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Salzburg population 2026

Q: What is the population of Salzburg in 2026?

The latest official figure is 572,846, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Salzburg would have about 575 thousand people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Salzburg has 572,846 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 1,367 more than a year earlier (+0.24%). It is 6th of Austria’s 9 states by population, home to 6.2% of Austria’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 575 thousand by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Salzburg in numbers

Population: 573 thousand 1 January 2025
Change in a year: +0.24% +1,367 people
Change since 2020: +2.58% from 558 thousand
Share of Austria: 6.2% 6th of 9 states
Population density: 80per km² 7,155 km²

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

Population of Salzburg by year

573k

› Show the numbers as a table

Year	Population
2012	529,704
2013	531,898
2014	534,270
2015	538,575
2016	545,815
2017	549,263
2018	552,579
2019	555,221
2020	558,410
2021	560,710
2022	562,606
2023	568,346
2024	571,479
2025	572,846

Year	Population	Change	%
2025	572,846	+1,367	+0.24%
2024	571,479	+3,133	+0.55%
2023	568,346	+5,740	+1.02%
2022	562,606	+1,896	+0.34%
2021	560,710	+2,300	+0.41%
2020	558,410	+3,189	+0.57%
2019	555,221	+2,642	+0.48%
2018	552,579	+3,316	+0.60%
2017	549,263	+3,448	+0.63%
2016	545,815	+7,240	+1.34%
2015	538,575	+4,305	+0.81%
2014	534,270	+2,372	+0.45%
2013	531,898	+2,194	+0.41%
2012	529,704	–	–

Salzburg among Austria’s states

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States of Austria by population
#
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 Salzburg

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

Salzburg157,245
Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer16,790

Questions

What is the population of Salzburg in 2026?

The latest official figure is 572,846, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Salzburg would have about 575 thousand people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Is Salzburg’s population growing or shrinking?

It grew by 1,367 people (+0.24%) in the latest year, and has changed +2.58% since 2020.

How does Salzburg rank in Austria?

Salzburg is 6th of Austria’s 9 states, with 6.2% of the people. Vienna is the largest, with 2 million.

What is the population density of Salzburg?

About 80 people per km², on 7,155 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Salzburg?

Salzburg, with about 157 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: Salzburg population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/austria/salzburg/

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