NUTS 3 areas of Austria by natural population change

Wien had the highest natural population change of 35 areas in 2022, at 1,101. Waldviertel had the lowest, at -1,179. The median was -268 and the figure for Austria was -10,705. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,101Wien
Lowest-1,179Waldviertel
Median-26835 areas
Austria-10,705History

All areas, 2022

Wien: 1,101 personsWien1,101Tiroler Unterland: 291 personsTiroler Unterland291Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet: 260 personsRheintal-Bodenseegebiet260Tiroler Oberland: 184 personsTiroler Oberland184Pinzgau-Pongau: 118 personsPinzgau-Pongau118Bludenz-Bregenzer Wald: 93 personsBludenz-Bregenzer Wald93Mühlviertel: 92 personsMühlviertel92Innsbruck: 67 personsInnsbruck67Linz-Wels: 32 personsLinz-Wels32Salzburg und Umgebung: 23 personsSalzburg und Umgebung23Graz: 11 personsGraz11Innviertel: 3 personsInnviertel3Außerfern: -20 personsAußerfern-20Lungau: -21 personsLungau-21Osttirol: -53 personsOsttirol-53Sankt Pölten: -212 personsSankt Pölten-212Steyr-Kirchdorf: -260 personsSteyr-Kirchdorf-260Mittelburgenland: -268 personsMittelburgenland-268Traunviertel: -303 personsTraunviertel-303Liezen: -310 personsLiezen-310Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen: -311 personsMostviertel-Eisenwurzen-311Oberkärnten: -553 personsOberkärnten-553Westliche Obersteiermark: -608 personsWestliche Obersteiermark-608Nordburgenland: -609 personsNordburgenland-609Südburgenland: -657 personsSüdburgenland-657Wiener Umland/Nordteil: -671 personsWiener Umland/Nordteil-671Oststeiermark: -713 personsOststeiermark-713Unterkärnten: -718 personsUnterkärnten-718Weinviertel: -733 personsWeinviertel-733West- und Südsteiermark: -766 personsWest- und Südsteiermark-766Wiener Umland/Südteil: -934 personsWiener Umland/Südteil-934Niederösterreich-Süd: -943 personsNiederösterreich-Süd-943Klagenfurt-Villach: -1,039 personsKlagenfurt-Villach-1,039Östliche Obersteiermark: -1,099 personsÖstliche Obersteiermark-1,099Waldviertel: -1,179 personsWaldviertel-1,179
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2022
persons
Change on 2021
1Wien1,101-13.5%
2Tiroler Unterland291-50.6%
3Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet260-63.3%
4Tiroler Oberland184-7.1%
5Pinzgau-Pongau118-33%
6Bludenz-Bregenzer Wald93-54.6%
7Mühlviertel92+16.5%
8Innsbruck67-88.1%
9Linz-Wels32-90%
10Salzburg und Umgebung23-91.8%
11Graz11-97.7%
12Innviertel3+127.3%
13Außerfern-20-566.7%
14Lungau-21+34.4%
15Osttirol-53-35.9%
16Sankt Pölten-212-75.2%
17Steyr-Kirchdorf-260-33.3%
18Mittelburgenland-268+6.3%
19Traunviertel-303-107.5%
20Liezen-310-9.9%
21Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen-311-15.2%
22Oberkärnten-553+5.8%
23Westliche Obersteiermark-608-10.1%
24Nordburgenland-609-38.4%
25Südburgenland-657-3.6%
26Wiener Umland/Nordteil-671-22%
27Oststeiermark-713-112.8%
28Unterkärnten-718-23.2%
29Weinviertel-733-12.6%
30West- und Südsteiermark-766-32.8%
31Wiener Umland/Südteil-934-22.9%
32Niederösterreich-Süd-943-0.3%
33Klagenfurt-Villach-1,039-49.5%
34Östliche Obersteiermark-1,099-22.1%
35Waldviertel-1,179-1.9%

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 1,101 in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Waldviertel, with -1,179 in 2022.

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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