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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 20,503,678 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 2.24 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.5M (86.8% growth).

Austria vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Somalia
2100 7,450,035 68,384,185
2099 7,465,366 68,040,371
2098 7,480,951 67,702,230
2097 7,498,101 67,362,336
2096 7,514,850 66,972,933
2095 7,532,161 66,585,659
2094 7,548,458 66,179,819
2093 7,565,999 65,760,590
2092 7,583,717 65,324,261
2091 7,603,216 64,852,843
2090 7,623,462 64,362,727
2089 7,645,771 63,922,797
2088 7,668,431 63,464,036
2087 7,690,081 62,987,028
2086 7,712,948 62,447,029
2085 7,737,385 61,873,597
2084 7,763,202 61,318,916
2083 7,788,506 60,761,800
2082 7,813,956 60,187,980
2081 7,839,060 59,676,722
2080 7,863,527 59,100,915
2079 7,889,445 58,477,428
2078 7,916,631 57,852,528
2077 7,944,829 57,211,821
2076 7,970,795 56,602,463
2075 7,996,421 56,005,600
2074 8,023,733 55,330,165
2073 8,050,381 54,651,918
2072 8,078,590 53,978,548
2071 8,105,838 53,284,016
2070 8,133,854 52,573,210
2069 8,163,771 51,878,214
2068 8,193,704 51,197,653
2067 8,224,576 50,493,028
2066 8,257,106 49,779,172
2065 8,290,403 49,024,665
2064 8,322,363 48,265,876
2063 8,356,710 47,522,361
2062 8,391,660 46,785,920
2061 8,426,083 46,037,526
2060 8,461,244 45,220,507
2059 8,497,226 44,397,936
2058 8,533,176 43,659,021
2057 8,569,804 42,897,422
2056 8,603,815 42,121,542
2055 8,637,443 41,318,179
2054 8,670,706 40,513,141
2053 8,703,475 39,744,995
2052 8,733,492 38,992,177
2051 8,761,338 38,228,872
2050 8,789,107 37,471,735
2049 8,816,505 36,739,905
2048 8,841,593 35,984,999
2047 8,864,899 35,218,863
2046 8,886,446 34,462,403
2045 8,906,200 33,717,596
2044 8,926,211 32,977,674
2043 8,943,779 32,247,710
2042 8,961,407 31,537,272
2041 8,977,747 30,794,853
2040 8,994,604 30,032,324
2039 9,011,400 29,312,883
2038 9,026,006 28,583,386
2037 9,044,181 27,838,646
2036 9,059,299 27,114,453
2035 9,074,280 26,385,421
2034 9,089,880 25,687,629
2033 9,102,596 25,018,509
2032 9,116,080 24,338,597
2031 9,127,901 23,657,353
2030 9,138,727 22,965,742
2029 9,146,845 22,299,610
2028 9,151,806 21,651,582
2027 9,157,362 20,991,860
2026 9,163,419 20,322,668
2025 9,170,052 19,666,990
2024 9,177,982 19,009,151
2023 9,131,761 18,358,615
2022 9,041,851 17,801,897
2021 8,955,797 17,271,431
2020 8,916,864 16,651,191
2019 8,879,920 16,030,971
2018 8,840,521 15,452,487
2017 8,797,566 14,916,629
2016 8,736,668 14,348,740
2015 8,642,699 13,806,963
2014 8,546,356 13,339,491
2013 8,479,823 12,869,594
2012 8,429,991 12,461,160
2011 8,391,643 12,348,830
2010 8,363,404 12,261,756
2009 8,343,323 11,961,201
2008 8,321,496 11,663,084
2007 8,295,487 11,322,582
2006 8,268,641 10,975,502
2005 8,227,829 10,644,228
2004 8,171,966 10,280,998
2003 8,121,423 9,909,157
2002 8,081,957 9,550,063
2001 8,042,293 9,198,493
2000 8,011,566 8,838,713
1999 7,992,324 8,492,059
1998 7,976,789 8,155,417
1997 7,968,041 7,824,525
1996 7,959,017 7,554,474
1995 7,948,278 7,285,007
1994 7,936,118 7,026,797
1993 7,905,633 6,681,399
1992 7,840,709 6,495,107
1991 7,754,891 6,813,760
1990 7,677,850 7,082,811
1989 7,619,567 7,114,817
1988 7,585,317 7,235,360
1987 7,574,586 7,228,302
1986 7,569,794 6,974,788
1985 7,564,985 6,693,289
1984 7,561,434 6,428,389
1983 7,561,910 6,198,430
1982 7,574,140 6,003,840
1981 7,568,710 5,982,849
1980 7,549,433 5,936,154
1979 7,549,425 5,449,117
1978 7,562,305 4,814,892
1977 7,568,430 4,484,050
1976 7,565,525 4,365,812
1975 7,578,903 4,257,535
1974 7,599,038 4,151,842
1973 7,586,115 4,045,592
1972 7,544,201 3,939,436
1971 7,500,482 3,837,691
1970 7,467,086 3,738,448
1969 7,441,055 3,641,015
1968 7,415,403 3,546,590
1967 7,376,998 3,454,537
1966 7,322,066 3,365,106
1965 7,270,889 3,277,874
1964 7,223,801 3,192,796
1963 7,175,811 3,110,361
1962 7,129,864 3,030,091
1961 7,086,299 2,952,054
1960 7,047,539 2,876,331

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/somalia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 82.8% to 37,471,735 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Somalia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.4M 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
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Somalia
2100 -0.21% 0.51%
2099 -0.21% 0.5%
2098 -0.23% 0.5%
2097 -0.22% 0.58%
2096 -0.23% 0.58%
2095 -0.22% 0.61%
2094 -0.23% 0.64%
2093 -0.23% 0.67%
2092 -0.26% 0.73%
2091 -0.27% 0.76%
2090 -0.29% 0.69%
2089 -0.3% 0.72%
2088 -0.28% 0.76%
2087 -0.3% 0.86%
2086 -0.32% 0.93%
2085 -0.33% 0.9%
2084 -0.32% 0.92%
2083 -0.33% 0.95%
2082 -0.32% 0.86%
2081 -0.31% 0.97%
2080 -0.33% 1.07%
2079 -0.34% 1.08%
2078 -0.35% 1.12%
2077 -0.33% 1.08%
2076 -0.32% 1.07%
2075 -0.34% 1.22%
2074 -0.33% 1.24%
2073 -0.35% 1.25%
2072 -0.34% 1.3%
2071 -0.34% 1.35%
2070 -0.37% 1.34%
2069 -0.37% 1.33%
2068 -0.38% 1.4%
2067 -0.39% 1.43%
2066 -0.4% 1.54%
2065 -0.38% 1.57%
2064 -0.41% 1.56%
2063 -0.42% 1.57%
2062 -0.41% 1.63%
2061 -0.42% 1.81%
2060 -0.42% 1.85%
2059 -0.42% 1.69%
2058 -0.43% 1.78%
2057 -0.4% 1.84%
2056 -0.39% 1.94%
2055 -0.38% 1.99%
2054 -0.38% 1.93%
2053 -0.34% 1.93%
2052 -0.32% 2%
2051 -0.32% 2.02%
2050 -0.31% 1.99%
2049 -0.28% 2.1%
2048 -0.26% 2.18%
2047 -0.24% 2.2%
2046 -0.22% 2.21%
2045 -0.22% 2.24%
2044 -0.2% 2.26%
2043 -0.2% 2.25%
2042 -0.18% 2.41%
2041 -0.19% 2.54%
2040 -0.19% 2.45%
2039 -0.16% 2.55%
2038 -0.2% 2.68%
2037 -0.17% 2.67%
2036 -0.17% 2.76%
2035 -0.17% 2.72%
2034 -0.14% 2.67%
2033 -0.15% 2.79%
2032 -0.13% 2.88%
2031 -0.12% 3.01%
2030 -0.09% 2.99%
2029 -0.05% 2.99%
2028 -0.06% 3.14%
2027 -0.07% 3.29%
2026 -0.07% 3.33%
2025 -0.09% 3.46%
2024 0.51% 3.54%
2023 0.99% 3.13%
2022 0.96% 3.07%
2021 0.44% 3.72%
2020 0.42% 3.87%
2019 0.45% 3.74%
2018 0.49% 3.59%
2017 0.7% 3.96%
2016 1.09% 3.92%
2015 1.13% 3.5%
2014 0.78% 3.65%
2013 0.59% 3.28%
2012 0.46% 0.91%
2011 0.34% 0.71%
2010 0.24% 2.51%
2009 0.26% 2.56%
2008 0.31% 3.01%
2007 0.32% 3.16%
2006 0.5% 3.11%
2005 0.68% 3.53%
2004 0.62% 3.75%
2003 0.49% 3.76%
2002 0.49% 3.82%
2001 0.38% 4.07%
2000 0.24% 4.08%
1999 0.19% 4.13%
1998 0.11% 4.23%
1997 0.11% 3.57%
1996 0.14% 3.7%
1995 0.15% 3.67%
1994 0.39% 5.17%
1993 0.83% 2.87%
1992 1.11% -4.68%
1991 1% -3.8%
1990 0.76% -0.45%
1989 0.45% -1.67%
1988 0.14% 0.1%
1987 0.06% 3.63%
1986 0.06% 4.21%
1985 0.05% 4.12%
1984 -0.006% 3.71%
1983 -0.16% 3.24%
1982 0.07% 0.35%
1981 0.26% 0.79%
1980 0% 8.94%
1979 -0.17% 13.2%
1978 -0.08% 7.38%
1977 0.04% 2.71%
1976 -0.18% 2.54%
1975 -0.26% 2.55%
1974 0.17% 2.63%
1973 0.56% 2.69%
1972 0.58% 2.65%
1971 0.45% 2.65%
1970 0.35% 2.68%
1969 0.35% 2.66%
1968 0.52% 2.66%
1967 0.75% 2.66%
1966 0.7% 2.66%
1965 0.65% 2.66%
1964 0.67% 2.65%
1963 0.64% 2.65%
1962 0.61% 2.64%
1961 0.55% 2.63%

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/somalia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Austria grew by 0.51%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.54%.

Live population counters

Austria Somalia
Current population
9163419
20503678
Population rank 99/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.25%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
48.5 seconds
One birth every
6.77 minutes
40 seconds
One death every
5.87 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +127 +1,782
Annual growth/decline +46,221 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +3.54%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 8/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change +11,254 +12,077
Net migration rank 44/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - 12,077
2024 - 8,813 - 26,859
2023 -11,872 4,819 608,203 46,217
2022 -10,851 157,365 551,450 -92,434
2021 -6,269 52,150 566,399 35,506
2020 -8,025 39,601 561,311 77,259
2019 1,776 41,090 548,756 53,124
2018 1,769 35,296 514,244 40,844
2017 4,399 45,478 478,556 38,067
2016 6,989 65,976 495,132 124,017
2015 1,729 115,175 481,573 -17,178
2014 3,419 74,375 464,481 6,065
2013 0 56,726 448,518 20,723
2012 0 45,014 399,468 -51,833
2011 1,679 31,887 203,213 -326,192
2010 1,672 22,570 385,571 -88,448
2009 -834 18,222 405,784 -101,795
2008 2,496 25,405 394,258 -102,035
2007 1,659 24,616 380,303 8,476
2006 3,308 25,787 372,597 -67,200
2005 3,291 50,676 363,117 -5,955
2004 4,904 55,007 351,959 17,353
2003 0 44,362 341,192 33,174
2002 2,424 37,508 331,215 12,603
2001 804 39,866 319,059 40,274
2000 1,602 17,631 306,651 53,580
1999 0 19,949 295,523 37,548
1998 3,191 8,702 284,779 55,426
1997 3,984 1,589 271,894 49,692
1996 7,959 4,077 264,807 -46,291
1995 7,948 1,890 254,509 65,888
1994 11,110 3,113 246,950 -50,921
1993 12,649 33,688 232,960 261,815
1992 12,545 71,451 57,495 -179,675
1991 10,857 77,417 53,052 -568,166
1990 7,678 59,873 225,162 -248,155
1989 5,333 46,232 225,255 -266,281
1988 4,551 13,807 215,599 -415,660
1987 1,515 1,434 231,580 -17,391
1986 0 6,630 218,416 74,424
1985 -1,513 5,940 207,960 62,183
1984 756 2,906 199,017 60,630
1983 -3,025 -1,474 190,775 9,505
1982 3,029 -22,711 182,793 6,115
1981 1,514 29,590 185,211 -332,129
1980 -1,510 9,811 174,790 65,519
1979 -6,039 -1,785 151,016 582,746
1978 -9,074 -8,131 132,689 402,005
1977 -6,811 13,245 124,818 2,170
1976 -7,565 8,336 113,319 -3,831
1975 -2,274 -24,253 108,998 -1,934
1974 3,039 -16,276 104,813 -495
1973 5,310 34,856 108,038 143
1972 9,053 36,703 104,493 -351
1971 11,250 32,392 101,196 -1,850
1970 13,441 10,601 98,025 1,104
1969 22,323 5,896 95,045 690
1968 30,403 -6,880 92,208 906
1967 32,459 21,285 89,497 1,498
1966 37,343 18,656 86,930 941
1965 35,627 10,719 84,448 2,142
1964 44,788 3,646 82,042 1,518
1963 43,055 4,774 79,859 1,449
1962 42,779 1,509 77,737 1,496
1961 46,061 -2,760 75,513 1,336
1960 36,647 -1,732 73,850 750

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

GeoRank.org/population/austria/somalia | 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 Somalia 94.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,270,105 people) and 5.58% is from migration (a gain of 311,487 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

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
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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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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