Austria vs Portugal: Number of people living in the capital city
Austria
1.88 million people
in 2100
Portugal
1.94 million people
in 2100
Austria rank
89th
Portugal rank
87th
Number of people living in the capital city over time
- Austria
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.94 million people against 1.88 million people in Austria, a difference of 62,040 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 89th and Portugal ranks 87th of 191 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2.00 million people | 1.89 million people | 116,265 people | Austria |
| 2030s | 2.03 million people | 1.94 million people | 89,930 people | Austria |
| 2040s | 2.02 million people | 1.96 million people | 64,710 people | Austria |
| 2050s | 2.01 million people | 1.96 million people | 51,000 people | Austria |
| 2060s | 1.98 million people | 1.94 million people | 36,610 people | Austria |
| 2070s | 1.95 million people | 1.92 million people | 25,065 people | Austria |
| 2080s | 1.93 million people | 1.93 million people | 1,145 people | Portugal |
| 2090s | 1.90 million people | 1.94 million people | 38,035 people | Portugal |
| 2100s | 1.88 million people | 1.94 million people | 62,040 people | Portugal |
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 Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.94 million people against 1.88 million people in Austria as of 2100.
- What is the difference in number of people living in the capital city between Austria and Portugal?
- 62,040 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Portugal?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do Austria and Portugal rank globally for number of people living in the capital city?
- Austria ranks 89th and Portugal ranks 87th 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.