Population growth in Austria
Austria: Population growth was 0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Austria, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, population growth in Austria stood at 0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.0% on the previous year and down 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Austria peaked at 1.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 1975.
That places Austria 153rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth in Austria, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5% | — |
| 1962 | 0.6% | +11.7% |
| 1963 | 0.6% | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 0.7% | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.6% | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.7% | +8.0% |
| 1967 | 0.7% | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5% | -30.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3% | -33.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4% | +27.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6% | +30.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6% | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | -69.3% |
| 1975 | -0.3% | -255.9% |
| 1976 | -0.2% | -33.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -121.7% |
| 1978 | -0.1% | -310.9% |
| 1979 | -0.2% | +110.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -100.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | +240555.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -71.9% |
| 1983 | -0.2% | -325.3% |
| 1984 | -0.0% | -96.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -845.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +35.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +123.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | +218.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | +69.1% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | +31.0% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -25.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -53.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -60.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -16.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +77.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +23.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +59.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +28.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +27.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -27.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -34.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +40.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +35.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +29.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +32.6% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +43.4% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -35.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -29.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +119.5% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -49.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | -35.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 73% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +240555.7% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| 1985 | +845.9% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1983 | -325.3% | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | -310.9% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | -0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | -0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More climate change data for Austria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 100.61 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,277 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,277 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5,000 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 178.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 868.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 847.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 21.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.2 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Austria?
- Population growth in Austria was 0.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 1975.
- How does Austria rank for population growth?
- Austria ranks 153rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.