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Lower Austria

Federated State of Austria

Lower Austria is the northeasternmost of the nine states of Austria. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been St. Polten, the most recently designated capital in Austria. Previously, Lower Austria's capital was Vienna, even though Vienna has not officially been part of Lower Austria since 1921. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Lower Austria 19,193.5 km²
Population 1.6 million
Male Population 805,059 (49%)
Female Population 837,640 (51%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015 +10.1%
Population change from 2000 to 2015 +5.6%
Median Age 43.4 years
Male Median Age 42.3 years
Female Median Age 44.4 years
Timezone Central European Summer Time

Map of Lower Austria

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015
Data1975199020002015
Population 1,491,664 1,495,975 1,556,129 1,642,702
Population Density 77.7 / km² 77.9 / km² 81.1 / km² 85.6 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 5.6% from year 2000 to 2015
LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Lower Austria +10.1% +9.8% +5.6%
Austria +12.1% +10.9% +6.1%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Median Age

Median Age: 43.4 years
LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Male)Median Age (Female)
Lower Austria 43.4 years 42.3 years 44.4 years
Austria 42.3 years 41.1 years 43.5 years
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population By Age and Gender

Lower Austria Population Tree
AgeMaleFemaleTotal
Under 5 37,978 35,855 73,833
5-9 41,485 39,244 80,729
10-14 43,755 41,166 84,922
15-19 49,999 47,192 97,191
20-24 49,307 46,656 95,964
25-29 47,688 46,741 94,430
30-34 47,960 47,558 95,519
35-39 53,159 55,006 108,166
40-44 67,472 67,758 135,231
45-49 72,330 70,708 143,039
50-54 63,786 62,419 126,206
55-59 51,213 51,980 103,193
60-64 47,520 49,910 97,431
65-69 38,058 41,616 79,675
70-74 41,312 46,426 87,739
75-79 23,997 31,233 55,230
80-84 17,459 27,543 45,002
85 Plus 10,581 28,627 39,209
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population Density

Population Density: 85.6 / km²
LocationPopulationAreaPopulation Density
Lower Austria 1.6 million 19,193.5 km² 85.6 / km²
Austria 8.5 million 83,926.4 km² 101.6 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 to 2100
YearEst. PopulationAvg 10 Year Growth %Avg 10 Year Growth
1990 1,495,975 n/a n/a
2000 1,556,129 4% 60,154
2020 1,671,412 3.6% 57,641
2030 1,717,102 2.7% 45,690
2040 1,744,255 1.6% 27,153
2050 1,759,245 0.9% 14,990
2060 1,752,746 -0.4% -6,499
2070 1,718,381 -2% -34,365
2080 1,668,303 -2.9% -50,078
2090 1,603,914 -3.9% -64,389
2100 1,521,761 -5.1% -82,153
Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.
Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Other States in Austria

Name Area Population Population Density
Burgenland 3,965.1 km² 288,525 188.5 / mi²
Carinthia 9,542.1 km² 556,396 151.0 / mi²
Salzburg 7,160.4 km² 537,822 194.5 / mi²
Styria 16,411.4 km² 1.2 million 192.8 / mi²
Tyrol 12,650.4 km² 727,525 149.0 / mi²
Upper Austria 11,986.8 km² 1.4 million 306.8 / mi²
Vienna 414.9 km² 1.8 million 11,071 / mi²
Vorarlberg 2,601.9 km² 379,768 378.0 / mi²
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