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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 5.33 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th 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 +0.72% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Austria vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Spain
2100 7,450,035 33,862,981
2099 7,465,366 34,039,965
2098 7,480,951 34,215,187
2097 7,498,101 34,387,116
2096 7,514,850 34,552,002
2095 7,532,161 34,719,411
2094 7,548,458 34,882,039
2093 7,565,999 35,044,043
2092 7,583,717 35,204,657
2091 7,603,216 35,366,895
2090 7,623,462 35,535,838
2089 7,645,771 35,707,942
2088 7,668,431 35,877,681
2087 7,690,081 36,043,209
2086 7,712,948 36,210,710
2085 7,737,385 36,386,207
2084 7,763,202 36,564,622
2083 7,788,506 36,749,680
2082 7,813,956 36,936,644
2081 7,839,060 37,133,976
2080 7,863,527 37,337,517
2079 7,889,445 37,551,557
2078 7,916,631 37,771,135
2077 7,944,829 38,002,963
2076 7,970,795 38,249,247
2075 7,996,421 38,506,040
2074 8,023,733 38,777,715
2073 8,050,381 39,056,249
2072 8,078,590 39,348,447
2071 8,105,838 39,642,346
2070 8,133,854 39,949,413
2069 8,163,771 40,256,590
2068 8,193,704 40,575,543
2067 8,224,576 40,893,798
2066 8,257,106 41,218,263
2065 8,290,403 41,543,254
2064 8,322,363 41,878,338
2063 8,356,710 42,208,320
2062 8,391,660 42,542,893
2061 8,426,083 42,874,096
2060 8,461,244 43,191,452
2059 8,497,226 43,506,737
2058 8,533,176 43,809,907
2057 8,569,804 44,112,668
2056 8,603,815 44,415,689
2055 8,637,443 44,691,749
2054 8,670,706 44,958,971
2053 8,703,475 45,223,225
2052 8,733,492 45,470,541
2051 8,761,338 45,695,307
2050 8,789,107 45,911,520
2049 8,816,505 46,127,777
2048 8,841,593 46,322,244
2047 8,864,899 46,510,152
2046 8,886,446 46,687,914
2045 8,906,200 46,858,778
2044 8,926,211 47,016,278
2043 8,943,779 47,158,325
2042 8,961,407 47,301,091
2041 8,977,747 47,434,593
2040 8,994,604 47,563,236
2039 9,011,400 47,685,343
2038 9,026,006 47,798,797
2037 9,044,181 47,910,899
2036 9,059,299 48,020,350
2035 9,074,280 48,124,430
2034 9,089,880 48,220,051
2033 9,102,596 48,311,842
2032 9,116,080 48,402,470
2031 9,127,901 48,495,278
2030 9,138,727 48,579,920
2029 9,146,845 48,648,699
2028 9,151,806 48,707,969
2027 9,157,362 48,758,200
2026 9,163,419 48,806,901
2025 9,170,052 48,838,057
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 (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 Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th 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 8,789,107 people with a rank change from 99th to 109th. The population of Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

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 -0.09% -0.02%
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 (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 Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Austria Spain
Current population
9163419
48806901
Population rank 99/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.59%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
1.06 minutes
One birth every
6.77 minutes
1.62 minutes
One death every
5.87 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +127 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +46,221 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 100/197
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 - 8,813 - 111,674
2023 -11,872 4,819 -111,211 119,099
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 2026-04-06).

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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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 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 131K
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 (1960–2024, 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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