NUTS 3 areas of Austria by natural population change

Wien had the highest natural population change of 35 areas in 2023, at 823. Waldviertel had the lowest, at -1,224. The median was -292 and the figure for Austria was -12,155. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest823Wien
Lowest-1,224Waldviertel
Median-29235 areas
Austria-12,155History

All areas, 2023

Wien: 823 personsWien823Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet: 444 personsRheintal-Bodenseegebiet444Graz: 182 personsGraz182Tiroler Oberland: 154 personsTiroler Oberland154Tiroler Unterland: 154 personsTiroler Unterland154Bludenz-Bregenzer Wald: 121 personsBludenz-Bregenzer Wald121Pinzgau-Pongau: 50 personsPinzgau-Pongau50Außerfern: -27 personsAußerfern-27Mühlviertel: -33 personsMühlviertel-33Lungau: -44 personsLungau-44Salzburg und Umgebung: -58 personsSalzburg und Umgebung-58Osttirol: -64 personsOsttirol-64Innsbruck: -98 personsInnsbruck-98Linz-Wels: -145 personsLinz-Wels-145Liezen: -243 personsLiezen-243Innviertel: -257 personsInnviertel-257Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen: -273 personsMostviertel-Eisenwurzen-273Steyr-Kirchdorf: -292 personsSteyr-Kirchdorf-292Mittelburgenland: -307 personsMittelburgenland-307Sankt Pölten: -314 personsSankt Pölten-314Traunviertel: -389 personsTraunviertel-389Südburgenland: -556 personsSüdburgenland-556Oberkärnten: -568 personsOberkärnten-568Nordburgenland: -614 personsNordburgenland-614Westliche Obersteiermark: -627 personsWestliche Obersteiermark-627Unterkärnten: -631 personsUnterkärnten-631Oststeiermark: -703 personsOststeiermark-703Weinviertel: -779 personsWeinviertel-779West- und Südsteiermark: -797 personsWest- und Südsteiermark-797Wiener Umland/Nordteil: -862 personsWiener Umland/Nordteil-862Östliche Obersteiermark: -972 personsÖstliche Obersteiermark-972Niederösterreich-Süd: -978 personsNiederösterreich-Süd-978Klagenfurt-Villach: -1,060 personsKlagenfurt-Villach-1,060Wiener Umland/Südteil: -1,168 personsWiener Umland/Südteil-1,168Waldviertel: -1,224 personsWaldviertel-1,224
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2023
persons
Change on 2022
1Wien823-25.2%
2Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet444+70.8%
3Graz182+1,554.5%
4Tiroler Oberland154-16.3%
4Tiroler Unterland154-47.1%
6Bludenz-Bregenzer Wald121+30.1%
7Pinzgau-Pongau50-57.6%
8Außerfern-27-35%
9Mühlviertel-33-135.9%
10Lungau-44-109.5%
11Salzburg und Umgebung-58-352.2%
12Osttirol-64-20.8%
13Innsbruck-98-246.3%
14Linz-Wels-145-553.1%
15Liezen-243+21.6%
16Innviertel-257-8,666.7%
17Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen-273+12.2%
18Steyr-Kirchdorf-292-12.3%
19Mittelburgenland-307-14.6%
20Sankt Pölten-314-48.1%
21Traunviertel-389-28.4%
22Südburgenland-556+15.4%
23Oberkärnten-568-2.7%
24Nordburgenland-614-0.8%
25Westliche Obersteiermark-627-3.1%
26Unterkärnten-631+12.1%
27Oststeiermark-703+1.4%
28Weinviertel-779-6.3%
29West- und Südsteiermark-797-4%
30Wiener Umland/Nordteil-862-28.5%
31Östliche Obersteiermark-972+11.6%
32Niederösterreich-Süd-978-3.7%
33Klagenfurt-Villach-1,060-2%
34Wiener Umland/Südteil-1,168-25.1%
35Waldviertel-1,224-3.8%

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.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank NUTS 3 areas of Austria by natural population change using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"natural_change","level":"province","within":"Austria","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=natural_change&level=province&within=Austria&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which area has the highest natural population change?

Wien, with 823 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Waldviertel, with -1,224 in 2023.

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.

Natural population change: other rankings

NUTS 3 areas of Austria: more rankings