Austria vs Italy: Number of people living in the capital city
Austria
1.88 million people
in 2100
Italy
1.80 million people
in 2100
Austria rank
89th
Italy rank
91st
Number of people living in the capital city over time
- Austria
- Italy
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1.88 million people against 1.80 million people in Italy, a difference of 80,220 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Italy ahead.
Austria ranks 89th and Italy ranks 91st of 191 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2.00 million people | 2.38 million people | 371,075 people | Italy |
| 2030s | 2.03 million people | 2.35 million people | 323,610 people | Italy |
| 2040s | 2.02 million people | 2.31 million people | 289,285 people | Italy |
| 2050s | 2.01 million people | 2.25 million people | 240,760 people | Italy |
| 2060s | 1.98 million people | 2.13 million people | 151,755 people | Italy |
| 2070s | 1.95 million people | 2.01 million people | 60,015 people | Italy |
| 2080s | 1.93 million people | 1.93 million people | 5,020 people | Italy |
| 2090s | 1.90 million people | 1.86 million people | 43,265 people | Austria |
| 2100s | 1.88 million people | 1.80 million people | 80,220 people | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in the capital city, Austria or Italy?
- Austria, at 1.88 million people against 1.80 million people in Italy as of 2100.
- What is the difference in number of people living in the capital city between Austria and Italy?
- 80,220 people, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Italy?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do Austria and Italy rank globally for number of people living in the capital city?
- Austria ranks 89th and Italy ranks 91st of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.