Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Austria

Austria: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.0434 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0434 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
69th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0445 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
0.0303 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Austria, 1961–2023

00.010.020.030.04196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Austria is 0.0434 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Austria peaked at 0.0445 1000 No per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0303 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.

Austria ranks 69th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Austria, 1961 to 2023.
Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0303 1000 No per square kilometre —
1962 0.0305 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
1963 0.0306 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
1964 0.0308 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
1965 0.031 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
1966 0.0311 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
1967 0.0313 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
1968 0.0314 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1969 0.0315 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1970 0.0316 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1971 0.0317 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
1972 0.0319 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1973 0.032 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
1974 0.032 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
1975 0.0321 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
1976 0.0321 1000 No per square kilometre +0.0%
1977 0.0321 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
1978 0.032 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
1979 0.032 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
1980 0.0319 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
1981 0.0319 1000 No per square kilometre +0.0%
1982 0.0322 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
1983 0.0324 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1984 0.0327 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1985 0.0329 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
1986 0.0332 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
1987 0.0335 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
1988 0.0339 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
1989 0.0342 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
1990 0.0347 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
1991 0.0351 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
1992 0.0357 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
1993 0.0362 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
1994 0.0367 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
1995 0.0372 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
1996 0.0376 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
1997 0.0379 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
1998 0.0382 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1999 0.0385 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
2000 0.0389 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
2001 0.0393 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
2002 0.0398 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
2003 0.0403 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
2004 0.0407 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
2005 0.0412 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
2006 0.0416 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
2007 0.0421 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
2008 0.0425 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
2009 0.0429 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
2010 0.0434 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
2011 0.044 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
2012 0.0442 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2013 0.0443 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
2014 0.0444 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
2015 0.0445 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
2016 0.0444 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
2017 0.0444 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
2018 0.0442 1000 No per square kilometre -0.3%
2019 0.0441 1000 No per square kilometre -0.4%
2020 0.0439 1000 No per square kilometre -0.4%
2021 0.0437 1000 No per square kilometre -0.4%
2022 0.0436 1000 No per square kilometre -0.4%
2023 0.0434 1000 No per square kilometre -0.4%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 0.0434 1000 No per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0171 1000 No per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (75 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 0.0434 1000 No per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0222 1000 No per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.031 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0303 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0315 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0319 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0316 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0321 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0329 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0319 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0342 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0368 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0347 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0385 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0409 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0389 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0429 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0442 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0434 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0445 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0436 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0434 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0439 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 66 Slovenia 0.0454 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 67 Cyprus 0.044 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 68 Serbia 0.0439 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 70 Guinea-Bissau 0.0416 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 71 Uzbekistan 0.0386 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 72 Albania 0.0381 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Austria?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Austria was 0.0434 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 0.0445 1000 No per square kilometre in 2015.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0303 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Austria rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Austria ranks 69th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.