Austria vs Hungary: The global population hockey stick
Austria
9.13 million people
in 2023
Hungary
9.69 million people
in 2023
Austria rank
99th
Hungary rank
97th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Austria
- Hungary
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.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 99th and Hungary ranks 97th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 17 and Hungary in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 700,000 people | 500,000 people | 200,000 people | Austria |
| 1100s | 900,000 people | 600,000 people | 300,000 people | Austria |
| 1200s | 1.25 million people | 800,000 people | 450,000 people | Austria |
| 1300s | 2.00 million people | 1.25 million people | 750,000 people | Austria |
| 1400s | 1.25 million people | 1.00 million people | 250,000 people | Austria |
| 1500s | 2.00 million people | 1.25 million people | 750,000 people | Austria |
| 1600s | 2.10 million people | 1.25 million people | 850,000 people | Austria |
| 1700s | 2.12 million people | 1.50 million people | 620,000 people | Austria |
| 1710s | 2.23 million people | 1.66 million people | 570,710 people | Austria |
| 1720s | 2.35 million people | 1.82 million people | 521,410 people | Austria |
| 1730s | 2.46 million people | 1.99 million people | 472,110 people | Austria |
| 1740s | 2.57 million people | 2.15 million people | 422,820 people | Austria |
| 1750s | 2.68 million people | 2.31 million people | 373,530 people | Austria |
| 1760s | 2.78 million people | 2.47 million people | 312,310 people | Austria |
| 1770s | 2.88 million people | 2.63 million people | 243,130 people | Austria |
| 1780s | 2.97 million people | 2.80 million people | 173,960 people | Austria |
| 1790s | 3.05 million people | 2.96 million people | 88,650 people | Austria |
| 1800s | 3.08 million people | 3.44 million people | 355,357 people | Hungary |
| 1810s | 3.26 million people | 3.88 million people | 616,292 people | Hungary |
| 1820s | 3.44 million people | 4.28 million people | 839,817 people | Hungary |
| 1830s | 3.62 million people | 4.61 million people | 992,590 people | Hungary |
| 1840s | 3.82 million people | 4.96 million people | 1.14 million people | Hungary |
| 1850s | 4.08 million people | 5.32 million people | 1.24 million people | Hungary |
| 1860s | 4.36 million people | 5.70 million people | 1.33 million people | Hungary |
| 1870s | 4.71 million people | 6.06 million people | 1.35 million people | Hungary |
| 1880s | 5.15 million people | 6.41 million people | 1.26 million people | Hungary |
| 1890s | 5.66 million people | 6.83 million people | 1.17 million people | Hungary |
| 1900s | 6.26 million people | 7.33 million people | 1.07 million people | Hungary |
| 1910s | 6.54 million people | 7.75 million people | 1.21 million people | Hungary |
| 1920s | 6.57 million people | 8.23 million people | 1.66 million people | Hungary |
| 1930s | 6.70 million people | 8.90 million people | 2.20 million people | Hungary |
| 1940s | 6.82 million people | 9.27 million people | 2.45 million people | Hungary |
| 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 the global population hockey stick, Austria or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 9.69 million people against 9.13 million people in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Austria and Hungary?
- 556,030 people, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Hungary?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Hungary rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Austria ranks 99th and Hungary ranks 97th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.