Urban population growth in Austria
The urban population of Austria changed by 0.69% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2012.
Austria, 2025
0.69%
Change from 2024
−0.16percentage points
European Union, 2025
0.39%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
0.50%
Position in 2025
143rd of 217
Urban population growth in Austria over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Austria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.69% | 0.39% |
| 2024 | 0.85% | 0.48% |
| 2023 | 1.32% | 0.55% |
| 2022 | 1.28% | 0.38% |
| 2021 | 0.77% | -0.01% |
| 2020 | 0.74% | 0.11% |
| 2019 | 0.76% | 0.37% |
| 2018 | 0.78% | 0.35% |
| 2017 | 0.96% | 0.29% |
| 2016 | 1.32% | 0.49% |
| 2015 | 1.33% | 0.44% |
| 2014 | 0.96% | 0.33% |
| 2013 | 0.72% | 0.33% |
| 2012 | 0.55% | 0.33% |
| 2011 | 0.40% | -0.01% |
| 2010 | 0.29% | 0.38% |
| 2009 | 0.30% | 0.43% |
| 2008 | 0.35% | 0.52% |
| 2007 | 0.35% | 0.52% |
| 2006 | 0.53% | 0.56% |
| 2005 | 0.72% | 0.60% |
| 2004 | 0.66% | 0.58% |
| 2003 | 0.54% | 0.57% |
| 2002 | 0.56% | 0.50% |
| 2001 | 0.49% | 0.46% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.16 percentage points from 0.85% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.33%, the figure has changed by −0.64 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Austria has the 143rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 0.39%.
More for Austria
All statistics for Austria
Urban population share
69.7%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
0.33%
2025 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
9,197,213 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
9,197,213 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
8.3 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
9.5 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat