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Population in Austria compared to South Africa: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 64,007,187 people in South Africa in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 65,683,993 in South Africa.

Population statistics:

  • South Africa's population is 7.17 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while South Africa is the 24th.
  • The countries together account for 0.9% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.79% for South Africa.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +1.44% in South Africa.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while South Africa has grown from 50M to 65.7M (31.4% growth).

Austria vs South Africa: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
South Africa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria South Africa
2100 7,450,035 94,767,727
2099 7,465,366 94,556,931
2098 7,480,951 94,349,546
2097 7,498,101 94,158,472
2096 7,514,850 93,960,605
2095 7,532,161 93,752,736
2094 7,548,458 93,527,902
2093 7,565,999 93,300,398
2092 7,583,717 93,074,837
2091 7,603,216 92,826,204
2090 7,623,462 92,594,033
2089 7,645,771 92,355,184
2088 7,668,431 92,112,914
2087 7,690,081 91,866,024
2086 7,712,948 91,614,165
2085 7,737,385 91,385,350
2084 7,763,202 91,139,318
2083 7,788,506 90,877,425
2082 7,813,956 90,615,359
2081 7,839,060 90,345,492
2080 7,863,527 90,071,835
2079 7,889,445 89,801,998
2078 7,916,631 89,526,224
2077 7,944,829 89,249,206
2076 7,970,795 88,986,114
2075 7,996,421 88,713,215
2074 8,023,733 88,428,616
2073 8,050,381 88,149,885
2072 8,078,590 87,866,246
2071 8,105,838 87,540,177
2070 8,133,854 87,209,425
2069 8,163,771 86,901,512
2068 8,193,704 86,588,742
2067 8,224,576 86,268,392
2066 8,257,106 85,935,310
2065 8,290,403 85,604,376
2064 8,322,363 85,244,950
2063 8,356,710 84,875,503
2062 8,391,660 84,503,237
2061 8,426,083 84,132,885
2060 8,461,244 83,748,999
2059 8,497,226 83,354,923
2058 8,533,176 82,947,675
2057 8,569,804 82,538,045
2056 8,603,815 82,127,477
2055 8,637,443 81,698,196
2054 8,670,706 81,255,867
2053 8,703,475 80,818,632
2052 8,733,492 80,367,409
2051 8,761,338 79,886,672
2050 8,789,107 79,411,977
2049 8,816,505 78,925,493
2048 8,841,593 78,437,677
2047 8,864,899 77,922,211
2046 8,886,446 77,397,298
2045 8,906,200 76,879,838
2044 8,926,211 76,357,155
2043 8,943,779 75,827,709
2042 8,961,407 75,291,615
2041 8,977,747 74,748,408
2040 8,994,604 74,205,530
2039 9,011,400 73,663,047
2038 9,026,006 73,105,930
2037 9,044,181 72,532,742
2036 9,059,299 71,956,247
2035 9,074,280 71,362,555
2034 9,089,880 70,762,815
2033 9,102,596 70,153,205
2032 9,116,080 69,527,410
2031 9,127,901 68,890,002
2030 9,138,727 68,245,372
2029 9,146,845 67,573,179
2028 9,151,806 66,884,377
2027 9,157,362 66,190,258
2026 9,163,419 65,496,277
2025 9,170,052 64,770,314
2024 9,177,982 64,007,187
2023 9,131,761 63,212,384
2022 9,041,851 62,378,410
2021 8,955,797 61,502,603
2020 8,916,864 60,562,381
2019 8,879,920 59,587,885
2018 8,840,521 58,613,001
2017 8,797,566 57,635,162
2016 8,736,668 57,259,551
2015 8,642,699 56,723,537
2014 8,546,356 55,594,838
2013 8,479,823 54,678,791
2012 8,429,991 53,782,567
2011 8,391,643 52,995,205
2010 8,363,404 52,344,051
2009 8,343,323 51,728,516
2008 8,321,496 51,114,599
2007 8,295,487 50,528,584
2006 8,268,641 49,998,277
2005 8,227,829 49,490,033
2004 8,171,966 48,991,421
2003 8,121,423 48,500,348
2002 8,081,957 48,019,415
2001 8,042,293 47,566,800
2000 8,011,566 47,159,719
1999 7,992,324 46,730,335
1998 7,976,789 46,223,880
1997 7,968,041 45,666,838
1996 7,959,017 45,123,018
1995 7,948,278 44,541,554
1994 7,936,118 44,004,139
1993 7,905,633 43,297,156
1992 7,840,709 42,443,509
1991 7,754,891 41,687,898
1990 7,677,850 40,746,268
1989 7,619,567 39,628,575
1988 7,585,317 38,480,649
1987 7,574,586 37,326,190
1986 7,569,794 36,180,515
1985 7,564,985 35,042,093
1984 7,561,434 33,892,788
1983 7,561,910 32,739,304
1982 7,574,140 31,615,339
1981 7,568,710 30,541,044
1980 7,549,433 29,518,857
1979 7,549,425 28,634,162
1978 7,562,305 27,869,507
1977 7,568,430 27,118,952
1976 7,565,525 26,395,450
1975 7,578,903 25,690,940
1974 7,599,038 24,989,108
1973 7,586,115 24,294,263
1972 7,544,201 23,609,456
1971 7,500,482 22,942,143
1970 7,467,086 22,279,984
1969 7,441,055 21,614,676
1968 7,415,403 20,957,287
1967 7,376,998 20,314,066
1966 7,322,066 19,690,087
1965 7,270,889 19,089,380
1964 7,223,801 18,511,361
1963 7,175,811 17,954,564
1962 7,129,864 17,418,522
1961 7,086,299 16,908,035
1960 7,047,539 16,440,172

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/south-africa | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while South Africa gained 7,261,274 people (a 14.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,424,442 people (a 14.7% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. South Africa was ranked 24th in 2006 and still ranked 24th 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 South Africa will increase by 20.9% to 79,411,977 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.

South Africa is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 94.8M 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
South Africa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria South Africa
2100 -0.21% 0.22%
2099 -0.21% 0.22%
2098 -0.23% 0.2%
2097 -0.22% 0.21%
2096 -0.23% 0.22%
2095 -0.22% 0.24%
2094 -0.23% 0.24%
2093 -0.23% 0.24%
2092 -0.26% 0.27%
2091 -0.27% 0.25%
2090 -0.29% 0.26%
2089 -0.3% 0.26%
2088 -0.28% 0.27%
2087 -0.3% 0.27%
2086 -0.32% 0.25%
2085 -0.33% 0.27%
2084 -0.32% 0.29%
2083 -0.33% 0.29%
2082 -0.32% 0.3%
2081 -0.31% 0.3%
2080 -0.33% 0.3%
2079 -0.34% 0.31%
2078 -0.35% 0.31%
2077 -0.33% 0.3%
2076 -0.32% 0.31%
2075 -0.34% 0.32%
2074 -0.33% 0.32%
2073 -0.35% 0.32%
2072 -0.34% 0.37%
2071 -0.34% 0.38%
2070 -0.37% 0.35%
2069 -0.37% 0.36%
2068 -0.38% 0.37%
2067 -0.39% 0.39%
2066 -0.4% 0.39%
2065 -0.38% 0.42%
2064 -0.41% 0.44%
2063 -0.42% 0.44%
2062 -0.41% 0.44%
2061 -0.42% 0.46%
2060 -0.42% 0.47%
2059 -0.42% 0.49%
2058 -0.43% 0.5%
2057 -0.4% 0.5%
2056 -0.39% 0.53%
2055 -0.38% 0.54%
2054 -0.38% 0.54%
2053 -0.34% 0.56%
2052 -0.32% 0.6%
2051 -0.32% 0.6%
2050 -0.31% 0.62%
2049 -0.28% 0.62%
2048 -0.26% 0.66%
2047 -0.24% 0.68%
2046 -0.22% 0.67%
2045 -0.22% 0.68%
2044 -0.2% 0.7%
2043 -0.2% 0.71%
2042 -0.18% 0.73%
2041 -0.19% 0.73%
2040 -0.19% 0.74%
2039 -0.16% 0.76%
2038 -0.2% 0.79%
2037 -0.17% 0.8%
2036 -0.17% 0.83%
2035 -0.17% 0.85%
2034 -0.14% 0.87%
2033 -0.15% 0.9%
2032 -0.13% 0.93%
2031 -0.12% 0.94%
2030 -0.09% 0.99%
2029 -0.05% 1.03%
2028 -0.06% 1.05%
2027 -0.07% 1.06%
2026 -0.07% 1.12%
2025 -0.09% 1.19%
2024 0.51% 1.26%
2023 0.99% 1.34%
2022 0.96% 1.42%
2021 0.44% 1.55%
2020 0.42% 1.64%
2019 0.45% 1.66%
2018 0.49% 1.7%
2017 0.7% 0.66%
2016 1.09% 0.94%
2015 1.13% 2.03%
2014 0.78% 1.68%
2013 0.59% 1.67%
2012 0.46% 1.49%
2011 0.34% 1.24%
2010 0.24% 1.19%
2009 0.26% 1.2%
2008 0.31% 1.16%
2007 0.32% 1.06%
2006 0.5% 1.03%
2005 0.68% 1.02%
2004 0.62% 1.01%
2003 0.49% 1%
2002 0.49% 0.95%
2001 0.38% 0.86%
2000 0.24% 0.92%
1999 0.19% 1.1%
1998 0.11% 1.22%
1997 0.11% 1.21%
1996 0.14% 1.31%
1995 0.15% 1.22%
1994 0.39% 1.63%
1993 0.83% 2.01%
1992 1.11% 1.81%
1991 1% 2.31%
1990 0.76% 2.82%
1989 0.45% 2.98%
1988 0.14% 3.09%
1987 0.06% 3.17%
1986 0.06% 3.25%
1985 0.05% 3.39%
1984 -0.006% 3.52%
1983 -0.16% 3.56%
1982 0.07% 3.52%
1981 0.26% 3.46%
1980 0% 3.09%
1979 -0.17% 2.74%
1978 -0.08% 2.77%
1977 0.04% 2.74%
1976 -0.18% 2.74%
1975 -0.26% 2.81%
1974 0.17% 2.86%
1973 0.56% 2.9%
1972 0.58% 2.91%
1971 0.45% 2.97%
1970 0.35% 3.08%
1969 0.35% 3.14%
1968 0.52% 3.17%
1967 0.75% 3.17%
1966 0.7% 3.15%
1965 0.65% 3.12%
1964 0.67% 3.1%
1963 0.64% 3.08%
1962 0.61% 3.02%
1961 0.55% 2.85%

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/south-africa | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Austria grew by 0.51%, while South Africa's population grew by 1.26%.

Live population counters

Austria South Africa
Current population
9163419
65683993
Population rank 99/197 24/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.79%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
39.7 seconds
One birth every
6.77 minutes
26.6 seconds
One death every
5.87 minutes
54 seconds
Daily growth/decline +127 +2,178
Annual growth/decline +46,221 +794,803
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +1.26%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 85/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
3.6 minutes
Annual migration change +11,254 +146,370
Net migration rank 44/196 9/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 2,631,100
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 28/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 105/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
South Africa
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria South Africa
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - 146,370
2024 - 8,813 - 166,972
2023 -11,872 4,819 602,793 228,222
2022 -10,851 157,365 603,636 233,284
2021 -6,269 52,150 456,411 458,246
2020 -8,025 39,601 595,873 369,901
2019 1,776 41,090 652,130 331,124
2018 1,769 35,296 648,319 318,260
2017 4,399 45,478 645,975 343,146
2016 6,989 65,976 641,365 -879,235
2015 1,729 115,175 668,771 641,150
2014 3,419 74,375 674,754 272,697
2013 0 56,726 652,427 232,230
2012 0 45,014 643,723 264,091
2011 1,679 31,887 601,708 65,166
2010 1,672 22,570 566,834 68,563
2009 -834 18,222 554,115 41,528
2008 2,496 25,405 595,332 36,869
2007 1,659 24,616 503,567 36,339
2006 3,308 25,787 487,584 33,159
2005 3,291 50,676 464,464 31,286
2004 4,904 55,007 442,540 58,924
2003 0 44,362 415,018 65,604
2002 2,424 37,508 430,926 50,313
2001 804 39,866 484,801 -60,793
2000 1,602 17,631 526,963 -136,794
1999 0 19,949 594,643 -126,011
1998 3,191 8,702 627,027 -82,722
1997 3,984 1,589 667,969 -98,181
1996 7,959 4,077 710,868 -193,007
1995 7,948 1,890 743,488 -98,403
1994 11,110 3,113 698,609 -268,849
1993 12,649 33,688 789,220 194,977
1992 12,545 71,451 794,415 -71,342
1991 10,857 77,417 827,296 -39,131
1990 7,678 59,873 835,421 259,718
1989 5,333 46,232 884,629 255,605
1988 4,551 13,807 909,221 246,382
1987 1,515 1,434 922,330 231,009
1986 0 6,630 903,644 234,378
1985 -1,513 5,940 893,889 244,940
1984 756 2,906 869,011 290,789
1983 -3,025 -1,474 837,013 310,172
1982 3,029 -22,711 807,550 293,195
1981 1,514 29,590 767,833 279,985
1980 -1,510 9,811 738,415 258,127
1979 -6,039 -1,785 716,541 56,323
1978 -9,074 -8,131 694,341 62,121
1977 -6,811 13,245 680,929 63,739
1976 -7,565 8,336 675,011 27,333
1975 -2,274 -24,253 667,862 38,809
1974 3,039 -16,276 658,438 38,518
1973 5,310 34,856 651,596 41,125
1972 9,053 36,703 638,754 38,163
1971 11,250 32,392 624,761 32,961
1970 13,441 10,601 605,102 61,514
1969 22,323 5,896 590,794 73,225
1968 30,403 -6,880 571,841 78,932
1967 32,459 21,285 553,741 81,932
1966 37,343 18,656 534,862 77,417
1965 35,627 10,719 506,632 82,514
1964 44,788 3,646 490,606 76,298
1963 43,055 4,774 473,821 72,844
1962 42,779 1,509 455,634 69,771
1961 46,061 -2,760 437,851 57,728
1960 36,647 -1,732 421,263 18,891

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

GeoRank.org/population/austria/south-africa | 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 South Africa 72.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,190,027 people) and 27.2% is from migration (a gain of 2,316,795 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 2,631,100 people or 4.1% in South Africa.

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
South Africa
City Population
Johannesburg 4.8M
Cape Town 3.78M
Soweto 1.27M
Pietermaritzburg 839K
Pretoria 742K
Durban 595K
Rustenburg 550K
Randburg 337K
Port Elizabeth 312K
East London 267K

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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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