Austria vs Poland: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Austria
2.01 million
in 2025
Poland
1.80 million
in 2025
Austria rank
89th
Poland rank
90th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Austria
- Poland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 2.01 million against 1.80 million in Poland, a difference of 205,270.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 89th and Poland ranks 90th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.62 million | 1.20 million | 421,514 | Austria |
| 1970s | 1.59 million | 1.43 million | 156,594 | Austria |
| 1980s | 1.54 million | 1.59 million | 58,073 | Poland |
| 1990s | 1.54 million | 1.65 million | 105,061 | Poland |
| 2000s | 1.63 million | 1.68 million | 55,752 | Poland |
| 2010s | 1.82 million | 1.74 million | 87,837 | Austria |
| 2020s | 1.97 million | 1.79 million | 173,588 | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Austria or Poland?
- Austria, at 2.01 million against 1.80 million in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Austria and Poland?
- 205,270, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Poland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Poland rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Austria ranks 89th and Poland ranks 90th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.