Austria vs Belarus: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Austria
1.98 million people
in 2020
Belarus
1.98 million people
in 2020
Austria rank
86th
Belarus rank
87th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Austria
- Belarus
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1.98 million people against 1.98 million people in Belarus, a difference of 860 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 86th and Belarus ranks 87th of 182 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Belarus in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belarus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.52 million people | 0 people | 1.52 million people | Austria |
| 1960s | 1.52 million people | 0 people | 1.52 million people | Austria |
| 1970s | 1.56 million people | 526,530 people | 1.04 million people | Austria |
| 1980s | 1.51 million people | 1.37 million people | 138,540 people | Austria |
| 1990s | 1.53 million people | 1.59 million people | 62,900 people | Belarus |
| 2000s | 1.60 million people | 1.68 million people | 86,880 people | Belarus |
| 2010s | 1.77 million people | 1.83 million people | 67,215 people | Belarus |
| 2020s | 1.98 million people | 1.98 million people | 860 people | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Austria or Belarus?
- Austria, at 1.98 million people against 1.98 million people in Belarus as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Austria and Belarus?
- 860 people, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belarus?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Austria and Belarus rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Austria ranks 86th and Belarus ranks 87th of 182 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 cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.