Population · Europe · 2025 data
Austria Population
Austria had a population of 9.21 million in 2025, ranking #97 of 216 countries and territories (0.11% of the world). The population grew by 6.5% over the past ten years.
Population of Austria, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9,208,163 | +0.33% |
| 2024 | 9,177,982 | +0.51% |
| 2023 | 9,131,761 | +0.99% |
| 2022 | 9,041,851 | +0.96% |
| 2021 | 8,955,797 | +0.44% |
| 2020 | 8,916,864 | +0.42% |
| 2019 | 8,879,920 | +0.45% |
| 2018 | 8,840,521 | +0.49% |
| 2017 | 8,797,566 | +0.70% |
| 2016 | 8,736,668 | +1.09% |
| 2015 | 8,642,699 | +1.13% |
| 2014 | 8,546,356 | +0.78% |
| 2013 | 8,479,823 | +0.59% |
| 2012 | 8,429,991 | +0.46% |
| 2011 | 8,391,643 | +0.34% |
| 2010 | 8,363,404 | +0.24% |
| 2009 | 8,343,323 | +0.26% |
| 2008 | 8,321,496 | +0.31% |
| 2007 | 8,295,487 | +0.32% |
| 2006 | 8,268,641 | +0.50% |
| 2005 | 8,227,829 | +0.68% |
| 2004 | 8,171,966 | +0.62% |
| 2003 | 8,121,423 | +0.49% |
| 2002 | 8,081,957 | +0.49% |
| 2001 | 8,042,293 | +0.38% |
| 2000 | 8,011,566 | +0.24% |
| 1999 | 7,992,324 | +0.19% |
| 1998 | 7,976,789 | +0.11% |
| 1997 | 7,968,041 | +0.11% |
| 1996 | 7,959,017 | +0.14% |
| 1995 | 7,948,278 | +0.15% |
| 1994 | 7,936,118 | +0.39% |
| 1993 | 7,905,633 | +0.83% |
| 1992 | 7,840,709 | +1.11% |
| 1991 | 7,754,891 | +1.00% |
| 1990 | 7,677,850 | +0.76% |
| 1989 | 7,619,567 | +0.45% |
| 1988 | 7,585,317 | +0.14% |
| 1987 | 7,574,586 | +0.06% |
| 1986 | 7,569,794 | +0.06% |
| 1985 | 7,564,985 | +0.05% |
| 1984 | 7,561,434 | -0.01% |
| 1983 | 7,561,910 | -0.16% |
| 1982 | 7,574,140 | +0.07% |
| 1981 | 7,568,710 | +0.26% |
| 1980 | 7,549,433 | +0.00% |
| 1979 | 7,549,425 | -0.17% |
| 1978 | 7,562,305 | -0.08% |
| 1977 | 7,568,430 | +0.04% |
| 1976 | 7,565,525 | -0.18% |
| 1975 | 7,578,903 | -0.26% |
| 1974 | 7,599,038 | +0.17% |
| 1973 | 7,586,115 | +0.56% |
| 1972 | 7,544,201 | +0.58% |
| 1971 | 7,500,482 | +0.45% |
| 1970 | 7,467,086 | +0.35% |
| 1969 | 7,441,055 | +0.35% |
| 1968 | 7,415,403 | +0.52% |
| 1967 | 7,376,998 | +0.75% |
| 1966 | 7,322,066 | +0.70% |
| 1965 | 7,270,889 | +0.65% |
| 1964 | 7,223,801 | +0.67% |
| 1963 | 7,175,811 | +0.64% |
| 1962 | 7,129,864 | +0.61% |
| 1961 | 7,086,299 | +0.55% |
| 1960 | 7,047,539 | — |
Demographics of Austria
Ethnic groups
Austrian 80.8%, German 2.6%, Bosnian and Herzegovinian 1.9%, Turkish 1.8%, Serbian 1.6%, Romanian 1.3%, other 10% (2018 est.)
Languages
German (official nationwide) 88.6%, Turkish 2.3%, Serbian 2.2%, Croatian (official in Burgenland) 1.6%, other (includes Slovene, official in southern Carinthia, and Hungarian, official in Burgenland) 5.3% (2001 est.)
Religions
Roman Catholic 55.2%, Muslim 8.3%, Orthodox 4.9%, Evangelical Christian 3.8%, Jewish 0.1%, other 5.4%, none 22.4% (2021 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 59.5% of total population (2023).
Largest cities
Austria and its neighbours
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).