NUTS 3 areas of Austria by natural population change

Wien had the highest natural population change of 35 areas in 2018, at 3,151. Östliche Obersteiermark had the lowest, at -883. The median was -113 and the figure for Austria was 1,560. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest3,151Wien
Median-11335 areas
Austria1,560History

All areas, 2018

Wien: 3,151 personsWien3,151Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet: 1,076 personsRheintal-Bodenseegebiet1,076Linz-Wels: 871 personsLinz-Wels871Salzburg und Umgebung: 706 personsSalzburg und Umgebung706Innsbruck: 635 personsInnsbruck635Graz: 620 personsGraz620Tiroler Unterland: 568 personsTiroler Unterland568Mühlviertel: 399 personsMühlviertel399Tiroler Oberland: 374 personsTiroler Oberland374Pinzgau-Pongau: 299 personsPinzgau-Pongau299Innviertel: 298 personsInnviertel298Bludenz-Bregenzer Wald: 145 personsBludenz-Bregenzer Wald145Traunviertel: 77 personsTraunviertel77Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen: 32 personsMostviertel-Eisenwurzen32Außerfern: -6 personsAußerfern-6Osttirol: -11 personsOsttirol-11Lungau: -31 personsLungau-31Steyr-Kirchdorf: -113 personsSteyr-Kirchdorf-113Sankt Pölten: -148 personsSankt Pölten-148Liezen: -155 personsLiezen-155Mittelburgenland: -214 personsMittelburgenland-214Oststeiermark: -236 personsOststeiermark-236Oberkärnten: -329 personsOberkärnten-329Nordburgenland: -332 personsNordburgenland-332Wiener Umland/Nordteil: -360 personsWiener Umland/Nordteil-360West- und Südsteiermark: -397 personsWest- und Südsteiermark-397Niederösterreich-Süd: -449 personsNiederösterreich-Süd-449Westliche Obersteiermark: -497 personsWestliche Obersteiermark-497Unterkärnten: -509 personsUnterkärnten-509Wiener Umland/Südteil: -527 personsWiener Umland/Südteil-527Südburgenland: -541 personsSüdburgenland-541Waldviertel: -647 personsWaldviertel-647Weinviertel: -651 personsWeinviertel-651Klagenfurt-Villach: -655 personsKlagenfurt-Villach-655Östliche Obersteiermark: -883 personsÖstliche Obersteiermark-883Wien: 3,151 personsWien3,151Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet: 1,076 personsRheintal-Bodenseegebiet1,076Linz-Wels: 871 personsLinz-Wels871Salzburg und Umgebung: 706 personsSalzburg und Umgebung706Innsbruck: 635 personsInnsbruck635Graz: 620 personsGraz620Tiroler Unterland: 568 personsTiroler Unterland568Mühlviertel: 399 personsMühlviertel399Tiroler Oberland: 374 personsTiroler Oberland374Pinzgau-Pongau: 299 personsPinzgau-Pongau299Innviertel: 298 personsInnviertel298Bludenz-Bregenzer Wald: 145 personsBludenz-Bregenzer Wald145Traunviertel: 77 personsTraunviertel77Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen: 32 personsMostviertel-Eisenwurzen32Außerfern: -6 personsAußerfern-6Osttirol: -11 personsOsttirol-11Lungau: -31 personsLungau-31Steyr-Kirchdorf: -113 personsSteyr-Kirchdorf-113Sankt Pölten: -148 personsSankt Pölten-148Liezen: -155 personsLiezen-155Mittelburgenland: -214 personsMittelburgenland-214Oststeiermark: -236 personsOststeiermark-236Oberkärnten: -329 personsOberkärnten-329Nordburgenland: -332 personsNordburgenland-332Wiener Umland/Nordteil: -360 personsWiener Umland/Nordteil-360West- und Südsteiermark: -397 personsWest- und Südsteiermark-397Niederösterreich-Süd: -449 personsNiederösterreich-Süd-449Westliche Obersteiermark: -497 personsWestliche Obersteiermark-497Unterkärnten: -509 personsUnterkärnten-509Wiener Umland/Südteil: -527 personsWiener Umland/Südteil-527Südburgenland: -541 personsSüdburgenland-541Waldviertel: -647 personsWaldviertel-647Weinviertel: -651 personsWeinviertel-651Klagenfurt-Villach: -655 personsKlagenfurt-Villach-655Östliche Obersteiermark: -883 personsÖstliche Obersteiermark-883
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2018
persons
Change on 2017
1Wien3,151-24.1%
2Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet1,076+11.2%
3Linz-Wels871-25.7%
4Salzburg und Umgebung706-9.9%
5Innsbruck635-9.3%
6Graz620+14.2%
7Tiroler Unterland568-20.6%
8Mühlviertel399+30.4%
9Tiroler Oberland374-5.3%
10Pinzgau-Pongau299-25.1%
11Innviertel298+21.1%
12Bludenz-Bregenzer Wald145-27.5%
13Traunviertel77-32.5%
14Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen32-85.5%
15Außerfern-6-120%
16Osttirol-11-83.3%
17Lungau-31-121.4%
18Steyr-Kirchdorf-113-370.8%
19Sankt Pölten-148-2,014.3%
20Liezen-155+6.1%
21Mittelburgenland-214-10.3%
22Oststeiermark-236-26.2%
23Oberkärnten-329+16.5%
24Nordburgenland-332+26.2%
25Wiener Umland/Nordteil-360-143.2%
26West- und Südsteiermark-397+19.8%
27Niederösterreich-Süd-449-18.5%
28Westliche Obersteiermark-497-20%
29Unterkärnten-509-63.7%
30Wiener Umland/Südteil-527-38.3%
31Südburgenland-541-6.3%
32Waldviertel-647+11.1%
33Weinviertel-651-16.5%
34Klagenfurt-Villach-655-34.2%
35Östliche Obersteiermark-883-21%

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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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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Which area has the highest natural population change?

Wien, with 3,151 in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Östliche Obersteiermark, with -883 in 2018.

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