Austria’s Population Approaches 9.2 Million, Growth Slows in 2024

More+More+ ♦ Published: February 11, 2025; 15:46 ♦ (Vindobona)

Austria's population continues to grow, but at a noticeably slower pace than in recent years. While Vienna remains the primary driver of population growth, with the highest increase among all federal states, other regions like Burgenland experienced slight declines. The data also reveals a growing proportion of foreign nationals, now accounting for over 20% of Austria’s population.

Austria's population continues to grow to almost 9.2 Million, where Vienna has experienced the biggest Population Growth. / Picture: © Pedro Szekely from Los Angeles, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Austria’s population continues its upward trend, but recent data reveals that growth is slowing compared to previous years. Preliminary figures from Statistics Austria show that as of January 1, 2025, the country's population stood at 9,198,214, an increase of 39,464 people, or 0.4%, from the start of 2024. This represents a notable deceleration from the 0.6% growth recorded the year…