NUTS 3 areas of Austria by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Austria by population, 2021
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Wien had the highest population of 35 areas in 2021, at 1.92 million. Lungau had the lowest, at 20,118. The median was 197,112 and the figure for Austria was 8.93 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,920,949Wien

Lowest20,118Lungau

Median197,11235 areas

Austria8,932,664History

All areas, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2021 persons	Change on 2020
1	Wien	1,920,949	+0.5%
2	Linz-Wels	598,030	+0.4%
3	Graz	448,987	+0.4%
4	Salzburg und Umgebung	371,032	+0.5%
5	Wiener Umland/Südteil	346,881	+0.7%
6	Wiener Umland/Nordteil	335,788	+0.9%
7	Innsbruck	312,757	+0.1%
8	Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet	306,581	+0.6%
9	Innviertel	290,917	+0.5%
10	Klagenfurt-Villach	290,424	+0.6%
11	Oststeiermark	265,376	-0.6%
12	Niederösterreich-Süd	262,265	+0.4%
13	Tiroler Unterland	260,212	+0.6%
14	Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen	247,574	+0.1%
15	Traunviertel	240,095	+0.4%
16	Waldviertel	215,867	-0.4%
17	Mühlviertel	210,515	+0.2%
18	West- und Südsteiermark	197,112	+1.1%
19	Pinzgau-Pongau	169,560	+0.4%
20	Nordburgenland	161,469	+0.9%
21	Östliche Obersteiermark	157,205	-0.8%
22	Sankt Pölten	157,014	+0.4%
23	Steyr-Kirchdorf	156,051	+0.1%
24	Unterkärnten	148,202	-0.3%
25	Weinviertel	125,490	+0.2%
26	Oberkärnten	123,463	-0.3%
27	Tiroler Oberland	105,268	+0.4%
28	Westliche Obersteiermark	98,805	-0.4%
29	Südburgenland	97,088	+0.1%
30	Bludenz-Bregenzer Wald	92,656	+0.3%
31	Liezen	79,592	-0.1%
32	Osttirol	48,814	+0.2%
33	Mittelburgenland	37,453	+0.2%
34	Außerfern	33,054	+0.7%
35	Lungau	20,118	-0.7%

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 1.92 million in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Lungau, with 20,118 in 2021.

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.