What is the population of Austria in 2026?
Austria has a population of 9,208,163 people (2025 estimate), which is 98th in the world and about 0.11% of the global total.
Officially Republic of Austria
Population 2025
9,208,163
0.11% of world population
World Bank, 2025Annual Growth
+0.33%
+30,203 people a year
World Bank, 2025Density
111/km²
82,520 km² land area
World Bank, 2023Median Age
43.6 years
Life expectancy 82.0 years
Our World in Data, 2025About Austria
With a population of 9.2 million, Austria ranks 97th globally and spans 82,520 km² across central Europe, bordered by eight countries including Germany, Czechia, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland. The nation has a median age of 43.6 years and relatively low fertility at 1.3 births per woman, reflecting a mature, slowly growing population that increases by just 0.3% annually. Life expectancy reaches 82 years.
Seventy percent of Austria's population lives in urban areas, with Vienna serving as the capital. The country's GDP per capita of $62,930 places it among Europe's more prosperous economies. Austro-Bavarian German is the primary language, and Austria operates as a republic established in 1918, using the euro as its currency.
This summary is AI-generated from the indicators on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Country Facts
- Capital
- Vienna
- Continent
- Europe
- ISO codes
- AT · AUT
- Demonym
- Austrian
- Currency
- Euro (EUR €)
- Government
- Federal parliamentary republic, Republic, Semi-presidential system
- State inception
- 1918
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Driving side
- Right
- Calling code
- +43
- Internet TLD
- .at
- Land neighbours
- 8
Languages
- Austro-Bavarian German
Demographics
Economy
Health
Education
Not published for Austria: Literacy Rate.
Environment
Infrastructure
Quality of Life
Geography
Military
Age & Gender Distribution
Population by five-year age band, UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Male Female
- Age 0–14
- 14.2%
- Age 15–64
- 65.2%
- Age 65+
- 20.6%
| Age band | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| 100+ | 352 | 1,907 |
| 95-99 | 4,459 | 14,249 |
| 90-94 | 22,076 | 48,440 |
| 85-89 | 60,544 | 99,956 |
| 80-84 | 132,566 | 186,343 |
| 75-79 | 154,531 | 194,869 |
| 70-74 | 194,365 | 226,990 |
| 65-69 | 257,550 | 280,277 |
| 60-64 | 330,858 | 338,782 |
| 55-59 | 357,813 | 358,601 |
| 50-54 | 317,491 | 324,150 |
| 45-49 | 289,005 | 289,029 |
| 40-44 | 312,961 | 308,711 |
| 35-39 | 318,122 | 308,329 |
| 30-34 | 321,471 | 307,545 |
| 25-29 | 284,530 | 270,603 |
| 20-24 | 240,246 | 227,416 |
| 15-19 | 224,415 | 213,556 |
| 10-14 | 223,071 | 210,065 |
| 5-9 | 231,147 | 218,215 |
| 0-4 | 213,043 | 202,168 |
Population History & Projection (1950–2100)
Observed population to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 6,936,449 |
| 1960 | 7,047,274 |
| 1970 | 7,466,319 |
| 1980 | 7,548,406 |
| 1990 | 7,679,624 |
| 2000 | 8,012,928 |
| 2010 | 8,365,092 |
| 2020 | 8,921,405 |
| 2030 | 9,080,346 |
| 2040 | 8,934,061 |
| 2050 | 8,724,332 |
| 2060 | 8,394,695 |
| 2070 | 8,072,756 |
| 2080 | 7,805,761 |
| 2090 | 7,569,186 |
| 2100 | 7,399,328 |
How Austria Compares
Population against the ten most populous countries.
| Name | Population |
|---|---|
| India | 1.46B |
| China | 1.41B |
| United States | 341.8M |
| Indonesia | 285.7M |
| Pakistan | 255.2M |
| Nigeria | 237.5M |
| Brazil | 212.8M |
| Bangladesh | 175.7M |
| Russia | 143.5M |
| Ethiopia | 135.5M |
| Austria | 9.21M |
Major Cities in Austria
1 metropolitan area in our city dataset.
- Vienna1.98M · +0.55%
Countries Bordering Austria
8 land borders.
- Czech Republic10.9M · −0.17%
- Germany83.5M · −0.03%
- Hungary9.51M · −0.50%
- Italy58.9M · −0.06%
- Liechtenstein41K · +1.41%
- Slovakia5.41M · −0.15%
- Slovenia2.13M · +0.17%
- Switzerland9.09M · +0.96%
Austria Population FAQ
Is the population of Austria growing or shrinking?
Austria's population is growing at +0.33% per year, a change of roughly 30,203 people annually.
What is the capital of Austria?
The capital of Austria is Vienna.
What is the largest city in Austria?
Vienna is the largest metropolitan area in Austria, with about 1.98M people.
How densely populated is Austria?
Austria has 111/km² across 82,520 km² of land area.
What is life expectancy in Austria?
Life expectancy at birth in Austria is 82.0 years (2024).
What is the median age in Austria?
The median age in Austria is 43.6 years, meaning half the population is younger than that and half older.
Which continent is Austria in?
Austria is in Europe.