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NUTS 3 areas of Austria by natural change rate

Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet had the highest natural change rate of 35 areas in 2016, at 3.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Östliche Obersteiermark had the lowest, at -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Austria was 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest3.7Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet
Lowest-5.6Östliche Obersteiermark
Median-0.135 areas
Austria0.8History

All areas, 2016

Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet: 3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsRheintal-Bodenseegebiet3.7Bludenz-Bregenzer Wald: 3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBludenz-Bregenzer Wald3.4Tiroler Oberland: 3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTiroler Oberland3Tiroler Unterland: 3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTiroler Unterland3Wien: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsWien2.6Mühlviertel: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMühlviertel2.3Pinzgau-Pongau: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPinzgau-Pongau2.3Salzburg und Umgebung: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalzburg und Umgebung2.2Innsbruck: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsInnsbruck2.1Linz-Wels: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLinz-Wels2Graz: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGraz1.9Traunviertel: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsTraunviertel1.8Innviertel: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsInnviertel1.6Außerfern: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAußerfern1.4Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMostviertel-Eisenwurzen0.6Steyr-Kirchdorf: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSteyr-Kirchdorf0.1Sankt Pölten: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSankt Pölten-0.1Wiener Umland/Nordteil: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsWiener Umland/Nordteil-0.1Wiener Umland/Südteil: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsWiener Umland/Südteil-0.4Oststeiermark: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsOststeiermark-0.6Osttirol: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsOsttirol-0.6Lungau: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLungau-0.8Liezen: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLiezen-1.3Klagenfurt-Villach: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsKlagenfurt-Villach-1.5Niederösterreich-Süd: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsNiederösterreich-Süd-1.7West- und Südsteiermark: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsWest- und Südsteiermark-1.9Nordburgenland: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsNordburgenland-2.1Oberkärnten: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberkärnten-2.3Waldviertel: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsWaldviertel-2.5Unterkärnten: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnterkärnten-2.6Westliche Obersteiermark: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsWestliche Obersteiermark-3.7Südburgenland: -4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSüdburgenland-4Weinviertel: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsWeinviertel-4.1Mittelburgenland: -4.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMittelburgenland-4.9Östliche Obersteiermark: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsÖstliche Obersteiermark-5.6
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2016
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2015
1Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet3.7+0.4 pts
2Bludenz-Bregenzer Wald3.4+1.6 pts
3Tiroler Oberland3+0.8 pts
3Tiroler Unterland3+0.5 pts
5Wien2.6+0.7 pts
6Mühlviertel2.3+0.7 pts
6Pinzgau-Pongau2.3+0.4 pts
8Salzburg und Umgebung2.2+0.3 pts
9Innsbruck2.1-0.2 pts
10Linz-Wels2+1 pts
11Graz1.9+0.5 pts
12Traunviertel1.8+1.5 pts
13Innviertel1.6+1.2 pts
14Außerfern1.4-0.1 pts
15Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen0.60 pts
16Steyr-Kirchdorf0.1+0.7 pts
17Sankt Pölten-0.1+1.3 pts
17Wiener Umland/Nordteil-0.1+1.6 pts
19Wiener Umland/Südteil-0.4+1 pts
20Oststeiermark-0.6+0.8 pts
20Osttirol-0.6-0.2 pts
22Lungau-0.8-0.1 pts
23Liezen-1.3+0.8 pts
24Klagenfurt-Villach-1.5+0.7 pts
25Niederösterreich-Süd-1.7-0.2 pts
26West- und Südsteiermark-1.9+0.7 pts
27Nordburgenland-2.1+0.7 pts
28Oberkärnten-2.3+0.5 pts
29Waldviertel-2.5+1.1 pts
30Unterkärnten-2.6+0.1 pts
31Westliche Obersteiermark-3.7-0.2 pts
32Südburgenland-4+0.3 pts
33Weinviertel-4.1-0.7 pts
34Mittelburgenland-4.9+0.3 pts
35Östliche Obersteiermark-5.6-0.4 pts

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About this ranking

Live births minus deaths during the year per 1,000 average residents (Eurostat crude rate of natural change).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Questions

Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet, with 3.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Östliche Obersteiermark, with -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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