Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Austria
Austria: Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents was 22.2% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Austria, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 22.2% for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Austria peaked at 22.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2000.
Austria ranks 59th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 22.0% | — |
| 1955 | 21.8% | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 21.3% | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 21.1% | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 21.0% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 20.6% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 20.1% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 20.0% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 19.7% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 19.3% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 19.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | +5.3% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 22.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.3%, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Austria's 22.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.6%, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.9% | 21.8% | 22.0% | 2 |
| 1960s | 21.2% | 21.1% | 21.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 20.8% | 20.6% | 21.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 20.0% | 20.0% | 20.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.5% | 19.3% | 19.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 19.3% | 20.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 20.5% | 21.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 22.2% | 22.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More reference data data for Austria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6222 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Austria?
- Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Austria was 22.2% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2000.
- How does Austria rank for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Austria ranks 59th out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the 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.