🇦🇹 Austria Population 2026
As of 2026, the population of Austria is 9,107,266, ranking #99 in the world (0.11% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is shrinking at -0.07% per year. The biggest city is Vienna with 1,691,468 inhabitants.
Live estimate
9,107,132
Growth rate
-0.07%
Density
110
people / km² (286 / mi²)
Median age
43.9
Fertility rate
1.34
births per woman
Life expectancy
82.5
years
Austria population 1950–2100
By 2050, the population of Austria is projected to reach 8,724,332, and 7,399,328 by 2100.
Austria population by year
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9,107,266 | -0.07% | 110.4 | 43.9 |
| 2025 | 9,113,574 | -0.07% | 110.4 | 43.6 |
| 2024 | 9,120,813 | -0.09% | 110.5 | 43.4 |
| 2023 | 9,130,429 | -0.12% | 110.6 | 43.1 |
| 2022 | 9,064,677 | 1.58% | 109.8 | 42.8 |
| 2021 | 8,967,056 | 0.58% | 108.7 | 42.7 |
| 2020 | 8,921,405 | 0.44% | 108.1 | 42.6 |
| 2019 | 8,880,876 | 0.47% | 107.6 | 42.4 |
| 2018 | 8,841,650 | 0.41% | 107.1 | 42.3 |
| 2017 | 8,798,778 | 0.56% | 106.6 | 42.1 |
| 2016 | 8,737,915 | 0.83% | 105.9 | 42.0 |
| 2015 | 8,644,038 | 1.34% | 104.8 | 42.0 |
| 2014 | 8,547,818 | 0.90% | 103.6 | 41.9 |
| 2013 | 8,481,406 | 0.66% | 102.8 | 41.8 |
| 2012 | 8,431,601 | 0.52% | 102.2 | 41.5 |
| 2011 | 8,393,270 | 0.39% | 101.7 | 41.2 |
| 2010 | 8,365,092 | 0.28% | 101.4 | 40.8 |
| 2009 | 8,345,066 | 0.20% | 101.1 | 40.5 |
| 2008 | 8,323,252 | 0.33% | 100.9 | 40.1 |
| 2007 | 8,296,952 | 0.31% | 100.5 | 39.7 |
| 2006 | 8,269,898 | 0.34% | 100.2 | 39.3 |
| 2005 | 8,229,204 | 0.64% | 99.7 | 38.9 |
| 2004 | 8,173,491 | 0.72% | 99.0 | 38.6 |
| 2003 | 8,122,602 | 0.53% | 98.4 | 38.3 |
| 2002 | 8,081,636 | 0.48% | 97.9 | 37.9 |
| 2001 | 8,042,232 | 0.50% | 97.5 | 37.6 |
| 2000 | 8,012,928 | 0.23% | 97.1 | 37.1 |
| 1999 | 7,993,892 | 0.24% | 96.9 | 36.7 |
| 1998 | 7,978,466 | 0.14% | 96.7 | 36.4 |
| 1997 | 7,969,804 | 0.07% | 96.6 | 36.0 |
| 1996 | 7,960,914 | 0.15% | 96.5 | 35.6 |
| 1995 | 7,950,322 | 0.12% | 96.3 | 35.3 |
| 1994 | 7,938,155 | 0.19% | 96.2 | 35.0 |
| 1993 | 7,907,496 | 0.59% | 95.8 | 34.8 |
| 1992 | 7,842,712 | 1.06% | 95.0 | 34.6 |
| 1991 | 7,757,140 | 1.13% | 94.0 | 34.6 |
| 1990 | 7,679,624 | 0.87% | 93.1 | 34.6 |
| 1989 | 7,620,406 | 0.67% | 92.3 | 34.6 |
| 1988 | 7,585,342 | 0.25% | 91.9 | 34.5 |
| 1987 | 7,574,316 | 0.04% | 91.8 | 34.4 |
| 1986 | 7,569,395 | 0.09% | 91.7 | 34.3 |
| 1985 | 7,564,309 | 0.05% | 91.7 | 34.2 |
| 1984 | 7,560,714 | 0.05% | 91.6 | 34.0 |
| 1983 | 7,561,163 | -0.06% | 91.6 | 33.9 |
| 1982 | 7,573,078 | -0.26% | 91.8 | 33.7 |
| 1981 | 7,567,556 | 0.40% | 91.7 | 33.6 |
| 1980 | 7,548,406 | 0.10% | 91.5 | 33.6 |
| 1979 | 7,548,341 | -0.10% | 91.5 | 33.6 |
| 1978 | 7,561,204 | -0.24% | 91.6 | 33.5 |
| 1977 | 7,567,336 | 0.08% | 91.7 | 33.4 |
| 1976 | 7,564,457 | 0.00% | 91.7 | 33.2 |
| 1975 | 7,577,830 | -0.35% | 91.8 | 33.0 |
| 1974 | 7,597,967 | -0.18% | 92.1 | 32.7 |
| 1973 | 7,585,106 | 0.52% | 91.9 | 32.5 |
| 1972 | 7,543,259 | 0.59% | 91.4 | 32.3 |
| 1971 | 7,499,634 | 0.57% | 90.9 | 32.4 |
| 1970 | 7,466,319 | 0.32% | 90.5 | 32.7 |
| 1969 | 7,440,301 | 0.38% | 90.2 | 33.0 |
| 1968 | 7,414,624 | 0.31% | 89.9 | 33.3 |
| 1967 | 7,376,289 | 0.72% | 89.4 | 33.6 |
| 1966 | 7,321,518 | 0.77% | 88.7 | 33.8 |
| 1965 | 7,270,415 | 0.64% | 88.1 | 34.0 |
| 1964 | 7,223,394 | 0.66% | 87.5 | 34.1 |
| 1963 | 7,175,493 | 0.67% | 87.0 | 34.3 |
| 1962 | 7,129,579 | 0.62% | 86.4 | 34.4 |
| 1961 | 7,086,058 | 0.61% | 85.9 | 34.5 |
| 1960 | 7,047,274 | 0.49% | 85.4 | 34.5 |
| 1959 | 7,014,264 | 0.45% | 85.0 | 34.5 |
| 1958 | 6,987,338 | 0.32% | 84.7 | 34.5 |
| 1957 | 6,965,834 | 0.30% | 84.4 | 34.4 |
| 1956 | 6,952,264 | 0.09% | 84.3 | 34.3 |
| 1955 | 6,946,655 | 0.07% | 84.2 | 34.1 |
| 1954 | 6,939,892 | 0.13% | 84.1 | 34.1 |
| 1953 | 6,932,082 | 0.10% | 84.0 | 34.3 |
| 1952 | 6,927,252 | 0.04% | 83.9 | 34.8 |
| 1951 | 6,930,484 | -0.13% | 84.0 | 34.9 |
| 1950 | 6,936,450 | -0.04% | 84.1 | 34.8 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 9,101,493 | -0.06% | 110.3 | 44.2 |
| 2028 | 9,096,265 | -0.05% | 110.2 | 44.5 |
| 2029 | 9,089,763 | -0.09% | 110.2 | 44.8 |
| 2030 | 9,080,346 | -0.12% | 110.0 | 45.1 |
| 2031 | 9,069,088 | -0.13% | 109.9 | 45.4 |
| 2032 | 9,056,510 | -0.15% | 109.8 | 45.7 |
| 2033 | 9,043,486 | -0.14% | 109.6 | 45.9 |
| 2034 | 9,029,410 | -0.17% | 109.4 | 46.2 |
| 2035 | 9,014,208 | -0.17% | 109.2 | 46.5 |
| 2036 | 8,999,246 | -0.17% | 109.1 | 46.8 |
| 2037 | 8,982,696 | -0.20% | 108.9 | 47.1 |
| 2038 | 8,966,400 | -0.16% | 108.7 | 47.3 |
| 2039 | 8,950,790 | -0.19% | 108.5 | 47.6 |
| 2040 | 8,934,062 | -0.19% | 108.3 | 47.9 |
| 2041 | 8,917,560 | -0.18% | 108.1 | 48.1 |
| 2042 | 8,900,674 | -0.20% | 107.9 | 48.4 |
| 2043 | 8,883,178 | -0.20% | 107.7 | 48.6 |
| 2044 | 8,864,498 | -0.22% | 107.4 | 48.8 |
| 2045 | 8,844,730 | -0.22% | 107.2 | 48.9 |
| 2046 | 8,824,199 | -0.24% | 106.9 | 49.1 |
| 2047 | 8,801,902 | -0.26% | 106.7 | 49.2 |
| 2048 | 8,777,846 | -0.28% | 106.4 | 49.2 |
| 2049 | 8,751,756 | -0.31% | 106.1 | 49.2 |
| 2050 | 8,724,332 | -0.32% | 105.7 | 49.2 |
| 2051 | 8,696,686 | -0.32% | 105.4 | 49.1 |
| 2052 | 8,667,922 | -0.34% | 105.0 | 49.0 |
| 2053 | 8,636,710 | -0.38% | 104.7 | 48.9 |
| 2054 | 8,603,886 | -0.38% | 104.3 | 48.9 |
| 2055 | 8,570,634 | -0.39% | 103.9 | 48.8 |
| 2056 | 8,537,012 | -0.40% | 103.5 | 48.8 |
| 2057 | 8,501,897 | -0.43% | 103.0 | 48.7 |
| 2058 | 8,465,818 | -0.42% | 102.6 | 48.7 |
| 2059 | 8,430,060 | -0.42% | 102.2 | 48.7 |
| 2060 | 8,394,696 | -0.42% | 101.7 | 48.7 |
| 2061 | 8,360,106 | -0.41% | 101.3 | 48.7 |
| 2062 | 8,325,620 | -0.42% | 100.9 | 48.7 |
| 2063 | 8,291,172 | -0.41% | 100.5 | 48.7 |
| 2064 | 8,258,212 | -0.39% | 100.1 | 48.8 |
| 2065 | 8,225,772 | -0.40% | 99.7 | 48.8 |
| 2066 | 8,193,049 | -0.40% | 99.3 | 48.9 |
| 2067 | 8,161,532 | -0.38% | 98.9 | 49.0 |
| 2068 | 8,131,306 | -0.37% | 98.5 | 49.1 |
| 2069 | 8,101,554 | -0.37% | 98.2 | 49.2 |
| 2070 | 8,072,756 | -0.34% | 97.8 | 49.3 |
| 2071 | 8,045,284 | -0.34% | 97.5 | 49.4 |
| 2072 | 8,017,717 | -0.35% | 97.2 | 49.5 |
| 2073 | 7,990,447 | -0.33% | 96.8 | 49.5 |
| 2074 | 7,963,624 | -0.34% | 96.5 | 49.5 |
| 2075 | 7,937,308 | -0.32% | 96.2 | 49.5 |
| 2076 | 7,911,662 | -0.33% | 95.9 | 49.5 |
| 2077 | 7,884,737 | -0.36% | 95.6 | 49.5 |
| 2078 | 7,857,206 | -0.34% | 95.2 | 49.5 |
| 2079 | 7,830,808 | -0.33% | 94.9 | 49.4 |
| 2080 | 7,805,761 | -0.31% | 94.6 | 49.4 |
| 2081 | 7,781,119 | -0.32% | 94.3 | 49.3 |
| 2082 | 7,755,989 | -0.33% | 94.0 | 49.3 |
| 2083 | 7,730,759 | -0.33% | 93.7 | 49.2 |
| 2084 | 7,705,346 | -0.33% | 93.4 | 49.1 |
| 2085 | 7,680,366 | -0.32% | 93.1 | 49.1 |
| 2086 | 7,656,850 | -0.30% | 92.8 | 49.0 |
| 2087 | 7,634,721 | -0.28% | 92.5 | 49.0 |
| 2088 | 7,612,694 | -0.30% | 92.3 | 48.9 |
| 2089 | 7,590,340 | -0.29% | 92.0 | 48.9 |
| 2090 | 7,569,186 | -0.27% | 91.7 | 48.9 |
| 2091 | 7,549,429 | -0.26% | 91.5 | 48.9 |
| 2092 | 7,530,928 | -0.23% | 91.3 | 48.9 |
| 2093 | 7,513,402 | -0.23% | 91.1 | 49.0 |
| 2094 | 7,496,580 | -0.22% | 90.8 | 49.0 |
| 2095 | 7,479,874 | -0.23% | 90.6 | 49.1 |
| 2096 | 7,462,943 | -0.22% | 90.4 | 49.2 |
| 2097 | 7,446,092 | -0.23% | 90.2 | 49.2 |
| 2098 | 7,429,819 | -0.21% | 90.0 | 49.3 |
| 2099 | 7,414,451 | -0.21% | 89.9 | 49.4 |
| 2100 | 7,399,328 | -0.20% | 89.7 | 49.5 |
States & provinces of Austria by population
| # | State / province | Population | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wien | 2,014,614 | 22.1% |
| 2 | Niederösterreich | 1,698,796 | 18.7% |
| 3 | Oberösterreich | 1,522,825 | 16.7% |
| 4 | Steiermark | 1,265,198 | 13.9% |
| 5 | Tirol | 771,304 | 8.5% |
| 6 | Kärnten | 568,984 | 6.2% |
| 7 | Salzburg | 562,606 | 6.2% |
| 8 | Vorarlberg | 401,674 | 4.4% |
| 9 | Burgenland | 301,250 | 3.3% |
State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).
Biggest cities in Austria
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vienna capital | State of Vienna | 1,691,468 |
| 2 | Graz | Styria | 303,270 |
| 3 | Linz | Upper Austria | 204,846 |
| 4 | Salzburg | State of Salzburg | 157,245 |
| 5 | Innsbruck | Tyrol | 132,493 |
| 6 | Klagenfurt am Wörthersee | Carinthia | 100,316 |
| 7 | Villach | Carinthia | 58,882 |
| 8 | Eisenzicken | Burgenland | 54,353 |
| 9 | Dornbirn | Vorarlberg | 49,278 |
| 10 | Wiener Neustadt | Lower Austria | 44,820 |
| 11 | Steyr | Upper Austria | 38,331 |
| 12 | Feldkirch | Vorarlberg | 33,420 |
| 13 | Bregenz | Vorarlberg | 29,806 |
| 14 | Baden | Lower Austria | 26,286 |
| 15 | Traun | Upper Austria | 25,345 |
FAQ
What is the population of Austria in 2026?
The population of Austria is 9,107,266 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in Austria?
Vienna is the biggest city in Austria with 1,691,468 inhabitants and it is also the capital.
Is the population of Austria growing or shrinking?
The population of Austria is shrinking at -0.07% per year.
Neighboring countries
Sources
- Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
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