Largest cities in Austria by population
The 7 cities the United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2024 lists for Austria: the capital and every city of 100,000 or more, with the latest figure the country reported. The largest is Wien with 1,926,960 people.
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| # | City | Population | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wien (capital) | 1,926,960 | 31 October 2021 |
| 2 | Graz | 291,731 | 31 October 2021 |
| 3 | Linz | 206,853 | 31 October 2021 |
| 4 | Salzburg | 154,604 | 31 October 2021 |
| 5 | Innsbruck | 130,385 | 31 October 2021 |
| 6 | Klagenfurt | 102,527 | 31 October 2021 |
| 7 | Bregenz | 29,419 | 31 October 2021 |
Countries define a city in different ways (the city proper, or the wider urban area) and report in different years, so cities in different countries are not always comparable.
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Sources
- United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 8: Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants, latest available year, 2005-2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c6784df022e…)
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