The total population of Austria amounted to 9.16 million people in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the total population rose by 1.62 million people, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend. The total population will steadily rise by 150,000 people over the period from 2024 to 2030, reflecting a clear upward trend.This indicator describes the total population in the country at hand. This total population of the country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census.

From 1273 until 1918, Austria was the seat of power of the House of Habsburg; one of Europe's most powerful and influential royal families of the past millennium. During this time and in the subsequent century since the Austro-Hungarian Empire's dissolution, the borders and demography of the Austrian state have changed dramatically, with the population growing from approximately three million people in 1800 to just over nine million in 2020. The area of modern Austria's population rose gradually throughout the nineteenth century, until the early 1900s, where it then dropped and fluctuated during the World Wars, before rising again until recent years.

End of an empire

The assassination of the heir to the Austrian throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, caused Austria to declare war on Serbia, which marked the outbreak of the First World War. The war (and subsequent Spanish Flu pandemic) would see the deaths of more than 1.2 million people from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the area of modern Austria's population dropped by almost 400,000 people between 1916 and 1920. In the years preceding the First World War, Slavic nationalism and tensions between various ethnicities in the empire had escalated to a new level; following the dissolution of Austria-Hungary in 1918, new states such as Poland, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia were created for corresponding ethnic groups, while Austrian and Hungarian states were created for ethnic Germans and Magyars respectively (Austria still uses this border today). The Treaty of Versailles had forbidden Austria from joining Germany, however in 1938, German Chancellor Adolf Hitler (who was born in Austria) united the two nations as part of the German Third Reich, with overwhelming support by the people of Austria. In the next few years, Austria's population decreased slightly, as a result of the forced relocation of Jews and the outbreak of the Second World War. Due to the Austria-German union, separate records were not kept for Austrian and German deaths during the war, however most estimates put Austria's total at over 350,000 fatalities.

Post-war Austria

Following Germany's defeat, Austria was split into four separately administered sections, and then the Second Austrian Republic was established in 1955, declaring its permanent neutrality in foreign affairs. In the period after this Austria has enjoyed a period of continued prosperity with a high standard of living and reasonable economic growth. Population growth stagnated in the 80's with the legalization of abortion and improved access to contraception, but has grown steadily in the past three decades. Austria is consistently ranked among the top 20 richest countries in the world in terms of GDP per capita, and in 2018 it was ranked 20th in the world by the Human Development Index.

Austria demographics data 2023 at municipality level - gender, age bands, employment status, marital status, and nationality

The total population in Austria was estimated at 9.2 million people in 2025, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides - Austria Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Austria Population: Age: 55 to 64 data was reported at 1,270.300 Person th in Dec 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,261.700 Person th for Sep 2020. Austria Population: Age: 55 to 64 data is updated quarterly, averaging 996.350 Person th from Mar 2004 (Median) to Dec 2020, with 68 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,270.300 Person th in Dec 2020 and a record low of 919.700 Person th in Mar 2007. Austria Population: Age: 55 to 64 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Austria. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Austria – Table AT.G011: Labour Force Survey: Population by Age Groups and Sex (Discontinued).

Austria Population: Children: Below 15 Years of Age data was reported at 1,308.300 Person th in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,299.000 Person th for 2022. Austria Population: Children: Below 15 Years of Age data is updated yearly, averaging 1,291.500 Person th from Dec 1994 (Median) to 2023, with 30 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,413.487 Person th in 1995 and a record low of 1,212.500 Person th in 2013. Austria Population: Children: Below 15 Years of Age data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Austria. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Austria – Table AT.G001: Population.

Austria: Cisleithania was the Austrian-ruled section of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This graphic shows the total population of Austria: Cisleithania from 1818 until 1910, just before the outbreak of World War I. As we can see from the graph, the population grows rather gradually throughout this 92 year period. The only dip in population comes between 1846 and 1851, possibly as a result of the revolutions that took place in 1848. After this time the population continues to grow before reaching over 28.5 million people in 1910.

The later stages of the Austro-Hungarian Empire's history were marked by a period of internal tensions between the varying ethnic groups, as the ethnic Slavs, Czechs and Romance groups felt oppressed by the ruling Germanic and Magyar peoples. The Empire was then dissolved in 1918 following its defeat during the First World War, and a number of new states were formed in the aftermath.

Austria AT: Population Density: People per Square Km data was reported at 108.529 Person/sq km in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 108.057 Person/sq km for 2020. Austria AT: Population Density: People per Square Km data is updated yearly, averaging 93.976 Person/sq km from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2021, with 61 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 108.529 Person/sq km in 2021 and a record low of 85.874 Person/sq km in 1961. Austria AT: Population Density: People per Square Km data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Austria – Table AT.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.;Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates.;Weighted average;

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Austria AT: Population: Growth data was reported at 0.989 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.956 % for 2022. Austria AT: Population: Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 0.436 % from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2023, with 63 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.121 % in 2015 and a record low of -0.265 % in 1975. Austria AT: Population: Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Austria – Table AT.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.;Derived from total population. Population source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision; (2) Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices; (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics; (4) United Nations Statistics Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years).;Weighted average;

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Working-Age Population Total: From 15 to 64 Years for Austria (LFWA64TTATQ647N) from Q1 1998 to Q2 2025 about Austria, working-age, 15 to 64 years, and population.

Monthly and long-term Austria Population data: historical series and analyst forecasts curated by FocusEconomics.

Complete population data for Austria showing how many people live in Austria from 1960 to 2024

Historical dataset showing total population for Austria by year from 1950 to 2025.

Austria: Population density, people per square km: The latest value from 2021 is 109 people per square km, an increase from 108 people per square km in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 456 people per square km, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Austria from 1961 to 2021 is 96 people per square km. The minimum value, 86 people per square km, was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 109 people per square km was recorded in 2021.

This dataset provides demographic and geographic information for the nine federal states of Austria. The data was collected in April 2023 from public sources.

The dataset contains 9 rows, one for each state in Austria, and 15 columns with the following information:

State: The name of the state in Austria. Population: The population of the state. Population_percent: The percentage of the total Austrian population that lives in the state. Foreign_citizens: The number of foreign citizens living in the state. Foreign_citizens_percent: The percentage of the total population that are foreign citizens. State_area_km2: The area of the state in square kilometres. City_count: The number of cities in the state. Capital_city: The name of the capital city of the state. Capital_population: The population of the capital city. GDP_per_capita_euro: The gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in euros. City_area_km2: Capital city area in square kilometres. Largest_lake: The name of the largest lake in the state. Lake_area_km2: The area of the largest lake in the state in square kilometres. Highest_mountain: The name of the highest mountain peak in the state. Mount_peak_meters: The height of the highest mountain peak in meters.

Historical dataset of population level and growth rate for the Vienna, Austria metro area from 1950 to 2025.

Austria: Population ages 65 and above, percent of total: The latest value from 2024 is 20.61 percent, an increase from 20.16 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 10.43 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Austria from 1960 to 2024 is 15.7 percent. The minimum value, 12.22 percent, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 20.61 percent was recorded in 2024.

Between 1910 and 1923, as the First World War brought an end to the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Republic of Austria was established, the population in the region of present-day Austria fell by more than 100,000 people. When this decline is separated by gender, it becomes clear that the number of men fell by almost 140,000 between these years, primarily consisting of fatalities from the war. A similar trend can be observed before and after the Second World War, in which more than 350,000 Austrians perished, and this is again reflected in the difference in male and female populations between 1934 an 1950. In 1950, there were almost half a million more females than males in Austria, which had a total population of almost seven million at the time.

Both populations grew from the 1950s until the late 1970s, but the populations then fell and plateaued throughout the 1980s due to a reduction in the number of foreign workers coming to the country, and the legalization of abortion and greater access to contraception (there was also a period known as the 'pill-drop-off' in the 1960s, where the birth rate decreased dramatically). By the late-1980s the population began to grow again, and the male to female ratio is growing much closer over time; however, it has never been as close as it was before the First World War, and in 2020, there are over 125,000 more females in Austria than males.