Rural population in Austria in 2025 — 2,788,672 people. Ranked 94 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 21%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Austria
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.79M | −13,750 | −0.49% |
| 2024 | 2.8M | −7,737 | −0.28% |
| 2023 | 2.81M | +7,012 | +0.25% |
| 2022 | 2.8M | +6,574 | +0.24% |
| 2021 | 2.8M | −8,582 | −0.31% |
| 2020 | 2.81M | −8,216 | −0.29% |
| 2019 | 2.81M | −6,342 | −0.22% |
| 2018 | 2.82M | −3,855 | −0.14% |
| 2017 | 2.82M | +3,529 | +0.13% |
| 2016 | 2.82M | +16,142 | +0.58% |
| 2015 | 2.8M | +19,104 | +0.69% |
| 2014 | 2.78M | +11,732 | +0.42% |
| 2013 | 2.77M | +8,748 | +0.32% |
| 2012 | 2.76M | +7,526 | +0.27% |
| 2011 | 2.76M | +5,624 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.75M | +3,756 | +0.14% |
| 2009 | 2.75M | +4,938 | +0.18% |
| 2008 | 2.74M | +6,709 | +0.25% |
| 2007 | 2.74M | +7,166 | +0.26% |
| 2006 | 2.73M | +11,748 | +0.43% |
| 2005 | 2.72M | +16,490 | +0.61% |
| 2004 | 2.7M | +14,306 | +0.53% |
| 2003 | 2.69M | +10,013 | +0.37% |
| 2002 | 2.68M | +9,278 | +0.35% |
| 2001 | 2.67M | +4,437 | +0.17% |
| 2000 | 2.66M | −2,438 | −0.09% |
| 1999 | 2.66M | −6,613 | −0.25% |
| 1998 | 2.67M | −11,666 | −0.43% |
| 1997 | 2.68M | −14,198 | −0.53% |
| 1996 | 2.7M | −16,072 | −0.59% |
| 1995 | 2.71M | −17,868 | −0.65% |
| 1994 | 2.73M | −13,619 | −0.5% |
| 1993 | 2.74M | −3,373 | −0.12% |
| 1992 | 2.75M | +3,012 | +0.11% |
| 1991 | 2.75M | −10,358 | −0.38% |
| 1990 | 2.76M | −36,415 | −1.3% |
| 1989 | 2.79M | −60,238 | −2.11% |
| 1988 | 2.85M | −79,599 | −2.72% |
| 1987 | 2.93M | −87,928 | −2.91% |
| 1986 | 3.02M | −89,268 | −2.87% |
| 1985 | 3.11M | −86,411 | −2.7% |
| 1984 | 3.2M | −80,067 | −2.44% |
| 1983 | 3.28M | −72,529 | −2.17% |
| 1982 | 3.35M | −46,847 | −1.38% |
| 1981 | 3.39M | −26,989 | −0.79% |
| 1980 | 3.42M | −31,829 | −0.92% |
| 1979 | 3.45M | −34,905 | −1% |
| 1978 | 3.49M | −29,311 | −0.83% |
| 1977 | 3.52M | −22,900 | −0.65% |
| 1976 | 3.54M | −28,650 | −0.8% |
| 1975 | 3.57M | −30,351 | −0.84% |
| 1974 | 3.6M | −13,457 | −0.37% |
| 1973 | 3.61M | +1,415 | +0.04% |
| 1972 | 3.61M | +3,083 | +0.09% |
| 1971 | 3.61M | −1,316 | −0.04% |
| 1970 | 3.61M | −4,253 | −0.12% |
| 1969 | 3.61M | −3,735 | −0.1% |
| 1968 | 3.62M | +3,306 | +0.09% |
| 1967 | 3.61M | +12,370 | +0.34% |
| 1966 | 3.6M | +11,596 | +0.32% |
| 1965 | 3.59M | +10,712 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 3.58M | +12,364 | +0.35% |
| 1963 | 3.57M | +12,626 | +0.36% |
| 1962 | 3.56M | +12,842 | +0.36% |
| 1961 | 3.54M | +11,421 | +0.32% |
| 1960 | 3.53M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
