NUTS 3 areas of Austria by natural population change

Wien had the highest natural population change of 35 areas in 2015, at 3,405. Östliche Obersteiermark had the lowest, at -843. The median was -96 and the figure for Austria was 1,308. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest3,405Wien
Median-9635 areas
Austria1,308History

All areas, 2015

Wien: 3,405 personsWien3,405Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet: 960 personsRheintal-Bodenseegebiet960Innsbruck: 686 personsInnsbruck686Salzburg und Umgebung: 681 personsSalzburg und Umgebung681Tiroler Unterland: 635 personsTiroler Unterland635Graz: 579 personsGraz579Linz-Wels: 578 personsLinz-Wels578Mühlviertel: 328 personsMühlviertel328Pinzgau-Pongau: 311 personsPinzgau-Pongau311Tiroler Oberland: 228 personsTiroler Oberland228Bludenz-Bregenzer Wald: 162 personsBludenz-Bregenzer Wald162Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen: 138 personsMostviertel-Eisenwurzen138Innviertel: 105 personsInnviertel105Traunviertel: 80 personsTraunviertel80Außerfern: 48 personsAußerfern48Lungau: -15 personsLungau-15Osttirol: -22 personsOsttirol-22Steyr-Kirchdorf: -96 personsSteyr-Kirchdorf-96Liezen: -164 personsLiezen-164Mittelburgenland: -195 personsMittelburgenland-195Sankt Pölten: -206 personsSankt Pölten-206Oberkärnten: -345 personsOberkärnten-345Westliche Obersteiermark: -357 personsWestliche Obersteiermark-357Oststeiermark: -382 personsOststeiermark-382Niederösterreich-Süd: -395 personsNiederösterreich-Süd-395Unterkärnten: -411 personsUnterkärnten-411Südburgenland: -419 personsSüdburgenland-419Weinviertel: -423 personsWeinviertel-423Nordburgenland: -435 personsNordburgenland-435Wiener Umland/Südteil: -466 personsWiener Umland/Südteil-466West- und Südsteiermark: -511 personsWest- und Südsteiermark-511Wiener Umland/Nordteil: -530 personsWiener Umland/Nordteil-530Klagenfurt-Villach: -624 personsKlagenfurt-Villach-624Waldviertel: -777 personsWaldviertel-777Östliche Obersteiermark: -843 personsÖstliche Obersteiermark-843
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2015
persons
Change on 2014
1Wien3,405+4.9%
2Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet960-10.2%
3Innsbruck686+31.9%
4Salzburg und Umgebung681-1.2%
5Tiroler Unterland635-5.8%
6Graz579+33.7%
7Linz-Wels578-38.3%
8Mühlviertel328-34%
9Pinzgau-Pongau311-26.7%
10Tiroler Oberland228-16.5%
11Bludenz-Bregenzer Wald162-21.4%
12Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen138-24.2%
13Innviertel105-16.7%
14Traunviertel80-67.1%
15Außerfern48+250%
16Lungau-15-193.8%
17Osttirol-22-414.3%
18Steyr-Kirchdorf-96-838.5%
19Liezen-164-30.2%
20Mittelburgenland-195-14.7%
21Sankt Pölten-206-116.8%
22Oberkärnten-345-60.5%
23Westliche Obersteiermark-357+3%
24Oststeiermark-382-1,810%
25Niederösterreich-Süd-395+7.9%
26Unterkärnten-411-29.7%
27Südburgenland-419+12.2%
28Weinviertel-423+4.3%
29Nordburgenland-435-20.5%
30Wiener Umland/Südteil-466-96.6%
31West- und Südsteiermark-511-10.4%
32Wiener Umland/Nordteil-530-201.1%
33Klagenfurt-Villach-624-23.3%
34Waldviertel-777-4.4%
35Östliche Obersteiermark-843+7.1%

Other periods

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Live births minus deaths during the year. A negative value means more deaths than births (Eurostat).

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Eurostat. Population change, 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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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3) (NUTS 3 areas of Austria by natural population change, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table

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Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), NUTS 3 areas of Austria by natural population change, 2015. Eurostat, European Commission, 21 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/austria-provinces?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). NUTS 3 areas of Austria by natural population change, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/austria-provinces?period=2015.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), NUTS 3 areas of Austria by natural population change, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/austria-provinces?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest natural population change?

Wien, with 3,405 in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Östliche Obersteiermark, with -843 in 2015.

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, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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