Rural population in Austria
Austria: Rural population was 30.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population in Austria, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Austria recorded 30.3% for rural population in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Austria peaked at 50.1% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2025.
That places Austria 125th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.4% | 48.6% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.2% | 45.7% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.4% | 36.6% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.4% | 33.3% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.1% | 32.9% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 31.7% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 30.3% | 31.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More agriculture & rural data for Austria
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 2.79 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 726,060 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 6,722 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 4.88 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 106.42 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Austria?
- Rural population in Austria was 30.3% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 2025.
- How does Austria rank for rural population?
- Austria ranks 125th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.