Austria vs Iraq: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Austria
69.7%
in 2025
Iraq
69.9%
in 2025
Austria rank
107th
Iraq rank
106th
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Austria
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 69.9% against 69.7% in Austria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iraq ahead.
Austria ranks 107th and Iraq ranks 106th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 27 and Iraq in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 2.5% | 2.5% | Iraq |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 2.6% | 2.6% | Iraq |
| 1200s | 0.5% | 2.8% | 2.3% | Iraq |
| 1300s | 1.0% | 2.9% | 1.9% | Iraq |
| 1400s | 1.3% | 3.1% | 1.8% | Iraq |
| 1500s | 1.3% | 3.2% | 1.9% | Iraq |
| 1600s | 3.0% | 3.4% | 0.4% | Iraq |
| 1700s | 4.8% | 3.5% | 1.3% | Austria |
| 1710s | 5.3% | 4.0% | 1.3% | Austria |
| 1720s | 5.8% | 4.3% | 1.5% | Austria |
| 1730s | 6.3% | 4.7% | 1.6% | Austria |
| 1740s | 6.8% | 5.2% | 1.6% | Austria |
| 1750s | 7.3% | 5.7% | 1.6% | Austria |
| 1760s | 7.5% | 6.2% | 1.3% | Austria |
| 1770s | 7.7% | 6.8% | 0.9% | Austria |
| 1780s | 8.0% | 7.5% | 0.5% | Austria |
| 1790s | 9.0% | 8.2% | 0.8% | Austria |
| 1800s | 10.0% | 9.0% | 1.0% | Austria |
| 1810s | 11.0% | 9.8% | 1.2% | Austria |
| 1820s | 12.0% | 10.8% | 1.2% | Austria |
| 1830s | 13.0% | 11.8% | 1.2% | Austria |
| 1840s | 15.0% | 12.9% | 2.1% | Austria |
| 1850s | 18.0% | 14.1% | 3.9% | Austria |
| 1860s | 23.0% | 15.5% | 7.5% | Austria |
| 1870s | 26.0% | 17.0% | 9.0% | Austria |
| 1880s | 29.0% | 18.6% | 10.4% | Austria |
| 1890s | 33.0% | 20.3% | 12.7% | Austria |
| 1900s | 36.0% | 22.3% | 13.7% | Austria |
| 1910s | 40.0% | 24.4% | 15.6% | Austria |
| 1920s | 52.9% | 26.7% | 26.1% | Austria |
| 1930s | 56.4% | 29.3% | 27.2% | Austria |
| 1940s | 60.0% | 32.1% | 28.0% | Austria |
| 1950s | 49.4% | 38.4% | 11.0% | Austria |
| 1960s | 50.6% | 50.3% | 0.2% | Austria |
| 1970s | 52.8% | 61.2% | 8.4% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 58.6% | 68.8% | 10.2% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 65.6% | 68.3% | 2.7% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 66.9% | 68.3% | 1.4% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 69.6% | 2.0% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 69.9% | 0.8% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Austria or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 69.9% against 69.7% in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Austria and Iraq?
- 0.2%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Iraq?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Iraq rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Austria ranks 107th and Iraq ranks 106th 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 Share of population living in urban areas 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
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.