Austria — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Austria, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Austria was 0.33% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 1.12% in 2015. The lowest was -0.27% in 1975 (about -1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.80% per year.
Austria ranks 153 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 71%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so Austria sits above it. It peaked in 2015 and has fallen 71% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 71%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 28 of 58 economies; United Kingdom (0.30%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 240555% in 1981. That is 52% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1992.
World ranking. Climbed: 202nd of 216 in 1961 → 201st of 216 in 1970 → 210th of 216 in 1980 → 160th of 216 in 1990 → 180th of 217 in 2000 → 171st of 217 in 2010 → 138th of 217 in 2020 → 153rd of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.33% | -0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -0.5 pp |
| 2023 | 0.99% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 0.96% | +0.5 pp |
| 2021 | 0.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 0.42% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 0.44% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 0.49% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 0.69% | -0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 1.08% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 1.12% | +0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 0.78% | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 0.59% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 0.46% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 0.34% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 0.24% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 0.26% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 0.31% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 0.32% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 0.49% | -0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 0.68% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 0.62% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 0.49% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 0.49% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 0.38% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 0.24% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 0.19% | +0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 0.11% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 0.11% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 0.14% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 0.15% | -0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 0.38% | -0.4 pp |
| 1993 | 0.82% | -0.3 pp |
| 1992 | 1.1% | +0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 1% | +0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 0.76% | +0.3 pp |
| 1989 | 0.45% | +0.3 pp |
| 1988 | 0.14% | +0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 0.06% | -0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 0.06% | +0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 0.05% | +0.1 pp |
| 1984 | -0.01% | +0.2 pp |
| 1983 | -0.16% | -0.2 pp |
| 1982 | 0.07% | -0.2 pp |
| 1981 | 0.26% | +0.3 pp |
| 1980 | 0% | +0.2 pp |
| 1979 | -0.17% | -0.1 pp |
| 1978 | -0.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 0.04% | +0.2 pp |
| 1976 | -0.18% | +0.1 pp |
| 1975 | -0.27% | -0.4 pp |
| 1974 | 0.17% | -0.4 pp |
| 1973 | 0.55% | -0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 0.58% | +0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 0.45% | +0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 0.35% | +0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 0.35% | -0.2 pp |
| 1968 | 0.52% | -0.2 pp |
| 1967 | 0.75% | +0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 0.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 0.65% | -0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 0.67% | +0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 0.64% | +0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 0.61% | +0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 0.55% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Austria’s Population growth in 1962?
0.61% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Austria’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -40.1% in total — about 0.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.33%; 2024: 0.5%; 2023: 0.99%; 2022: 0.96%; 2021: 0.44%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.