Historical population data in Austria
Austria: Historical population data was 9.21 million Persons in 2025. β² Rising
Historical population data in Austria, 1950β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Austria recorded 9.21 million Persons for historical population data in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical population data in Austria peaked at 9.21 million Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.93 million Persons, in 1952.
Austria ranks 30th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.95 million Persons | 6.93 million Persons | 7.01 million Persons | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.25 million Persons | 7.05 million Persons | 7.44 million Persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.55 million Persons | 7.47 million Persons | 7.60 million Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.57 million Persons | 7.55 million Persons | 7.62 million Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.90 million Persons | 7.68 million Persons | 7.99 million Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.19 million Persons | 8.01 million Persons | 8.34 million Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.60 million Persons | 8.36 million Persons | 8.87 million Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.07 million Persons | 8.91 million Persons | 9.21 million Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More population data for Austria
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.203 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 297,643 (2100)
- Population density 89.67 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.203 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3729 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.0912 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 8,924 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.0913 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.31 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 284,828 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical population data in Austria?
- Historical population data in Austria was 9.21 million Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest historical population data recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 9.21 million Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest historical population data recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.93 million Persons in 1952.
- How does Austria rank for historical population data?
- Austria ranks 30th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical population data rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Historical population data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents annual population data from 1961 by sex and five year age groups as well as the share of children, youth, the elderly, old-age and total dependency ratios. The data is available for all member countries as well as for the EU27 and G20 countries, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and the World total. The data refer to mid-year estimates of the population. See country details in Historical population metadata.