What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Austria and Namibia?

9,960 people, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Namibia?

133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – 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.

Austria vs Namibia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Austria

1.81 million people

in 2050

Namibia

1.82 million people

in 2050

Austria rank

103rd

Namibia rank

102nd

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

Austria
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1.82 million people against 1.81 million people in Austria, a difference of 9,960 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 103rd and Namibia ranks 102nd of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 42 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	700,000 people	93,535 people	606,465 people	Austria
1100s	900,000 people	100,463 people	799,537 people	Austria
1200s	1.24 million people	107,900 people	1.14 million people	Austria
1300s	1.98 million people	115,880 people	1.86 million people	Austria
1400s	1.23 million people	124,423 people	1.11 million people	Austria
1500s	1.97 million people	133,506 people	1.84 million people	Austria
1600s	2.04 million people	142,968 people	1.89 million people	Austria
1700s	2.02 million people	152,179 people	1.87 million people	Austria
1710s	2.11 million people	158,714 people	1.96 million people	Austria
1720s	2.21 million people	165,600 people	2.04 million people	Austria
1730s	2.30 million people	172,790 people	2.13 million people	Austria
1740s	2.40 million people	180,294 people	2.22 million people	Austria
1750s	2.49 million people	188,124 people	2.30 million people	Austria
1760s	2.57 million people	196,291 people	2.38 million people	Austria
1770s	2.65 million people	204,805 people	2.45 million people	Austria
1780s	2.73 million people	213,677 people	2.52 million people	Austria
1790s	2.77 million people	222,915 people	2.55 million people	Austria
1800s	2.76 million people	232,530 people	2.52 million people	Austria
1810s	2.72 million people	242,528 people	2.48 million people	Austria
1820s	2.81 million people	252,915 people	2.55 million people	Austria
1830s	3.02 million people	263,696 people	2.76 million people	Austria
1840s	3.10 million people	274,873 people	2.83 million people	Austria
1850s	3.18 million people	286,445 people	2.89 million people	Austria
1860s	3.22 million people	298,408 people	2.92 million people	Austria
1870s	3.36 million people	310,754 people	3.05 million people	Austria
1880s	3.52 million people	323,470 people	3.20 million people	Austria
1890s	3.63 million people	336,537 people	3.29 million people	Austria
1900s	3.84 million people	349,929 people	3.49 million people	Austria
1910s	3.99 million people	363,614 people	3.63 million people	Austria
1920s	3.02 million people	377,546 people	2.64 million people	Austria
1930s	2.91 million people	391,671 people	2.52 million people	Austria
1940s	2.67 million people	405,920 people	2.26 million people	Austria
1950s	3.52 million people	440,240 people	3.08 million people	Austria
1960s	3.58 million people	497,660 people	3.08 million people	Austria
1970s	3.56 million people	646,676 people	2.91 million people	Austria
1980s	3.13 million people	811,418 people	2.32 million people	Austria
1990s	2.72 million people	1.12 million people	1.59 million people	Austria
2000s	2.71 million people	1.24 million people	1.46 million people	Austria
2010s	2.79 million people	1.29 million people	1.50 million people	Austria
2020s	2.75 million people	1.50 million people	1.25 million people	Austria
2030s	2.47 million people	1.64 million people	824,611 people	Austria
2040s	2.07 million people	1.76 million people	311,193 people	Austria
2050s	1.81 million people	1.82 million people	9,960 people	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Austria or Namibia?: Namibia, at 1.82 million people against 1.81 million people in Austria as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Austria and Namibia?: 9,960 people, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Namibia?: 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Austria and Namibia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?: Austria ranks 103rd and Namibia ranks 102nd of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – 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

Indicator: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modelled historical data.