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Upper Austria population 2026

Oberösterreich

Upper Austria has 1,535,519 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 5,170 more than a year earlier (+0.34%). It is 3rd of Austria’s 9 states by population, home to 16.7% of Austria’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 1.5 million by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Upper Austria in numbers

Population
1.5 million 1 January 2025
Change in a year
+0.34% +5,170 people
Change since 2020
+3.04% from 1.5 million
Share of Austria
16.7% 3rd of 9 states
Population density
128per km² 11,983 km²

That is about as many people as Trinidad and Tobago (1.5 million).

Population of Upper Austria by year

Population of Upper Austria
1.5M
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YearPopulation
20121,413,866
20131,418,498
20141,425,422
20151,437,251
20161,453,948
20171,465,045
20181,473,576
20191,482,095
20201,490,279
20211,495,608
20221,505,140
20231,522,825
20241,530,349
20251,535,519
YearPopulationChange
2025 1,535,519 +5,170
2024 1,530,349 +7,524
2023 1,522,825 +17,685
2022 1,505,140 +9,532
2021 1,495,608 +5,329
2020 1,490,279 +8,184
2019 1,482,095 +8,519
2018 1,473,576 +8,531
2017 1,465,045 +11,097
2016 1,453,948 +16,697
2015 1,437,251 +11,829
2014 1,425,422 +6,924
2013 1,418,498 +4,632
2012 1,413,866 –

Upper 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 Upper Austria

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

  1. Linz204,846
  2. Steyr38,331
  3. Traun25,345
  4. Ansfelden18,251
  5. Wels16,857

Questions

What is the population of Upper Austria in 2026?
The latest official figure is 1,535,519, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Upper Austria would have about 1.5 million people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Is Upper Austria’s population growing or shrinking?
It grew by 5,170 people (+0.34%) in the latest year, and has changed +3.04% since 2020.

How does Upper Austria rank in Austria?
Upper Austria is 3rd of Austria’s 9 states, with 16.7% of the people. Vienna is the largest, with 2 million.

What is the population density of Upper Austria?
About 128 people per km², on 11,983 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Upper Austria?
Linz, with about 205 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: Upper Austria population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/austria/upper-austria/

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