Austria vs Portugal: Population density

Austria
89.67 people per km²
in 2100
Portugal
95.56 people per km²
in 2100
Austria rank
128th
Portugal rank
126th

Population density over time

  • Austria
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 95.56 people per km² against 89.67 people per km² in Austria, a difference of 5.89 people per km².

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 128th and Portugal ranks 126th of 235 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 31 and Portugal in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Portugal Difference Ahead
1000s 8.48 people per km² 6.01 people per km² 2.47 people per km² Austria
1100s 10.91 people per km² 7.51 people per km² 3.39 people per km² Austria
1200s 15.15 people per km² 9.02 people per km² 6.13 people per km² Austria
1300s 24.24 people per km² 12.52 people per km² 11.72 people per km² Austria
1400s 15.15 people per km² 9.02 people per km² 6.13 people per km² Austria
1500s 24.24 people per km² 12.52 people per km² 11.72 people per km² Austria
1600s 25.45 people per km² 20.03 people per km² 5.41 people per km² Austria
1700s 25.69 people per km² 20.03 people per km² 5.66 people per km² Austria
1710s 27.06 people per km² 26.49 people per km² 0.5682 people per km² Austria
1720s 28.42 people per km² 27.35 people per km² 1.07 people per km² Austria
1730s 29.78 people per km² 27.91 people per km² 1.87 people per km² Austria
1740s 31.15 people per km² 28.48 people per km² 2.67 people per km² Austria
1750s 32.51 people per km² 29.06 people per km² 3.45 people per km² Austria
1760s 33.73 people per km² 29.66 people per km² 4.08 people per km² Austria
1770s 34.86 people per km² 30.26 people per km² 4.6 people per km² Austria
1780s 35.98 people per km² 30.88 people per km² 5.1 people per km² Austria
1790s 36.91 people per km² 31.51 people per km² 5.4 people per km² Austria
1800s 37.32 people per km² 31.28 people per km² 6.04 people per km² Austria
1810s 39.55 people per km² 34.25 people per km² 5.3 people per km² Austria
1820s 41.74 people per km² 36.93 people per km² 4.81 people per km² Austria
1830s 43.84 people per km² 39.14 people per km² 4.69 people per km² Austria
1840s 46.3 people per km² 40.97 people per km² 5.33 people per km² Austria
1850s 49.41 people per km² 42.56 people per km² 6.85 people per km² Austria
1860s 52.87 people per km² 45.25 people per km² 7.63 people per km² Austria
1870s 57.07 people per km² 48.58 people per km² 8.49 people per km² Austria
1880s 62.35 people per km² 52.32 people per km² 10.04 people per km² Austria
1890s 68.54 people per km² 56.65 people per km² 11.88 people per km² Austria
1900s 75.88 people per km² 61.24 people per km² 14.64 people per km² Austria
1910s 79.3 people per km² 64.83 people per km² 14.47 people per km² Austria
1920s 79.6 people per km² 69.4 people per km² 10.2 people per km² Austria
1930s 81.2 people per km² 78.23 people per km² 2.97 people per km² Austria
1940s 82.62 people per km² 87.34 people per km² 4.72 people per km² Portugal
1950s 84.26 people per km² 94.26 people per km² 10 people per km² Portugal
1960s 87.84 people per km² 96.74 people per km² 8.91 people per km² Portugal
1970s 91.51 people per km² 99.69 people per km² 8.18 people per km² Portugal
1980s 91.77 people per km² 108.45 people per km² 16.69 people per km² Portugal
1990s 95.71 people per km² 109.68 people per km² 13.97 people per km² Portugal
2000s 99.25 people per km² 114.29 people per km² 15.05 people per km² Portugal
2010s 104.37 people per km² 113.78 people per km² 9.41 people per km² Portugal
2020s 109.93 people per km² 113.44 people per km² 3.51 people per km² Portugal
2030s 109.3 people per km² 111.54 people per km² 2.25 people per km² Portugal
2040s 107.25 people per km² 108.62 people per km² 1.37 people per km² Portugal
2050s 104.02 people per km² 104.83 people per km² 0.8159 people per km² Portugal
2060s 99.91 people per km² 100.84 people per km² 0.9366 people per km² Portugal
2070s 96.35 people per km² 97.81 people per km² 1.45 people per km² Portugal
2080s 93.25 people per km² 96.44 people per km² 3.19 people per km² Portugal
2090s 90.76 people per km² 95.87 people per km² 5.11 people per km² Portugal
2100s 89.67 people per km² 95.56 people per km² 5.89 people per km² Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Austria or Portugal?
Portugal, at 95.56 people per km² against 89.67 people per km² in Austria as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between Austria and Portugal?
5.89 people per km², with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Portugal?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Austria and Portugal rank globally for population density?
Austria ranks 128th and Portugal ranks 126th of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population density
Unit
people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.