Population (Our World) in Austria

Austria: Population (Our World) was 9.13 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9.13 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
99th
of 239 countries
All-time high
9.13 million
in 2023
All-time low
700,000
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Austria, 1000–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Austria recorded 9.13 million for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Austria peaked at 9.13 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 700,000, in 1000.

Austria ranks 99th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 241 years of available data.

Population (Our World) in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Population in Austria, 1000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1000 700,000 —
1100 900,000 +28.6%
1200 1.25 million +38.9%
1300 2.00 million +60.0%
1400 1.25 million -37.5%
1500 2.00 million +60.0%
1600 2.10 million +5.0%
1700 2.12 million +1.0%
1710 2.23 million +5.3%
1720 2.35 million +5.0%
1730 2.46 million +4.8%
1740 2.57 million +4.6%
1750 2.68 million +4.4%
1760 2.78 million +3.8%
1770 2.88 million +3.3%
1780 2.97 million +3.2%
1790 3.05 million +2.6%
1800 3.00 million -1.5%
1801 3.02 million +0.6%
1802 3.04 million +0.6%
1803 3.05 million +0.6%
1804 3.07 million +0.6%
1805 3.09 million +0.6%
1806 3.11 million +0.6%
1807 3.12 million +0.6%
1808 3.14 million +0.6%
1809 3.16 million +0.6%
1810 3.18 million +0.6%
1811 3.20 million +0.6%
1812 3.22 million +0.6%
1813 3.24 million +0.6%
1814 3.25 million +0.6%
1815 3.27 million +0.6%
1816 3.29 million +0.6%
1817 3.31 million +0.6%
1818 3.33 million +0.6%
1819 3.35 million +0.6%
1820 3.37 million +0.5%
1821 3.38 million +0.5%
1822 3.40 million +0.5%
1823 3.42 million +0.5%
1824 3.44 million +0.5%
1825 3.45 million +0.5%
1826 3.47 million +0.5%
1827 3.49 million +0.5%
1828 3.50 million +0.5%
1829 3.52 million +0.5%
1830 3.54 million +0.5%
1831 3.56 million +0.5%
1832 3.57 million +0.5%
1833 3.59 million +0.5%
1834 3.61 million +0.5%
1835 3.63 million +0.5%
1836 3.64 million +0.5%
1837 3.66 million +0.5%
1838 3.68 million +0.5%
1839 3.70 million +0.5%
1840 3.72 million +0.5%
1841 3.74 million +0.6%
1842 3.76 million +0.6%
1843 3.78 million +0.6%
1844 3.81 million +0.6%
1845 3.83 million +0.6%
1846 3.85 million +0.6%
1847 3.88 million +0.6%
1848 3.90 million +0.6%
1849 3.93 million +0.6%
1850 3.95 million +0.6%
1851 3.98 million +0.7%
1852 4.01 million +0.7%
1853 4.03 million +0.7%
1854 4.06 million +0.7%
1855 4.09 million +0.7%
1856 4.12 million +0.7%
1857 4.15 million +0.7%
1858 4.18 million +0.7%
1859 4.21 million +0.7%
1860 4.23 million +0.7%
1861 4.26 million +0.7%
1862 4.29 million +0.7%
1863 4.32 million +0.7%
1864 4.35 million +0.7%
1865 4.38 million +0.7%
1866 4.41 million +0.7%
1867 4.43 million +0.7%
1868 4.46 million +0.7%
1869 4.49 million +0.7%
1870 4.53 million +0.8%
1871 4.56 million +0.8%
1872 4.60 million +0.8%
1873 4.64 million +0.9%
1874 4.69 million +0.9%
1875 4.73 million +0.9%
1876 4.77 million +0.9%
1877 4.81 million +0.9%
1878 4.86 million +0.9%
1879 4.90 million +0.9%
1880 4.94 million +0.9%
1881 4.99 million +0.9%
1882 5.03 million +0.9%
1883 5.08 million +0.9%
1884 5.12 million +0.9%
1885 5.17 million +0.9%
1886 5.21 million +0.9%
1887 5.26 million +0.9%
1888 5.30 million +0.9%
1889 5.35 million +0.9%
1890 5.40 million +0.9%
1891 5.46 million +1.0%
1892 5.51 million +1.0%
1893 5.57 million +1.0%
1894 5.62 million +1.0%
1895 5.68 million +1.0%
1896 5.74 million +1.0%
1897 5.80 million +1.0%
1898 5.86 million +1.0%
1899 5.92 million +1.0%
1900 5.98 million +1.0%
1901 6.04 million +1.0%
1902 6.10 million +1.0%
1903 6.17 million +1.0%
1904 6.23 million +1.0%
1905 6.29 million +1.0%
1906 6.36 million +1.0%
1907 6.42 million +1.0%
1908 6.49 million +1.0%
1909 6.54 million +0.8%
1910 6.57 million +0.5%
1911 6.59 million +0.3%
1912 6.59 million +0.0%
1913 6.57 million -0.2%
1914 6.56 million -0.2%
1915 6.54 million -0.2%
1916 6.53 million -0.2%
1917 6.51 million -0.2%
1918 6.49 million -0.2%
1919 6.49 million -0.1%
1920 6.49 million -0.0%
1921 6.49 million +0.1%
1922 6.51 million +0.2%
1923 6.53 million +0.3%
1924 6.55 million +0.3%
1925 6.58 million +0.3%
1926 6.60 million +0.3%
1927 6.62 million +0.3%
1928 6.65 million +0.3%
1929 6.66 million +0.3%
1930 6.68 million +0.2%
1931 6.69 million +0.2%
1932 6.70 million +0.1%
1933 6.70 million +0.0%
1934 6.70 million +0.0%
1935 6.70 million +0.0%
1936 6.70 million +0.0%
1937 6.71 million +0.0%
1938 6.71 million +0.0%
1939 6.72 million +0.1%
1940 6.73 million +0.2%
1941 6.74 million +0.2%
1942 6.76 million +0.3%
1943 6.78 million +0.3%
1944 6.80 million +0.3%
1945 6.83 million +0.3%
1946 6.85 million +0.3%
1947 6.87 million +0.3%
1948 6.90 million +0.3%
1949 6.92 million +0.3%
1950 6.94 million +0.3%
1951 6.93 million -0.1%
1952 6.93 million -0.0%
1953 6.93 million +0.1%
1954 6.94 million +0.1%
1955 6.95 million +0.1%
1956 6.95 million +0.1%
1957 6.97 million +0.2%
1958 6.99 million +0.3%
1959 7.01 million +0.4%
1960 7.05 million +0.5%
1961 7.09 million +0.6%
1962 7.13 million +0.6%
1963 7.18 million +0.6%
1964 7.22 million +0.7%
1965 7.27 million +0.7%
1966 7.32 million +0.7%
1967 7.38 million +0.7%
1968 7.41 million +0.5%
1969 7.44 million +0.3%
1970 7.47 million +0.3%
1971 7.50 million +0.4%
1972 7.54 million +0.6%
1973 7.59 million +0.6%
1974 7.60 million +0.2%
1975 7.58 million -0.3%
1976 7.56 million -0.2%
1977 7.57 million +0.0%
1978 7.56 million -0.1%
1979 7.55 million -0.2%
1980 7.55 million +0.0%
1981 7.57 million +0.3%
1982 7.57 million +0.1%
1983 7.56 million -0.2%
1984 7.56 million -0.0%
1985 7.56 million +0.0%
1986 7.57 million +0.1%
1987 7.57 million +0.1%
1988 7.59 million +0.1%
1989 7.62 million +0.5%
1990 7.68 million +0.8%
1991 7.76 million +1.0%
1992 7.84 million +1.1%
1993 7.91 million +0.8%
1994 7.94 million +0.4%
1995 7.95 million +0.2%
1996 7.96 million +0.1%
1997 7.97 million +0.1%
1998 7.98 million +0.1%
1999 7.99 million +0.2%
2000 8.01 million +0.2%
2001 8.04 million +0.4%
2002 8.08 million +0.5%
2003 8.12 million +0.5%
2004 8.17 million +0.6%
2005 8.23 million +0.7%
2006 8.27 million +0.5%
2007 8.30 million +0.3%
2008 8.32 million +0.3%
2009 8.35 million +0.3%
2010 8.37 million +0.2%
2011 8.39 million +0.3%
2012 8.43 million +0.5%
2013 8.48 million +0.6%
2014 8.55 million +0.8%
2015 8.64 million +1.1%
2016 8.74 million +1.1%
2017 8.80 million +0.7%
2018 8.84 million +0.5%
2019 8.88 million +0.4%
2020 8.92 million +0.5%
2021 8.97 million +0.5%
2022 9.06 million +1.1%
2023 9.13 million +0.7%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 9.13 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.98 million, 3.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 9.13 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.36 million, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population (Our World) 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% 1.25 million 2.00 million
1500 +60.0% 1.25 million 2.00 million
1200 +38.9% 900,000 1.25 million
1400 -37.5% 2.00 million 1.25 million
1100 +28.6% 700,000 900,000

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 700,000 700,000 700,000 1
1100s 900,000 900,000 900,000 1
1200s 1.25 million 1.25 million 1.25 million 1
1300s 2.00 million 2.00 million 2.00 million 1
1400s 1.25 million 1.25 million 1.25 million 1
1500s 2.00 million 2.00 million 2.00 million 1
1600s 2.10 million 2.10 million 2.10 million 1
1700s 2.12 million 2.12 million 2.12 million 1
1710s 2.23 million 2.23 million 2.23 million 1
1720s 2.35 million 2.35 million 2.35 million 1
1730s 2.46 million 2.46 million 2.46 million 1
1740s 2.57 million 2.57 million 2.57 million 1
1750s 2.68 million 2.68 million 2.68 million 1
1760s 2.78 million 2.78 million 2.78 million 1
1770s 2.88 million 2.88 million 2.88 million 1
1780s 2.97 million 2.97 million 2.97 million 1
1790s 3.05 million 3.05 million 3.05 million 1
1800s 3.08 million 3.00 million 3.16 million 10
1810s 3.26 million 3.18 million 3.35 million 10
1820s 3.44 million 3.37 million 3.52 million 10
1830s 3.62 million 3.54 million 3.70 million 10
1840s 3.82 million 3.72 million 3.93 million 10
1850s 4.08 million 3.95 million 4.21 million 10
1860s 4.36 million 4.23 million 4.49 million 10
1870s 4.71 million 4.53 million 4.90 million 10
1880s 5.15 million 4.94 million 5.35 million 10
1890s 5.66 million 5.40 million 5.92 million 10
1900s 6.26 million 5.98 million 6.54 million 10
1910s 6.54 million 6.49 million 6.59 million 10
1920s 6.57 million 6.49 million 6.66 million 10
1930s 6.70 million 6.68 million 6.72 million 10
1940s 6.82 million 6.73 million 6.92 million 10
1950s 6.95 million 6.93 million 7.01 million 10
1960s 7.25 million 7.05 million 7.44 million 10
1970s 7.55 million 7.47 million 7.60 million 10
1980s 7.57 million 7.55 million 7.62 million 10
1990s 7.90 million 7.68 million 7.99 million 10
2000s 8.19 million 8.01 million 8.35 million 10
2010s 8.61 million 8.37 million 8.88 million 10
2020s 9.02 million 8.92 million 9.13 million 4

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 96 Greece 10.24 million compare
  2. 97 Hungary 9.69 million compare
  3. 98 Israel 9.26 million compare
  4. 100 Belarus 9.12 million compare
  5. 101 Switzerland 8.87 million compare
  6. 102 Sierra Leone 8.46 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Austria?
Population in Austria was 9.13 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 9.13 million in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 700,000 in 1000.
How does Austria rank for population?
Austria ranks 99th out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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