,700
1985 -1,513 5,940 6,213 3,404
1984 756 2,906 5,990 3,280
1983 -3,025 -1,474 6,343 3,613
1982 3,029 -22,711 9,170 -8,695
1981 1,514 29,590 10,485 -5,016
1980 -1,510 9,811 11,027 3,128
1979 -6,039 -1,785 12,614 2,107
1978 -9,074 -8,131 11,920 2,113
1977 -6,811 13,245 12,160 2,584
1976 -7,565 8,336 12,196 2,226
1975 -2,274 -24,253 11,658 2,421
1974 3,039 -16,276 11,367 3,145
1973 5,310 34,856 11,837 2,175
1972 9,053 36,703 10,513 2,924
1971 11,250 32,392 10,951 2,286
1970 13,441 10,601 10,004 260
1969 22,323 5,896 9,427 685
1968 30,403 -6,880 11,250 438
1967 32,459 21,285 13,516 -192
1966 37,343 18,656 15,697 -1,262
1965 35,627 10,719 14,513 -1,421
1964 44,788 3,646 12,567 -349
1963 43,055 4,774 14,068 -180
1962 42,779 1,509 13,150 148
1961 46,061 -2,760 14,985 -306
1960 36,647 -1,732 12,678 -929

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 Slovenia 18.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 17,573 people) and 81.9% is from migration (a gain of 79,532 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 315,122 people or 14.9% in Slovenia.

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
Slovenia
City Population
Ljubljana 284K
Maribor 114K
Kranj 37.6K
Celje 37.1K
Velenje 25.6K
Novo Mesto 24.2K
Nova Gorica 13K
Izola 11.7K
Murska Sobota 11.2K
Piran 3.79K

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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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