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.
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 |
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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.