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

Austria: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre was 0.0638 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
0.0638 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
83rd
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0638 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0559 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

00.020.040.06196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Austria stood at 0.0638 1000 No per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Austria peaked at 0.0638 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0559 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Austria 83rd out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Austria, 1961 to 2023.
Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0559 1000 No per square kilometre —
1962 0.0563 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
1963 0.0567 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1964 0.0571 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1965 0.0576 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1966 0.058 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
1967 0.0584 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
1968 0.0587 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
1969 0.0591 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
1970 0.0594 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
1971 0.0597 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
1972 0.06 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1973 0.0602 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1974 0.0604 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
1975 0.0605 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
1976 0.0605 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
1977 0.0605 1000 No per square kilometre -0.0%
1978 0.0604 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
1979 0.0604 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
1980 0.0603 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
1981 0.0602 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
1982 0.06 1000 No per square kilometre -0.4%
1983 0.0597 1000 No per square kilometre -0.4%
1984 0.0595 1000 No per square kilometre -0.4%
1985 0.0593 1000 No per square kilometre -0.3%
1986 0.0592 1000 No per square kilometre -0.3%
1987 0.059 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
1988 0.0589 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
1989 0.0589 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
1990 0.0589 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
1991 0.059 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
1992 0.0592 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
1993 0.0594 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
1994 0.0596 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
1995 0.0596 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
1996 0.0596 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
1997 0.0594 1000 No per square kilometre -0.3%
1998 0.0592 1000 No per square kilometre -0.4%
1999 0.059 1000 No per square kilometre -0.3%
2000 0.0589 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
2001 0.0588 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
2002 0.0588 1000 No per square kilometre -0.0%
2003 0.0588 1000 No per square kilometre +0.0%
2004 0.0588 1000 No per square kilometre +0.0%
2005 0.0588 1000 No per square kilometre -0.0%
2006 0.0588 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
2007 0.0587 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
2008 0.0586 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
2009 0.0585 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
2010 0.0585 1000 No per square kilometre -0.0%
2011 0.0586 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
2012 0.059 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2013 0.0596 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
2014 0.0602 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
2015 0.0607 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
2016 0.0611 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2017 0.0615 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2018 0.0618 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
2019 0.0622 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
2020 0.0625 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2021 0.0629 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2022 0.0633 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2023 0.0638 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 0.0638 1000 No per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.076 1000 No per square kilometre, 84% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 0.0638 1000 No per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0579 1000 No per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0575 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0559 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0591 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0602 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0594 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0605 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0595 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0589 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0603 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0593 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0589 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0596 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0588 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0585 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0589 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0603 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0585 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0622 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0631 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0625 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0638 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 80 Greece 0.0689 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 81 Armenia 0.0664 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 82 Sri Lanka 0.066 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 84 Slovakia 0.0612 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 85 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0598 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 86 Serbia 0.0585 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Austria?
Population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Austria was 0.0638 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 0.0638 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0559 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Austria rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
Austria ranks 83rd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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.