State Populations and Capitals
The following ranked list of Austrian states cites official Statistik Austria population estimates from January 1, 2011 :
| State | Capital | Population | Area (km²) | Pop. density | Cities | Towns | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vienna | – | 1,707,000 | 414.65 | 4,113.3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Lower Austria | Sankt Pölten | 1,609,800 | 19,186.26 | 83.9 | 75 | 498 |
| 3 | Upper Austria | Linz | 1,412,300 | 11,979.91 | 117.9 | 32 | 412 |
| 4 | Styria | Graz | 1,208,900 | 16,401.04 | 73.7 | 34 | 508 |
| 5 | Tyrol | Innsbruck | 708,900 | 12,640.17 | 56.1 | 11 | 268 |
| 6 | Carinthia | Klagenfurt | 560,700 | 9,538.01 | 58.8 | 17 | 115 |
| 7 | Salzburg | Salzburg | 531,800 | 7,156.03 | 74.3 | 10 | 109 |
| 8 | Vorarlberg | Bregenz | 370,200 | 2,601.12 | 142.3 | 5 | 91 |
| 9 | Burgenland | Eisenstadt | 284,000 | 3,961.80 | 71.7 | 13 | 158 |
The population figures cited are generally assumed to be accurate to within five percent. Areas are given in square kilometres, population density is expressed in inhabitants per square kilometre. For the purpose of the above list, a city is a community defined to be a city by Austrian law; a town is a community not defined to be a city. Many of Austria's cities have population figures on the order of ten thousand inhabitants; some are even smaller.
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