Austria vs Hungary: Has the population peaked?

Austria
9.13 million people
in 2023
Hungary
9.69 million people
in 2023
Austria rank
98th
Hungary rank
96th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Austria
  • Hungary
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How they compare

Hungary currently reports 9.69 million people against 9.13 million people in Austria, a difference of 556,030 people.

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

Across all 74 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 98th and Hungary ranks 96th of 236 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Hungary Difference Ahead
1950s 6.95 million people 9.69 million people 2.74 million people Hungary
1960s 7.25 million people 10.13 million people 2.88 million people Hungary
1970s 7.55 million people 10.50 million people 2.94 million people Hungary
1980s 7.57 million people 10.56 million people 2.99 million people Hungary
1990s 7.90 million people 10.32 million people 2.42 million people Hungary
2000s 8.19 million people 10.09 million people 1.90 million people Hungary
2010s 8.61 million people 9.86 million people 1.25 million people Hungary
2020s 9.02 million people 9.71 million people 686,130 people Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Austria or Hungary?
Hungary, at 9.69 million people against 9.13 million people in Austria as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Austria and Hungary?
556,030 people, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Hungary?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Austria and Hungary rank globally for has the population peaked??
Austria ranks 98th and Hungary ranks 96th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.