Austria vs Ireland: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Austria
1.81 million people
in 2050
Ireland
1.57 million people
in 2050
Austria rank
103rd
Ireland rank
105th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Austria
- Ireland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1.81 million people against 1.57 million people in Ireland, a difference of 238,630 people.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 103rd and Ireland ranks 105th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 24 and Ireland in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 700,000 people | 300,000 people | 400,000 people | Austria |
| 1100s | 900,000 people | 400,000 people | 500,000 people | Austria |
| 1200s | 1.24 million people | 600,000 people | 643,750 people | Austria |
| 1300s | 1.98 million people | 800,000 people | 1.18 million people | Austria |
| 1400s | 1.23 million people | 600,000 people | 633,750 people | Austria |
| 1500s | 1.97 million people | 800,000 people | 1.17 million people | Austria |
| 1600s | 2.04 million people | 1.25 million people | 787,000 people | Austria |
| 1700s | 2.02 million people | 2.42 million people | 396,760 people | Ireland |
| 1710s | 2.11 million people | 2.91 million people | 792,170 people | Ireland |
| 1720s | 2.21 million people | 2.96 million people | 750,110 people | Ireland |
| 1730s | 2.30 million people | 3.01 million people | 709,360 people | Ireland |
| 1740s | 2.40 million people | 3.07 million people | 669,880 people | Ireland |
| 1750s | 2.49 million people | 3.12 million people | 631,610 people | Ireland |
| 1760s | 2.57 million people | 3.09 million people | 513,300 people | Ireland |
| 1770s | 2.65 million people | 3.06 million people | 401,990 people | Ireland |
| 1780s | 2.73 million people | 3.38 million people | 652,890 people | Ireland |
| 1790s | 2.77 million people | 3.99 million people | 1.22 million people | Ireland |
| 1800s | 2.76 million people | 4.24 million people | 1.49 million people | Ireland |
| 1810s | 2.72 million people | 4.81 million people | 2.09 million people | Ireland |
| 1820s | 2.81 million people | 5.58 million people | 2.78 million people | Ireland |
| 1830s | 3.02 million people | 6.04 million people | 3.01 million people | Ireland |
| 1840s | 3.10 million people | 6.31 million people | 3.21 million people | Ireland |
| 1850s | 3.18 million people | 5.10 million people | 1.92 million people | Ireland |
| 1860s | 3.22 million people | 4.23 million people | 1.01 million people | Ireland |
| 1870s | 3.36 million people | 3.85 million people | 494,750 people | Ireland |
| 1880s | 3.52 million people | 3.62 million people | 99,060 people | Ireland |
| 1890s | 3.63 million people | 3.21 million people | 415,620 people | Austria |
| 1900s | 3.84 million people | 2.98 million people | 864,540 people | Austria |
| 1910s | 3.99 million people | 2.86 million people | 1.13 million people | Austria |
| 1920s | 3.02 million people | 2.78 million people | 246,540 people | Austria |
| 1930s | 2.91 million people | 1.82 million people | 1.09 million people | Austria |
| 1940s | 2.67 million people | 1.79 million people | 875,270 people | Austria |
| 1950s | 3.52 million people | 1.66 million people | 1.86 million people | Austria |
| 1960s | 3.58 million people | 1.49 million people | 2.09 million people | Austria |
| 1970s | 3.56 million people | 1.46 million people | 2.10 million people | Austria |
| 1980s | 3.13 million people | 1.53 million people | 1.60 million people | Austria |
| 1990s | 2.72 million people | 1.52 million people | 1.19 million people | Austria |
| 2000s | 2.71 million people | 1.64 million people | 1.06 million people | Austria |
| 2010s | 2.79 million people | 1.76 million people | 1.03 million people | Austria |
| 2020s | 2.75 million people | 1.87 million people | 889,704 people | Austria |
| 2030s | 2.47 million people | 1.85 million people | 620,061 people | Austria |
| 2040s | 2.07 million people | 1.70 million people | 367,245 people | Austria |
| 2050s | 1.81 million people | 1.57 million people | 238,630 people | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Austria or Ireland?
- Austria, at 1.81 million people against 1.57 million people in Ireland as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Austria and Ireland?
- 238,630 people, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Ireland?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Austria and Ireland rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Austria ranks 103rd and Ireland ranks 105th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.