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Carinthia population 2026

Q: What is the population of Carinthia in 2026?

The latest official figure is 570,095, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Carinthia would have about 571 thousand people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Kärnten

Carinthia has 570,095 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 351 more than a year earlier (+0.06%). It is 7th of Austria’s 9 states by population, home to 6.2% of Austria’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 571 thousand by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Carinthia in numbers

Population: 570 thousand 1 January 2025
Change in a year: +0.06% +351 people
Change since 2020: +1.57% from 561 thousand
Share of Austria: 6.2% 7th of 9 states
Population density: 60per km² 9,537 km²

That is about as many people as Malta (549 thousand).

Population of Carinthia by year

570k

› Show the numbers as a table

Year	Population
2012	556,027
2013	555,473
2014	555,881
2015	557,641
2016	560,482
2017	561,077
2018	560,898
2019	560,939
2020	561,293
2021	562,089
2022	564,513
2023	568,984
2024	569,744
2025	570,095

Year	Population	Change	%
2025	570,095	+351	+0.06%
2024	569,744	+760	+0.13%
2023	568,984	+4,471	+0.79%
2022	564,513	+2,424	+0.43%
2021	562,089	+796	+0.14%
2020	561,293	+354	+0.06%
2019	560,939	+41	+0.01%
2018	560,898	−179	−0.03%
2017	561,077	+595	+0.11%
2016	560,482	+2,841	+0.51%
2015	557,641	+1,760	+0.32%
2014	555,881	+408	+0.07%
2013	555,473	−554	−0.10%
2012	556,027	–	–

Carinthia among Austria’s states

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States of Austria by population
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1	Vienna	2,028,289	+1.12%	22.1%	4,889
2	Lower Austria	1,727,514	+0.22%	18.8%	90
3	Upper Austria	1,535,519	+0.34%	16.7%	128
4	Styria	1,271,716	+0.15%	13.8%	78
5	Tyrol	777,660	+0.22%	8.5%	62
6	Salzburg	572,846	+0.24%	6.2%	80
7	Carinthia	570,095	+0.06%	6.2%	60
8	Vorarlberg	411,784	+0.44%	4.5%	158
9	Burgenland	301,790	−0.05%	3.3%	76

Largest cities in Carinthia

City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), so years differ.

Klagenfurt am Wörthersee100,316
Villach58,882
Wolfsberg25,035

Questions

What is the population of Carinthia in 2026?

The latest official figure is 570,095, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Carinthia would have about 571 thousand people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Is Carinthia’s population growing or shrinking?

It grew by 351 people (+0.06%) in the latest year, and has changed +1.57% since 2020.

How does Carinthia rank in Austria?

Carinthia is 7th of Austria’s 9 states, with 6.2% of the people. Vienna is the largest, with 2 million.

What is the population density of Carinthia?

About 60 people per km², on 9,537 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Carinthia?

Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, with about 100 thousand people in the city proper. Metro areas are larger, and years differ (GeoNames).

Source and method

Eurostat, population on 1 January by NUTS region (demo_r_d2jan). Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0). Total area, Wikidata. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year. Ranks, shares and changes are our arithmetic on the published figures. National figures can differ from the UN’s projection for Austria, which uses a different method. The 2026 figure above carries last year’s change forward; it does not come from the source.

Cite this page: Carinthia population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/austria/carinthia/

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