Austria — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Austria had an estimated population of 8,163,782 in 2005, with 287 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Austria today — population now 9,107,266, against 8,163,782 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 8,163,782 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 8,229,204 | 9,107,266 | +11% |
The two 2005 figures agree closely. Use the UN pair for a like-for-like change.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wien | 2,067,652 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vienna | Wien | 1,569,316 | 1,691,468 now |
| 2 | Graz | Steiermark | 222,326 | 303,270 now |
| 3 | Linz | Oberösterreich | 181,162 | 204,846 now |
| 4 | Salzburg | Salzburg | 145,309 | 157,245 now |
| 5 | Innsbruck | Tirol | 112,467 | 132,493 now |
| 6 | Klagenfurt | Kärnten | 90,610 | — |
| 7 | Villach | Kärnten | 58,882 | 58,882 now |
| 8 | Wels | Oberösterreich | 57,946 | — |
| 9 | Sankt Pölten | Niederösterreich | 49,001 | 21,911 now |
| 10 | Dornbirn | Vorarlberg | 43,013 | 49,278 now |
| 11 | Steyr | Oberösterreich | 39,566 | 38,331 now |
| 12 | Wiener Neustadt | Niederösterreich | 38,481 | 44,820 now |
| 13 | Feldkirch | Vorarlberg | 29,446 | 33,420 now |
| 14 | Bregenz | Vorarlberg | 26,928 | 29,806 now |
| 15 | Wolfsberg | Kärnten | 25,610 | 25,035 now |
| 16 | Baden | Niederösterreich | 24,893 | 26,286 now |
| 17 | Klosterneuburg | Niederösterreich | 24,843 | 15,614 now |
| 18 | Leoben | Steiermark | 24,809 | — |
| 19 | Krems | Niederösterreich | 24,092 | — |
| 20 | Traun | Oberösterreich | 23,959 | 25,345 now |
| 21 | Amstetten | Niederösterreich | 22,832 | 15,559 now |
| 22 | Leonding | Oberösterreich | 22,736 | — |
| 23 | Kapfenberg | Steiermark | 21,819 | — |
| 24 | Mödling | Niederösterreich | 20,710 | 20,555 now |
| 25 | Lustenau | Vorarlberg | 20,218 | 22,821 now |
| 26 | Hallein | Salzburg | 18,980 | — |
| 27 | Braunau | Oberösterreich | 16,403 | — |
| 28 | Spittal | Kärnten | 16,363 | — |
| 29 | Traiskirchen | Niederösterreich | 16,212 | — |
| 30 | Saalfelden | Salzburg | 16,119 | — |
| 31 | Kufstein | Tirol | 16,115 | — |
| 32 | Schwechat | Niederösterreich | 15,711 | 12,351 now |
| 33 | Ternitz | Niederösterreich | 15,153 | — |
| 34 | Ansfelden | Oberösterreich | 14,936 | 18,251 now |
| 35 | Stockerau | Niederösterreich | 14,831 | 16,292 now |
| 36 | Feldkirchen | Kärnten | 14,440 | — |
| 37 | Bad Ischl | Oberösterreich | 14,267 | — |
| 38 | Tulln | Niederösterreich | 14,201 | 12,421 now |
| 39 | Hohenems | Vorarlberg | 14,072 | 16,317 now |
| 40 | Perchtoldsdorf | Niederösterreich | 14,041 | 15,047 now |
| 41 | Telfs | Tirol | 14,028 | 15,229 now |
| 42 | Bludenz | Vorarlberg | 13,904 | 15,102 now |
| 43 | Gmunden | Oberösterreich | 13,287 | 13,191 now |
| 44 | Bruck an der Mur | Steiermark | 13,254 | — |
| 45 | Sankt Veit | Kärnten | 13,116 | — |
| 46 | Knittelfeld | Steiermark | 12,704 | 11,521 now |
| 47 | Schwaz | Tirol | 12,507 | 13,728 now |
| 48 | Lienz | Tirol | 12,270 | 11,572 now |
| 49 | Vöcklabruck | Oberösterreich | 11,887 | — |
| 50 | Waidhofen | Niederösterreich | 11,774 | — |
| 51 | Wals-Siezenheim | Salzburg | 11,771 | — |
| 52 | Eisenstadt | Burgenland | 11,767 | — |
| 53 | Hard | Vorarlberg | 11,766 | 13,495 now |
| 54 | Zwettl | Niederösterreich | 11,718 | — |
| 55 | Marchtrenk | Oberösterreich | 11,666 | — |
| 56 | Völkermarkt | Kärnten | 11,543 | — |
| 57 | Ried | Oberösterreich | 11,511 | — |
| 58 | Korneuburg | Niederösterreich | 11,498 | 12,986 now |
| 59 | Rankweil | Vorarlberg | 11,455 | 11,855 now |
| 60 | Neunkirchen | Niederösterreich | 11,313 | 11,461 now |
| 61 | Wörgl | Tirol | 11,265 | 13,811 now |
| 62 | Hall | Tirol | 11,197 | — |
| 63 | Bad Vöslau | Niederösterreich | 11,013 | — |
| 64 | Hollabrunn | Niederösterreich | 10,966 | — |
| 65 | Sankt Johann im Pongau | Salzburg | 10,887 | — |
| 66 | Sankt Andrä | Kärnten | 10,825 | — |
| 67 | Mistelbach | Niederösterreich | 10,820 | — |
| 68 | Enns | Oberösterreich | 10,816 | — |
| 69 | Köflach | Steiermark | 10,447 | — |
| 70 | Götzis | Vorarlberg | 10,342 | 11,473 now |
| 71 | Bischofshofen | Salzburg | 10,144 | — |
| 72 | Zell am See | Salzburg | 10,046 | — |
| 73 | Judenburg | Steiermark | 9,992 | — |
| 74 | Voitsberg | Steiermark | 9,980 | — |
| 75 | Seekirchen | Salzburg | 9,865 | — |
| 76 | Brunn | Niederösterreich | 9,836 | — |
| 77 | Altmünster | Oberösterreich | 9,651 | — |
| 78 | Laakirchen | Oberösterreich | 9,569 | — |
| 79 | Ebreichsdorf | Niederösterreich | 9,509 | — |
| 80 | Mürzzuschlag | Steiermark | 9,410 | — |
| 81 | Imst | Tirol | 9,225 | 10,504 now |
| 82 | Lauterach | Vorarlberg | 9,212 | 10,267 now |
| 83 | Weiz | Steiermark | 9,128 | — |
| 84 | Guntramsdorf | Niederösterreich | 9,071 | — |
| 85 | Sankt Valentin | Niederösterreich | 9,063 | — |
| 86 | Attnang-Puchheim | Oberösterreich | 9,046 | — |
| 87 | Gerasdorf | Niederösterreich | 8,948 | — |
| 88 | Kitzbühel | Tirol | 8,818 | — |
| 89 | Velden am Wörthersee | Kärnten | 8,817 | — |
| 90 | Berndorf | Niederösterreich | 8,796 | — |
| 91 | Groß-Enzersdorf | Niederösterreich | 8,791 | — |
| 92 | Sierning | Oberösterreich | 8,722 | — |
| 93 | Gänserndorf | Niederösterreich | 8,588 | 11,404 now |
| 94 | Wiener Neudorf | Niederösterreich | 8,530 | — |
| 95 | Engerwitzdorf | Oberösterreich | 8,510 | — |
| 96 | Rum | Tirol | 8,498 | — |
| 97 | Finkenstein | Kärnten | 8,406 | — |
| 98 | Ebensee | Oberösterreich | 8,376 | — |
| 99 | Purkersdorf | Niederösterreich | 8,327 | — |
| 100 | Sankt Johann in Tirol | Tirol | 8,315 | — |
| 101 | Trofaiach | Steiermark | 8,313 | — |
| 102 | Fohnsdorf | Steiermark | 8,203 | — |
| 103 | Wolfurt | Vorarlberg | 8,110 | — |
| 104 | Maria Enzersdorf | Niederösterreich | 8,085 | — |
| 105 | Deutschlandsberg | Steiermark | 8,049 | — |
| 106 | Bad Goisern | Oberösterreich | 7,869 | — |
| 107 | Herzogenburg | Niederösterreich | 7,866 | — |
| 108 | Ebenthal | Kärnten | 7,809 | — |
| 109 | Langenzersdorf | Niederösterreich | 7,733 | — |
| 110 | Zeltweg | Steiermark | 7,726 | — |
| 111 | Ferlach | Kärnten | 7,661 | — |
| 112 | Perg | Oberösterreich | 7,644 | — |
| 113 | Strasshof | Niederösterreich | 7,637 | — |
| 114 | Freistadt | Oberösterreich | 7,574 | — |
| 115 | Neulengbach | Niederösterreich | 7,521 | — |
| 116 | Wattens | Tirol | 7,517 | — |
| 117 | Vorchdorf | Oberösterreich | 7,455 | — |
| 118 | Landeck | Tirol | 7,351 | — |
| 119 | Bruck an der Leitha | Niederösterreich | 7,339 | — |
| 120 | Hermagor | Kärnten | 7,242 | — |
| 121 | Höchst | Vorarlberg | 7,207 | — |
| 122 | Kottingbrunn | Niederösterreich | 7,184 | — |
| 123 | Deutsch-Wagram | Niederösterreich | 7,153 | — |
| 124 | Straßwalchen | Salzburg | 7,145 | — |
| 125 | Langenlois | Niederösterreich | 7,081 | — |
| 126 | Sieghartskirchen | Salzburg | 7,062 | — |
| 127 | Leibnitz | Steiermark | 7,029 | — |
| 128 | Bad Hofgastein | Salzburg | 7,002 | — |
| 129 | Arnoldstein | Kärnten | 6,923 | — |
| 130 | Grödig | Salzburg | 6,918 | — |
| 131 | Liezen | Steiermark | 6,903 | — |
| 132 | Sankt Andrä-Wördern | Niederösterreich | 6,886 | — |
| 133 | Oberwart | Burgenland | 6,879 | — |
| 134 | Gratkorn | Steiermark | 6,806 | — |
| 135 | Jenbach | Tirol | 6,806 | — |
| 136 | Wilhelmsburg | Niederösterreich | 6,718 | — |
| 137 | Eugendorf | Salzburg | 6,699 | — |
| 138 | Kuchl | Salzburg | 6,668 | — |
| 139 | Garsten | Oberösterreich | 6,657 | — |
| 140 | Hartberg | Steiermark | 6,635 | — |
| 141 | Frohnleiten | Steiermark | 6,629 | — |
| 142 | Kremsmünster | Oberösterreich | 6,626 | — |
| 143 | Absam | Tirol | 6,594 | — |
| 144 | Völs | Tirol | 6,573 | — |
| 145 | Zirl | Tirol | 6,567 | — |
| 146 | Radentheim | Kärnten | 6,559 | — |
| 147 | Asten | Oberösterreich | 6,516 | — |
| 148 | Seiersberg | Steiermark | 6,514 | — |
| 149 | Horn | Niederösterreich | 6,485 | — |
| 150 | Mattersburg | Burgenland | 6,448 | — |
| 151 | Wolkersdorf | Niederösterreich | 6,416 | — |
| 152 | Hörbranz | Vorarlberg | 6,414 | — |
| 153 | Frastanz | Vorarlberg | 6,360 | — |
| 154 | Paternion | Kärnten | 6,301 | — |
| 155 | Gallneukirchen | Oberösterreich | 6,282 | — |
| 156 | Seeboden | Kärnten | 6,221 | — |
| 157 | Gloggnitz | Niederösterreich | 6,213 | — |
| 158 | Pasching | Oberösterreich | 6,143 | — |
| 159 | Tamsweg | Salzburg | 6,126 | — |
| 160 | Pottendorf | Niederösterreich | 6,105 | — |
| 161 | Eberndorf | Kärnten | 6,088 | — |
| 162 | Laa | Niederösterreich | 6,084 | — |
| 163 | Pressbaum | Niederösterreich | 6,083 | — |
| 164 | Altach | Vorarlberg | 6,040 | — |
| 165 | Eisenerz | Steiermark | 5,987 | — |
| 166 | Fürstenfeld | Steiermark | 5,962 | — |
| 167 | Neusiedl am See | Burgenland | 5,949 | — |
| 168 | Bad Gastein | Salzburg | 5,947 | — |
| 169 | Micheldorf | Oberösterreich | 5,902 | — |
| 170 | Nenzing | Vorarlberg | 5,856 | — |
| 171 | Timelkam | Oberösterreich | 5,855 | — |
| 172 | Reutte | Tirol | 5,851 | — |
| 173 | Neumarkt | Salzburg | 5,841 | — |
| 174 | Waidhofen | Niederösterreich | 5,838 | — |
| 175 | Abtenau | Salzburg | 5,828 | — |
| 176 | Traismauer | Niederösterreich | 5,815 | — |
| 177 | Gmünd | Niederösterreich | 5,811 | — |
| 178 | Schrems | Niederösterreich | 5,811 | — |
| 179 | Kindberg | Steiermark | 5,790 | — |
| 180 | Sankt Florian | Oberösterreich | 5,760 | — |
| 181 | Oberndorf | Salzburg | 5,738 | — |
| 182 | Neuhofen an der Krems | Oberösterreich | 5,735 | — |
| 183 | Mittersill | Salzburg | 5,680 | — |
| 184 | Ybbs | Niederösterreich | 5,676 | — |
| 185 | Zistersdorf | Niederösterreich | 5,661 | — |
| 186 | Poysdorf | Niederösterreich | 5,653 | — |
| 187 | Hainburg | Niederösterreich | 5,622 | — |
| 188 | Breitenfurt | Oberösterreich | 5,573 | — |
| 189 | Rottenmann | Steiermark | 5,561 | — |
| 190 | Axams | Tirol | 5,560 | — |
| 191 | Regau | Oberösterreich | 5,556 | — |
| 192 | Himberg | Niederösterreich | 5,534 | — |
| 193 | Thalgau | Salzburg | 5,501 | — |
| 194 | Wilhering | Oberösterreich | 5,461 | — |
| 195 | Schwertberg | Oberösterreich | 5,451 | — |
| 196 | Vösendorf | Niederösterreich | 5,436 | — |
| 197 | Gunskirchen | Oberösterreich | 5,434 | — |
| 198 | Alkoven | Oberösterreich | 5,377 | — |
| 199 | Friesach | Kärnten | 5,369 | — |
| 200 | Kirchberg | Tirol | 5,368 | — |
| 201 | Hopfgarten | Tirol | 5,314 | — |
| 202 | Judendorf-Straßengel | Steiermark | 5,313 | — |
| 203 | Hörsching | Oberösterreich | 5,312 | — |
| 204 | Feldkirchen an der Donau | Oberösterreich | 5,286 | — |
| 205 | Melk | Niederösterreich | 5,272 | — |
| 206 | Pinkafeld | Burgenland | 5,257 | — |
| 207 | Elsbethen | Salzburg | 5,253 | — |
| 208 | Mattighofen | Oberösterreich | 5,252 | — |
| 209 | Purgstall | Niederösterreich | 5,247 | — |
| 210 | Gleisdorf | Steiermark | 5,245 | — |
| 211 | Krieglach | Steiermark | 5,236 | — |
| 212 | Bad Aussee | Steiermark | 5,210 | — |
| 213 | Lochau | Vorarlberg | 5,209 | — |
| 214 | Wagna | Steiermark | 5,200 | — |
| 215 | Feldkirchen bei Graz | Steiermark | 5,184 | — |
| 216 | Haag | Niederösterreich | 5,164 | — |
| 217 | Frankenburg | Oberösterreich | 5,162 | — |
| 218 | Thalheim | Oberösterreich | 5,155 | — |
| 219 | Kirchbichl | Tirol | 5,115 | — |
| 220 | Pregarten | Oberösterreich | 5,097 | — |
| 221 | Ebbs | Tirol | 5,088 | — |
| 222 | Matrei | Tirol | 5,076 | — |
| 223 | Wernberg | Kärnten | 5,070 | — |
| 224 | Spielberg | Steiermark | 5,068 | — |
| 225 | Karlsdorf | Steiermark | 5,063 | — |
| 226 | Lenzing | Oberösterreich | 5,044 | — |
| 227 | Mauthausen | Oberösterreich | 5,035 | — |
| 228 | Bergheim | Salzburg | 5,031 | — |
| 229 | Andorf | Oberösterreich | 5,014 | — |
| 230 | Sankt Peter in der Au | Niederösterreich | 4,986 | — |
| 231 | Henndorf | Salzburg | 4,978 | — |
| 232 | Altheim | Oberösterreich | 4,967 | — |
| 233 | Seewalchen | Oberösterreich | 4,959 | — |
| 234 | Bad Hall | Oberösterreich | 4,935 | — |
| 235 | Pettenbach | Oberösterreich | 4,933 | — |
| 236 | Radstadt | Salzburg | 4,926 | — |
| 237 | Schärding | Oberösterreich | 4,919 | — |
| 238 | Stadl-Paura | Oberösterreich | 4,887 | — |
| 239 | Feldbach | Steiermark | 4,877 | — |
| 240 | Vöcklamarkt | Oberösterreich | 4,869 | — |
| 241 | Bürmoos | Salzburg | 4,868 | — |
| 242 | Steyregg | Oberösterreich | 4,856 | — |
| 243 | Groß-Gerungs | Niederösterreich | 4,854 | — |
| 244 | Bärnbach | Steiermark | 4,850 | — |
| 245 | Althofen | Kärnten | 4,833 | — |
| 246 | Bad Sankt Leonhard | Kärnten | 4,775 | — |
| 247 | Grieskirchen | Oberösterreich | 4,766 | — |
| 248 | Sollenau | Niederösterreich | 4,719 | — |
| 249 | Ober-Grabendorf | Niederösterreich | 4,699 | — |
| 250 | Puchenau | Oberösterreich | 4,694 | — |
| 251 | Ohlsdorf | Oberösterreich | 4,689 | — |
| 252 | Gramastetten | Oberösterreich | 4,679 | — |
| 253 | Gablitz | Niederösterreich | 4,665 | — |
| 254 | Schladming | Steiermark | 4,659 | — |
| 255 | Bruck an der Großglocknerstraße | Salzburg | 4,649 | — |
| 256 | Böheimkirchen | Niederösterreich | 4,645 | — |
| 257 | Scharnstein | Oberösterreich | 4,631 | — |
| 258 | Nüziders | Vorarlberg | 4,628 | — |
| 259 | Vomp | Tirol | 4,628 | — |
| 260 | Mittelberg | Vorarlberg | 4,627 | — |
| 261 | Kramsach | Tirol | 4,605 | — |
| 262 | Moosburg | Kärnten | 4,602 | — |
| 263 | Obertrum am See | Salzburg | 4,596 | — |
| 264 | Neustift im Stubaital | Tirol | 4,562 | — |
| 265 | Leobendorf | Niederösterreich | 4,554 | — |
| 266 | Ottensheim | Oberösterreich | 4,535 | — |
| 267 | Sankt Marien | Oberösterreich | 4,488 | — |
| 268 | Sankt Jakob | Kärnten | 4,481 | — |
| 269 | Heidenreichstein | Niederösterreich | 4,472 | — |
| 270 | Fischamend | Niederösterreich | 4,471 | — |
| 271 | Puch | Salzburg | 4,385 | — |
| 272 | Eggendorf | Niederösterreich | 4,344 | — |
| 273 | Scheibbs | Niederösterreich | 4,321 | — |
| 274 | Jennersdorf | Burgenland | 4,319 | — |
| 275 | Kirchdorf an der Krems | Oberösterreich | 4,255 | — |
| 276 | Neudörfl | Burgenland | 4,183 | — |
| 277 | Sankt Georgen | Oberösterreich | 4,180 | — |
| 278 | Anif | Salzburg | 4,154 | — |
| 279 | Retz | Niederösterreich | 4,139 | — |
| 280 | Fügen | Tirol | 3,734 | — |
| 281 | Großpetersdorf | Burgenland | 3,525 | — |
| 282 | Eferding | Oberösterreich | 3,506 | — |
| 283 | Schruns | Vorarlberg | 3,506 | — |
| 284 | Lilienfeld | Niederösterreich | 3,135 | — |
| 285 | Reichenau | Niederösterreich | 2,673 | — |
| 286 | Rohrbach in Oberösterreich | Oberösterreich | 2,449 | — |
| 287 | Rust | Burgenland | 1,726 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niederösterreich | 1,576,622 |
| 2 | Wien | 1,569,316 |
| 3 | Oberösterreich | 1,400,851 |
| 4 | Steiermark | 1,185,175 |
| 5 | Tirol | 692,214 |
| 6 | Kärnten | 565,762 |
| 7 | Salzburg | 533,083 |
| 8 | Vorarlberg | 359,737 |
| 9 | Burgenland | 281,022 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.