NUTS 3 areas of Austria by natural change rate

Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet had the highest natural change rate of 35 areas in 2018, at 3.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Mittelburgenland had the lowest, at -5.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -0.9 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Austria was 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Median-0.935 areas
Austria0.2History

All areas, 2018

Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet: 3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsRheintal-Bodenseegebiet3.6Tiroler Oberland: 3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsTiroler Oberland3.6Tiroler Unterland: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsTiroler Unterland2.2Innsbruck: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsInnsbruck2Mühlviertel: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMühlviertel1.9Salzburg und Umgebung: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalzburg und Umgebung1.9Pinzgau-Pongau: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsPinzgau-Pongau1.8Wien: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsWien1.7Bludenz-Bregenzer Wald: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBludenz-Bregenzer Wald1.6Linz-Wels: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLinz-Wels1.5Graz: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGraz1.4Innviertel: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsInnviertel1Traunviertel: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTraunviertel0.3Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMostviertel-Eisenwurzen0.1Außerfern: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAußerfern-0.2Osttirol: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsOsttirol-0.2Steyr-Kirchdorf: -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSteyr-Kirchdorf-0.7Oststeiermark: -0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsOststeiermark-0.9Sankt Pölten: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSankt Pölten-1Wiener Umland/Nordteil: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsWiener Umland/Nordteil-1.1Lungau: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLungau-1.5Wiener Umland/Südteil: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsWiener Umland/Südteil-1.5Niederösterreich-Süd: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsNiederösterreich-Süd-1.7Liezen: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLiezen-1.9West- und Südsteiermark: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsWest- und Südsteiermark-2Nordburgenland: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsNordburgenland-2.1Klagenfurt-Villach: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsKlagenfurt-Villach-2.3Oberkärnten: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberkärnten-2.6Waldviertel: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsWaldviertel-3Unterkärnten: -3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnterkärnten-3.4Westliche Obersteiermark: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsWestliche Obersteiermark-5Weinviertel: -5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsWeinviertel-5.2Östliche Obersteiermark: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsÖstliche Obersteiermark-5.5Südburgenland: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSüdburgenland-5.6Mittelburgenland: -5.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMittelburgenland-5.7
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

RankAreas2018
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2017
1Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet3.6+0.4 pts
1Tiroler Oberland3.6-0.2 pts
3Tiroler Unterland2.2-0.6 pts
4Innsbruck2-0.3 pts
5Mühlviertel1.9+0.4 pts
5Salzburg und Umgebung1.9-0.3 pts
7Pinzgau-Pongau1.8-0.6 pts
8Wien1.7-0.5 pts
9Bludenz-Bregenzer Wald1.6-0.6 pts
10Linz-Wels1.5-0.5 pts
11Graz1.4+0.2 pts
12Innviertel1+0.1 pts
13Traunviertel0.3-0.2 pts
14Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen0.1-0.8 pts
15Außerfern-0.2-1.1 pts
15Osttirol-0.2-0.1 pts
17Steyr-Kirchdorf-0.7-0.5 pts
18Oststeiermark-0.9-0.2 pts
19Sankt Pölten-1-1 pts
20Wiener Umland/Nordteil-1.1-0.6 pts
21Lungau-1.5-0.8 pts
21Wiener Umland/Südteil-1.5-0.4 pts
23Niederösterreich-Süd-1.7-0.2 pts
24Liezen-1.9+0.2 pts
25West- und Südsteiermark-2+0.5 pts
26Nordburgenland-2.1+0.8 pts
27Klagenfurt-Villach-2.3-0.6 pts
28Oberkärnten-2.6+0.6 pts
29Waldviertel-3+0.3 pts
30Unterkärnten-3.4-1.3 pts
31Westliche Obersteiermark-5-0.9 pts
32Weinviertel-5.2-0.7 pts
33Östliche Obersteiermark-5.5-0.9 pts
34Südburgenland-5.6-0.4 pts
35Mittelburgenland-5.7-0.6 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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Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet, with 3.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Mittelburgenland, with -5.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018.

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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