NUTS 3 areas of Austria by natural change rate

Tiroler Oberland had the highest natural change rate of 35 areas in 2020, at 2.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Östliche Obersteiermark had the lowest, at -8.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Austria was -0.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Median-1.635 areas
Austria-0.9History

All areas, 2020

Tiroler Oberland: 2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsTiroler Oberland2.9Bludenz-Bregenzer Wald: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBludenz-Bregenzer Wald2.2Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRheintal-Bodenseegebiet2Pinzgau-Pongau: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPinzgau-Pongau1.2Salzburg und Umgebung: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalzburg und Umgebung1.1Tiroler Unterland: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsTiroler Unterland0.8Innsbruck: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsInnsbruck0.7Wien: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsWien0.7Außerfern: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAußerfern0.6Linz-Wels: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLinz-Wels0.4Graz: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsGraz0Innviertel: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsInnviertel0Mühlviertel: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsMühlviertel0Traunviertel: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTraunviertel-0.5Osttirol: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsOsttirol-0.6Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMostviertel-Eisenwurzen-1Steyr-Kirchdorf: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSteyr-Kirchdorf-1.5Lungau: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLungau-1.6Sankt Pölten: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSankt Pölten-1.6Wiener Umland/Nordteil: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsWiener Umland/Nordteil-1.8Wiener Umland/Südteil: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsWiener Umland/Südteil-2Niederösterreich-Süd: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsNiederösterreich-Süd-2.3Oststeiermark: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsOststeiermark-2.5Nordburgenland: -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsNordburgenland-2.9Klagenfurt-Villach: -3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsKlagenfurt-Villach-3.4West- und Südsteiermark: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsWest- und Südsteiermark-3.5Liezen: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLiezen-3.9Weinviertel: -4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsWeinviertel-4.4Oberkärnten: -4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsOberkärnten-4.7Unterkärnten: -4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnterkärnten-4.7Waldviertel: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsWaldviertel-5Westliche Obersteiermark: -6 per 1,000 inhabitantsWestliche Obersteiermark-6Südburgenland: -6.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSüdburgenland-6.9Mittelburgenland: -7.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMittelburgenland-7.8Östliche Obersteiermark: -8.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsÖstliche Obersteiermark-8.1
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

RankAreas2020
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2019
1Tiroler Oberland2.9-0.1 pts
2Bludenz-Bregenzer Wald2.2-0.7 pts
3Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet2-1.3 pts
4Pinzgau-Pongau1.2-0.9 pts
5Salzburg und Umgebung1.1-0.8 pts
6Tiroler Unterland0.8-1 pts
7Innsbruck0.7-0.7 pts
7Wien0.7-1.3 pts
9Außerfern0.6+0.2 pts
10Linz-Wels0.4-0.9 pts
11Graz0-1.5 pts
11Innviertel0-0.8 pts
11Mühlviertel0-1.4 pts
14Traunviertel-0.5-1.1 pts
15Osttirol-0.6-1.3 pts
16Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen-1-1.1 pts
17Steyr-Kirchdorf-1.5-1.1 pts
18Lungau-1.6-0.7 pts
18Sankt Pölten-1.6-1.5 pts
20Wiener Umland/Nordteil-1.8-0.6 pts
21Wiener Umland/Südteil-2-0.4 pts
22Niederösterreich-Süd-2.3-0.4 pts
23Oststeiermark-2.5-1.3 pts
24Nordburgenland-2.9-0.3 pts
25Klagenfurt-Villach-3.4-0.9 pts
26West- und Südsteiermark-3.5-0.7 pts
27Liezen-3.9-1.6 pts
28Weinviertel-4.4+0.2 pts
29Oberkärnten-4.7-1.7 pts
29Unterkärnten-4.7-1.6 pts
31Waldviertel-5-1.4 pts
32Westliche Obersteiermark-6-1.6 pts
33Südburgenland-6.9-1.9 pts
34Mittelburgenland-7.8-0.8 pts
35Östliche Obersteiermark-8.1-2.4 pts

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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?

Tiroler Oberland, with 2.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Östliche Obersteiermark, with -8.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020.

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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