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A combined graph that shows the population distribution in Upper Austria (AT31) between urban and rural regions.
The graph consists of two parts:
Pie chart (left): Shows the distribution of the total population between:
Cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants (approx. 380,000 people, corresponds to about 25%)
Rural regions and smaller towns (approx. 1,142,825 people, equivalent to around 75%)
Bar chart (right): Shows the population figures for the five largest cities in Upper Austria:
Linz (approx. 208,260 inhabitants)
Wels (approx. 62,470 inhabitants)
Steyr (approx. 38,120 inhabitants)
Leonding (approx. 29,690 inhabitants)
Traun (approx. 24,460 inhabitants)
The data is based on the population status of 2023 according to Statistics Austria.
Note: In Upper Austria, the population is predominantly located in rural areas, with Linz as the provincial capital representing by far the largest urban concentration.
Largest cities in Upper Austria (AT31)
Cities with over 20,000 inhabitants (2023)
PopulationPopulation distribution - biggest cities
AI estimation (2025)
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Project manager:
Franziska Görmar
IfL - Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Germany
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This project is supported by the Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE Programme with co-financing from the European Regional Development Fund.
Find more information about the x-Inno Radar project on the Interreg CE projectwebsite.
x-Inno Radar is a project of: 
Creative Region Linz & Upper Austria Gmbh, 
The Regional Chamber of Commerce of the Karlovy Vary Region, 
Padova Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture, 
Creative Industry Košice, n. o., 
BSC, Business support centre, ltd., Kranj, 
Regional Development Agency in Bielsko-Biała, 
Stebo Competence Centre Community Developmentm, 
Association of Cultural and Creative Industries Chemnitz and Region (Creative Chemnitz), Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography – Germany, Otelo Cooperative