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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Austria was 9,177,982 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Austria's population is 9,163,419 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 37.5 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Austria is ranked the 99th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.26% of the world: 0.11% for Austria vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Austria has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Austria has increased from 8.27M people to 9.16M (10.8% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Austria vs United States: population by year and forecast

Austria
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Austria United States
2100 7,450,035 415,429,771
2099 7,465,366 414,829,167
2098 7,480,951 414,231,720
2097 7,498,101 413,576,381
2096 7,514,850 412,927,393
2095 7,532,161 412,225,379
2094 7,548,458 411,498,749
2093 7,565,999 410,785,729
2092 7,583,717 410,051,921
2091 7,603,216 409,320,183
2090 7,623,462 408,613,732
2089 7,645,771 407,885,645
2088 7,668,431 407,129,733
2087 7,690,081 406,421,298
2086 7,712,948 405,715,343
2085 7,737,385 405,059,379
2084 7,763,202 404,343,130
2083 7,788,506 403,612,785
2082 7,813,956 402,871,293
2081 7,839,060 402,054,554
2080 7,863,527 401,319,194
2079 7,889,445 400,554,914
2078 7,916,631 399,737,968
2077 7,944,829 398,906,565
2076 7,970,795 398,035,750
2075 7,996,421 397,109,170
2074 8,023,733 396,226,412
2073 8,050,381 395,307,725
2072 8,078,590 394,393,561
2071 8,105,838 393,415,363
2070 8,133,854 392,469,727
2069 8,163,771 391,479,981
2068 8,193,704 390,517,695
2067 8,224,576 389,543,856
2066 8,257,106 388,597,719
2065 8,290,403 387,685,327
2064 8,322,363 386,805,026
2063 8,356,710 385,911,917
2062 8,391,660 385,032,627
2061 8,426,083 384,170,837
2060 8,461,244 383,361,269
2059 8,497,226 382,542,030
2058 8,533,176 381,704,804
2057 8,569,804 380,907,023
2056 8,603,815 380,159,777
2055 8,637,443 379,430,756
2054 8,670,706 378,682,851
2053 8,703,475 377,878,421
2052 8,733,492 377,073,303
2051 8,761,338 376,229,840
2050 8,789,107 375,373,155
2049 8,816,505 374,493,150
2048 8,841,593 373,590,762
2047 8,864,899 372,626,259
2046 8,886,446 371,644,809
2045 8,906,200 370,602,914
2044 8,926,211 369,518,897
2043 8,943,779 368,375,680
2042 8,961,407 367,158,772
2041 8,977,747 365,937,822
2040 8,994,604 364,671,837
2039 9,011,400 363,367,337
2038 9,026,006 361,997,023
2037 9,044,181 360,606,236
2036 9,059,299 359,193,245
2035 9,074,280 357,750,686
2034 9,089,880 356,266,726
2033 9,102,596 354,775,032
2032 9,116,080 353,259,037
2031 9,127,901 351,721,511
2030 9,138,727 350,155,042
2029 9,146,845 348,564,667
2028 9,151,806 346,906,294
2027 9,157,362 345,257,605
2026 9,163,419 343,565,426
2025 9,170,052 341,784,857
2024 9,177,982 340,110,988
2023 9,131,761 334,914,895
2022 9,041,851 333,271,411
2021 8,955,797 331,893,745
2020 8,916,864 331,526,933
2019 8,879,920 328,329,953
2018 8,840,521 326,838,199
2017 8,797,566 325,122,128
2016 8,736,668 323,071,755
2015 8,642,699 320,738,994
2014 8,546,356 318,386,329
2013 8,479,823 316,059,947
2012 8,429,991 313,877,662
2011 8,391,643 311,583,481
2010 8,363,404 309,327,143
2009 8,343,323 306,771,529
2008 8,321,496 304,093,966
2007 8,295,487 301,231,207
2006 8,268,641 298,379,912
2005 8,227,829 295,516,599
2004 8,171,966 292,805,298
2003 8,121,423 290,107,933
2002 8,081,957 287,625,193
2001 8,042,293 284,968,955
2000 8,011,566 282,162,411
1999 7,992,324 279,294,713
1998 7,976,789 276,115,288
1997 7,968,041 272,911,760
1996 7,959,017 269,667,391
1995 7,948,278 266,557,091
1994 7,936,118 263,435,673
1993 7,905,633 260,255,352
1992 7,840,709 256,894,189
1991 7,754,891 253,492,503
1990 7,677,850 250,131,894
1989 7,619,567 246,819,222
1988 7,585,317 244,499,004
1987 7,574,586 242,288,936
1986 7,569,794 240,132,831
1985 7,564,985 237,923,734
1984 7,561,434 235,824,908
1983 7,561,910 233,792,014
1982 7,574,140 231,664,432
1981 7,568,710 229,465,744
1980 7,549,433 226,542,250
1979 7,549,425 225,055,487
1978 7,562,305 222,584,545
1977 7,568,430 220,239,425
1976 7,565,525 218,035,164
1975 7,578,903 215,973,199
1974 7,599,038 213,853,928
1973 7,586,115 211,908,788
1972 7,544,201 209,896,021
1971 7,500,482 207,660,677
1970 7,467,086 205,052,174
1969 7,441,055 202,676,946
1968 7,415,403 200,706,052
1967 7,376,998 198,712,056
1966 7,322,066 196,560,338
1965 7,270,889 194,302,963
1964 7,223,801 191,888,791
1963 7,175,811 189,241,798
1962 7,129,864 186,537,737
1961 7,086,299 183,691,481
1960 7,047,539 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); 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 States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Austria gained 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Austria was ranked 91st most populous country in 2006 and is 99th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

The United States is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 415M 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 States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Austria United States
2100 -0.21% 0.14%
2099 -0.21% 0.14%
2098 -0.23% 0.16%
2097 -0.22% 0.16%
2096 -0.23% 0.17%
2095 -0.22% 0.18%
2094 -0.23% 0.17%
2093 -0.23% 0.18%
2092 -0.26% 0.18%
2091 -0.27% 0.17%
2090 -0.29% 0.18%
2089 -0.3% 0.19%
2088 -0.28% 0.17%
2087 -0.3% 0.17%
2086 -0.32% 0.16%
2085 -0.33% 0.18%
2084 -0.32% 0.18%
2083 -0.33% 0.18%
2082 -0.32% 0.2%
2081 -0.31% 0.18%
2080 -0.33% 0.19%
2079 -0.34% 0.2%
2078 -0.35% 0.21%
2077 -0.33% 0.22%
2076 -0.32% 0.23%
2075 -0.34% 0.22%
2074 -0.33% 0.23%
2073 -0.35% 0.23%
2072 -0.34% 0.25%
2071 -0.34% 0.24%
2070 -0.37% 0.25%
2069 -0.37% 0.25%
2068 -0.38% 0.25%
2067 -0.39% 0.24%
2066 -0.4% 0.24%
2065 -0.38% 0.23%
2064 -0.41% 0.23%
2063 -0.42% 0.23%
2062 -0.41% 0.22%
2061 -0.42% 0.21%
2060 -0.42% 0.21%
2059 -0.42% 0.22%
2058 -0.43% 0.21%
2057 -0.4% 0.2%
2056 -0.39% 0.19%
2055 -0.38% 0.2%
2054 -0.38% 0.21%
2053 -0.34% 0.21%
2052 -0.32% 0.22%
2051 -0.32% 0.23%
2050 -0.31% 0.23%
2049 -0.28% 0.24%
2048 -0.26% 0.26%
2047 -0.24% 0.26%
2046 -0.22% 0.28%
2045 -0.22% 0.29%
2044 -0.2% 0.31%
2043 -0.2% 0.33%
2042 -0.18% 0.33%
2041 -0.19% 0.35%
2040 -0.19% 0.36%
2039 -0.16% 0.38%
2038 -0.2% 0.39%
2037 -0.17% 0.39%
2036 -0.17% 0.4%
2035 -0.17% 0.42%
2034 -0.14% 0.42%
2033 -0.15% 0.43%
2032 -0.13% 0.44%
2031 -0.12% 0.45%
2030 -0.09% 0.46%
2029 -0.05% 0.48%
2028 -0.06% 0.48%
2027 -0.07% 0.49%
2026 -0.07% 0.52%
2025 -0.09% 0.49%
2024 0.51% 1.55%
2023 0.99% 0.49%
2022 0.96% 0.42%
2021 0.44% 0.11%
2020 0.42% 0.97%
2019 0.45% 0.46%
2018 0.49% 0.53%
2017 0.7% 0.63%
2016 1.09% 0.73%
2015 1.13% 0.74%
2014 0.78% 0.74%
2013 0.59% 0.7%
2012 0.46% 0.74%
2011 0.34% 0.73%
2010 0.24% 0.83%
2009 0.26% 0.88%
2008 0.31% 0.95%
2007 0.32% 0.96%
2006 0.5% 0.97%
2005 0.68% 0.93%
2004 0.62% 0.93%
2003 0.49% 0.86%
2002 0.49% 0.93%
2001 0.38% 0.99%
2000 0.24% 1.03%
1999 0.19% 1.15%
1998 0.11% 1.17%
1997 0.11% 1.2%
1996 0.14% 1.17%
1995 0.15% 1.18%
1994 0.39% 1.22%
1993 0.83% 1.31%
1992 1.11% 1.34%
1991 1% 1.34%
1990 0.76% 1.34%
1989 0.45% 0.95%
1988 0.14% 0.91%
1987 0.06% 0.9%
1986 0.06% 0.93%
1985 0.05% 0.89%
1984 -0.006% 0.87%
1983 -0.16% 0.92%
1982 0.07% 0.96%
1981 0.26% 1.29%
1980 0% 0.66%
1979 -0.17% 1.11%
1978 -0.08% 1.06%
1977 0.04% 1.01%
1976 -0.18% 0.95%
1975 -0.26% 0.99%
1974 0.17% 0.92%
1973 0.56% 0.96%
1972 0.58% 1.08%
1971 0.45% 1.27%
1970 0.35% 1.17%
1969 0.35% 0.98%
1968 0.52% 1%
1967 0.75% 1.09%
1966 0.7% 1.16%
1965 0.65% 1.26%
1964 0.67% 1.4%
1963 0.64% 1.45%
1962 0.61% 1.55%
1961 0.55% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Austria grew by 0.51%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Austria United States
Current population
9163419
344023146
Population rank 99/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 4.15%
One net population change
11.4 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
6.77 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
5.87 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +127 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +46,221 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 134/197
One migration net change every
46.8 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change +11,254 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 44/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 2,327,064 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 32/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 25.5% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 22/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Austria
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Austria United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,254 - 1,230,663
2024 - 8,813 - 1,286,132
2023 -11,872 4,819 502,372 1,322,668
2022 -10,851 157,365 399,926 1,319,009
2021 -6,269 52,150 199,137 674,787
2020 -8,025 39,601 208,862 329,769
2019 1,776 41,090 887,476 1,774,500
2018 1,769 35,296 955,022 1,764,961
2017 4,399 45,478 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 6,989 65,976 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 1,729 115,175 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 3,419 74,375 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 0 56,726 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 0 45,014 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 1,679 31,887 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 1,672 22,570 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 -834 18,222 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 2,496 25,405 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 1,659 24,616 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 3,308 25,787 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 3,291 50,676 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 4,904 55,007 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 0 44,362 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 2,424 37,508 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 804 39,866 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 1,602 17,631 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 0 19,949 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 3,191 8,702 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 3,984 1,589 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 7,959 4,077 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 7,948 1,890 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 11,110 3,113 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 12,649 33,688 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 12,545 71,451 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 10,857 77,417 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 7,678 59,873 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 5,333 46,232 1,875,826 400,998
1988 4,551 13,807 1,735,943 460,778
1987 1,515 1,434 1,720,252 480,815
1986 0 6,630 1,656,917 493,082
1985 -1,513 5,940 1,689,258 598,777
1984 756 2,906 1,627,192 622,793
1983 -3,025 -1,474 1,636,544 662,840
1982 3,029 -22,711 1,714,317 600,149
1981 1,514 29,590 1,652,153 583,070
1980 -1,510 9,811 1,608,450 595,916
1979 -6,039 -1,785 1,597,894 503,559
1978 -9,074 -8,131 1,402,283 556,521
1977 -6,811 13,245 1,431,556 577,060
1976 -7,565 8,336 1,264,604 635,590
1975 -2,274 -24,253 1,252,644 655,078
1974 3,039 -16,276 1,218,968 706,978
1973 5,310 34,856 1,165,499 783,163
1972 9,053 36,703 1,301,355 833,543
1971 11,250 32,392 1,640,519 833,549
1970 13,441 10,601 1,824,965 744,902
1969 22,323 5,896 1,702,487 523,740
1968 30,403 -6,880 1,565,507 594,514
1967 32,459 21,285 1,669,181 585,410
1966 37,343 18,656 1,749,387 637,692
1965 35,627 10,719 1,943,030 644,902
1964 44,788 3,646 2,245,099 618,635
1963 43,055 4,774 2,289,826 639,495
1962 42,779 1,509 2,406,337 625,617
1961 46,061 -2,760 2,571,681 580,333
1960 36,647 -1,732 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 2,327,064 residents or 25.5% of the population were not native-born in Austria, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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 States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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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