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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 24,672,760 people in Syria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 26,829,400 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Syria's population is 2.93 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 0.43% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +1.25% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 26.8M (36.6% growth).

Austria vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria Syria
2100 7,450,035 44,620,090
2099 7,465,366 44,690,260
2098 7,480,951 44,750,249
2097 7,498,101 44,813,148
2096 7,514,850 44,867,740
2095 7,532,161 44,895,489
2094 7,548,458 44,945,231
2093 7,565,999 44,974,311
2092 7,583,717 45,003,795
2091 7,603,216 45,016,478
2090 7,623,462 45,048,083
2089 7,645,771 45,047,102
2088 7,668,431 45,041,864
2087 7,690,081 45,049,516
2086 7,712,948 45,068,928
2085 7,737,385 45,034,847
2084 7,763,202 44,999,929
2083 7,788,506 44,971,600
2082 7,813,956 44,910,859
2081 7,839,060 44,843,908
2080 7,863,527 44,744,718
2079 7,889,445 44,687,371
2078 7,916,631 44,649,760
2077 7,944,829 44,604,175
2076 7,970,795 44,520,132
2075 7,996,421 44,426,423
2074 8,023,733 44,328,795
2073 8,050,381 44,221,016
2072 8,078,590 44,084,262
2071 8,105,838 43,939,848
2070 8,133,854 43,795,999
2069 8,163,771 43,648,130
2068 8,193,704 43,465,442
2067 8,224,576 43,271,173
2066 8,257,106 43,060,752
2065 8,290,403 42,810,442
2064 8,322,363 42,559,554
2063 8,356,710 42,311,907
2062 8,391,660 42,062,193
2061 8,426,083 41,808,082
2060 8,461,244 41,522,274
2059 8,497,226 41,208,825
2058 8,533,176 40,925,728
2057 8,569,804 40,643,453
2056 8,603,815 40,332,578
2055 8,637,443 40,026,632
2054 8,670,706 39,691,425
2053 8,703,475 39,348,020
2052 8,733,492 39,045,268
2051 8,761,338 38,733,827
2050 8,789,107 38,410,423
2049 8,816,505 38,089,455
2048 8,841,593 37,784,449
2047 8,864,899 37,492,636
2046 8,886,446 37,181,526
2045 8,906,200 36,843,579
2044 8,926,211 36,526,509
2043 8,943,779 36,188,225
2042 8,961,407 35,825,419
2041 8,977,747 35,447,414
2040 8,994,604 35,042,107
2039 9,011,400 34,626,945
2038 9,026,006 34,183,740
2037 9,044,181 33,703,682
2036 9,059,299 33,223,843
2035 9,074,280 32,696,648
2034 9,089,880 32,148,814
2033 9,102,596 31,562,427
2032 9,116,080 30,967,322
2031 9,127,901 30,329,874
2030 9,138,727 29,672,629
2029 9,146,845 28,949,535
2028 9,151,806 28,217,748
2027 9,157,362 27,428,807
2026 9,163,419 26,607,148
2025 9,170,052 25,689,551
2024 9,177,982 24,672,760
2023 9,131,761 23,594,623
2022 9,041,851 22,462,173
2021 8,955,797 21,628,839
2020 8,916,864 21,049,429
2019 8,879,920 20,353,534
2018 8,840,521 19,577,845
2017 8,797,566 19,224,668
2016 8,736,668 19,193,834
2015 8,642,699 19,424,618
2014 8,546,356 20,273,659
2013 8,479,823 21,666,917
2012 8,429,991 22,759,763
2011 8,391,643 22,878,098
2010 8,363,404 22,482,421
2009 8,343,323 21,976,969
2008 8,321,496 21,636,564
2007 8,295,487 20,884,125
2006 8,268,641 19,637,022
2005 8,227,829 18,814,091
2004 8,171,966 18,336,875
2003 8,121,423 17,889,296
2002 8,081,957 17,468,332
2001 8,042,293 17,051,338
2000 8,011,566 16,637,888
1999 7,992,324 16,228,061
1998 7,976,789 15,820,413
1997 7,968,041 15,417,542
1996 7,959,017 15,018,104
1995 7,948,278 14,616,801
1994 7,936,118 14,208,583
1993 7,905,633 13,795,686
1992 7,840,709 13,385,571
1991 7,754,891 12,980,821
1990 7,677,850 12,579,208
1989 7,619,567 12,179,060
1988 7,585,317 11,782,264
1987 7,574,586 11,388,923
1986 7,569,794 11,002,844
1985 7,564,985 10,625,672
1984 7,561,434 10,258,398
1983 7,561,910 9,904,809
1982 7,574,140 9,572,511
1981 7,568,710 9,260,189
1980 7,549,433 8,957,663
1979 7,549,425 8,661,909
1978 7,562,305 8,372,759
1977 7,568,430 8,090,501
1976 7,565,525 7,817,320
1975 7,578,903 7,554,364
1974 7,599,038 7,302,160
1973 7,586,115 7,060,321
1972 7,544,201 6,826,024
1971 7,500,482 6,598,094
1970 7,467,086 6,380,609
1969 7,441,055 6,175,166
1968 7,415,403 5,978,742
1967 7,376,998 5,790,198
1966 7,322,066 5,609,047
1965 7,270,889 5,435,267
1964 7,223,801 5,269,087
1963 7,175,811 5,110,467
1962 7,129,864 4,959,340
1961 7,086,299 4,815,466
1960 7,047,539 4,673,500

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/syria | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Austria increased by 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while Syria's population increased by 7,635,566 people (a 39.8% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 Syria will increase by 43.2% to 38,410,423 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Syria is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 45.1M 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
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria Syria
2100 -0.21% -0.16%
2099 -0.21% -0.13%
2098 -0.23% -0.14%
2097 -0.22% -0.12%
2096 -0.23% -0.06%
2095 -0.22% -0.11%
2094 -0.23% -0.06%
2093 -0.23% -0.07%
2092 -0.26% -0.03%
2091 -0.27% -0.07%
2090 -0.29% 0.002%
2089 -0.3% 0.01%
2088 -0.28% -0.02%
2087 -0.3% -0.04%
2086 -0.32% 0.08%
2085 -0.33% 0.08%
2084 -0.32% 0.06%
2083 -0.33% 0.14%
2082 -0.32% 0.15%
2081 -0.31% 0.22%
2080 -0.33% 0.13%
2079 -0.34% 0.08%
2078 -0.35% 0.1%
2077 -0.33% 0.19%
2076 -0.32% 0.21%
2075 -0.34% 0.22%
2074 -0.33% 0.24%
2073 -0.35% 0.31%
2072 -0.34% 0.33%
2071 -0.34% 0.33%
2070 -0.37% 0.34%
2069 -0.37% 0.42%
2068 -0.38% 0.45%
2067 -0.39% 0.49%
2066 -0.4% 0.58%
2065 -0.38% 0.59%
2064 -0.41% 0.59%
2063 -0.42% 0.59%
2062 -0.41% 0.61%
2061 -0.42% 0.69%
2060 -0.42% 0.76%
2059 -0.42% 0.69%
2058 -0.43% 0.69%
2057 -0.4% 0.77%
2056 -0.39% 0.76%
2055 -0.38% 0.84%
2054 -0.38% 0.87%
2053 -0.34% 0.78%
2052 -0.32% 0.8%
2051 -0.32% 0.84%
2050 -0.31% 0.84%
2049 -0.28% 0.81%
2048 -0.26% 0.78%
2047 -0.24% 0.84%
2046 -0.22% 0.92%
2045 -0.22% 0.87%
2044 -0.2% 0.93%
2043 -0.2% 1.01%
2042 -0.18% 1.07%
2041 -0.19% 1.16%
2040 -0.19% 1.2%
2039 -0.16% 1.3%
2038 -0.2% 1.42%
2037 -0.17% 1.44%
2036 -0.17% 1.61%
2035 -0.17% 1.7%
2034 -0.14% 1.86%
2033 -0.15% 1.92%
2032 -0.13% 2.1%
2031 -0.12% 2.21%
2030 -0.09% 2.5%
2029 -0.05% 2.59%
2028 -0.06% 2.88%
2027 -0.07% 3.09%
2026 -0.07% 3.57%
2025 -0.09% 4.12%
2024 0.51% 4.57%
2023 0.99% 5.04%
2022 0.96% 3.85%
2021 0.44% 2.75%
2020 0.42% 3.42%
2019 0.45% 3.96%
2018 0.49% 1.84%
2017 0.7% 0.16%
2016 1.09% -1.19%
2015 1.13% -4.19%
2014 0.78% -6.43%
2013 0.59% -4.8%
2012 0.46% -0.52%
2011 0.34% 1.76%
2010 0.24% 2.3%
2009 0.26% 1.57%
2008 0.31% 3.6%
2007 0.32% 6.35%
2006 0.5% 4.37%
2005 0.68% 2.6%
2004 0.62% 2.5%
2003 0.49% 2.41%
2002 0.49% 2.45%
2001 0.38% 2.48%
2000 0.24% 2.53%
1999 0.19% 2.58%
1998 0.11% 2.61%
1997 0.11% 2.66%
1996 0.14% 2.75%
1995 0.15% 2.87%
1994 0.39% 2.99%
1993 0.83% 3.06%
1992 1.11% 3.12%
1991 1% 3.19%
1990 0.76% 3.29%
1989 0.45% 3.37%
1988 0.14% 3.45%
1987 0.06% 3.51%
1986 0.06% 3.55%
1985 0.05% 3.58%
1984 -0.006% 3.57%
1983 -0.16% 3.47%
1982 0.07% 3.37%
1981 0.26% 3.38%
1980 0% 3.41%
1979 -0.17% 3.45%
1978 -0.08% 3.49%
1977 0.04% 3.49%
1976 -0.18% 3.48%
1975 -0.26% 3.45%
1974 0.17% 3.43%
1973 0.56% 3.43%
1972 0.58% 3.45%
1971 0.45% 3.41%
1970 0.35% 3.33%
1969 0.35% 3.29%
1968 0.52% 3.26%
1967 0.75% 3.23%
1966 0.7% 3.2%
1965 0.65% 3.15%
1964 0.67% 3.1%
1963 0.64% 3.05%
1962 0.61% 2.99%
1961 0.55% 3.04%

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/syria | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Austria grew by 0.51%, while Syria's population grew by 4.57%.

Live population counters

Austria Syria
Current population
9163419
26829400
Population rank 99/197 56/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.32%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
29.3 seconds
One birth every
6.77 minutes
1.01 minutes
One death every
5.87 minutes
4.42 minutes
Daily growth/decline +127 +2,954
Annual growth/decline +46,221 +1,078,137
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +4.57%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 6/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change +11,254 +421,693
Net migration rank 44/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - 421,693
2024 - 8,813 - 546,494
2023 -11,872 4,819 402,713 757,309
2022 -10,851 157,365 369,750 735,142
2021 -6,269 52,150 350,560 211,220
2020 -8,025 39,601 327,992 269,050
2019 1,776 41,090 293,762 500,985
2018 1,769 35,296 242,530 514,102
2017 4,399 45,478 237,214 -287,501
2016 6,989 65,976 236,007 -124,063
2015 1,729 115,175 253,977 -827,496
2014 3,419 74,375 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 0 56,726 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 0 45,014 475,520 -999,267
2011 1,679 31,887 543,950 -256,888
2010 1,672 22,570 558,666 -54,359
2009 -834 18,222 559,314 -52,703
2008 2,496 25,405 576,593 -402,393
2007 1,659 24,616 529,162 801,514
2006 3,308 25,787 480,616 682,911
2005 3,291 50,676 468,960 13,382
2004 4,904 55,007 461,209 10,881
2003 0 44,362 457,000 -33,920
2002 2,424 37,508 453,967 -35,096
2001 804 39,866 451,503 -36,383
2000 1,602 17,631 446,211 -34,425
1999 0 19,949 439,261 -31,394
1998 3,191 8,702 433,447 -26,025
1997 3,984 1,589 429,887 -31,571
1996 7,959 4,077 430,765 -30,197
1995 7,948 1,890 430,172 -28,122
1994 11,110 3,113 426,996 -12,630
1993 12,649 33,688 420,244 -8,828
1992 12,545 71,451 412,878 -4,063
1991 10,857 77,417 410,830 -10,154
1990 7,678 59,873 409,177 -6,620
1989 5,333 46,232 406,111 -8,379
1988 4,551 13,807 404,285 -8,426
1987 1,515 1,434 399,159 -8,335
1986 0 6,630 390,821 -9,485
1985 -1,513 5,940 379,231 -6,221
1984 756 2,906 366,768 -5,245
1983 -3,025 -1,474 355,375 -9,729
1982 3,029 -22,711 319,664 -721
1981 1,514 29,590 330,237 -24,536
1980 -1,510 9,811 332,464 -33,114
1979 -6,039 -1,785 324,943 -32,793
1978 -9,074 -8,131 316,724 -30,567
1977 -6,811 13,245 306,630 -28,275
1976 -7,565 8,336 294,267 -26,268
1975 -2,274 -24,253 282,299 -24,389
1974 3,039 -16,276 270,735 -24,242
1973 5,310 34,856 254,687 -17,502
1972 9,053 36,703 249,027 -17,610
1971 11,250 32,392 239,610 -15,167
1970 13,441 10,601 230,117 -19,594
1969 22,323 5,896 219,114 -18,749
1968 30,403 -6,880 209,454 -16,968
1967 32,459 21,285 199,223 -14,618
1966 37,343 18,656 191,122 -13,434
1965 35,627 10,719 182,560 -12,704
1964 44,788 3,646 174,549 -12,044
1963 43,055 4,774 166,555 -11,817
1962 42,779 1,509 159,155 -11,641
1961 46,061 -2,760 151,485 -11,237
1960 36,647 -1,732 143,687 0

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 Syria 91.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,047,621 people) and 8.72% is from migration (a gain of 291,069 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

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
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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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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