Long term urban population region in Austria
Austria: Long term urban population region was 72.45 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
72.45
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
78th
of 202 countries
All-time high
72.45
in 2025
All-time low
0
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Long term urban population region in Austria, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long term urban population region in Austria is 72.45, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long term urban population region in Austria peaked at 72.45 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1000.
That places Austria 78th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Long term urban population region in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0 | — |
| 1100 | 0 | — |
| 1200 | 0.5 | — |
| 1300 | 1 | +100.0% |
| 1400 | 1.3 | +30.0% |
| 1500 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 1600 | 3 | +130.8% |
| 1700 | 4.8 | +60.0% |
| 1710 | 5.3 | +10.4% |
| 1720 | 5.8 | +9.4% |
| 1730 | 6.3 | +8.6% |
| 1740 | 6.8 | +7.9% |
| 1750 | 7.3 | +7.4% |
| 1760 | 7.5 | +2.7% |
| 1770 | 7.7 | +2.7% |
| 1780 | 8 | +3.9% |
| 1790 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 1800 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 1810 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 1820 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 1830 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 1840 | 15 | +15.4% |
| 1850 | 18 | +20.0% |
| 1860 | 23 | +27.8% |
| 1870 | 26 | +13.0% |
| 1880 | 29 | +11.5% |
| 1890 | 33 | +13.8% |
| 1900 | 36 | +9.1% |
| 1910 | 40 | +11.1% |
| 1920 | 52.88 | +32.2% |
| 1930 | 56.45 | +6.8% |
| 1940 | 60.02 | +6.3% |
| 1950 | 63.6 | +6.0% |
| 1951 | 63.7 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 63.81 | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 63.9 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 63.99 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 64.07 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 64.15 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 64.23 | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 64.3 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 64.38 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 64.46 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 64.53 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 64.57 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 64.61 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 64.65 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 64.68 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 64.71 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 64.74 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 64.77 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 64.79 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 64.82 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 65.03 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 65.18 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 65.3 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 65.35 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 65.34 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 65.42 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 65.44 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 65.42 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 65.4 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 65.39 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 65.35 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 65.36 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 65.4 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 65.47 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 65.57 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 65.51 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 65.49 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 65.5 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 65.59 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 65.77 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 65.77 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 65.81 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 65.88 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 65.9 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 65.8 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 65.89 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 65.87 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 65.79 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 65.75 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 65.8 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 65.98 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 66.15 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 66.33 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 66.5 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 66.68 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 66.85 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 67.03 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 67.2 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 67.38 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 67.55 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 67.89 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 68.23 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 68.56 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 68.9 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 69.24 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 69.57 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 69.91 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 70.25 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 70.58 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 70.92 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 71.23 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 71.53 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 71.84 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 72.15 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 72.45 | +0.4% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 72.45 is below the median for high income countries, which is 78.88, 92% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Austria's 72.45 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.52, 100% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long term urban population region in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 | +130.8% | 1.3 | 3 |
| 1300 | +100.0% | 0.5 | 1 |
| 1700 | +60.0% | 3 | 4.8 |
| 1920 | +32.2% | 40 | 52.88 |
| 1400 | +30.0% | 1 | 1.3 |
| 1860 | +27.8% | 18 | 23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 1300s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 |
| 1500s | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 |
| 1600s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1700s | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1 |
| 1710s | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 1 |
| 1720s | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 1 |
| 1730s | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 1 |
| 1740s | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 1 |
| 1750s | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 1 |
| 1760s | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1 |
| 1770s | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 1 |
| 1780s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 1790s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| 1800s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 1810s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| 1820s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| 1830s | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
| 1840s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 |
| 1850s | 18 | 18 | 18 | 1 |
| 1860s | 23 | 23 | 23 | 1 |
| 1870s | 26 | 26 | 26 | 1 |
| 1880s | 29 | 29 | 29 | 1 |
| 1890s | 33 | 33 | 33 | 1 |
| 1900s | 36 | 36 | 36 | 1 |
| 1910s | 40 | 40 | 40 | 1 |
| 1920s | 52.88 | 52.88 | 52.88 | 1 |
| 1930s | 56.45 | 56.45 | 56.45 | 1 |
| 1940s | 60.02 | 60.02 | 60.02 | 1 |
| 1950s | 64.01 | 63.6 | 64.38 | 10 |
| 1960s | 64.65 | 64.46 | 64.79 | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.27 | 64.82 | 65.44 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.46 | 65.35 | 65.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.82 | 65.75 | 65.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.59 | 65.8 | 67.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.07 | 67.55 | 70.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.69 | 70.92 | 72.45 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is long term urban population region in Austria?
- Long term urban population region in Austria was 72.45 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long term urban population region recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 72.45 in 2025.
- What is the lowest long term urban population region recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1000.
- How does Austria rank for long term urban population region?
- Austria ranks 78th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long term urban population region rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long term urban population region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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