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.

The total population of Austria amounted to about 9.16 million people in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the total population rose by approximately 1.62 million people, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend. The total population will steadily rise by around 150 thousand 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.

Austria Population: Age: 25 to 34 data was reported at 1,192.300 Person th in Dec 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,188.600 Person th for Sep 2020. Austria Population: Age: 25 to 34 data is updated quarterly, averaging 1,098.650 Person th from Mar 2004 (Median) to Dec 2020, with 68 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,192.300 Person th in Dec 2020 and a record low of 1,069.600 Person th in Sep 2010. Austria Population: Age: 25 to 34 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).

The total population in Austria was estimated at 9.2 million people in 2024, 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 immigration statistics for 2015 was 1,492,374, a 16.96% increase from 2010.

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<li>Austria immigration statistics for 2010 was <strong>1,275,992</strong>, a <strong>12.3% increase</strong> from 2005.</li>
<li>Austria immigration statistics for 2005 was <strong>1,136,270</strong>, a <strong>14.02% increase</strong> from 2000.</li>
<li>Austria immigration statistics for 2000 was <strong>996,547</strong>, a <strong>11.36% increase</strong> from 1995.</li>
</ul>International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data.

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: Female: Aged 65 and Above data was reported at 1,034,695.000 Person in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,007,905.000 Person for 2022. Austria AT: Population: Female: Aged 65 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 761,514.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,034,695.000 Person in 2023 and a record low of 527,934.000 Person in 1960. Austria AT: Population: Female: Aged 65 and Above 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. Female population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.;World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Sum;Relevance to gender indicator: Knowing how many girls, adolescents and women there are in a population helps a country in determining its provision of services.

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 Q1 2025 about Austria, working-age, 15 to 64 years, and population.

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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;

In 2023, the annual population growth in Austria increased by 0.03 percentage points (+3.12 percent) compared to 2022. In total, the population growth amounted to 0.99 percent in 2023. Population growth refers to the annual change in population, and is based on the balance between birth and death rates, as well as migration.Find more statistics on other topics about Austria with key insights such as share of urban population in the total population.

Austria AT: Population: Male data was reported at 4,494,691.000 Person in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,449,465.000 Person for 2022. Austria AT: Population: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 3,745,476.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,494,691.000 Person in 2023 and a record low of 3,282,648.000 Person in 1960. Austria AT: Population: Male 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. Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.;World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Sum;

Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in Austria was reported at 110 sq. Km in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Austria - Population density (people per sq. km) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Austria Population: Annual Avg: Women data was reported at 4,630,631.000 Person in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,595,563.000 Person for 2022. Austria Population: Annual Avg: Women data is updated yearly, averaging 4,070,811.000 Person from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2023, with 63 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,630,631.000 Person in 2023 and a record low of 3,783,617.000 Person in 1961. Austria Population: Annual Avg: Women 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 AT: Population: Female: Ages 25-29: % of Female Population data was reported at 6.063 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.245 % for 2022. Austria AT: Population: Female: Ages 25-29: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 6.484 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.426 % in 1992 and a record low of 5.115 % in 1963. Austria AT: Population: Female: Ages 25-29: % of Female Population 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. Female population between the ages 25 to 29 as a percentage of the total female population.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;;

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.

Total current population for Austria in 2025 is 8,994,123, a 0.19% increase from 2024.

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<li>Total population for Austria in 2024 was <strong>8,977,139</strong>, a <strong>1.69% decline</strong> from 2023.</li>
<li>Total population for Austria in 2023 was <strong>9,131,761</strong>, a <strong>0.99% increase</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>Total population for Austria in 2022 was <strong>9,041,851</strong>, a <strong>0.96% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
</ul>Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

This table compares regional demographics between the region of Western Greece and Upper Austria under indicators such as Population, GDP per Capita at current prices, Employment rate %, and % of persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion. The source of the data can be accessed at JRC : https://urban.jrc.ec.europa.eu/my-place?lng=en&ctx=udp&is=Default&ts=EU&clc=highlights-1&fvs=false&tl=2&tu=EL63&pil=level-indicator&cl=default&stu=EL63,AT31

Historical chart and dataset showing Austria population density by year from 1961 to 2022.

Graph and download economic data for Age Dependency Ratio: Older Dependents to Working-Age Population for Austria (SPPOPDPNDOLAUT) from 1960 to 2023 about 64 years +, Austria, working-age, ratio, and population.