NUTS 3 areas of Austria by natural population change

Wien had the highest natural population change of 35 areas in 2016, at 4,773. Östliche Obersteiermark had the lowest, at -907. The median was -18 and the figure for Austria was 7,006. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4,773Wien
Median-1835 areas
Austria7,006History

All areas, 2016

Wien: 4,773 personsWien4,773Linz-Wels: 1,170 personsLinz-Wels1,170Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet: 1,098 personsRheintal-Bodenseegebiet1,098Graz: 808 personsGraz808Salzburg und Umgebung: 791 personsSalzburg und Umgebung791Tiroler Unterland: 766 personsTiroler Unterland766Innsbruck: 656 personsInnsbruck656Mühlviertel: 488 personsMühlviertel488Innviertel: 463 personsInnviertel463Traunviertel: 413 personsTraunviertel413Pinzgau-Pongau: 389 personsPinzgau-Pongau389Tiroler Oberland: 313 personsTiroler Oberland313Bludenz-Bregenzer Wald: 303 personsBludenz-Bregenzer Wald303Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen: 158 personsMostviertel-Eisenwurzen158Außerfern: 44 personsAußerfern44Steyr-Kirchdorf: 19 personsSteyr-Kirchdorf19Lungau: -17 personsLungau-17Sankt Pölten: -18 personsSankt Pölten-18Osttirol: -30 personsOsttirol-30Wiener Umland/Nordteil: -43 personsWiener Umland/Nordteil-43Liezen: -104 personsLiezen-104Wiener Umland/Südteil: -129 personsWiener Umland/Südteil-129Oststeiermark: -151 personsOststeiermark-151Mittelburgenland: -185 personsMittelburgenland-185Oberkärnten: -285 personsOberkärnten-285Nordburgenland: -332 personsNordburgenland-332West- und Südsteiermark: -371 personsWest- und Südsteiermark-371Westliche Obersteiermark: -372 personsWestliche Obersteiermark-372Unterkärnten: -389 personsUnterkärnten-389Südburgenland: -393 personsSüdburgenland-393Klagenfurt-Villach: -415 personsKlagenfurt-Villach-415Niederösterreich-Süd: -448 personsNiederösterreich-Süd-448Weinviertel: -508 personsWeinviertel-508Waldviertel: -549 personsWaldviertel-549Östliche Obersteiermark: -907 personsÖstliche Obersteiermark-907
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2016
persons
Change on 2015
1Wien4,773+40.2%
2Linz-Wels1,170+102.4%
3Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet1,098+14.4%
4Graz808+39.6%
5Salzburg und Umgebung791+16.2%
6Tiroler Unterland766+20.6%
7Innsbruck656-4.4%
8Mühlviertel488+48.8%
9Innviertel463+341%
10Traunviertel413+416.2%
11Pinzgau-Pongau389+25.1%
12Tiroler Oberland313+37.3%
13Bludenz-Bregenzer Wald303+87%
14Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen158+14.5%
15Außerfern44-8.3%
16Steyr-Kirchdorf19+119.8%
17Lungau-17-13.3%
18Sankt Pölten-18+91.3%
19Osttirol-30-36.4%
20Wiener Umland/Nordteil-43+91.9%
21Liezen-104+36.6%
22Wiener Umland/Südteil-129+72.3%
23Oststeiermark-151+60.5%
24Mittelburgenland-185+5.1%
25Oberkärnten-285+17.4%
26Nordburgenland-332+23.7%
27West- und Südsteiermark-371+27.4%
28Westliche Obersteiermark-372-4.2%
29Unterkärnten-389+5.4%
30Südburgenland-393+6.2%
31Klagenfurt-Villach-415+33.5%
32Niederösterreich-Süd-448-13.4%
33Weinviertel-508-20.1%
34Waldviertel-549+29.3%
35Östliche Obersteiermark-907-7.6%

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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest natural population change?

Wien, with 4,773 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Östliche Obersteiermark, with -907 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, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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