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Population in Austria compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 2.42 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.38% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Austria vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Sri Lanka
2100 7,450,035 20,270,496
2099 7,465,366 20,383,669
2098 7,480,951 20,498,567
2097 7,498,101 20,611,123
2096 7,514,850 20,723,560
2095 7,532,161 20,834,629
2094 7,548,458 20,943,809
2093 7,565,999 21,052,131
2092 7,583,717 21,158,833
2091 7,603,216 21,263,961
2090 7,623,462 21,371,263
2089 7,645,771 21,475,426
2088 7,668,431 21,577,177
2087 7,690,081 21,677,510
2086 7,712,948 21,777,420
2085 7,737,385 21,876,464
2084 7,763,202 21,970,336
2083 7,788,506 22,062,801
2082 7,813,956 22,151,745
2081 7,839,060 22,240,834
2080 7,863,527 22,326,555
2079 7,889,445 22,411,438
2078 7,916,631 22,489,772
2077 7,944,829 22,565,028
2076 7,970,795 22,637,463
2075 7,996,421 22,707,112
2074 8,023,733 22,778,489
2073 8,050,381 22,844,703
2072 8,078,590 22,905,707
2071 8,105,838 22,964,866
2070 8,133,854 23,022,515
2069 8,163,771 23,076,310
2068 8,193,704 23,129,541
2067 8,224,576 23,184,596
2066 8,257,106 23,234,419
2065 8,290,403 23,285,901
2064 8,322,363 23,331,390
2063 8,356,710 23,372,184
2062 8,391,660 23,409,522
2061 8,426,083 23,441,893
2060 8,461,244 23,474,032
2059 8,497,226 23,502,132
2058 8,533,176 23,528,076
2057 8,569,804 23,550,580
2056 8,603,815 23,570,923
2055 8,637,443 23,582,432
2054 8,670,706 23,591,414
2053 8,703,475 23,601,371
2052 8,733,492 23,605,361
2051 8,761,338 23,606,194
2050 8,789,107 23,603,330
2049 8,816,505 23,597,604
2048 8,841,593 23,587,307
2047 8,864,899 23,570,881
2046 8,886,446 23,547,409
2045 8,906,200 23,515,133
2044 8,926,211 23,483,546
2043 8,943,779 23,446,242
2042 8,961,407 23,404,983
2041 8,977,747 23,357,358
2040 8,994,604 23,306,148
2039 9,011,400 23,248,341
2038 9,026,006 23,187,512
2037 9,044,181 23,120,775
2036 9,059,299 23,053,427
2035 9,074,280 22,981,808
2034 9,089,880 22,906,587
2033 9,102,596 22,826,414
2032 9,116,080 22,742,267
2031 9,127,901 22,655,907
2030 9,138,727 22,564,038
2029 9,146,845 22,470,759
2028 9,151,806 22,370,999
2027 9,157,362 22,266,017
2026 9,163,419 22,155,543
2025 9,170,052 22,039,908
2024 9,177,982 21,916,000
2023 9,131,761 22,037,000
2022 9,041,851 22,181,000
2021 8,955,797 22,156,000
2020 8,916,864 21,919,000
2019 8,879,920 21,803,000
2018 8,840,521 21,670,000
2017 8,797,566 21,453,000
2016 8,736,668 21,209,000
2015 8,642,699 20,970,000
2014 8,546,356 20,778,000
2013 8,479,823 20,585,000
2012 8,429,991 21,169,458
2011 8,391,643 21,009,048
2010 8,363,404 20,879,089
2009 8,343,323 20,756,435
2008 8,321,496 20,629,378
2007 8,295,487 20,492,545
2006 8,268,641 20,352,411
2005 8,227,829 20,216,524
2004 8,171,966 20,087,605
2003 8,121,423 19,951,521
2002 8,081,957 19,805,752
2001 8,042,293 19,600,362
2000 8,011,566 19,293,054
1999 7,992,324 18,944,731
1998 7,976,789 18,596,003
1997 7,968,041 18,248,200
1996 7,959,017 17,905,018
1995 7,948,278 17,564,068
1994 7,936,118 17,275,773
1993 7,905,633 17,025,918
1992 7,840,709 16,739,284
1991 7,754,891 16,475,354
1990 7,677,850 16,352,458
1989 7,619,567 16,248,557
1988 7,585,317 16,078,621
1987 7,574,586 15,916,576
1986 7,569,794 15,731,256
1985 7,564,985 15,544,154
1984 7,561,434 15,441,860
1983 7,561,910 15,388,794
1982 7,574,140 15,286,567
1981 7,568,710 15,099,414
1980 7,549,433 14,847,974
1979 7,549,425 14,579,614
1978 7,562,305 14,310,128
1977 7,568,430 14,049,371
1976 7,565,525 13,796,770
1975 7,578,903 13,548,984
1974 7,599,038 13,305,693
1973 7,586,115 13,060,916
1972 7,544,201 12,809,205
1971 7,500,482 12,551,910
1970 7,467,086 12,287,110
1969 7,441,055 12,013,858
1968 7,415,403 11,736,088
1967 7,376,998 11,457,328
1966 7,322,066 11,183,928
1965 7,270,889 10,916,965
1964 7,223,801 10,653,397
1963 7,175,811 10,395,040
1962 7,129,864 10,143,754
1961 7,086,299 9,899,372
1960 7,047,539 9,661,389

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Sri Lanka is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 23.6M 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
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Sri Lanka
2100 -0.21% -0.56%
2099 -0.21% -0.56%
2098 -0.23% -0.55%
2097 -0.22% -0.54%
2096 -0.23% -0.53%
2095 -0.22% -0.52%
2094 -0.23% -0.51%
2093 -0.23% -0.5%
2092 -0.26% -0.49%
2091 -0.27% -0.5%
2090 -0.29% -0.49%
2089 -0.3% -0.47%
2088 -0.28% -0.46%
2087 -0.3% -0.46%
2086 -0.32% -0.45%
2085 -0.33% -0.43%
2084 -0.32% -0.42%
2083 -0.33% -0.4%
2082 -0.32% -0.4%
2081 -0.31% -0.38%
2080 -0.33% -0.38%
2079 -0.34% -0.35%
2078 -0.35% -0.33%
2077 -0.33% -0.32%
2076 -0.32% -0.31%
2075 -0.34% -0.31%
2074 -0.33% -0.29%
2073 -0.35% -0.27%
2072 -0.34% -0.26%
2071 -0.34% -0.25%
2070 -0.37% -0.23%
2069 -0.37% -0.23%
2068 -0.38% -0.24%
2067 -0.39% -0.21%
2066 -0.4% -0.22%
2065 -0.38% -0.19%
2064 -0.41% -0.17%
2063 -0.42% -0.16%
2062 -0.41% -0.14%
2061 -0.42% -0.14%
2060 -0.42% -0.12%
2059 -0.42% -0.11%
2058 -0.43% -0.1%
2057 -0.4% -0.09%
2056 -0.39% -0.05%
2055 -0.38% -0.04%
2054 -0.38% -0.04%
2053 -0.34% -0.02%
2052 -0.32% -0.004%
2051 -0.32% 0.01%
2050 -0.31% 0.02%
2049 -0.28% 0.04%
2048 -0.26% 0.07%
2047 -0.24% 0.1%
2046 -0.22% 0.14%
2045 -0.22% 0.13%
2044 -0.2% 0.16%
2043 -0.2% 0.18%
2042 -0.18% 0.2%
2041 -0.19% 0.22%
2040 -0.19% 0.25%
2039 -0.16% 0.26%
2038 -0.2% 0.29%
2037 -0.17% 0.29%
2036 -0.17% 0.31%
2035 -0.17% 0.33%
2034 -0.14% 0.35%
2033 -0.15% 0.37%
2032 -0.13% 0.38%
2031 -0.12% 0.41%
2030 -0.09% 0.42%
2029 -0.05% 0.45%
2028 -0.06% 0.47%
2027 -0.07% 0.5%
2026 -0.07% 0.52%
2025 -0.09% 0.57%
2024 0.51% -0.55%
2023 0.99% -0.65%
2022 0.96% 0.11%
2021 0.44% 1.08%
2020 0.42% 0.53%
2019 0.45% 0.61%
2018 0.49% 1.01%
2017 0.7% 1.15%
2016 1.09% 1.14%
2015 1.13% 0.92%
2014 0.78% 0.94%
2013 0.59% -2.76%
2012 0.46% 0.76%
2011 0.34% 0.62%
2010 0.24% 0.59%
2009 0.26% 0.62%
2008 0.31% 0.67%
2007 0.32% 0.69%
2006 0.5% 0.67%
2005 0.68% 0.64%
2004 0.62% 0.68%
2003 0.49% 0.74%
2002 0.49% 1.05%
2001 0.38% 1.59%
2000 0.24% 1.84%
1999 0.19% 1.88%
1998 0.11% 1.91%
1997 0.11% 1.92%
1996 0.14% 1.94%
1995 0.15% 1.67%
1994 0.39% 1.47%
1993 0.83% 1.71%
1992 1.11% 1.6%
1991 1% 0.75%
1990 0.76% 0.64%
1989 0.45% 1.06%
1988 0.14% 1.02%
1987 0.06% 1.18%
1986 0.06% 1.2%
1985 0.05% 0.66%
1984 -0.006% 0.34%
1983 -0.16% 0.67%
1982 0.07% 1.24%
1981 0.26% 1.69%
1980 0% 1.84%
1979 -0.17% 1.88%
1978 -0.08% 1.86%
1977 0.04% 1.83%
1976 -0.18% 1.83%
1975 -0.26% 1.83%
1974 0.17% 1.87%
1973 0.56% 1.97%
1972 0.58% 2.05%
1971 0.45% 2.16%
1970 0.35% 2.27%
1969 0.35% 2.37%
1968 0.52% 2.43%
1967 0.75% 2.44%
1966 0.7% 2.45%
1965 0.65% 2.47%
1964 0.67% 2.49%
1963 0.64% 2.48%
1962 0.61% 2.47%
1961 0.55% 2.46%

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Austria grew by 0.51%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Austria Sri Lanka
Current population
9163419
22185425
Population rank 99/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.27%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
4.34 minutes
One birth every
6.77 minutes
2.13 minutes
One death every
5.87 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +127 -332
Annual growth/decline +46,221 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 188/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change +11,254 -30,724
Net migration rank 44/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - -30,724
2024 - 8,813 - -27,245
2023 -11,872 4,819 66,111 -28,011
2022 -10,851 157,365 95,378 -27,435
2021 -6,269 52,150 121,858 -29,586
2020 -8,025 39,601 170,968 -29,875
2019 1,776 41,090 172,243 -28,426
2018 1,769 35,296 183,610 -28,607
2017 4,399 45,478 187,993 -22,324
2016 6,989 65,976 194,232 -18,388
2015 1,729 115,175 201,815 -29,797
2014 3,419 74,375 211,541 -33,672
2013 0 56,726 221,021 -37,754
2012 0 45,014 229,138 -41,955
2011 1,679 31,887 224,461 -90,839
2010 1,672 22,570 224,325 -98,060
2009 -834 18,222 200,175 -81,130
2008 2,496 25,405 232,225 -97,144
2007 1,659 24,616 248,287 -109,695
2006 3,308 25,787 248,706 -107,045
2005 3,291 50,676 248,683 -118,594
2004 4,904 55,007 212,527 -84,795
2003 0 44,362 252,008 -107,573
2002 2,424 37,508 252,840 -105,718
2001 804 39,866 244,377 19,273
2000 1,602 17,631 227,060 123,894
1999 0 19,949 206,876 138,799
1998 3,191 8,702 201,059 150,724
1997 3,984 1,589 208,193 135,636
1996 7,959 4,077 215,290 127,236
1995 7,948 1,890 221,957 117,416
1994 11,110 3,113 228,904 8,323
1993 12,649 33,688 226,257 36,232
1992 12,545 71,451 222,230 88,542
1991 10,857 77,417 218,117 -1,047
1990 7,678 59,873 224,454 -195,736
1989 5,333 46,232 212,401 -33,305
1988 4,551 13,807 219,184 -58,415
1987 1,515 1,434 226,414 -63,105
1986 0 6,630 233,782 -26,460
1985 -1,513 5,940 247,836 -80,950
1984 756 2,906 263,175 -225,450
1983 -3,025 -1,474 277,768 -209,362
1982 3,029 -22,711 300,030 -163,987
1981 1,514 29,590 328,096 -89,824
1980 -1,510 9,811 328,155 -63,541
1979 -6,039 -1,785 329,791 -57,683
1978 -9,074 -8,131 317,055 -50,189
1977 -6,811 13,245 300,038 -45,383
1976 -7,565 8,336 291,816 -41,258
1975 -2,274 -24,253 282,496 -37,475
1974 3,039 -16,276 275,521 -33,979
1973 5,310 34,856 278,577 -30,582
1972 9,053 36,703 282,494 -27,071
1971 11,250 32,392 281,200 -22,021
1970 13,441 10,601 286,719 -16,299
1969 22,323 5,896 286,218 -10,152
1968 30,403 -6,880 286,642 -7,163
1967 32,459 21,285 284,738 -6,696
1966 37,343 18,656 275,549 -6,794
1965 35,627 10,719 272,422 -7,249
1964 44,788 3,646 269,584 -7,614
1963 43,055 4,774 262,880 -8,118
1962 42,779 1,509 256,719 -8,909
1961 46,061 -2,760 251,087 -10,144
1960 36,647 -1,732 247,631 -12,610

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

GeoRank.org/population/austria/sri-lanka | 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 Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

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
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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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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