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Austria

Population

9,105,458

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
99th
Share of world
0.11%
Annual change
−6,3080.31%

Population of Austria

4M6M8M10M12M95% prediction intervalPeak20269.1M2050 projection8.7M↓ 4% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 9,105,458. 2050 projection: 8,724,332.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Austria. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
20269,107,2660.31%99
20259,113,5740.43%99
20208,921,4050.46%98
20198,880,8760.44%98
20188,841,6500.49%98
20178,798,7780.70%98
20158,644,0390.66%97
20108,365,0920.33%94
20058,229,2040.53%91
20008,012,9280.16%90

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Vienna is home to 1,925,213 people, 21.14% of Austria's population.

City population1M800K300K
Vienna 1.9MGraz 308.8KLinz 215.3KSalzburg 158.4KInnsbruck 133.0KKlagenfurt am Worthersee 106.0KVillach 66.2KWels 66.1KSt. Polten 60.7KDornbirn 52.6K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Vienna1.9M21.14%
2Graz308.8K3.39%
3Linz215.3K2.36%
4Salzburg158.4K1.74%
5Innsbruck133.0K1.46%
6Klagenfurt am Worthersee106.0K1.16%
7Villach66.2K0.73%
8Wels66.1K0.73%
9St. Polten60.7K0.67%
10Dornbirn52.6K0.58%

Austria by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Austria is home to an estimated 9,105,458 people, the 99th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Austria has a net population change of approximately -16 people per day, driven by 204 births, 256 deaths, and net immigration of 36 people.
Share of world
Austria makes up 0.11% of the world's population and 1.23% of Europe's.
Density
110.4 people per km² of land (285.8 per mi²), ranking 109th among countries and territories.
Urban living
69.72% of people live in urban areas.

Austria Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 408100+ years, female: 1,92695–99 years, male: 4,95295–99 years, female: 14,04690–94 years, male: 22,17590–94 years, female: 46,71485–89 years, male: 78,38285–89 years, female: 124,77280–84 years, male: 115,93280–84 years, female: 162,82175–79 years, male: 165,97675–79 years, female: 207,85070–74 years, male: 205,54070–74 years, female: 238,62465–69 years, male: 279,97065–69 years, female: 299,66060–64 years, male: 343,40160–64 years, female: 350,56855–59 years, male: 344,75255–59 years, female: 348,64150–54 years, male: 298,94950–54 years, female: 305,54545–49 years, male: 293,89445–49 years, female: 290,81940–44 years, male: 314,50840–44 years, female: 309,30635–39 years, male: 319,85935–39 years, female: 308,72330–34 years, male: 308,55730–34 years, female: 294,34325–29 years, male: 264,70625–29 years, female: 250,29020–24 years, male: 241,49220–24 years, female: 230,43315–19 years, male: 225,16215–19 years, female: 213,63310–14 years, male: 227,42610–14 years, female: 213,6785–9 years, male: 228,0545–9 years, female: 216,1020–4 years, male: 202,6080–4 years, female: 192,077100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4100K100K200K200K300K300K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

44.9 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

82.5 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

49.27%

Female

50.73%

Life expectancy 80.2Life expectancy 84.7

Ethnicity

80.8%

Austrian

  • Austrian80.8%
  • Other10%
  • German2.6%
  • Bosnian and Herzegovinian1.9%
  • Turkish1.8%
  • Serbian1.6%
  • Romanian1.3%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2018 est.

data represent population by country of birth

Religion

55.2%

Roman Catholic, the largest religion

  • Roman Catholic55.2%
  • None20.8%
  • Muslim8.3%
  • Unspecified5%
  • Orthodox4.9%
  • Protestant3.8%
  • Other2%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2018 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Austria United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Statistics Austria