Urban population rose 0.859% to 5.28 mil in Austria in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Austria reached an all time high of 5.28 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 4.56 mil in 1960. When compared to Austria's main peers, urban population in Germany amounted to 64.5 mil, 7.01 mil in Hungary, 42.2 mil in Italy and 6.44 mil in Switzerland in 2021.
Austria has been ranked 90th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | mil | 4.99 | 5.06 | 5.11 | 5.15 | 5.20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | mil | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | mil | 7.75 | 7.77 | 7.81 | 7.84 | 7.89 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | mil | 53.0 | 53.3 | 53.7 | 54.0 | 54.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 63.1 | 63.6 | 63.9 | 64.1 | 64.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | mil | 6.94 | 6.95 | 6.96 | 6.97 | 7.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | mil | 42.2 | 42.4 | 42.5 | 42.6 | 42.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | mil | 22.9 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | mil | 2.92 | 2.92 | 2.92 | 2.93 | 2.93 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | mil | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | mil | 6.11 | 6.17 | 6.23 | 6.28 | 6.33 |
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