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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 51,751,065 people in South Korea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 51,649,918 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • South Korea's population is 5.64 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
  • The countries together account for 0.73% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.62% for South Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +0.24% in South Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.63% growth).

Austria vs South Korea: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria South Korea
2100 7,450,035 22,012,503
2099 7,465,366 22,335,528
2098 7,480,951 22,668,719
2097 7,498,101 23,009,661
2096 7,514,850 23,360,151
2095 7,532,161 23,722,747
2094 7,548,458 24,093,391
2093 7,565,999 24,473,038
2092 7,583,717 24,860,975
2091 7,603,216 25,255,379
2090 7,623,462 25,655,577
2089 7,645,771 26,060,945
2088 7,668,431 26,470,073
2087 7,690,081 26,884,813
2086 7,712,948 27,301,913
2085 7,737,385 27,723,736
2084 7,763,202 28,147,480
2083 7,788,506 28,578,182
2082 7,813,956 29,012,953
2081 7,839,060 29,456,022
2080 7,863,527 29,901,880
2079 7,889,445 30,352,062
2078 7,916,631 30,809,176
2077 7,944,829 31,273,700
2076 7,970,795 31,744,480
2075 7,996,421 32,221,226
2074 8,023,733 32,706,020
2073 8,050,381 33,196,556
2072 8,078,590 33,696,490
2071 8,105,838 34,203,935
2070 8,133,854 34,719,324
2069 8,163,771 35,241,850
2068 8,193,704 35,762,799
2067 8,224,576 36,292,307
2066 8,257,106 36,826,655
2065 8,290,403 37,368,086
2064 8,322,363 37,916,439
2063 8,356,710 38,469,051
2062 8,391,660 39,028,473
2061 8,426,083 39,584,621
2060 8,461,244 40,149,830
2059 8,497,226 40,712,514
2058 8,533,176 41,277,134
2057 8,569,804 41,833,887
2056 8,603,815 42,377,427
2055 8,637,443 42,909,302
2054 8,670,706 43,427,254
2053 8,703,475 43,938,741
2052 8,733,492 44,441,106
2051 8,761,338 44,923,604
2050 8,789,107 45,385,311
2049 8,816,505 45,832,153
2048 8,841,593 46,258,529
2047 8,864,899 46,668,898
2046 8,886,446 47,056,404
2045 8,906,200 47,433,205
2044 8,926,211 47,797,411
2043 8,943,779 48,144,730
2042 8,961,407 48,478,991
2041 8,977,747 48,806,273
2040 8,994,604 49,115,658
2039 9,011,400 49,412,830
2038 9,026,006 49,694,340
2037 9,044,181 49,957,504
2036 9,059,299 50,200,702
2035 9,074,280 50,426,000
2034 9,089,880 50,632,962
2033 9,102,596 50,821,090
2032 9,116,080 50,987,020
2031 9,127,901 51,134,940
2030 9,138,727 51,267,908
2029 9,146,845 51,385,868
2028 9,151,806 51,486,791
2027 9,157,362 51,576,746
2026 9,163,419 51,649,918
2025 9,170,052 51,710,062
2024 9,177,982 51,751,065
2023 9,131,761 51,712,619
2022 9,041,851 51,672,569
2021 8,955,797 51,769,539
2020 8,916,864 51,836,239
2019 8,879,920 51,764,822
2018 8,840,521 51,585,058
2017 8,797,566 51,361,911
2016 8,736,668 51,217,803
2015 8,642,699 51,014,947
2014 8,546,356 50,746,659
2013 8,479,823 50,428,893
2012 8,429,991 50,199,853
2011 8,391,643 49,936,638
2010 8,363,404 49,554,112
2009 8,343,323 49,307,835
2008 8,321,496 49,054,708
2007 8,295,487 48,683,638
2006 8,268,641 48,438,292
2005 8,227,829 48,184,561
2004 8,171,966 48,082,519
2003 8,121,423 47,892,330
2002 8,081,957 47,644,736
2001 8,042,293 47,370,164
2000 8,011,566 47,008,111
1999 7,992,324 46,616,677
1998 7,976,789 46,286,503
1997 7,968,041 45,953,580
1996 7,959,017 45,524,681
1995 7,948,278 45,092,991
1994 7,936,118 44,641,540
1993 7,905,633 44,194,628
1992 7,840,709 43,747,962
1991 7,754,891 43,295,704
1990 7,677,850 42,869,283
1989 7,619,567 42,449,038
1988 7,585,317 42,031,247
1987 7,574,586 41,621,690
1986 7,569,794 41,213,674
1985 7,564,985 40,805,744
1984 7,561,434 40,405,956
1983 7,561,910 39,910,403
1982 7,574,140 39,326,352
1981 7,568,710 38,723,248
1980 7,549,433 38,123,775
1979 7,549,425 37,534,236
1978 7,562,305 36,969,185
1977 7,568,430 36,411,795
1976 7,565,525 35,848,523
1975 7,578,903 35,280,725
1974 7,599,038 34,692,266
1973 7,586,115 34,103,149
1972 7,544,201 33,505,406
1971 7,500,482 32,882,704
1970 7,467,086 32,240,827
1969 7,441,055 31,544,266
1968 7,415,403 30,838,302
1967 7,376,998 30,130,983
1966 7,322,066 29,435,571
1965 7,270,889 28,704,674
1964 7,223,801 27,984,155
1963 7,175,811 27,261,747
1962 7,129,864 26,513,030
1961 7,086,299 25,765,673
1960 7,047,539 25,012,374

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-korea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while South Korea gained 2,779,511 people (a 5.74% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 432,115 people (a 0.84% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2006 and ranked 31st 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 Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,385,311 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 13% of the population in Austria and 38.5% in South Korea.

Population growth rate by year

Austria
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria South Korea
2100 -0.21% -1.45%
2099 -0.21% -1.47%
2098 -0.23% -1.48%
2097 -0.22% -1.5%
2096 -0.23% -1.53%
2095 -0.22% -1.54%
2094 -0.23% -1.55%
2093 -0.23% -1.56%
2092 -0.26% -1.56%
2091 -0.27% -1.56%
2090 -0.29% -1.56%
2089 -0.3% -1.55%
2088 -0.28% -1.54%
2087 -0.3% -1.53%
2086 -0.32% -1.52%
2085 -0.33% -1.51%
2084 -0.32% -1.51%
2083 -0.33% -1.5%
2082 -0.32% -1.5%
2081 -0.31% -1.49%
2080 -0.33% -1.48%
2079 -0.34% -1.48%
2078 -0.35% -1.49%
2077 -0.33% -1.48%
2076 -0.32% -1.48%
2075 -0.34% -1.48%
2074 -0.33% -1.48%
2073 -0.35% -1.48%
2072 -0.34% -1.48%
2071 -0.34% -1.48%
2070 -0.37% -1.48%
2069 -0.37% -1.46%
2068 -0.38% -1.46%
2067 -0.39% -1.45%
2066 -0.4% -1.45%
2065 -0.38% -1.45%
2064 -0.41% -1.44%
2063 -0.42% -1.43%
2062 -0.41% -1.4%
2061 -0.42% -1.41%
2060 -0.42% -1.38%
2059 -0.42% -1.37%
2058 -0.43% -1.33%
2057 -0.4% -1.28%
2056 -0.39% -1.24%
2055 -0.38% -1.19%
2054 -0.38% -1.16%
2053 -0.34% -1.13%
2052 -0.32% -1.07%
2051 -0.32% -1.02%
2050 -0.31% -0.97%
2049 -0.28% -0.92%
2048 -0.26% -0.88%
2047 -0.24% -0.82%
2046 -0.22% -0.79%
2045 -0.22% -0.76%
2044 -0.2% -0.72%
2043 -0.2% -0.69%
2042 -0.18% -0.67%
2041 -0.19% -0.63%
2040 -0.19% -0.6%
2039 -0.16% -0.57%
2038 -0.2% -0.53%
2037 -0.17% -0.48%
2036 -0.17% -0.45%
2035 -0.17% -0.41%
2034 -0.14% -0.37%
2033 -0.15% -0.33%
2032 -0.13% -0.29%
2031 -0.12% -0.26%
2030 -0.09% -0.23%
2029 -0.05% -0.2%
2028 -0.06% -0.17%
2027 -0.07% -0.14%
2026 -0.07% -0.12%
2025 -0.09% -0.08%
2024 0.51% 0.07%
2023 0.99% 0.08%
2022 0.96% -0.19%
2021 0.44% -0.13%
2020 0.42% 0.14%
2019 0.45% 0.35%
2018 0.49% 0.43%
2017 0.7% 0.28%
2016 1.09% 0.4%
2015 1.13% 0.53%
2014 0.78% 0.63%
2013 0.59% 0.46%
2012 0.46% 0.53%
2011 0.34% 0.77%
2010 0.24% 0.5%
2009 0.26% 0.52%
2008 0.31% 0.76%
2007 0.32% 0.51%
2006 0.5% 0.53%
2005 0.68% 0.21%
2004 0.62% 0.4%
2003 0.49% 0.52%
2002 0.49% 0.58%
2001 0.38% 0.77%
2000 0.24% 0.84%
1999 0.19% 0.71%
1998 0.11% 0.72%
1997 0.11% 0.94%
1996 0.14% 0.96%
1995 0.15% 1.01%
1994 0.39% 1.01%
1993 0.83% 1.02%
1992 1.11% 1.04%
1991 1% 0.99%
1990 0.76% 0.99%
1989 0.45% 0.99%
1988 0.14% 0.98%
1987 0.06% 0.99%
1986 0.06% 1%
1985 0.05% 0.99%
1984 -0.006% 1.24%
1983 -0.16% 1.49%
1982 0.07% 1.56%
1981 0.26% 1.57%
1980 0% 1.57%
1979 -0.17% 1.53%
1978 -0.08% 1.53%
1977 0.04% 1.57%
1976 -0.18% 1.61%
1975 -0.26% 1.7%
1974 0.17% 1.73%
1973 0.56% 1.78%
1972 0.58% 1.89%
1971 0.45% 1.99%
1970 0.35% 2.21%
1969 0.35% 2.29%
1968 0.52% 2.35%
1967 0.75% 2.36%
1966 0.7% 2.55%
1965 0.65% 2.57%
1964 0.67% 2.65%
1963 0.64% 2.82%
1962 0.61% 2.9%
1961 0.55% 3.01%

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-korea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Austria grew by 0.51%, while South Korea's population grew by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Austria South Korea
Current population
9163419
51649918
Population rank 99/197 31/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.62%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
13.7 minutes
One birth every
6.77 minutes
2.26 minutes
One death every
5.87 minutes
1.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +127 +105
Annual growth/decline +46,221 +38,446
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +0.07%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 160/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
8.02 minutes
Annual migration change +11,254 +65,731
Net migration rank 44/196 20/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 1,811,507
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 40/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 3.5%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 111/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
South Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria South Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - 65,731
2024 - 8,813 - 75,963
2023 -11,872 4,819 -77,569 87,800
2022 -10,851 157,365 -124,014 87,800
2021 -6,269 52,150 -56,947 -16,778
2020 -8,025 39,601 -31,101 112,631
2019 1,776 41,090 10,353 128,622
2018 1,769 35,296 30,951 118,220
2017 4,399 45,478 71,907 104,029
2016 6,989 65,976 122,923 91,568
2015 1,729 115,175 163,248 276,427
2014 3,419 74,375 167,464 308,037
2013 0 56,726 166,415 301,926
2012 0 45,014 215,859 281,866
2011 1,679 31,887 214,728 269,958
2010 1,672 22,570 213,083 52,042
2009 -834 18,222 197,231 5,308
2008 2,496 25,405 215,841 -19,630
2007 1,659 24,616 248,286 -42,293
2006 3,308 25,787 203,441 -28,434
2005 3,291 50,676 187,920 -47,821
2004 4,904 55,007 225,988 -42,549
2003 0 44,362 244,251 -31,994
2002 2,424 37,508 247,752 -18,105
2001 804 39,866 312,643 -28,006
2000 1,602 17,631 390,167 -84,960
1999 0 19,949 368,272 -107,448
1998 3,191 8,702 393,436 -98,044
1997 3,984 1,589 422,773 -109,130
1996 7,959 4,077 446,142 -115,705
1995 7,948 1,890 468,967 -208,491
1994 11,110 3,113 473,200 -208,309
1993 12,649 33,688 477,302 -222,802
1992 12,545 71,451 494,352 -265,849
1991 10,857 77,417 467,594 -270,754
1990 7,678 59,873 411,546 79,294
1989 5,333 46,232 403,266 186,120
1988 4,551 13,807 399,297 192,534
1987 1,515 1,434 378,758 198,057
1986 0 6,630 395,651 189,782
1985 -1,513 5,940 416,219 97,949
1984 756 2,906 436,384 101,394
1983 -3,025 -1,474 514,844 102,167
1982 3,029 -22,711 605,626 48,638
1981 1,514 29,590 631,189 18,442
1980 -1,510 9,811 583,294 -148,341
1979 -6,039 -1,785 623,068 -139,566
1978 -9,074 -8,131 499,084 -85,721
1977 -6,811 13,245 578,947 -90,737
1976 -7,565 8,336 530,558 -92,314
1975 -2,274 -24,253 603,300 -52,332
1974 3,039 -16,276 673,030 27,005
1973 5,310 34,856 699,115 35,779
1972 9,053 36,703 740,469 25,382
1971 11,250 32,392 789,185 -6,326
1970 13,441 10,601 747,987 -27,999
1969 22,323 5,896 694,227 -21,175
1968 30,403 -6,880 684,487 -16,868
1967 32,459 21,285 692,169 -16,484
1966 37,343 18,656 623,534 -16,688
1965 35,627 10,719 641,090 -146,386
1964 44,788 3,646 655,501 -102,284
1963 43,055 4,774 685,824 -80,226
1962 42,779 1,509 712,590 -94,606
1961 46,061 -2,760 730,173 -93,179
1960 36,647 -1,732 728,010 47,245

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

GeoRank.org/population/austria/south-korea | 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 Korea 17.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 277,215 people) and 82.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,298,356 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 1,811,507 people or 3.5% in South Korea.

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 Korea
City Population
Seoul 9.67M
Busan 3.45M
Incheon 3.05M
Daegu 2.38M
Daejeon 1.48M
Gwangju 1.41M
Suwon 1.23M
Ulsan 1.13M
Yongin 1.08M
Goyang 1.06M

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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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