Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Austria

Urban population in Austria in 2025 — 6,419,491 people. Ranked 90 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 82.5%.

2025 6.42M people +0.69% vs 2024
World rank 90of 217
Period maximum 6.42M people2025
Period minimum 3.52M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Austria, 1960–20253M4M5M6M7M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3,516,761 people1962: 3,574,823 people1964: 3,643,770 people1966: 3,719,727 people1968: 3,797,388 people1970: 3,857,059 people1972: 3,932,407 people1974: 3,999,286 people1976: 4,024,774 people1978: 4,073,765 people1980: 4,127,627 people1982: 4,226,170 people1984: 4,366,060 people1986: 4,550,099 people1988: 4,733,149 people1990: 4,922,335 people1992: 5,092,540 people1994: 5,204,941 people1996: 5,261,780 people1998: 5,305,416 people2000: 5,349,244 people2002: 5,405,920 people2004: 5,471,610 people2006: 5,540,047 people2008: 5,579,027 people2010: 5,612,241 people2012: 5,665,678 people2014: 5,761,563 people2016: 5,916,629 people2018: 6,020,808 people2020: 6,111,709 people2022: 6,238,704 people2024: 6,375,560 people2025: 6,419,491 people
Change over the period: +2.9M (+82.54%) Average annual rate: 0.93 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Austria

Austria 6.42M people
World 4.75B people
Europe & Central Asia 691M people
Western Europe computed 165M people
High-income countries computed 1.12B people
Urban population — Austria, by year Austria All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 6.42M +43,931 +0.69%
2024 6.38M +53,958 +0.85%
2023 6.32M +82,898 +1.33%
2022 6.24M +79,480 +1.29%
2021 6.16M +47,515 +0.78%
2020 6.11M +45,160 +0.74%
2019 6.07M +45,741 +0.76%
2018 6.02M +46,810 +0.78%
2017 5.97M +57,369 +0.97%
2016 5.92M +77,827 +1.33%
2015 5.84M +77,239 +1.34%
2014 5.76M +54,801 +0.96%
2013 5.71M +41,084 +0.73%
2012 5.67M +30,822 +0.55%
2011 5.63M +22,615 +0.4%
2010 5.61M +16,325 +0.29%
2009 5.6M +16,889 +0.3%
2008 5.58M +19,300 +0.35%
2007 5.56M +19,680 +0.36%
2006 5.54M +29,064 +0.53%
2005 5.51M +39,373 +0.72%
2004 5.47M +36,237 +0.67%
2003 5.44M +29,453 +0.54%
2002 5.41M +30,386 +0.57%
2001 5.38M +26,290 +0.49%
2000 5.35M +21,680 +0.41%
1999 5.33M +22,148 +0.42%
1998 5.31M +20,414 +0.39%
1997 5.29M +23,222 +0.44%
1996 5.26M +26,811 +0.51%
1995 5.23M +30,028 +0.58%
1994 5.2M +44,104 +0.85%
1993 5.16M +68,297 +1.34%
1992 5.09M +82,806 +1.65%
1991 5.01M +87,399 +1.78%
1990 4.92M +94,698 +1.96%
1989 4.83M +94,488 +2%
1988 4.73M +90,330 +1.95%
1987 4.64M +92,720 +2.04%
1986 4.55M +94,077 +2.11%
1985 4.46M +89,962 +2.06%
1984 4.37M +79,591 +1.86%
1983 4.29M +60,299 +1.43%
1982 4.23M +52,277 +1.25%
1981 4.17M +46,266 +1.12%
1980 4.13M +31,837 +0.78%
1979 4.1M +22,025 +0.54%
1978 4.07M +23,186 +0.57%
1977 4.05M +25,805 +0.64%
1976 4.02M +15,272 +0.38%
1975 4.01M +10,216 +0.26%
1974 4M +26,380 +0.66%
1973 3.97M +40,499 +1.03%
1972 3.93M +40,636 +1.04%
1971 3.89M +34,712 +0.9%
1970 3.86M +30,284 +0.79%
1969 3.83M +29,387 +0.77%
1968 3.8M +35,099 +0.93%
1967 3.76M +42,562 +1.14%
1966 3.72M +39,581 +1.08%
1965 3.68M +36,376 +1%
1964 3.64M +35,626 +0.99%
1963 3.61M +33,321 +0.93%
1962 3.57M +30,723 +0.87%
1961 3.54M +27,339 +0.78%
1960 3.52M

About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.