NUTS 3 areas of Austria by natural population change

Wien had the highest natural population change of 35 areas in 2017, at 4,152. Östliche Obersteiermark had the lowest, at -730. The median was -14 and the figure for Austria was 4,363. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4,152Wien
Median-1435 areas
Austria4,363History

All areas, 2017

Wien: 4,152 personsWien4,152Linz-Wels: 1,173 personsLinz-Wels1,173Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet: 968 personsRheintal-Bodenseegebiet968Salzburg und Umgebung: 784 personsSalzburg und Umgebung784Tiroler Unterland: 715 personsTiroler Unterland715Innsbruck: 700 personsInnsbruck700Graz: 543 personsGraz543Pinzgau-Pongau: 399 personsPinzgau-Pongau399Tiroler Oberland: 395 personsTiroler Oberland395Mühlviertel: 306 personsMühlviertel306Innviertel: 246 personsInnviertel246Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen: 221 personsMostviertel-Eisenwurzen221Bludenz-Bregenzer Wald: 200 personsBludenz-Bregenzer Wald200Traunviertel: 114 personsTraunviertel114Außerfern: 30 personsAußerfern30Osttirol: -6 personsOsttirol-6Sankt Pölten: -7 personsSankt Pölten-7Lungau: -14 personsLungau-14Steyr-Kirchdorf: -24 personsSteyr-Kirchdorf-24Wiener Umland/Nordteil: -148 personsWiener Umland/Nordteil-148Liezen: -165 personsLiezen-165Oststeiermark: -187 personsOststeiermark-187Mittelburgenland: -194 personsMittelburgenland-194Unterkärnten: -311 personsUnterkärnten-311Niederösterreich-Süd: -379 personsNiederösterreich-Süd-379Wiener Umland/Südteil: -381 personsWiener Umland/Südteil-381Oberkärnten: -394 personsOberkärnten-394Westliche Obersteiermark: -414 personsWestliche Obersteiermark-414Nordburgenland: -450 personsNordburgenland-450Klagenfurt-Villach: -488 personsKlagenfurt-Villach-488West- und Südsteiermark: -495 personsWest- und Südsteiermark-495Südburgenland: -509 personsSüdburgenland-509Weinviertel: -559 personsWeinviertel-559Waldviertel: -728 personsWaldviertel-728Östliche Obersteiermark: -730 personsÖstliche Obersteiermark-730
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2017
persons
Change on 2016
1Wien4,152-13%
2Linz-Wels1,173+0.3%
3Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet968-11.8%
4Salzburg und Umgebung784-0.9%
5Tiroler Unterland715-6.7%
6Innsbruck700+6.7%
7Graz543-32.8%
8Pinzgau-Pongau399+2.6%
9Tiroler Oberland395+26.2%
10Mühlviertel306-37.3%
11Innviertel246-46.9%
12Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen221+39.9%
13Bludenz-Bregenzer Wald200-34%
14Traunviertel114-72.4%
15Außerfern30-31.8%
16Osttirol-6+80%
17Sankt Pölten-7+61.1%
18Lungau-14+17.6%
19Steyr-Kirchdorf-24-226.3%
20Wiener Umland/Nordteil-148-244.2%
21Liezen-165-58.7%
22Oststeiermark-187-23.8%
23Mittelburgenland-194-4.9%
24Unterkärnten-311+20.1%
25Niederösterreich-Süd-379+15.4%
26Wiener Umland/Südteil-381-195.3%
27Oberkärnten-394-38.2%
28Westliche Obersteiermark-414-11.3%
29Nordburgenland-450-35.5%
30Klagenfurt-Villach-488-17.6%
31West- und Südsteiermark-495-33.4%
32Südburgenland-509-29.5%
33Weinviertel-559-10%
34Waldviertel-728-32.6%
35Östliche Obersteiermark-730+19.5%

Other periods

About this ranking

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

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, 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 population change?

Wien, with 4,152 in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Östliche Obersteiermark, with -730 in 2017.

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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