NUTS 3 areas of Austria by natural population change

Wien had the highest natural population change of 35 areas in 2019, at 3,785. Östliche Obersteiermark had the lowest, at -900. The median was -19 and the figure for Austria was 1,566. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest3,785Wien
Median-1935 areas
Austria1,566History

All areas, 2019

Wien: 3,785 personsWien3,785Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet: 992 personsRheintal-Bodenseegebiet992Linz-Wels: 797 personsLinz-Wels797Salzburg und Umgebung: 714 personsSalzburg und Umgebung714Graz: 657 personsGraz657Tiroler Unterland: 476 personsTiroler Unterland476Innsbruck: 452 personsInnsbruck452Pinzgau-Pongau: 354 personsPinzgau-Pongau354Tiroler Oberland: 313 personsTiroler Oberland313Mühlviertel: 299 personsMühlviertel299Bludenz-Bregenzer Wald: 265 personsBludenz-Bregenzer Wald265Innviertel: 244 personsInnviertel244Traunviertel: 145 personsTraunviertel145Osttirol: 32 personsOsttirol32Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen: 21 personsMostviertel-Eisenwurzen21Außerfern: 12 personsAußerfern12Sankt Pölten: -17 personsSankt Pölten-17Lungau: -19 personsLungau-19Steyr-Kirchdorf: -70 personsSteyr-Kirchdorf-70Liezen: -180 personsLiezen-180Mittelburgenland: -264 personsMittelburgenland-264Oststeiermark: -319 personsOststeiermark-319Oberkärnten: -370 personsOberkärnten-370Wiener Umland/Nordteil: -410 personsWiener Umland/Nordteil-410Nordburgenland: -411 personsNordburgenland-411Westliche Obersteiermark: -433 personsWestliche Obersteiermark-433Unterkärnten: -461 personsUnterkärnten-461Südburgenland: -486 personsSüdburgenland-486Niederösterreich-Süd: -489 personsNiederösterreich-Süd-489Wiener Umland/Südteil: -536 personsWiener Umland/Südteil-536West- und Südsteiermark: -546 personsWest- und Südsteiermark-546Weinviertel: -581 personsWeinviertel-581Klagenfurt-Villach: -715 personsKlagenfurt-Villach-715Waldviertel: -785 personsWaldviertel-785Östliche Obersteiermark: -900 personsÖstliche Obersteiermark-900
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2019
persons
Change on 2018
1Wien3,785+20.1%
2Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet992-7.8%
3Linz-Wels797-8.5%
4Salzburg und Umgebung714+1.1%
5Graz657+6%
6Tiroler Unterland476-16.2%
7Innsbruck452-28.8%
8Pinzgau-Pongau354+18.4%
9Tiroler Oberland313-16.3%
10Mühlviertel299-25.1%
11Bludenz-Bregenzer Wald265+82.8%
12Innviertel244-18.1%
13Traunviertel145+88.3%
14Osttirol32+390.9%
15Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen21-34.4%
16Außerfern12+300%
17Sankt Pölten-17+88.5%
18Lungau-19+38.7%
19Steyr-Kirchdorf-70+38.1%
20Liezen-180-16.1%
21Mittelburgenland-264-23.4%
22Oststeiermark-319-35.2%
23Oberkärnten-370-12.5%
24Wiener Umland/Nordteil-410-13.9%
25Nordburgenland-411-23.8%
26Westliche Obersteiermark-433+12.9%
27Unterkärnten-461+9.4%
28Südburgenland-486+10.2%
29Niederösterreich-Süd-489-8.9%
30Wiener Umland/Südteil-536-1.7%
31West- und Südsteiermark-546-37.5%
32Weinviertel-581+10.8%
33Klagenfurt-Villach-715-9.2%
34Waldviertel-785-21.3%
35Östliche Obersteiermark-900-1.9%

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 3,785 in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Östliche Obersteiermark, with -900 in 2019.

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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