Oberösterreich
NUTS 2 AT31 Part of: Austria › Westösterreich
Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-16. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Austria →
Population on 1 January1,535,5192025+0.3% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 1001192024-4 year on year5 of 9 · AustriaUnemployment rate (15–74)4.6%2025+0.8 pp year on year5 of 9 · AustriaHousehold disposable income per inhabitant27,600 PPS2024+7.0% year on year5 of 9 · AustriaLife expectancy at birth82.42024+0.3 year on year4 of 9 · AustriaPopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education34.7%2025+0.9 pp year on year6 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. Oberösterreich in blue; the dark grey line marks Austria. Better values to the right.
Compare with
Regional economy
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Austria | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Regional GDPM€ | 2024 | 82,538 M€ | +1.5% | — | 2 / 9 | 71 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 | 53,800 € | +1.1% | 53,800 € | 5 / 9 | 37 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 | 47,500 PPS | +0.6% | 47,500 PPS | 5 / 9 | 44 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 | 119 | -4 | 119 | 5 / 9 | 44 / 276 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 | 74,095 M€ | +1.4% | — | 2 / 9 | 72 / 276 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2024 | 21,204 M€ | -6.3% | — | 1 / 9 | 22 / 205 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2024 | 12,319 M€ | +9.5% | — | 3 / 9 | 46 / 184 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 | 797.2 | -0.4% | — | 2 / 9 | 100 / 248 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 88,688 | +2.5% | — | 3 / 9 | 128 / 233 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 | 6.3% | +0.0 pp | 6.2% | 5 / 9 | 224 / 233 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 8,029,812 | +0.6% | — | 6 / 9 | 115 / 294 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 5,229 | +0.2% | 14,619 | 8 / 9 | 132 / 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 | 4.6% | +0.8 pp | 5.7% | 5 / 9 | 104 / 286 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2025 | 0.9% | +0.3 pp | 1.3% | 1 / 4 | 31 / 233 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2025 | 11.5% | +3.5 pp | 11.5% | 4 / 5 | 47 / 218 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population2.3 pp above the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 | 80.3% | -0.1 pp | 77.6% | 3 / 9 | 80 / 289 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 83.6% | -0.4 pp | 81.0% | 4 / 9 | 87 / 289 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 76.9% | +0.3 pp | 74.2% | 3 / 9 | 81 / 289 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 | 9.6% | +1.1 pp | 10.3% | 6 / 9 | 112 / 284 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 34.7% | +0.9 pp | 37.6% | 6 / 9 | 143 / 289 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 | 50.9% | +0.4 pp | 53.5% | 6 / 9 | 114 / 289 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2023 | 3.54% | — | 3.22% | 3 / 9 | 20 / 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 | 27,600 PPS | +7.0% | 27,200 PPS | 5 / 9 | 7 / 63 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 | 13.6% | -1.4 pp | 18.6% | 4 / 9 | 35 / 251 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 | 82.4 | +0.3 | 82.1 | 4 / 9 | 99 / 267 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2024 | 3.0 | +0.2 | 3.1 | 8 / 9 | 89 / 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 | 1,535,519 | +0.3% | — | 3 / 9 | 143 / 295 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 | 43.7 | +0.2 | 43.8 | 6 / 9 | 179 / 294 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 | 31.1% | +0.9 pp | 30.9% | 4 / 9 | 89 / 294 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 | 130.9 | +0.5% | 111.3 | 3 / 9 | 125 / 285 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 3.4 | -1.5 | 4.2 | 3 / 9 | 116 / 294 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 3.9 | -1.8 | 5.4 | 6 / 9 | 166 / 294 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 8.9 | -0.1 | 8.4 | 3 / 9 | 79 / 294 | |