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

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The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,208,163 in 2025 vs 49,355,143 people in Spain in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,201,502 people compared to 49,323,658 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 5.36 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 98th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.7% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.68% per year vs +0.55% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.2M (11.3% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 49.3M (11.1% growth).

Austria vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Spain
2100 7,480,998 34,221,514
2099 7,496,393 34,400,373
2098 7,512,042 34,577,450
2097 7,529,263 34,751,199
2096 7,546,082 34,917,831
2095 7,563,465 35,087,012
2094 7,579,830 35,251,362
2093 7,597,443 35,415,082
2092 7,615,235 35,577,396
2091 7,634,815 35,741,351
2090 7,655,146 35,912,083
2089 7,677,547 36,086,009
2088 7,700,301 36,257,546
2087 7,722,041 36,424,826
2086 7,745,003 36,594,101
2085 7,769,542 36,771,456
2084 7,795,466 36,951,760
2083 7,820,876 37,138,777
2082 7,846,431 37,327,720
2081 7,871,639 37,527,142
2080 7,896,208 37,732,838
2079 7,922,233 37,949,144
2078 7,949,533 38,171,047
2077 7,977,848 38,405,329
2076 8,003,921 38,654,221
2075 8,029,654 38,913,733
2074 8,057,079 39,188,284
2073 8,083,839 39,469,767
2072 8,112,165 39,765,059
2071 8,139,526 40,062,070
2070 8,167,659 40,372,388
2069 8,197,700 40,682,818
2068 8,227,758 41,005,148
2067 8,258,758 41,326,772
2066 8,291,423 41,654,672
2065 8,324,858 41,983,104
2064 8,356,951 42,321,736
2063 8,391,440 42,655,212
2062 8,426,536 42,993,328
2061 8,461,102 43,328,037
2060 8,496,409 43,648,753
2059 8,532,540 43,967,376
2058 8,568,640 44,273,756
2057 8,605,421 44,579,723
2056 8,639,572 44,885,952
2055 8,673,340 45,164,935
2054 8,706,741 45,434,986
2053 8,739,647 45,702,038
2052 8,769,788 45,951,973
2051 8,797,751 46,179,119
2050 8,825,635 46,397,620
2049 8,853,147 46,616,167
2048 8,878,339 46,812,693
2047 8,901,742 47,002,591
2046 8,923,378 47,182,235
2045 8,943,215 47,354,908
2044 8,963,309 47,514,076
2043 8,980,950 47,657,627
2042 8,998,651 47,801,904
2041 9,015,059 47,936,819
2040 9,031,986 48,066,825
2039 9,048,852 48,190,225
2038 9,063,518 48,304,880
2037 9,081,768 48,418,168
2036 9,096,950 48,528,778
2035 9,111,993 48,633,960
2034 9,127,657 48,730,594
2033 9,140,427 48,823,356
2032 9,153,966 48,914,944
2031 9,165,837 49,008,735
2030 9,176,708 49,094,273
2029 9,184,859 49,163,780
2028 9,189,841 49,223,677
2027 9,195,420 49,274,441
2026 9,201,502 49,323,658
2025 9,208,163 49,355,143
2024 9,177,982 48,848,840
2023 9,131,761 48,352,528
2022 9,041,851 47,786,102
2021 8,955,797 47,443,821
2020 8,916,864 47,359,424
2019 8,879,920 47,118,501
2018 8,840,521 46,782,011
2017 8,797,566 46,571,232
2016 8,736,668 46,458,139
2015 8,642,699 46,422,303
2014 8,546,356 46,460,733
2013 8,479,823 46,604,197
2012 8,429,991 46,773,055
2011 8,391,643 46,742,697
2010 8,363,404 46,576,897
2009 8,343,323 46,362,946
2008 8,321,496 45,954,106
2007 8,295,487 45,226,803
2006 8,268,641 44,397,319
2005 8,227,829 43,653,155
2004 8,171,966 42,921,895
2003 8,121,423 42,187,645
2002 8,081,957 41,431,558
2001 8,042,293 40,850,412
2000 8,011,566 40,567,864
1999 7,992,324 40,386,875
1998 7,976,789 40,223,509
1997 7,968,041 40,057,389
1996 7,959,017 39,889,852
1995 7,948,278 39,724,050
1994 7,936,118 39,549,108
1993 7,905,633 39,361,262
1992 7,840,709 39,157,685
1991 7,754,891 38,966,376
1990 7,677,850 38,867,322
1989 7,619,567 38,827,764
1988 7,585,317 38,766,939
1987 7,574,586 38,684,815
1986 7,569,794 38,584,624
1985 7,564,985 38,469,512
1984 7,561,434 38,330,364
1983 7,561,910 38,171,525
1982 7,574,140 37,986,012
1981 7,568,710 37,758,631
1980 7,549,433 37,491,165
1979 7,549,425 37,191,330
1978 7,562,305 36,864,898
1977 7,568,430 36,511,638
1976 7,565,525 36,137,812
1975 7,578,903 35,757,900
1974 7,599,038 35,373,335
1973 7,586,115 34,988,947
1972 7,544,201 34,604,469
1971 7,500,482 34,224,490
1970 7,467,086 33,814,531
1969 7,441,055 33,441,054
1968 7,415,403 33,113,134
1967 7,376,998 32,682,947
1966 7,322,066 32,283,194
1965 7,270,889 31,954,292
1964 7,223,801 31,609,195
1963 7,175,811 31,296,651
1962 7,129,864 31,023,366
1961 7,086,299 30,739,250
1960 7,047,539 30,455,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 464,834 people (a 5.32% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,865,519 people (a 6.17% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 98th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Austria's population will shrink by 4.08% to 8,825,635 people with a rank change from 98th to 108th. The population of Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 46,397,620 people and rank change from 32nd to 46th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 13% of the population in Austria and 21.6% in Spain.

Population growth rate by year

Austria
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Spain
2100 -0.21% -0.52%
2099 -0.21% -0.51%
2098 -0.23% -0.5%
2097 -0.22% -0.48%
2096 -0.23% -0.48%
2095 -0.22% -0.47%
2094 -0.23% -0.46%
2093 -0.23% -0.46%
2092 -0.26% -0.46%
2091 -0.27% -0.48%
2090 -0.29% -0.48%
2089 -0.3% -0.47%
2088 -0.28% -0.46%
2087 -0.3% -0.46%
2086 -0.32% -0.48%
2085 -0.33% -0.49%
2084 -0.32% -0.5%
2083 -0.33% -0.51%
2082 -0.32% -0.53%
2081 -0.31% -0.55%
2080 -0.33% -0.57%
2079 -0.34% -0.58%
2078 -0.35% -0.61%
2077 -0.33% -0.64%
2076 -0.32% -0.67%
2075 -0.34% -0.7%
2074 -0.33% -0.71%
2073 -0.35% -0.74%
2072 -0.34% -0.74%
2071 -0.34% -0.77%
2070 -0.37% -0.76%
2069 -0.37% -0.79%
2068 -0.38% -0.78%
2067 -0.39% -0.79%
2066 -0.4% -0.78%
2065 -0.38% -0.8%
2064 -0.41% -0.78%
2063 -0.42% -0.79%
2062 -0.41% -0.77%
2061 -0.42% -0.73%
2060 -0.42% -0.72%
2059 -0.42% -0.69%
2058 -0.43% -0.69%
2057 -0.4% -0.68%
2056 -0.39% -0.62%
2055 -0.38% -0.59%
2054 -0.38% -0.58%
2053 -0.34% -0.54%
2052 -0.32% -0.49%
2051 -0.32% -0.47%
2050 -0.31% -0.47%
2049 -0.28% -0.42%
2048 -0.26% -0.4%
2047 -0.24% -0.38%
2046 -0.22% -0.36%
2045 -0.22% -0.33%
2044 -0.2% -0.3%
2043 -0.2% -0.3%
2042 -0.18% -0.28%
2041 -0.19% -0.27%
2040 -0.19% -0.26%
2039 -0.16% -0.24%
2038 -0.2% -0.23%
2037 -0.17% -0.23%
2036 -0.17% -0.22%
2035 -0.17% -0.2%
2034 -0.14% -0.19%
2033 -0.15% -0.19%
2032 -0.13% -0.19%
2031 -0.12% -0.17%
2030 -0.09% -0.14%
2029 -0.05% -0.12%
2028 -0.06% -0.1%
2027 -0.07% -0.1%
2026 -0.07% -0.06%
2025 0.33% 1.04%
2024 0.51% 1.03%
2023 0.99% 1.19%
2022 0.96% 0.72%
2021 0.44% 0.18%
2020 0.42% 0.51%
2019 0.45% 0.72%
2018 0.49% 0.45%
2017 0.7% 0.24%
2016 1.09% 0.08%
2015 1.13% -0.08%
2014 0.78% -0.31%
2013 0.59% -0.36%
2012 0.46% 0.06%
2011 0.34% 0.36%
2010 0.24% 0.46%
2009 0.26% 0.89%
2008 0.31% 1.61%
2007 0.32% 1.87%
2006 0.5% 1.7%
2005 0.68% 1.7%
2004 0.62% 1.74%
2003 0.49% 1.82%
2002 0.49% 1.42%
2001 0.38% 0.7%
2000 0.24% 0.45%
1999 0.19% 0.41%
1998 0.11% 0.41%
1997 0.11% 0.42%
1996 0.14% 0.42%
1995 0.15% 0.44%
1994 0.39% 0.48%
1993 0.83% 0.52%
1992 1.11% 0.49%
1991 1% 0.25%
1990 0.76% 0.1%
1989 0.45% 0.16%
1988 0.14% 0.21%
1987 0.06% 0.26%
1986 0.06% 0.3%
1985 0.05% 0.36%
1984 -0.006% 0.42%
1983 -0.16% 0.49%
1982 0.07% 0.6%
1981 0.26% 0.71%
1980 0% 0.81%
1979 -0.17% 0.89%
1978 -0.08% 0.97%
1977 0.04% 1.03%
1976 -0.18% 1.06%
1975 -0.26% 1.09%
1974 0.17% 1.1%
1973 0.56% 1.11%
1972 0.58% 1.11%
1971 0.45% 1.21%
1970 0.35% 1.12%
1969 0.35% 0.99%
1968 0.52% 1.32%
1967 0.75% 1.24%
1966 0.7% 1.03%
1965 0.65% 1.09%
1964 0.67% 1%
1963 0.64% 0.88%
1962 0.61% 0.92%
1961 0.55% 0.93%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Austria grew by 0.33%, while Spain's population grew by 1.04%.

Live population counters

Austria Spain
Current population
9201502
49323658
Population rank 98/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.59%
One net population change
17.5 minutes
1.04 minutes
One birth every
6.82 minutes
1.66 minutes
One death every
5.97 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +83 +1,387
Annual growth/decline +30,181 +506,303
Annual growth/decline rate +0.33% +1.04%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 98/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change +11,254 +96,630
Net migration rank 44/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - 96,630
2024 -11,013 8,813 -117,237 111,674
2023 -11,872 4,819 -116,046 119,099
2022 -10,851 157,365 -133,801 299,779
2021 -6,269 52,150 -113,865 144,385
2020 -8,025 39,601 -151,551 236,854
2019 1,776 41,090 -56,542 464,783
2018 1,769 35,296 -56,139 337,467
2017 4,399 45,478 -32,600 201,135
2016 6,989 65,976 0 106,474
2015 1,729 115,175 -4,642 -1,979
2014 3,419 74,375 32,522 -97,870
2013 0 56,726 37,284 -250,741
2012 0 45,014 51,450 -153,486
2011 1,679 31,887 84,137 60,761
2010 1,672 22,570 102,469 69,406
2009 -834 18,222 106,635 129,557
2008 2,496 25,405 133,267 434,135
2007 1,659 24,616 108,545 772,317
2006 3,308 25,787 110,994 659,720
2005 3,291 50,676 78,576 629,803
2004 4,904 55,007 85,844 661,158
2003 0 44,362 54,844 658,428
2002 2,424 37,508 53,861 737,880
2001 804 39,866 44,936 181,307
2000 1,602 17,631 36,512 176,269
1999 0 19,949 8,077 178,559
1998 3,191 8,702 4,022 182,926
1997 3,984 1,589 20,028 165,345
1996 7,959 4,077 11,967 162,704
1995 7,948 1,890 15,889 162,434
1994 11,110 3,113 31,639 160,407
1993 12,649 33,688 47,234 160,907
1992 12,545 71,451 62,652 177,544
1991 10,857 77,417 58,450 122,841
1990 7,678 59,873 66,075 -30,684
1989 5,333 46,232 81,538 -25,892
1988 4,551 13,807 100,794 -17,663
1987 1,515 1,434 116,054 -12,681
1986 0 6,630 131,188 -13,540
1985 -1,513 5,940 146,184 -589
1984 756 2,906 172,487 2,754
1983 -3,025 -1,474 183,223 1,241
1982 3,029 -22,711 231,714 -7,384
1981 1,514 29,590 237,879 2,563
1980 -1,510 9,811 281,184 20,166
1979 -6,039 -1,785 312,407 -5,929
1978 -9,074 -8,131 339,157 -2,504
1977 -6,811 13,245 361,465 -1,332
1976 -7,565 8,336 375,834 2,804
1975 -2,274 -24,253 371,882 -218
1974 3,039 -16,276 396,182 105,838
1973 5,310 34,856 374,381 8,624
1972 9,053 36,703 391,030 7,935
1971 11,250 32,392 369,625 7,363
1970 13,441 10,601 378,723 -60,580
1969 22,323 5,896 367,851 -49,956
1968 30,403 -6,880 387,423 -46,088
1967 32,459 21,285 402,001 -42,344
1966 37,343 18,656 397,084 -41,467
1965 35,627 10,719 405,819 -42,476
1964 44,788 3,646 429,885 -41,461
1963 43,055 4,774 394,338 -44,446
1962 42,779 1,509 384,690 -45,211
1961 46,061 -2,760 396,537 -46,517
1960 36,647 -1,732 398,960 -154,869

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 5.25% of the population change in Austria is from natural causes (a loss of 31,368 people) and 94.7% is from migration (a gain of 565,763 people). In Spain 27.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 782,423 people) and 72.1% is from migration (a gain of 2,019,671 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

Biggest cities by population

Austria
City Population
Vienna 2.03M
Graz 293K
Linz 212K
Salzburg 155K
Innsbruck 132K
Klagenfurt 101K
Wels 65.3K
Villach 65.1K
Sankt Polten 55.5K
Dornbirn 48.1K
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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