Niederösterreich
NUTS 2 AT12 Part of: Austria › Ostösterreich
Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-16. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Austria →
Population on 1 January1,727,5142025+0.2% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100982024-2 year on year8 of 9 · AustriaUnemployment rate (15–74)4.4%2025+0.2 pp year on year4 of 9 · AustriaHousehold disposable income per inhabitant28,300 PPS2024+6.8% year on year1 of 9 · AustriaLife expectancy at birth81.82024+0.3 year on year7 of 9 · AustriaPopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education36.7%2025-1.3 pp year on year2 of 9 · Austria
How it compares with the other regions of Austria
Each dot is a NUTS 2 region of Austria, for the same period. Niederösterreich in blue; the dark grey line marks Austria. Better values to the right.
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Regional economy
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Austria | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Regional GDPM€ | 2024 | 76,878 M€ | +3.3% | — | 3 / 9 | 79 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 | 44,500 € | +2.8% | 53,800 € | 8 / 9 | 77 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 | 39,300 PPS | +2.6% | 47,500 PPS | 8 / 9 | 95 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 | 98 | -2 | 119 | 8 / 9 | 95 / 276 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 | 69,014 M€ | +3.1% | — | 3 / 9 | 78 / 276 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2024 | 14,740 M€ | -4.8% | — | 2 / 9 | 37 / 205 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2024 | 12,744 M€ | +10.9% | — | 2 / 9 | 44 / 184 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 | 762.0 | -0.3% | — | 3 / 9 | 105 / 248 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 105,564 | +3.7% | — | 2 / 9 | 105 / 233 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 | 6.1% | +0.1 pp | 6.2% | 6 / 9 | 227 / 233 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 6,551,649 | -0.8% | — | 8 / 9 | 141 / 294 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 3,793 | -1.0% | 14,619 | 9 / 9 | 175 / 293 | |
Regional labour market
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Austria | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Unemployment rate (15–74)% of labour force | 2025 | 4.4% | +0.2 pp | 5.7% | 4 / 9 | 97 / 286 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2025 | 1.0% | 0.0 pp | 1.3% | 2 / 4 | 47 / 233 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2025 | 8.0% | -0.1 pp | 11.5% | 2 / 5 | 16 / 218 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population1.5 pp above the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 | 79.5% | +0.6 pp | 77.6% | 5 / 9 | 100 / 289 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 82.7% | +0.1 pp | 81.0% | 5 / 9 | 112 / 289 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 76.2% | +0.9 pp | 74.2% | 4 / 9 | 96 / 289 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 | 9.2% | +1.1 pp | 10.3% | 4 / 9 | 101 / 284 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 36.7% | -1.3 pp | 37.6% | 2 / 9 | 125 / 289 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 | 53.2% | -1.5 pp | 53.5% | 3 / 9 | 78 / 289 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2023 | 1.79% | — | 3.22% | 7 / 9 | 80 / 260 | |
Regional households and well-being
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Austria | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Household disposable income per inhabitantPPS per inhabitant | 2024 | 28,300 PPS | +6.8% | 27,200 PPS | 1 / 9 | 3 / 63 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 | 13.5% | +1.1 pp | 18.6% | 3 / 9 | 31 / 251 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 | 81.8 | +0.3 | 82.1 | 7 / 9 | 138 / 267 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2024 | 2.7 | +0.4 | 3.1 | 6 / 9 | 69 / 252 | |
Regional demography
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Austria | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Population on 1 Januarypersons | 2025 | 1,727,514 | +0.2% | — | 2 / 9 | 122 / 295 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 | 46.2 | +0.2 | 43.8 | 3 / 9 | 87 / 294 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 | 33.9% | +0.8 pp | 30.9% | 6 / 9 | 145 / 294 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 | 91.3 | +0.3% | 111.3 | 4 / 9 | 176 / 285 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 2.2 | -0.9 | 4.2 | 5 / 9 | 138 / 294 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 5.4 | -1.0 | 5.4 | 2 / 9 | 121 / 294 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 7.7 | -0.2 | 8.4 | 7 / 9 | 179 / 294 | |