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Population in Austria compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 7.66 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.96% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Austria vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria United Kingdom
2100 7,450,035 74,700,585
2099 7,465,366 74,831,175
2098 7,480,951 74,950,267
2097 7,498,101 75,064,397
2096 7,514,850 75,176,691
2095 7,532,161 75,287,063
2094 7,548,458 75,383,856
2093 7,565,999 75,482,205
2092 7,583,717 75,575,769
2091 7,603,216 75,666,091
2090 7,623,462 75,753,129
2089 7,645,771 75,835,723
2088 7,668,431 75,907,614
2087 7,690,081 75,978,712
2086 7,712,948 76,046,742
2085 7,737,385 76,105,680
2084 7,763,202 76,156,223
2083 7,788,506 76,205,894
2082 7,813,956 76,246,844
2081 7,839,060 76,274,040
2080 7,863,527 76,306,205
2079 7,889,445 76,334,949
2078 7,916,631 76,353,484
2077 7,944,829 76,371,123
2076 7,970,795 76,373,520
2075 7,996,421 76,386,071
2074 8,023,733 76,397,426
2073 8,050,381 76,406,554
2072 8,078,590 76,398,941
2071 8,105,838 76,388,223
2070 8,133,854 76,378,505
2069 8,163,771 76,371,827
2068 8,193,704 76,370,973
2067 8,224,576 76,363,548
2066 8,257,106 76,356,638
2065 8,290,403 76,355,841
2064 8,322,363 76,352,770
2063 8,356,710 76,353,175
2062 8,391,660 76,346,535
2061 8,426,083 76,344,206
2060 8,461,244 76,344,725
2059 8,497,226 76,345,215
2058 8,533,176 76,326,961
2057 8,569,804 76,307,006
2056 8,603,815 76,274,247
2055 8,637,443 76,235,304
2054 8,670,706 76,167,710
2053 8,703,475 76,094,051
2052 8,733,492 76,001,979
2051 8,761,338 75,895,690
2050 8,789,107 75,777,445
2049 8,816,505 75,646,044
2048 8,841,593 75,499,380
2047 8,864,899 75,338,951
2046 8,886,446 75,171,300
2045 8,906,200 74,993,186
2044 8,926,211 74,807,530
2043 8,943,779 74,607,485
2042 8,961,407 74,407,783
2041 8,977,747 74,203,292
2040 8,994,604 73,994,525
2039 9,011,400 73,782,112
2038 9,026,006 73,559,085
2037 9,044,181 73,335,723
2036 9,059,299 73,101,646
2035 9,074,280 72,850,722
2034 9,089,880 72,597,177
2033 9,102,596 72,322,802
2032 9,116,080 72,046,316
2031 9,127,901 71,757,868
2030 9,138,727 71,442,811
2029 9,146,845 71,123,782
2028 9,151,806 70,783,199
2027 9,157,362 70,421,923
2026 9,163,419 70,055,911
2025 9,170,052 69,658,188
2024 9,177,982 69,226,000
2023 9,131,761 68,492,000
2022 9,041,851 67,604,000
2021 8,955,797 66,984,000
2020 8,916,864 66,744,000
2019 8,879,920 66,631,000
2018 8,840,521 66,289,000
2017 8,797,566 65,966,000
2016 8,736,668 65,607,000
2015 8,642,699 65,088,000
2014 8,546,356 64,620,000
2013 8,479,823 64,139,000
2012 8,429,991 63,711,000
2011 8,391,643 63,258,810
2010 8,363,404 62,766,365
2009 8,343,323 62,276,270
2008 8,321,496 61,806,995
2007 8,295,487 61,322,463
2006 8,268,641 60,846,820
2005 8,227,829 60,401,206
2004 8,171,966 59,987,905
2003 8,121,423 59,647,577
2002 8,081,957 59,370,479
2001 8,042,293 59,119,673
2000 8,011,566 58,892,514
1999 7,992,324 58,682,466
1998 7,976,789 58,487,141
1997 7,968,041 58,316,954
1996 7,959,017 58,166,950
1995 7,948,278 58,019,030
1994 7,936,118 57,865,745
1993 7,905,633 57,718,614
1992 7,840,709 57,580,402
1991 7,754,891 57,424,897
1990 7,677,850 57,247,586
1989 7,619,567 57,076,711
1988 7,585,317 56,928,327
1987 7,574,586 56,802,050
1986 7,569,794 56,681,396
1985 7,564,985 56,550,268
1984 7,561,434 56,422,072
1983 7,561,910 56,332,848
1982 7,574,140 56,313,641
1981 7,568,710 56,333,829
1980 7,549,433 56,314,216
1979 7,549,425 56,246,951
1978 7,562,305 56,196,504
1977 7,568,430 56,193,492
1976 7,565,525 56,211,968
1975 7,578,903 56,225,800
1974 7,599,038 56,229,974
1973 7,586,115 56,194,527
1972 7,544,201 56,086,065
1971 7,500,482 55,896,223
1970 7,467,086 55,663,250
1969 7,441,055 55,441,750
1968 7,415,403 55,211,700
1967 7,376,998 54,943,600
1966 7,322,066 54,648,500
1965 7,270,889 54,348,050
1964 7,223,801 54,000,000
1963 7,175,811 53,650,000
1962 7,129,864 53,250,000
1961 7,086,299 52,800,000
1960 7,047,539 52,400,000

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 the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

The United Kingdom is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 76.4M 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
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria United Kingdom
2100 -0.21% -0.17%
2099 -0.21% -0.16%
2098 -0.23% -0.15%
2097 -0.22% -0.15%
2096 -0.23% -0.15%
2095 -0.22% -0.13%
2094 -0.23% -0.13%
2093 -0.23% -0.12%
2092 -0.26% -0.12%
2091 -0.27% -0.11%
2090 -0.29% -0.11%
2089 -0.3% -0.09%
2088 -0.28% -0.09%
2087 -0.3% -0.09%
2086 -0.32% -0.08%
2085 -0.33% -0.07%
2084 -0.32% -0.07%
2083 -0.33% -0.05%
2082 -0.32% -0.04%
2081 -0.31% -0.04%
2080 -0.33% -0.04%
2079 -0.34% -0.02%
2078 -0.35% -0.02%
2077 -0.33% -0.003%
2076 -0.32% -0.02%
2075 -0.34% -0.01%
2074 -0.33% -0.01%
2073 -0.35% 0.01%
2072 -0.34% 0.01%
2071 -0.34% 0.01%
2070 -0.37% 0.009%
2069 -0.37% 0.001%
2068 -0.38% 0.01%
2067 -0.39% 0.009%
2066 -0.4% 0.001%
2065 -0.38% 0.004%
2064 -0.41% -0%
2063 -0.42% 0.009%
2062 -0.41% 0.003%
2061 -0.42% -0.001%
2060 -0.42% -0.001%
2059 -0.42% 0.02%
2058 -0.43% 0.03%
2057 -0.4% 0.04%
2056 -0.39% 0.05%
2055 -0.38% 0.09%
2054 -0.38% 0.1%
2053 -0.34% 0.12%
2052 -0.32% 0.14%
2051 -0.32% 0.16%
2050 -0.31% 0.17%
2049 -0.28% 0.19%
2048 -0.26% 0.21%
2047 -0.24% 0.22%
2046 -0.22% 0.24%
2045 -0.22% 0.25%
2044 -0.2% 0.27%
2043 -0.2% 0.27%
2042 -0.18% 0.28%
2041 -0.19% 0.28%
2040 -0.19% 0.29%
2039 -0.16% 0.3%
2038 -0.2% 0.3%
2037 -0.17% 0.32%
2036 -0.17% 0.34%
2035 -0.17% 0.35%
2034 -0.14% 0.38%
2033 -0.15% 0.38%
2032 -0.13% 0.4%
2031 -0.12% 0.44%
2030 -0.09% 0.45%
2029 -0.05% 0.48%
2028 -0.06% 0.51%
2027 -0.07% 0.52%
2026 -0.07% 0.57%
2025 -0.09% 0.62%
2024 0.51% 1.07%
2023 0.99% 1.31%
2022 0.96% 0.93%
2021 0.44% 0.36%
2020 0.42% 0.17%
2019 0.45% 0.52%
2018 0.49% 0.49%
2017 0.7% 0.55%
2016 1.09% 0.8%
2015 1.13% 0.72%
2014 0.78% 0.75%
2013 0.59% 0.67%
2012 0.46% 0.71%
2011 0.34% 0.78%
2010 0.24% 0.79%
2009 0.26% 0.76%
2008 0.31% 0.79%
2007 0.32% 0.78%
2006 0.5% 0.74%
2005 0.68% 0.69%
2004 0.62% 0.57%
2003 0.49% 0.47%
2002 0.49% 0.42%
2001 0.38% 0.39%
2000 0.24% 0.36%
1999 0.19% 0.33%
1998 0.11% 0.29%
1997 0.11% 0.26%
1996 0.14% 0.25%
1995 0.15% 0.26%
1994 0.39% 0.25%
1993 0.83% 0.24%
1992 1.11% 0.27%
1991 1% 0.31%
1990 0.76% 0.3%
1989 0.45% 0.26%
1988 0.14% 0.22%
1987 0.06% 0.21%
1986 0.06% 0.23%
1985 0.05% 0.23%
1984 -0.006% 0.16%
1983 -0.16% 0.03%
1982 0.07% -0.04%
1981 0.26% 0.03%
1980 0% 0.12%
1979 -0.17% 0.09%
1978 -0.08% 0.005%
1977 0.04% -0.03%
1976 -0.18% -0.02%
1975 -0.26% -0.007%
1974 0.17% 0.06%
1973 0.56% 0.19%
1972 0.58% 0.34%
1971 0.45% 0.42%
1970 0.35% 0.4%
1969 0.35% 0.42%
1968 0.52% 0.49%
1967 0.75% 0.54%
1966 0.7% 0.55%
1965 0.65% 0.64%
1964 0.67% 0.65%
1963 0.64% 0.75%
1962 0.61% 0.85%
1961 0.55% 0.76%

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 the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Austria United Kingdom
Current population
9163419
70154914
Population rank 99/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.85%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
43 seconds
One birth every
6.77 minutes
45.9 seconds
One death every
5.87 minutes
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +127 +2,011
Annual growth/decline +46,221 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 97/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change +11,254 +389,911
Net migration rank 44/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - 389,911
2024 - 8,813 - 417,114
2023 -11,872 4,819 34,589 445,523
2022 -10,851 157,365 39,751 487,029
2021 -6,269 52,150 30,612 462,967
2020 -8,025 39,601 -4,272 144,221
2019 1,776 41,090 108,342 232,727
2018 1,769 35,296 119,321 259,744
2017 4,399 45,478 145,125 272,311
2016 6,989 65,976 177,139 324,649
2015 1,729 115,175 175,738 347,839
2014 3,419 74,375 206,784 306,091
2013 0 56,726 198,830 237,272
2012 0 45,014 248,473 172,088
2011 1,679 31,887 259,361 228,773
2010 1,672 22,570 251,066 274,811
2009 -834 18,222 230,422 249,639
2008 2,496 25,405 216,325 263,390
2007 1,659 24,616 196,232 309,385
2006 3,308 25,787 176,455 288,923
2005 3,291 50,676 144,963 308,279
2004 4,904 55,007 131,974 276,077
2003 0 44,362 89,471 211,846
2002 2,424 37,508 65,308 203,577
2001 804 39,866 65,032 175,133
2000 1,602 17,631 70,671 153,917
1999 0 19,949 64,551 152,653
1998 3,191 8,702 87,730 125,541
1997 3,984 1,589 99,138 59,723
1996 7,959 4,077 98,884 54,964
1995 7,948 1,890 87,028 61,385
1994 11,110 3,113 127,304 45,339
1993 12,649 33,688 103,893 27,403
1992 12,545 71,451 149,709 17,846
1991 10,857 77,417 143,562 27,601
1990 7,678 59,873 154,569 57,132
1989 5,333 46,232 119,861 49,586
1988 4,551 13,807 136,628 13,952
1987 1,515 1,434 136,325 8,266
1986 0 6,630 90,690 41,836
1985 -1,513 5,940 79,170 83,164
1984 756 2,906 84,633 71,107
1983 -3,025 -1,474 61,966 27,063
1982 3,029 -22,711 56,314 -61,152
1981 1,514 29,590 73,234 -83,876
1980 -1,510 9,811 95,734 -25,187
1979 -6,039 -1,785 61,872 11,255
1978 -9,074 -8,131 16,859 3,783
1977 -6,811 13,245 0 -21,636
1976 -7,565 8,336 -5,621 -19,135
1975 -2,274 -24,253 33,735 -40,241
1974 3,039 -16,276 67,476 -65,710
1973 5,310 34,856 112,389 -33,840
1972 9,053 36,703 162,650 -1,406
1971 11,250 32,392 257,123 1,175
1970 13,441 10,601 244,918 -15,254
1969 22,323 5,896 260,577 -60,655
1968 30,403 -6,880 292,622 -38,852
1967 32,459 21,285 346,145 -39,659
1966 37,343 18,656 333,356 -27,935
1965 35,627 10,719 364,132 -24,955
1964 44,788 3,646 405,000 -23,885
1963 43,055 4,774 337,995 8,271
1962 42,779 1,509 340,800 76,443
1961 46,061 -2,760 311,519 52,295
1960 36,647 -1,732 314,400 19,953

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 the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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