Upper Austria

Federal State in the North of Austria

Upper Austria is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg. With an area of 11,982 km2 and 1. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Upper Austria	11,986.8 km²
Population	1.4 million
Male Population	698,311 (49.2%)
Female Population	721,444 (50.8%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+5.1%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+3.1%
Median Age	42.1 years
Male Median Age	40.9 years
Female Median Age	43.2 years
Timezone	Central European Summer Time

Map of Upper Austria

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	1,351,150	1,339,020	1,376,570	1,419,755
Population Density	112.7 / km²	111.7 / km²	114.8 / km²	118.4 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 3.1% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Upper Austria	+5.1%	+6%	+3.1%
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: 42.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Upper Austria	42.1 years	40.9 years	43.2 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

Upper Austria Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	35,180	33,217	68,397
5-9	36,212	34,821	71,034
10-14	38,992	37,044	76,037
15-19	45,737	43,202	88,940
20-24	45,713	43,271	88,985
25-29	46,210	45,049	91,260
30-34	45,005	43,119	88,125
35-39	45,885	45,560	91,445
40-44	56,742	55,248	111,991
45-49	61,798	60,093	121,891
50-54	55,155	54,225	109,380
55-59	44,589	44,766	89,356
60-64	38,065	39,597	77,663
65-69	29,948	33,085	63,033
70-74	30,821	36,732	67,554
75-79	19,567	26,358	45,925
80-84	14,124	22,390	36,514
85 Plus	8,567	23,669	32,236

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population Density

Population Density: 118.4 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Upper Austria	1.4 million	11,986.8 km²	118.4 / 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	1,339,020	n/a	n/a
2000	1,376,570	2.8%	37,550
2020	1,442,870	2.4%	33,150
2030	1,479,617	2.5%	36,747
2040	1,501,089	1.5%	21,472
2050	1,512,375	0.8%	11,286
2060	1,505,770	-0.4%	-6,605
2070	1,476,156	-2%	-29,614
2080	1,433,511	-2.9%	-42,645
2090	1,378,458	-3.8%	-55,053
2100	1,308,017	-5.1%	-70,441

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 Upper Austria

Municipalities in Upper Austria

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Braunau am Inn	1,042 km²	97,721	242.9 / mi²
Eferding, Upper Austria, Austria	259.8 km²	31,814	317.2 / mi²
Freistadt	994.5 km²	65,336	170.1 / mi²
Gmunden	1,433.8 km²	99,471	179.7 / mi²
Grieskirchen	578.9 km²	62,952	281.6 / mi²
Kirchdorf an der Krems	1,240.6 km²	55,348	115.6 / mi²
Linz, Upper Austria, Austria	95.9 km²	194,505	5,250 / mi²
Linz-Land, Upper Austria, Austria	460.7 km²	139,892	786.5 / mi²
Perg, Upper Austria, Austria	612.8 km²	66,469	280.9 / mi²
Ried im Innkreis	584.1 km²	58,421	259.1 / mi²
Rohrbach, Upper Austria, Austria	827.2 km²	56,056	175.5 / mi²
Schärding	618.3 km²	52,640	220.5 / mi²
Steyr, Upper Austria, Austria	26.6 km²	37,849	3,680 / mi²
Steyr-Land, Upper Austria, Austria	973.3 km²	58,676	156.1 / mi²
Urfahr-Umgebung District	650 km²	82,669	329.4 / mi²
Vöcklabruck, Upper Austria, Austria	1,084.4 km²	131,622	314.4 / mi²
Wels, Upper Austria, Austria	45.9 km²	58,905	3,323 / mi²
Wels-Land, Upper Austria, Austria	458 km²	69,415	392.5 / 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
Lower Austria	19,193.5 km²	1.6 million	221.7 / 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
Vienna	414.9 km²	1.8 million	11,071 / mi²
Vorarlberg	2,601.9 km²	379,768	378.0 / mi²

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