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Lower Austria population 2026

Niederösterreich

Lower Austria has 1,727,514 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 3,791 more than a year earlier (+0.22%). It is 2nd of Austria’s 9 states by population, home to 18.8% of Austria’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 1.7 million by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Lower Austria in numbers

Population
1.7 million 1 January 2025
Change in a year
+0.22% +3,791 people
Change since 2020
+2.57% from 1.7 million
Share of Austria
18.8% 2nd of 9 states
Population density
90per km² 19,180 km²

That is about as many people as Bahrain (1.7 million).

Population of Lower Austria by year

Population of Lower Austria
1.7M
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YearPopulation
20121,614,455
20131,618,592
20141,625,485
20151,636,778
20161,653,691
20171,665,753
20181,670,668
20191,677,542
20201,684,287
20211,690,879
20221,698,796
20231,718,373
20241,723,723
20251,727,514
YearPopulationChange
2025 1,727,514 +3,791
2024 1,723,723 +5,350
2023 1,718,373 +19,577
2022 1,698,796 +7,917
2021 1,690,879 +6,592
2020 1,684,287 +6,745
2019 1,677,542 +6,874
2018 1,670,668 +4,915
2017 1,665,753 +12,062
2016 1,653,691 +16,913
2015 1,636,778 +11,293
2014 1,625,485 +6,893
2013 1,618,592 +4,137
2012 1,614,455 –

Lower Austria among Austria’s states

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States of Austria by population
#
1 Vienna2,028,289+1.12%
2 Lower Austria1,727,514+0.22%
3 Upper Austria1,535,519+0.34%
4 Styria1,271,716+0.15%
5 Tyrol777,660+0.22%
6 Salzburg572,846+0.24%
7 Carinthia570,095+0.06%
8 Vorarlberg411,784+0.44%
9 Burgenland301,790−0.05%

Largest cities in Lower Austria

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

  1. Wiener Neustadt44,820
  2. Baden26,286
  3. Sankt Pölten21,911
  4. Mödling20,555
  5. Stockerau16,292
  6. Klosterneuburg15,614

Questions

What is the population of Lower Austria in 2026?
The latest official figure is 1,727,514, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Lower Austria would have about 1.7 million people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Is Lower Austria’s population growing or shrinking?
It grew by 3,791 people (+0.22%) in the latest year, and has changed +2.57% since 2020.

How does Lower Austria rank in Austria?
Lower Austria is 2nd of Austria’s 9 states, with 18.8% of the people. Vienna is the largest, with 2 million.

What is the population density of Lower Austria?
About 90 people per km², on 19,180 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Lower Austria?
Wiener Neustadt, with about 45 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: Lower Austria population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/austria/lower-austria/

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