NUTS 3 areas of Austria by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Austria by population, 2017
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Wien had the highest population of 35 areas in 2017, at 1.87 million. Lungau had the lowest, at 20,426. The median was 194,192 and the figure for Austria was 8.77 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,867,582Wien

Lowest20,426Lungau

Median194,19235 areas

Austria8,772,865History

All areas, 2017

CSV Chart (SVG)

persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2017 persons	Change on 2016
1	Wien	1,867,582	+1.5%
2	Linz-Wels	581,728	+1.1%
3	Graz	434,969	+1.4%
4	Salzburg und Umgebung	362,042	+0.8%
5	Wiener Umland/Südteil	337,943	+1%
6	Wiener Umland/Nordteil	323,987	+1.1%
7	Innsbruck	308,290	+1%
8	Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet	297,905	+1.3%
9	Klagenfurt-Villach	285,523	+0.6%
10	Innviertel	284,192	+0.9%
11	Oststeiermark	266,343	+0.2%
12	Niederösterreich-Süd	259,655	+0.6%
13	Tiroler Unterland	253,395	+1.2%
14	Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen	245,671	+0.5%
15	Traunviertel	236,064	+0.4%
16	Waldviertel	219,513	+0.1%
17	Mühlviertel	208,083	+0.4%
18	West- und Südsteiermark	194,192	+0.2%
19	Pinzgau-Pongau	166,795	+0.5%
20	Östliche Obersteiermark	160,777	-0.7%
21	Nordburgenland	156,735	+0.6%
22	Steyr-Kirchdorf	154,978	+0.5%
23	Sankt Pölten	154,045	+1%
24	Unterkärnten	150,579	-0.3%
25	Oberkärnten	124,975	-0.4%
26	Weinviertel	124,939	+0.5%
27	Tiroler Oberland	103,190	+0.8%
28	Westliche Obersteiermark	101,006	-0.5%
29	Südburgenland	97,455	-0.1%
30	Bludenz-Bregenzer Wald	90,847	+1%
31	Liezen	80,011	+0.2%
32	Osttirol	48,879	-0.3%
33	Mittelburgenland	37,752	+0.2%
34	Außerfern	32,399	+1.1%
35	Lungau	20,426	-0.6%

Other periods

About this ranking

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

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 on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which area has the highest population?

Wien, with 1.87 million in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Lungau, with 20,426 in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.