Share of population in cities over 1 million — all countries

Share of population in cities over 1 million — Austria

Share of population in cities over 1 million in Austria in 2025 — 21.78%. Ranked 62 in the world out of 121. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 1.3 pp.

2025 21.78% +0.09 pp vs 2024
World rank 62of 121
Period maximum 23.08%1960
Period minimum 19.31%2001

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population in cities over 1 million — Austria, 1960–202519202122232419601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 23.08%1962: 22.81%1964: 22.5%1966: 22.17%1968: 21.87%1970: 21.7%1972: 21.33%1974: 20.94%1976: 20.8%1978: 20.58%1980: 20.38%1982: 20.23%1984: 20.29%1986: 20.29%1988: 20.27%1990: 20.05%1992: 19.65%1994: 19.44%1996: 19.41%1998: 19.4%2000: 19.34%2002: 19.48%2004: 19.81%2006: 20.04%2008: 20.32%2010: 20.69%2012: 21.02%2014: 21.22%2016: 21.25%2018: 21.5%2020: 21.64%2022: 21.68%2024: 21.69%2025: 21.78%
Change over the period: −1.3 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Austria 21.78%
World 25.29%
Western Europe computed 16.39%
Share of population in cities over 1 million — Austria, by year Austria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 21.78 +0.09 pp
2024 21.69 +0.06 pp
2023 21.63 −0.05 pp
2022 21.68 −0.04 pp
2021 21.72 +0.07 pp
2020 21.64 +0.07 pp
2019 21.57 +0.07 pp
2018 21.5 +0.15 pp
2017 21.35 +0.1 pp
2016 21.25 +0.02 pp
2015 21.23 +0.01 pp
2014 21.22 +0.08 pp
2013 21.14 +0.12 pp
2012 21.02 +0.15 pp
2011 20.87 +0.17 pp
2010 20.69 +0.19 pp
2009 20.5 +0.19 pp
2008 20.32 +0.17 pp
2007 20.14 +0.11 pp
2006 20.04 +0.09 pp
2005 19.94 +0.14 pp
2004 19.81 +0.15 pp
2003 19.66 +0.17 pp
2002 19.48 +0.17 pp
2001 19.31 −0.03 pp
2000 19.34 −0.03 pp
1999 19.37 −0.02 pp
1998 19.4 −0.01 pp
1997 19.4 −0.01 pp
1996 19.41 −0.01 pp
1995 19.43 −0.02 pp
1994 19.44 −0.06 pp
1993 19.51 −0.15 pp
1992 19.65 −0.2 pp
1991 19.86 −0.19 pp
1990 20.05 −0.14 pp
1989 20.19 −0.08 pp
1988 20.27 −0.02 pp
1987 20.29 −0 pp
1986 20.29 −0 pp
1985 20.29 +0 pp
1984 20.29 +0.01 pp
1983 20.27 +0.04 pp
1982 20.23 −0 pp
1981 20.23 −0.15 pp
1980 20.38 −0.12 pp
1979 20.5 −0.08 pp
1978 20.58 −0.1 pp
1977 20.68 −0.12 pp
1976 20.8 −0.08 pp
1975 20.88 −0.06 pp
1974 20.94 −0.15 pp
1973 21.1 −0.24 pp
1972 21.33 −0.25 pp
1971 21.58 −0.12 pp
1970 21.7 −0.09 pp
1969 21.79 −0.09 pp
1968 21.87 −0.12 pp
1967 22 −0.18 pp
1966 22.17 −0.17 pp
1965 22.34 −0.16 pp
1964 22.5 −0.16 pp
1963 22.66 −0.16 pp
1962 22.81 −0.15 pp
1961 22.96 −0.12 pp
1960 23.08

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of a country's population living in urban agglomerations larger than one million people. The indicator separates countries with the same level of urbanization: in some the urban population is spread across many mid-sized cities, in others it is concentrated in one or two agglomerations. The highest values come from small countries with a single dominant city, where the capital agglomeration holds more than half of the country.

Important: Countries without agglomerations of this size are absent from the series rather than entered as zero. The aggregate for a group of countries is therefore calculated only where coverage is sufficient: averaging the countries that do have million-plus cities would overstate the share.

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