Regions of Austria (NUTS 2) by natural population change

Wien had the highest natural population change of 9 regions in 2017, at 4,152. Niederösterreich had the lowest, at -1,981. The median was 1,168 and the figure for Austria was 4,363. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest4,152Wien
Lowest-1,981Niederösterreich
Median1,1689 regions
Austria4,363History

All regions, 2017

Wien: 4,152 personsWien4,152Tirol: 1,834 personsTirol1,834Oberösterreich: 1,815 personsOberösterreich1,815Salzburg: 1,169 personsSalzburg1,169Vorarlberg: 1,168 personsVorarlberg1,168Burgenland: -1,153 personsBurgenland-1,153Kärnten: -1,193 personsKärnten-1,193Steiermark: -1,448 personsSteiermark-1,448Niederösterreich: -1,981 personsNiederösterreich-1,981Wien: 4,152 personsWien4,152Tirol: 1,834 personsTirol1,834Oberösterreich: 1,815 personsOberösterreich1,815Salzburg: 1,169 personsSalzburg1,169Vorarlberg: 1,168 personsVorarlberg1,168Burgenland: -1,153 personsBurgenland-1,153Kärnten: -1,193 personsKärnten-1,193Steiermark: -1,448 personsSteiermark-1,448Niederösterreich: -1,981 personsNiederösterreich-1,981
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2017
persons
Change on 2016
1Wien4,152-13%
2Tirol1,834+4.9%
3Oberösterreich1,815-28.9%
4Salzburg1,169+0.5%
5Vorarlberg1,168-16.6%
6Burgenland-1,153-26.7%
7Kärnten-1,193-9.6%
8Steiermark-1,448-32%
9Niederösterreich-1,981-28.9%

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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) (Regions of Austria (NUTS 2) by natural population change, 2017) [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), Regions of Austria (NUTS 2) by natural population change, 2017. 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-regions?period=2017. 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). Regions of Austria (NUTS 2) by natural population change, 2017. 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-regions?period=2017.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), Regions of Austria (NUTS 2) by natural population change, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/austria-regions?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest natural population change?

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

Which region has the lowest natural population change?

Niederösterreich, with -1,981 in 2017.

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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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