Austria vs United Arab Emirates
Austria vs United Arab Emirates: Population growth
Population growth in 2023: -0.12% a year in Austria and 3.7% a year in United Arab Emirates, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 3.83 percentage points.
% a year · UN
What the numbers say
- United Arab Emirates has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Austria.
- In 2023, Austria ranked 183 and United Arab Emirates ranked 5 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Austria at -0.2% a year and United Arab Emirates at 0.91% a year in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.
Every year
% a year · UN
| Year | Austria | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.12 | 3.7 | 0.87 |
| 2022 | 1.58 | 3.96 | 0.88 |
| 2021 | 0.58 | 5.11 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 0.44 | 1.91 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 0.48 | -0.42 | 1.03 |
| 2018 | 0.41 | 1.09 | 1.07 |
| 2017 | 0.56 | 1.34 | 1.13 |
| 2016 | 0.83 | 3.14 | 1.17 |
| 2015 | 1.34 | 4.95 | 1.18 |
| 2014 | 0.9 | 5.42 | 1.22 |
| 2013 | 0.66 | 4.65 | 1.23 |
| 2012 | 0.52 | 4.08 | 1.27 |
| 2011 | 0.39 | 4.02 | 1.26 |
| 2010 | 0.28 | 3.35 | 1.27 |
| 2009 | 0.2 | 3.43 | 1.28 |
| 2008 | 0.33 | 9.19 | 1.28 |
| 2007 | 0.31 | 13.84 | 1.28 |
| 2006 | 0.35 | 9.06 | 1.28 |
| 2005 | 0.64 | 5.04 | 1.27 |
| 2004 | 0.72 | 5.35 | 1.28 |
| 2003 | 0.53 | 5.64 | 1.29 |
| 2002 | 0.48 | 5.94 | 1.3 |
| 2001 | 0.5 | 6.22 | 1.33 |
| 2000 | 0.23 | 6.54 | 1.35 |
| 1999 | 0.24 | 6.94 | 1.35 |
| 1998 | 0.14 | 7.39 | 1.37 |
| 1997 | 0.08 | 7.87 | 1.39 |
| 1996 | 0.15 | 8.4 | 1.42 |
| 1995 | 0.12 | 4.42 | 1.45 |
| 1994 | 0.19 | 4.53 | 1.47 |
| 1993 | 0.59 | 4.81 | 1.52 |
| 1992 | 1.06 | 5.1 | 1.57 |
| 1991 | 1.13 | 5.4 | 1.63 |
| 1990 | 0.87 | 5.72 | 1.76 |
| 1989 | 0.67 | 6.05 | 1.78 |
| 1988 | 0.25 | 6.42 | 1.79 |
| 1987 | 0.04 | 6.82 | 1.84 |
| 1986 | 0.09 | 7.26 | 1.83 |
| 1985 | 0.05 | 5.26 | 1.8 |
| 1984 | 0.05 | 5.47 | 1.8 |
| 1983 | -0.06 | 5.67 | 1.78 |
| 1982 | -0.26 | 5.82 | 1.86 |
| 1981 | 0.4 | 5.93 | 1.82 |
| 1980 | 0.1 | 10.16 | 1.8 |
| 1979 | -0.1 | 11.44 | 1.79 |
| 1978 | -0.24 | 12.53 | 1.74 |
| 1977 | 0.08 | 13.66 | 1.75 |
| 1976 | 0 | 14.93 | 1.78 |
| 1975 | -0.35 | 10 | 1.8 |
| 1974 | -0.18 | 10.91 | 1.88 |
| 1973 | 0.52 | 11.95 | 1.94 |
| 1972 | 0.59 | 13.19 | 1.97 |
| 1971 | 0.57 | 14.73 | 1.97 |
| 1970 | 0.32 | 16.69 | 2.06 |
| 1969 | 0.38 | 19.27 | 2.06 |
| 1968 | 0.31 | 17.32 | 2.09 |
| 1967 | 0.73 | 2.77 | 2 |
| 1966 | 0.77 | 3.72 | 2.04 |
| 1965 | 0.64 | 4.36 | 2.09 |
| 1964 | 0.66 | 4.73 | 2.16 |
| 1963 | 0.67 | 4.87 | 2.28 |
| 1962 | 0.62 | 4.91 | 2.11 |
| 1961 | 0.61 | 4.93 | 1.67 |
| 1960 | 0.49 | 4.96 | 1.58 |
| 1959 | 0.45 | 5.03 | 1.73 |
| 1958 | 0.32 | 5.11 | 2 |
| 1957 | 0.3 | 5.23 | 2.07 |
| 1956 | 0.09 | 5.38 | 1.98 |
| 1955 | 0.07 | 5.59 | 2.01 |
| 1954 | 0.13 | 5.81 | 1.99 |
| 1953 | 0.1 | 6.06 | 1.9 |
| 1952 | 0.04 | 6.27 | 1.94 |
| 1951 | -0.13 | 6.45 | 1.75 |
| 1950 | -0.04 | 6.62 | 1.74 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Austria | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.09-0.7–0.52 | 3.41-6.03–7.78 | 0.86 |
| 2025 | -0.07-0.83–0.7 | 2.31-5.76–7.96 | 0.84 |
| 2026 | -0.07-0.94–0.69 | 1.69-5.09–7.74 | 0.83 |
| 2027 | -0.06-0.89–0.74 | 1.41-4.33–8.11 | 0.81 |
| 2028 | -0.05-0.92–0.78 | 1.24-3.23–8.5 | 0.8 |
| 2029 | -0.09-0.96–0.73 | 1.14-2.88–8.38 | 0.78 |
| 2030 | -0.12-1.02–0.68 | 1.1-2.98–8.48 | 0.76 |
| 2031 | -0.13-1.02–0.74 | 1.13-2.92–8.36 | 0.75 |
| 2032 | -0.15-1.12–0.77 | 1.14-2.75–7.99 | 0.73 |
| 2033 | -0.14-1.1–0.79 | 1.16-2.63–8.23 | 0.72 |
| 2034 | -0.17-1.12–0.73 | 1.17-2.96–7.86 | 0.7 |
| 2035 | -0.17-1.1–0.72 | 1.18-2.57–7.88 | 0.69 |
| 2036 | -0.17-1.15–0.74 | 1.18-2.51–8.17 | 0.67 |
| 2037 | -0.2-1.24–0.72 | 1.18-2.62–7.78 | 0.65 |
| 2038 | -0.16-1.24–0.75 | 1.18-2.33–7.77 | 0.64 |
| 2039 | -0.19-1.25–0.73 | 1.18-2.16–7.62 | 0.62 |
| 2040 | -0.19-1.21–0.75 | 1.17-2.24–7.48 | 0.61 |
| 2041 | -0.18-1.17–0.8 | 1.16-2.28–7.24 | 0.59 |
| 2042 | -0.2-1.2–0.83 | 1.16-1.92–7.28 | 0.57 |
| 2043 | -0.2-1.26–0.84 | 1.15-2.25–7.11 | 0.56 |
| 2044 | -0.22-1.29–0.81 | 1.15-2.08–7.06 | 0.54 |
| 2045 | -0.22-1.29–0.74 | 1.14-2.22–7.27 | 0.52 |
| 2046 | -0.24-1.34–0.72 | 1.14-2.03–7.26 | 0.5 |
| 2047 | -0.26-1.41–0.74 | 1.16-2.08–7.52 | 0.48 |
| 2048 | -0.28-1.33–0.74 | 1.16-2.06–7.48 | 0.46 |
| 2049 | -0.31-1.41–0.66 | 1.16-2.23–7.36 | 0.44 |
| 2050 | -0.32-1.47–0.66 | 1.15-2.53–7.24 | 0.42 |
| 2051 | -0.32-1.43–0.7 | 1.14-2.49–7.02 | 0.4 |
| 2052 | -0.34-1.54–0.64 | 1.13-2.59–6.97 | 0.38 |
| 2053 | -0.38-1.58–0.64 | 1.13-2.52–6.71 | 0.36 |
| 2054 | -0.38-1.57–0.67 | 1.14-2.5–6.94 | 0.34 |
| 2055 | -0.39-1.55–0.67 | 1.13-2.29–6.99 | 0.33 |
| 2056 | -0.4-1.53–0.67 | 1.13-2.46–7.2 | 0.31 |
| 2057 | -0.43-1.58–0.61 | 1.14-2.54–6.85 | 0.3 |
| 2058 | -0.42-1.59–0.64 | 1.14-2.65–6.92 | 0.28 |
| 2059 | -0.42-1.64–0.6 | 1.14-2.62–6.99 | 0.27 |
| 2060 | -0.42-1.56–0.63 | 1.14-2.6–7.13 | 0.25 |
| 2061 | -0.41-1.56–0.61 | 1.14-2.62–6.8 | 0.24 |
| 2062 | -0.42-1.63–0.65 | 1.15-2.62–6.85 | 0.23 |
| 2063 | -0.41-1.63–0.73 | 1.16-2.77–6.79 | 0.22 |
| 2064 | -0.39-1.62–0.71 | 1.17-2.8–6.63 | 0.21 |
| 2065 | -0.4-1.67–0.7 | 1.17-2.58–6.69 | 0.2 |
| 2066 | -0.4-1.66–0.75 | 1.17-2.81–6.59 | 0.19 |
| 2067 | -0.38-1.6–0.78 | 1.17-2.9–6.6 | 0.18 |
| 2068 | -0.37-1.58–0.75 | 1.17-2.98–6.54 | 0.17 |
| 2069 | -0.37-1.59–0.75 | 1.17-3.06–6.5 | 0.16 |
| 2070 | -0.35-1.65–0.75 | 1.16-2.91–6.34 | 0.15 |
| 2071 | -0.34-1.6–0.87 | 1.16-2.73–6.36 | 0.14 |
| 2072 | -0.35-1.57–0.78 | 1.15-2.7–6.45 | 0.13 |
| 2073 | -0.33-1.6–0.8 | 1.15-2.94–6.44 | 0.12 |
| 2074 | -0.34-1.58–0.84 | 1.13-2.65–6.26 | 0.1 |
| 2075 | -0.32-1.6–0.88 | 1.12-2.77–6.34 | 0.09 |
| 2076 | -0.33-1.61–0.91 | 1.11-2.58–6.15 | 0.08 |
| 2077 | -0.36-1.68–0.83 | 1.1-2.45–6.03 | 0.07 |
| 2078 | -0.34-1.71–0.84 | 1.08-2.38–6.28 | 0.06 |
| 2079 | -0.33-1.71–0.84 | 1.07-2.59–6.09 | 0.05 |
| 2080 | -0.31-1.78–0.82 | 1.05-2.94–5.75 | 0.04 |
| 2081 | -0.32-1.76–0.84 | 1.04-2.85–5.76 | 0.03 |
| 2082 | -0.33-1.78–0.86 | 1.02-2.59–5.71 | 0.02 |
| 2083 | -0.33-1.78–0.88 | 1.01-2.86–5.71 | 0.01 |
| 2084 | -0.33-1.77–0.86 | 0.99-2.64–5.79 | -0 |
| 2085 | -0.32-1.75–0.91 | 0.98-2.99–5.69 | -0.01 |
| 2086 | -0.3-1.8–0.9 | 0.97-3.13–5.55 | -0.02 |
| 2087 | -0.28-1.84–0.96 | 0.96-2.97–5.48 | -0.03 |
| 2088 | -0.3-1.8–0.99 | 0.95-3.05–5.62 | -0.04 |
| 2089 | -0.29-1.88–0.9 | 0.94-2.9–5.39 | -0.05 |
| 2090 | -0.27-1.78–0.96 | 0.93-2.71–5.47 | -0.05 |
| 2091 | -0.26-1.7–0.96 | 0.92-2.96–5.5 | -0.06 |
| 2092 | -0.23-1.68–0.96 | 0.92-2.97–5.22 | -0.07 |
| 2093 | -0.23-1.62–1.01 | 0.92-2.7–5.89 | -0.07 |
| 2094 | -0.22-1.65–1 | 0.91-2.87–5.4 | -0.08 |
| 2095 | -0.23-1.68–0.98 | 0.91-2.63–5.67 | -0.09 |
| 2096 | -0.22-1.63–1.03 | 0.91-2.9–5.24 | -0.1 |
| 2097 | -0.23-1.76–0.94 | 0.91-3.05–5.32 | -0.11 |
| 2098 | -0.21-1.67–0.98 | 0.91-2.75–5.06 | -0.11 |
| 2099 | -0.21-1.67–1.06 | 0.91-2.92–5.19 | -0.12 |
| 2100 | -0.2-1.7–1 | 0.91-2.94–5.24 | -0.13 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Austria vs United Arab Emirates
Health
- Life expectancyAustria: 82 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustria: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustria: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAustria: 3.26% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateAustria: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustria: 9.13 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Fertility rateAustria: 1.32 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustria: 69.7% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageAustria: 43.1 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustria: 20.2% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustria: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personAustria: $46,090 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthAustria: 0.8% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationAustria: 3.6% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtAustria: 80% of GDP in 2024United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustria: 1.1% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsAustria: $5.88B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personAustria: $697 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingAustria: 2% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelAustria: 23,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustria: 0.17% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustria: 0.5% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustria: 29 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAustria: 1 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025