Population density in Austria

Austria: Population density was 89.67 people per km² in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
89.67 people per km²
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
128th
of 235 countries
All-time high
110.64 people per km²
in 2023
All-time low
8.48 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Austria, 1000–2100

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

The most recent figure for population density in Austria is 89.67 people per km², measured in 2100.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Austria peaked at 110.64 people per km² in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.48 people per km², in 1000.

Austria ranks 128th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 318 years of available data.

Population density in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Austria, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 8.48 people per km²
1100 10.91 people per km² +28.6%
1200 15.15 people per km² +38.9%
1300 24.24 people per km² +60.0%
1400 15.15 people per km² -37.5%
1500 24.24 people per km² +60.0%
1600 25.45 people per km² +5.0%
1700 25.69 people per km² +1.0%
1710 27.06 people per km² +5.3%
1720 28.42 people per km² +5.0%
1730 29.78 people per km² +4.8%
1740 31.15 people per km² +4.6%
1750 32.51 people per km² +4.4%
1760 33.73 people per km² +3.8%
1770 34.86 people per km² +3.3%
1780 35.98 people per km² +3.2%
1790 36.91 people per km² +2.6%
1800 36.35 people per km² -1.5%
1801 36.57 people per km² +0.6%
1802 36.78 people per km² +0.6%
1803 36.99 people per km² +0.6%
1804 37.21 people per km² +0.6%
1805 37.42 people per km² +0.6%
1806 37.64 people per km² +0.6%
1807 37.86 people per km² +0.6%
1808 38.08 people per km² +0.6%
1809 38.3 people per km² +0.6%
1810 38.53 people per km² +0.6%
1811 38.75 people per km² +0.6%
1812 38.98 people per km² +0.6%
1813 39.2 people per km² +0.6%
1814 39.43 people per km² +0.6%
1815 39.66 people per km² +0.6%
1816 39.89 people per km² +0.6%
1817 40.12 people per km² +0.6%
1818 40.36 people per km² +0.6%
1819 40.58 people per km² +0.6%
1820 40.81 people per km² +0.5%
1821 41.02 people per km² +0.5%
1822 41.23 people per km² +0.5%
1823 41.43 people per km² +0.5%
1824 41.63 people per km² +0.5%
1825 41.84 people per km² +0.5%
1826 42.04 people per km² +0.5%
1827 42.25 people per km² +0.5%
1828 42.46 people per km² +0.5%
1829 42.67 people per km² +0.5%
1830 42.88 people per km² +0.5%
1831 43.09 people per km² +0.5%
1832 43.3 people per km² +0.5%
1833 43.51 people per km² +0.5%
1834 43.73 people per km² +0.5%
1835 43.94 people per km² +0.5%
1836 44.16 people per km² +0.5%
1837 44.37 people per km² +0.5%
1838 44.59 people per km² +0.5%
1839 44.82 people per km² +0.5%
1840 45.07 people per km² +0.5%
1841 45.32 people per km² +0.6%
1842 45.59 people per km² +0.6%
1843 45.87 people per km² +0.6%
1844 46.15 people per km² +0.6%
1845 46.43 people per km² +0.6%
1846 46.71 people per km² +0.6%
1847 47 people per km² +0.6%
1848 47.29 people per km² +0.6%
1849 47.59 people per km² +0.6%
1850 47.89 people per km² +0.6%
1851 48.21 people per km² +0.7%
1852 48.54 people per km² +0.7%
1853 48.88 people per km² +0.7%
1854 49.23 people per km² +0.7%
1855 49.57 people per km² +0.7%
1856 49.92 people per km² +0.7%
1857 50.27 people per km² +0.7%
1858 50.62 people per km² +0.7%
1859 50.97 people per km² +0.7%
1860 51.32 people per km² +0.7%
1861 51.66 people per km² +0.7%
1862 52.01 people per km² +0.7%
1863 52.35 people per km² +0.7%
1864 52.69 people per km² +0.7%
1865 53.04 people per km² +0.7%
1866 53.38 people per km² +0.7%
1867 53.73 people per km² +0.7%
1868 54.09 people per km² +0.7%
1869 54.47 people per km² +0.7%
1870 54.88 people per km² +0.8%
1871 55.32 people per km² +0.8%
1872 55.79 people per km² +0.8%
1873 56.29 people per km² +0.9%
1874 56.79 people per km² +0.9%
1875 57.3 people per km² +0.9%
1876 57.81 people per km² +0.9%
1877 58.33 people per km² +0.9%
1878 58.85 people per km² +0.9%
1879 59.38 people per km² +0.9%
1880 59.91 people per km² +0.9%
1881 60.44 people per km² +0.9%
1882 60.98 people per km² +0.9%
1883 61.52 people per km² +0.9%
1884 62.06 people per km² +0.9%
1885 62.61 people per km² +0.9%
1886 63.16 people per km² +0.9%
1887 63.72 people per km² +0.9%
1888 64.28 people per km² +0.9%
1889 64.87 people per km² +0.9%
1890 65.48 people per km² +0.9%
1891 66.11 people per km² +1.0%
1892 66.77 people per km² +1.0%
1893 67.46 people per km² +1.0%
1894 68.15 people per km² +1.0%
1895 68.85 people per km² +1.0%
1896 69.56 people per km² +1.0%
1897 70.27 people per km² +1.0%
1898 70.99 people per km² +1.0%
1899 71.72 people per km² +1.0%
1900 72.46 people per km² +1.0%
1901 73.2 people per km² +1.0%
1902 73.95 people per km² +1.0%
1903 74.71 people per km² +1.0%
1904 75.48 people per km² +1.0%
1905 76.25 people per km² +1.0%
1906 77.04 people per km² +1.0%
1907 77.83 people per km² +1.0%
1908 78.63 people per km² +1.0%
1909 79.23 people per km² +0.8%
1910 79.64 people per km² +0.5%
1911 79.84 people per km² +0.3%
1912 79.85 people per km² +0.0%
1913 79.66 people per km² -0.2%
1914 79.47 people per km² -0.2%
1915 79.28 people per km² -0.2%
1916 79.09 people per km² -0.2%
1917 78.9 people per km² -0.2%
1918 78.7 people per km² -0.2%
1919 78.61 people per km² -0.1%
1920 78.6 people per km² -0.0%
1921 78.69 people per km² +0.1%
1922 78.87 people per km² +0.2%
1923 79.15 people per km² +0.3%
1924 79.42 people per km² +0.3%
1925 79.7 people per km² +0.3%
1926 79.98 people per km² +0.3%
1927 80.26 people per km² +0.3%
1928 80.54 people per km² +0.3%
1929 80.77 people per km² +0.3%
1930 80.95 people per km² +0.2%
1931 81.07 people per km² +0.2%
1932 81.15 people per km² +0.1%
1933 81.18 people per km² +0.0%
1934 81.2 people per km² +0.0%
1935 81.23 people per km² +0.0%
1936 81.25 people per km² +0.0%
1937 81.28 people per km² +0.0%
1938 81.3 people per km² +0.0%
1939 81.38 people per km² +0.1%
1940 81.5 people per km² +0.2%
1941 81.68 people per km² +0.2%
1942 81.91 people per km² +0.3%
1943 82.18 people per km² +0.3%
1944 82.46 people per km² +0.3%
1945 82.74 people per km² +0.3%
1946 83.02 people per km² +0.3%
1947 83.3 people per km² +0.3%
1948 83.58 people per km² +0.3%
1949 83.83 people per km² +0.3%
1950 84.06 people per km² +0.3%
1951 83.99 people per km² -0.1%
1952 83.95 people per km² -0.0%
1953 84 people per km² +0.1%
1954 84.1 people per km² +0.1%
1955 84.18 people per km² +0.1%
1956 84.25 people per km² +0.1%
1957 84.41 people per km² +0.2%
1958 84.67 people per km² +0.3%
1959 85 people per km² +0.4%
1960 85.4 people per km² +0.5%
1961 85.87 people per km² +0.6%
1962 86.4 people per km² +0.6%
1963 86.95 people per km² +0.6%
1964 87.53 people per km² +0.7%
1965 88.1 people per km² +0.7%
1966 88.72 people per km² +0.7%
1967 89.39 people per km² +0.7%
1968 89.85 people per km² +0.5%
1969 90.16 people per km² +0.3%
1970 90.48 people per km² +0.3%
1971 90.88 people per km² +0.4%
1972 91.41 people per km² +0.6%
1973 91.92 people per km² +0.6%
1974 92.07 people per km² +0.2%
1975 91.83 people per km² -0.3%
1976 91.67 people per km² -0.2%
1977 91.7 people per km² +0.0%
1978 91.63 people per km² -0.1%
1979 91.47 people per km² -0.2%
1980 91.47 people per km² +0.0%
1981 91.71 people per km² +0.3%
1982 91.77 people per km² +0.1%
1983 91.63 people per km² -0.2%
1984 91.62 people per km² -0.0%
1985 91.67 people per km² +0.0%
1986 91.73 people per km² +0.1%
1987 91.79 people per km² +0.1%
1988 91.92 people per km² +0.1%
1989 92.35 people per km² +0.5%
1990 93.06 people per km² +0.8%
1991 94 people per km² +1.0%
1992 95.04 people per km² +1.1%
1993 95.83 people per km² +0.8%
1994 96.2 people per km² +0.4%
1995 96.34 people per km² +0.2%
1996 96.47 people per km² +0.1%
1997 96.58 people per km² +0.1%
1998 96.69 people per km² +0.1%
1999 96.87 people per km² +0.2%
2000 97.1 people per km² +0.2%
2001 97.46 people per km² +0.4%
2002 97.94 people per km² +0.5%
2003 98.43 people per km² +0.5%
2004 99.05 people per km² +0.6%
2005 99.72 people per km² +0.7%
2006 100.22 people per km² +0.5%
2007 100.55 people per km² +0.3%
2008 100.86 people per km² +0.3%
2009 101.13 people per km² +0.3%
2010 101.37 people per km² +0.2%
2011 101.71 people per km² +0.3%
2012 102.18 people per km² +0.5%
2013 102.78 people per km² +0.6%
2014 103.58 people per km² +0.8%
2015 104.75 people per km² +1.1%
2016 105.89 people per km² +1.1%
2017 106.63 people per km² +0.7%
2018 107.15 people per km² +0.5%
2019 107.62 people per km² +0.4%
2020 108.11 people per km² +0.5%
2021 108.67 people per km² +0.5%
2022 109.85 people per km² +1.1%
2023 110.64 people per km² +0.7%
2024 110.53 people per km² -0.1%
2025 110.44 people per km² -0.1%
2026 110.36 people per km² -0.1%
2027 110.29 people per km² -0.1%
2028 110.23 people per km² -0.1%
2029 110.15 people per km² -0.1%
2030 110.04 people per km² -0.1%
2031 109.9 people per km² -0.1%
2032 109.75 people per km² -0.1%
2033 109.59 people per km² -0.1%
2034 109.42 people per km² -0.2%
2035 109.24 people per km² -0.2%
2036 109.06 people per km² -0.2%
2037 108.86 people per km² -0.2%
2038 108.66 people per km² -0.2%
2039 108.47 people per km² -0.2%
2040 108.27 people per km² -0.2%
2041 108.06 people per km² -0.2%
2042 107.86 people per km² -0.2%
2043 107.65 people per km² -0.2%
2044 107.42 people per km² -0.2%
2045 107.18 people per km² -0.2%
2046 106.93 people per km² -0.2%
2047 106.66 people per km² -0.3%
2048 106.37 people per km² -0.3%
2049 106.06 people per km² -0.3%
2050 105.72 people per km² -0.3%
2051 105.39 people per km² -0.3%
2052 105.04 people per km² -0.3%
2053 104.66 people per km² -0.4%
2054 104.26 people per km² -0.4%
2055 103.86 people per km² -0.4%
2056 103.45 people per km² -0.4%
2057 103.03 people per km² -0.4%
2058 102.59 people per km² -0.4%
2059 102.16 people per km² -0.4%
2060 101.73 people per km² -0.4%
2061 101.31 people per km² -0.4%
2062 100.89 people per km² -0.4%
2063 100.47 people per km² -0.4%
2064 100.08 people per km² -0.4%
2065 99.68 people per km² -0.4%
2066 99.29 people per km² -0.4%
2067 98.9 people per km² -0.4%
2068 98.54 people per km² -0.4%
2069 98.18 people per km² -0.4%
2070 97.83 people per km² -0.4%
2071 97.49 people per km² -0.3%
2072 97.16 people per km² -0.3%
2073 96.83 people per km² -0.3%
2074 96.51 people per km² -0.3%
2075 96.19 people per km² -0.3%
2076 95.88 people per km² -0.3%
2077 95.55 people per km² -0.3%
2078 95.22 people per km² -0.3%
2079 94.9 people per km² -0.3%
2080 94.59 people per km² -0.3%
2081 94.29 people per km² -0.3%
2082 93.99 people per km² -0.3%
2083 93.68 people per km² -0.3%
2084 93.38 people per km² -0.3%
2085 93.07 people per km² -0.3%
2086 92.79 people per km² -0.3%
2087 92.52 people per km² -0.3%
2088 92.25 people per km² -0.3%
2089 91.98 people per km² -0.3%
2090 91.73 people per km² -0.3%
2091 91.49 people per km² -0.3%
2092 91.26 people per km² -0.2%
2093 91.05 people per km² -0.2%
2094 90.85 people per km² -0.2%
2095 90.64 people per km² -0.2%
2096 90.44 people per km² -0.2%
2097 90.23 people per km² -0.2%
2098 90.04 people per km² -0.2%
2099 89.85 people per km² -0.2%
2100 89.67 people per km² -0.2%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 89.67 people per km² is below the median for high income countries, which is 106.6 people per km², 84% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 89.67 people per km² is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.72 people per km², 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density 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.

YearChange FromTo
1300 +60.0% 15.15 people per km² 24.24 people per km²
1500 +60.0% 15.15 people per km² 24.24 people per km²
1200 +38.9% 10.91 people per km² 15.15 people per km²
1400 -37.5% 24.24 people per km² 15.15 people per km²
1100 +28.6% 8.48 people per km² 10.91 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 8.48 people per km² 8.48 people per km² 8.48 people per km² 1
1100s 10.91 people per km² 10.91 people per km² 10.91 people per km² 1
1200s 15.15 people per km² 15.15 people per km² 15.15 people per km² 1
1300s 24.24 people per km² 24.24 people per km² 24.24 people per km² 1
1400s 15.15 people per km² 15.15 people per km² 15.15 people per km² 1
1500s 24.24 people per km² 24.24 people per km² 24.24 people per km² 1
1600s 25.45 people per km² 25.45 people per km² 25.45 people per km² 1
1700s 25.69 people per km² 25.69 people per km² 25.69 people per km² 1
1710s 27.06 people per km² 27.06 people per km² 27.06 people per km² 1
1720s 28.42 people per km² 28.42 people per km² 28.42 people per km² 1
1730s 29.78 people per km² 29.78 people per km² 29.78 people per km² 1
1740s 31.15 people per km² 31.15 people per km² 31.15 people per km² 1
1750s 32.51 people per km² 32.51 people per km² 32.51 people per km² 1
1760s 33.73 people per km² 33.73 people per km² 33.73 people per km² 1
1770s 34.86 people per km² 34.86 people per km² 34.86 people per km² 1
1780s 35.98 people per km² 35.98 people per km² 35.98 people per km² 1
1790s 36.91 people per km² 36.91 people per km² 36.91 people per km² 1
1800s 37.32 people per km² 36.35 people per km² 38.3 people per km² 10
1810s 39.55 people per km² 38.53 people per km² 40.58 people per km² 10
1820s 41.74 people per km² 40.81 people per km² 42.67 people per km² 10
1830s 43.84 people per km² 42.88 people per km² 44.82 people per km² 10
1840s 46.3 people per km² 45.07 people per km² 47.59 people per km² 10
1850s 49.41 people per km² 47.89 people per km² 50.97 people per km² 10
1860s 52.87 people per km² 51.32 people per km² 54.47 people per km² 10
1870s 57.07 people per km² 54.88 people per km² 59.38 people per km² 10
1880s 62.35 people per km² 59.91 people per km² 64.87 people per km² 10
1890s 68.54 people per km² 65.48 people per km² 71.72 people per km² 10
1900s 75.88 people per km² 72.46 people per km² 79.23 people per km² 10
1910s 79.3 people per km² 78.61 people per km² 79.85 people per km² 10
1920s 79.6 people per km² 78.6 people per km² 80.77 people per km² 10
1930s 81.2 people per km² 80.95 people per km² 81.38 people per km² 10
1940s 82.62 people per km² 81.5 people per km² 83.83 people per km² 10
1950s 84.26 people per km² 83.95 people per km² 85 people per km² 10
1960s 87.84 people per km² 85.4 people per km² 90.16 people per km² 10
1970s 91.51 people per km² 90.48 people per km² 92.07 people per km² 10
1980s 91.77 people per km² 91.47 people per km² 92.35 people per km² 10
1990s 95.71 people per km² 93.06 people per km² 96.87 people per km² 10
2000s 99.25 people per km² 97.1 people per km² 101.13 people per km² 10
2010s 104.37 people per km² 101.37 people per km² 107.62 people per km² 10
2020s 109.93 people per km² 108.11 people per km² 110.64 people per km² 10
2030s 109.3 people per km² 108.47 people per km² 110.04 people per km² 10
2040s 107.25 people per km² 106.06 people per km² 108.27 people per km² 10
2050s 104.02 people per km² 102.16 people per km² 105.72 people per km² 10
2060s 99.91 people per km² 98.18 people per km² 101.73 people per km² 10
2070s 96.35 people per km² 94.9 people per km² 97.83 people per km² 10
2080s 93.25 people per km² 91.98 people per km² 94.59 people per km² 10
2090s 90.76 people per km² 89.85 people per km² 91.73 people per km² 10
2100s 89.67 people per km² 89.67 people per km² 89.67 people per km² 1

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  3. 127 Northern Mariana Islands 90.51 people per km² compare
  4. 129 Thailand 89.17 people per km² compare
  5. 130 Brunei 88.2 people per km² compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Austria?
Population density in Austria was 89.67 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 110.64 people per km² in 2023.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 8.48 people per km² in 1000.
How does Austria rank for population density?
Austria ranks 128th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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