NUTS 3

Westliche Obersteiermark

Region of Austria · NUTS code AT226

Among 35 NUTS 3 regions of Austria, Westliche Obersteiermark ranks best in gdp per capita (23rd).

Over time

The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish it, only the region line is shown.

Westliche Obersteiermark vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
41,400 €/inh.
+2,800 vs 2022
23rd of 35 in the country
Austria 55,880 €/inh. · -26%
2023 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
32.4 /km²
−0.1 vs 2023
30th of 35 in the country
Austria 111.3 /km² · -71%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
-2.3 ‰
+1.0 vs 2023
31st of 35 in the country
Austria 2.0 ‰ · -215%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
3.7 ‰
+0.7 vs 2023
16th of 35 in the country
Austria 3.3 ‰ · +12%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
49.2 years
+0.1 vs 2024
5th of 35 in the country
Austria 43.8 years · +12%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
25.7 %
+0.6 vs 2024
5th of 35 in the country
Austria 20.2 % · +27%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

Boundaries: Statistik Austria, simplified · sources and licences

Society

Tourist nights
15,075 per 1,000
12th of 35 in the country
Austria 14,619 per 1,000 · +3%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Steiermark

Profile

Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 3 regions, only for the larger region Westliche Obersteiermark belongs to.

Population
1,271,716
+1,915 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
82.4 years
+0.5 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
5.0 %
+0.6 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
30,700 €/inh.
+2,200 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
77.8 %
−0.4 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
50 per mn
−14 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
34.9 %
+1.3 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.28
−0.05 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
5.9 %
+0.9 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
0.1 %
+1.3 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
522 per 100k
+1 vs 2019
2020 · NUTS 2 ranking

Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.

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