Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Austria
Austria: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.69 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Austria, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Austria stood at 0.69 people per person.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Austria peaked at 0.6922 people per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.499 people per person, in 1960.
Austria ranks 95th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Austria, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.499 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5001 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.5014 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.5028 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5044 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5061 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.508 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.51 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.512 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5142 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.5165 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.5188 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5212 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5236 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5262 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.529 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5319 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5351 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5386 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5425 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5467 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5514 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5579 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5668 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5774 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.589 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6011 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6129 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.624 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.6337 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6413 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6462 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6497 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.653 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.656 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6588 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6613 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6634 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6652 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6667 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6678 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6684 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6689 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6694 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6697 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6699 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6701 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6703 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6706 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6708 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6712 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6716 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6722 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6731 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6743 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6757 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6773 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6791 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6811 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6832 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6858 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6886 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6917 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6922 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6903 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.69 people per person | -0.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.69 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 86% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.69 people per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5058 people per person | 0.499 people per person | 0.5142 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5283 people per person | 0.5165 people per person | 0.5425 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5861 people per person | 0.5467 people per person | 0.6337 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6562 people per person | 0.6413 people per person | 0.6667 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6696 people per person | 0.6678 people per person | 0.6708 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6759 people per person | 0.6712 people per person | 0.6832 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6898 people per person | 0.6858 people per person | 0.6922 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More population data for Austria
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2038 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.65 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2038 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0974 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 8,924 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.0912 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3729 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 89.67 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 297,643 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Austria?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Austria was 0.69 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6922 people per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.499 people per person in 1960.
- How does Austria rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Austria ranks 95th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.