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

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
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

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change 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

Location	Median Age	Median 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

Age	Male	Female	Total
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

Location	Population	Area	Population 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

Year	Est. Population	Avg 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

Top Municipalities in Lower Austria

Municipalities in Lower Austria

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Amstetten, Lower Austria, Austria	1,186.7 km²	113,684	248.1 / mi²
Baden, Lower Austria, Austria	753.6 km²	142,276	489.0 / mi²
Bruck an der Leitha, Lower Austria, Austria	703.6 km²	97,616	359.3 / mi²
Gmünd	786.3 km²	37,452	123.4 / mi²
Gänserndorf, Lower Austria, Austria	1,272.6 km²	99,617	202.7 / mi²
Hollabrunn	1,011 km²	50,430	129.2 / mi²
Horn, Lower Austria, Austria	784.1 km²	31,128	102.8 / mi²
Korneuburg, Lower Austria, Austria	662.3 km²	91,778	358.9 / mi²
Krems an der Donau, Lower Austria, Austria	51.7 km²	24,057	1,206 / mi²
Krems-Land, Lower Austria, Austria	923 km²	56,331	158.1 / mi²
Lilienfeld, Niederösterreich, Österreich	933.4 km²	26,208	72.7 / mi²
Melk, Lower Austria, Austria	1,014 km²	76,836	196.3 / mi²
Mistelbach	1,292.7 km²	74,793	149.9 / mi²
Mödling, Lower Austria, Austria	277.7 km²	116,894	1,090 / mi²
Neunkirchen, Lower Austria, Austria	1,150 km²	85,184	191.8 / mi²
Sankt Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria	108.9 km²	52,742	1,254 / mi²
Sankt Pölten-Land, Lower Austria, Austria	1,288.3 km²	127,328	256.0 / mi²
Scheibbs, Lower Austria, Austria	1,024.7 km²	40,668	102.8 / mi²
Tulln, Lower Austria, Austria	735.2 km²	98,388	346.6 / mi²
Waidhofen an der Thaya, Lower Austria, Austria	669.7 km²	26,289	101.7 / mi²
Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Lower Austria, Austria	130.6 km²	11,272	223.5 / mi²
Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria, Austria	60.9 km²	42,206	1,794 / mi²
Wiener Neustadt-Land, Lower Austria, Austria	972.7 km²	76,411	203.5 / mi²
Zwettl, Lower Austria, Austria	1,399.9 km²	43,128	79.8 / mi²

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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