Austria: Kärnten
Contents: Kärnten
State
564,328 Population [2021] – census
570,194 Population [2025] – estimate
9,536km² Area
59.79/km² Density [2025]
0.33% Annual Population Change [2021 → 2025]
Districts
The population of the districts of the State of Carinthia (Kärnten) according to census results and latest official estimates.
| Name | Status | Population Census 1981-05-12 | Population Census 1991-05-15 | Population Census 2001-05-15 | Population Census 2011-10-31 | Population Census 2021-10-31 | Population Estimate 2025-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feldkirchen | District | 27,268 | 28,632 | 30,272 | 30,285 | 29,880 | 30,111 | → |
| Hermagor | District | 20,092 | 20,245 | 19,752 | 18,718 | 18,064 | 17,941 | → |
| Klagenfurt (Stadt) | District | 87,321 | 89,415 | 90,145 | 94,483 | 102,527 | 105,256 | → |
| Klagenfurt Land | District | 49,572 | 52,874 | 56,384 | 58,499 | 60,945 | 62,060 | → |
| Sankt Veit an der Glan | District | 59,209 | 58,850 | 58,733 | 56,061 | 53,911 | 53,950 | → |
| Spittal an der Drau | District | 79,710 | 80,802 | 81,706 | 78,043 | 75,578 | 75,545 | → |
| Villach (Stadt) | District | 52,692 | 54,640 | 57,492 | 59,324 | 63,935 | 65,749 | → |
| Villach Land | District | 60,642 | 62,596 | 64,685 | 64,499 | 65,166 | 65,656 | → |
| Völkermarkt | District | 43,236 | 43,441 | 43,570 | 42,237 | 41,929 | 41,981 | → |
| Wolfsberg | District | 56,437 | 56,303 | 56,607 | 54,024 | 52,393 | 51,846 | → |
| Kärnten [Carinthia] | State | 536,179 | 547,798 | 559,346 | 556,173 | 564,328 | 570,194 |
Contents: Cities and Communes
The population of all cities and communes in the State of Carinthia (Kärnten) according to census results and latest official estimates.
icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, citizenship, country of birth).| Name | Status | District | Population Census 1981-05-12 | Population Census 1991-05-15 | Population Census 2001-05-15 | Population Census 2011-10-31 | Population Census 2021-10-31 | Population Estimate 2025-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afritz am See | Commune | Villach Land | 1,442 | 1,401 | 1,518 | 1,413 | 1,428 | 1,480 | → |
| Albeck | Commune | Feldkirchen | 1,170 | 1,172 | 1,118 | 1,057 | 997 | 965 | → |
| Althofen | City | Sankt Veit an der Glan | 4,267 | 4,615 | 4,731 | 4,656 | 4,683 | 4,950 | → |
| Arnoldstein | Commune | Villach Land | 6,603 | 6,691 | 6,830 | 6,879 | 7,031 | 7,157 | → |
| Arriach | Commune | Villach Land | 1,562 | 1,561 | 1,554 | 1,417 | 1,322 | 1,333 | → |
| Bad Bleiberg | Commune | Villach Land | 3,442 | 3,141 | 2,752 | 2,404 | 2,176 | 2,141 | → |
| Bad Kleinkirchheim | Commune | Spittal an der Drau | 1,783 | 1,889 | 1,863 | 1,690 | 1,661 | 1,657 | → |
| Bad Sankt Leonhard im Lavanttal | City | Wolfsberg | 5,005 | 5,002 | 4,816 | 4,528 | 4,289 | 4,244 | → |
| Baldramsdorf | Commune | Spittal an der Drau | 1,740 | 1,819 | 1,819 | 1,899 | 1,836 | 1,839 | → |
| Berg im Drautal | Commune | Spittal an der Drau | 1,361 | 1,379 | 1,373 | 1,345 | 1,246 | 1,224 | → |
| Bleiburg | City | Völkermarkt | 4,175 | 4,121 | 4,081 | 3,896 | 4,121 | 3,983 | → |
| Brückl | Commune | Sankt Veit an der Glan | 3,004 | 3,059 | 3,109 | 2,848 | 2,728 | 2,734 | → |
| Dellach | Commune | Hermagor | 1,430 | 1,389 | 1,371 | 1,277 | 1,195 | 1,185 | → |
| Dellach im Drautal | Commune | Spittal an der Drau | 1,885 | 1,869 | 1,767 | 1,633 | 1,584 | 1,626 | → |
| Deutsch-Griffen | Commune | Sankt Veit an der Glan | 1,169 | 1,105 | 1,023 | 940 | 860 | 822 | → |
| Diex | Commune | Völkermarkt | 1,101 | 943 | 863 | 820 | 789 | 788 | → |
| Ebenthal in Kärnten | Commune | Klagenfurt Land | 5,674 | 6,432 | 7,427 | 7,698 | 8,173 | 8,224 | → |
| Eberndorf | Commune | Völkermarkt | 5,673 | 5,922 | 6,014 | 5,900 | 5,887 | 5,989 | → |
| Eberstein | Commune | Sankt Veit an der Glan | 1,687 | 1,593 | 1,505 | 1,417 | 1,223 | 1,227 | → |
| Eisenkappel-Vellach | Commune | Völkermarkt | 3,497 | 3,038 | 2,710 | 2,404 | 2,208 | 2,218 | → |
| Feistritz an der Gail | Commune | Villach Land | 692 | 682 | 661 | 652 | 655 | 643 | → |
| Feistritz im Rosental | Commune | Klagenfurt Land | 2,502 | 2,605 | 2,706 | 2,536 | 2,531 | 2,502 | → |
| Feistritz ob Bleiburg | Commune | Völkermarkt | 2,015 | 2,005 | 2,128 | 2,092 | 2,178 | 2,241 | → |
| Feld am See | Commune | Villach Land | 1,152 | 1,120 | 1,188 | 1,154 | 1,072 | 1,042 | → |
| Feldkirchen in Kärnten | City | Feldkirchen | 12,153 | 12,977 | 14,030 | 14,281 | 14,299 | 14,528 | → |
| Ferlach | City | Klagenfurt Land | 7,623 | 7,464 | 7,602 | 7,273 | 7,255 | 7,513 | → |
| Ferndorf | Commune | Villach Land | 2,413 | 2,382 | 2,492 | 2,262 | 2,051 | 2,013 | → |
| Finkenstein am Faaker See | Commune | Villach Land | 7,283 | 7,655 | 8,197 | 8,532 | 9,262 | 9,466 | → |
| Flattach | Commune | Spittal an der Drau | 1,368 | 1,325 | 1,373 | 1,239 | 1,189 | 1,121 | → |
| Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud | Commune | Wolfsberg | 3,946 | 3,433 | 3,148 | 2,742 | 2,492 | 2,394 | → |
| Frauenstein | Commune | Sankt Veit an der Glan | 2,905 | 3,311 | 3,511 | 3,659 | 3,564 | 3,580 | → |
| Fresach | Commune | Villach Land | 1,190 | 1,313 | 1,316 | 1,232 | 1,252 | 1,239 | → |
| Friesach | City | Sankt Veit an der Glan | 5,832 | 5,702 | 5,461 | 5,139 | 4,906 | 4,852 | → |
| Gallizien | Commune | Völkermarkt | 1,665 | 1,745 | 1,825 | 1,785 | 1,757 | 1,791 | → |
| Gitschtal | Commune | Hermagor | 1,361 | 1,372 | 1,321 | 1,289 | 1,229 | 1,228 | → |
| Glanegg | Commune | Feldkirchen | 1,867 | 1,939 | 2,027 | 1,907 | 1,779 | 1,780 | → |
| Globasnitz | Commune | Völkermarkt | 1,623 | 1,597 | 1,645 | 1,616 | 1,592 | 1,576 | → |
| Glödnitz | Commune | Sankt Veit an der Glan | 1,128 | 1,041 | 1,004 | 885 | 827 | 835 | → |
| Gmünd in Kärnten | City | Spittal an der Drau | 2,601 | 2,645 | 2,605 | 2,580 | 2,531 | 2,554 | → |
| Gnesau | Commune | Feldkirchen | 1,223 | 1,187 | 1,244 | 1,137 | 1,025 | 1,034 | → |
| Grafenstein | Commune | Klagenfurt Land | 2,618 | 2,630 | 2,601 | 2,827 | 3,043 | 3,088 | → |
| Greifenburg | Commune | Spittal an der Drau | 1,946 | 1,826 | 1,911 | 1,818 | 1,714 | 1,702 | → |
| Griffen | Commune | Völkermarkt | 3,730 | 3,707 | 3,677 | 3,522 | 3,422 | 3,391 | → |
| Großkirchheim | Commune | Spittal an der Drau | 1,548 | 1,604 | 1,606 | 1,408 | 1,309 | 1,307 | → |
| Gurk | Commune | Sankt Veit an der Glan | 1,428 | 1,368 | 1,311 | 1,273 | 1,198 | 1,178 | → |
| Guttaring | Commune | Sankt Veit an der Glan | 1,724 | 1,660 | 1,564 | 1,516 | 1,494 | 1,498 | → |
| Heiligenblut am Großglockner | Commune | Spittal an der Drau | 1,331 | 1,259 | 1,185 | 1,079 | 964 | 959 | → |
| Hermagor-Pressegger See | City | Hermagor | 7,079 | 7,403 | 7,231 | 7,055 | 6,938 | 6,905 | → |
| Himmelberg | Commune | Feldkirchen | 2,213 | 2,320 | 2,359 | 2,335 | 2,295 | 2,329 | → |
| Hohenthurn | Commune | Villach Land | 866 | 844 | 857 | 817 | 859 | 872 | → |
| Hüttenberg | Commune | Sankt Veit an der Glan | 2,738 | 2,198 | 1,803 | 1,513 | 1,315 | 1,274 | → |
| Irschen | Commune | Spittal an der Drau | 1,966 | 2,035 | 2,080 | 2,049 | 1,966 | 1,912 | → |
| Kappel am Krappfeld | Commune | Sankt Veit an der Glan | 1,765 | 1,957 | 2,107 | 1,985 | 1,957 | 1,936 | → |
| Keutschach am See | Commune | Klagenfurt Land | 1,812 | 2,059 | 2,346 | 2,451 | 2,427 | 2,418 | → |
| Kirchbach | Commune | Hermagor | 2,858 | 2,850 | 2,879 | 2,671 | 2,525 | 2,478 | → |
| Klagenfurt am Wörthersee | District-level City | Klagenfurt (Stadt) | 87,321 | 89,415 | 90,145 | 94,483 | 102,527 | 105,256 | → |
| Kleblach-Lind | Commune | Spittal an der Drau | 1,342 | 1,349 | 1,299 | 1,189 | 1,162 | 1,161 | → |
| Klein Sankt Paul | Commune | Sankt Veit an der Glan | 2,639 | 2,419 | 2,194 | 1,904 | 1,739 | 1,785 | → |
| Kötschach-Mauthen | Commune | Hermagor | 3,632 | 3,673 | 3,613 | 3,417 | 3,309 | 3,320 | → |
| Köttmannsdorf | Commune | Klagenfurt Land | 2,528 | 2,723 | 2,792 | 2,874 | 3,128 | 3,186 | → |
| Krems in Kärnten | Commune | Spittal an der Drau | 2,525 | 2,334 | 2,157 | 1,899 | 1,634 | 1,603 | → |
| Krumpendorf am Wörthersee | Commune | Klagenfurt Land | 2,559 | 2,737 | 2,847 | 3,337 | 3,498 | 3,579 | → |
| Lavamünd | Commune | Wolfsberg | 3,811 | 3,818 | 3,548 | 3,124 | 2,856 | 2,757 | → |
| Lendorf | Commune | Spittal an der Drau | 1,712 | 1,772 | 1,776 | 1,797 | 1,713 | 1,779 | → |
| Lesachtal | Commune | Hermagor | 1,823 | 1,665 | 1,560 | 1,440 | 1,289 | 1,274 | → |
| Liebenfels | Commune | Sankt Veit an der Glan | 3,045 | 3,130 | 3,274 | 3,290 | 3,400 | 3,416 | → |
| Ludmannsdorf | Commune | Klagenfurt Land | 1,526 | 1,615 | 1,825 | 1,821 | 1,820 | 1,812 | → |
| Lurnfeld | Commune | Spittal an der Drau | 2,545 | 2,631 | 2,717 | 2,580 | 2,666 | 2,676 | → |
| Magdalensberg | Commune | Klagenfurt Land | 2,583 | 2,717 | 2,980 | 3,289 | 3,642 | 3,730 | → |
| Mallnitz | Commune | Spittal an der Drau | 1,012 | 1,014 | 1,027 | 811 | 751 | 771 | → |
| Malta | Commune | Spittal an der Drau | 1,920 | 2,080 | 2,185 | 2,029 | 1,928 | 1,867 | → |
| Maria Rain | Commune | Klagenfurt Land | 1,576 | 1,758 | 2,020 | 2,385 | 2,667 | 2,732 | → |
| Maria Saal | Commune | Klagenfurt Land | 3,202 | 3,700 | 3,836 | 3,832 | 3,915 | 4,024 | → |
| Maria Wörth | Commune | Klagenfurt Land | 1,042 | 1,067 | 1,258 | 1,492 | 1,614 | 1,661 | → |
| Metnitz | Commune | Sankt Veit an der Glan | 2,845 | 2,711 | 2,450 | 2,114 | 1,900 | 1,810 | → |
| Micheldorf | Commune | Sankt Veit an der Glan | 1,194 | 1,173 | 1,201 | 1,040 | 991 | 959 | → |
| Millstatt am See | Commune | Spittal an der Drau | 3,141 | 3,270 | 3,349 | 3,380 | 3,467 | 3,464 | → |
| Mölbling | Commune | Sankt Veit an der Glan | 1,333 | 1,297 | 1,289 | 1,340 | 1,337 | 1,314 | → |
| Moosburg | Commune | Klagenfurt Land | 3,752 | 4,117 | 4,462 | 4,422 | 4,516 | 4,667 | → |
| Mörtschach | Commune | Spittal an der Drau | 956 | 944 | 942 | 823 | 823 | 816 | → |
| Mühldorf | Commune | Spittal an der Drau | 973 | 892 | 963 | 1,007 | 1,006 | 1,022 | → |
| Neuhaus | Commune | Völkermarkt | 1,282 | 1,285 | 1,236 | 1,103 | 1,015 | 1,020 | → |
| Nötsch im Gailtal | Commune | Villach Land | 2,208 | 2,368 | 2,352 | 2,283 | 2,308 | 2,340 | → |
| Oberdrauburg | Commune | Spittal an der Drau | 1,422 | 1,419 | 1,334 | 1,269 | 1,164 | 1,198 | → |
| Obervellach | Commune | Spittal an der Drau | 2,510 | 2,715 | 2,538 | 2,300 | 2,185 | 2,154 | → |
| Ossiach | Commune | Feldkirchen | 567 | 703 | 749 | 723 | 864 | 724 | → |
| Paternion | Commune | Villach Land | 5,911 | 5,928 | 6,194 | 6,012 | 5,810 | 5,778 | → |
| Poggersdorf | Commune | Klagenfurt Land | 2,286 | 2,623 | 2,850 | 3,082 | 3,255 | 3,353 | → |
| Pörtschach am Wörther See | Commune | Klagenfurt Land | 2,486 | 2,619 | 2,670 | 2,644 | 2,882 | 3,002 | → |
| Preitenegg | Commune | Wolfsberg | 1,364 | 1,259 | 1,129 | 1,004 | 912 | 891 | → |
| Radenthein | City | Spittal an der Drau | 7,074 | 6,853 | 6,620 | 6,210 | 5,749 | 5,742 | → |
| Rangersdorf | Commune | Spittal an der Drau | 1,744 | 1,752 | 1,805 | 1,755 | 1,687 | 1,700 | → |
| Reichenau | Commune | Feldkirchen | 2,185 | 2,123 | 2,029 | 1,935 | 1,754 | 1,695 | → |
| Reichenfels | Commune | Wolfsberg | 2,013 | 2,073 | 2,083 | 1,898 | 1,749 | 1,700 | → |
| Reißeck | Commune | Spittal an der Drau | 2,478 | 2,475 | 2,521 | 2,289 | 2,108 | 2,085 | → |
| Rennweg am Katschberg | Commune | Spittal an der Drau | 1,924 | 2,013 | 2,025 | 1,829 | 1,741 | 1,650 | → |
| Rosegg | Commune | Villach Land | 1,506 | 1,592 | 1,802 | 1,870 | 1,873 | 1,910 | → |
| Ruden | Commune | Völkermarkt | 1,649 | 1,677 | 1,600 | 1,551 | 1,513 | 1,499 | → |
| Sachsenburg | Commune | Spittal an der Drau | 1,401 | 1,347 | 1,438 | 1,322 | 1,352 | 1,333 | → |
| Sankt Andrä | City | Wolfsberg | 10,400 | 10,582 | 10,719 | 10,252 | 9,825 | 9,840 | → |
| Sankt Georgen am Längsee | Commune | Sankt Veit an der Glan | 3,084 | 3,299 | 3,549 | 3,610 | 3,576 | 3,600 | → |
| Sankt Georgen im Lavanttal | Commune | Wolfsberg | 2,146 | 2,096 | 2,186 | 2,017 | 1,945 | 1,915 | → |
| Sankt Jakob im Rosental | Commune | Villach Land | 4,287 | 4,407 | 4,465 | 4,318 | 4,273 | 4,357 | → |
| Sankt Kanzian am Klopeiner See | Commune | Völkermarkt | 3,796 | 4,103 | 4,297 | 4,364 | 4,575 | 4,636 | → |
| Sankt Margareten im Rosental | Commune | Klagenfurt Land | 1,095 | 1,165 | 1,133 | 1,069 | 1,090 | 1,087 | → |
| Sankt Paul im Lavanttal | Commune | Wolfsberg | 3,601 | 3,682 | 3,680 | 3,478 | 3,211 | 3,144 | → |
| Sankt Stefan im Gailtal | Commune | Hermagor | 1,909 | 1,893 | 1,777 | 1,569 | 1,579 | 1,551 | → |
| Sankt Urban | Commune | Feldkirchen | 1,263 | 1,334 | 1,440 | 1,528 | 1,525 | 1,639 | → |
| Sankt Veit an der Glan | City | Sankt Veit an der Glan | 12,007 | 12,045 | 12,839 | 12,602 | 12,211 | 12,234 | → |
| Schiefling am Wörthersee (Schiefling am See) | Commune | Klagenfurt Land | 2,002 | 2,129 | 2,267 | 2,614 | 2,659 | 2,683 | → |
| Seeboden am Millstätter See | Commune | Spittal an der Drau | 5,454 | 5,673 | 6,041 | 6,133 | 6,628 | 6,706 | → |
| Sittersdorf | Commune | Völkermarkt | 2,196 | 2,217 | 2,122 | 2,074 | 1,963 | 1,947 | → |
| Spittal an der Drau | City | Spittal an der Drau | 14,736 | 15,346 | 16,044 | 15,753 | 15,168 | 15,341 | → |
| Stall | Commune | Spittal an der Drau | 1,845 | 1,891 | 1,868 | 1,641 | 1,491 | 1,493 | → |
| Steindorf am Ossiacher See | Commune | Feldkirchen | 3,096 | 3,280 | 3,583 | 3,700 | 3,761 | 3,844 | → |
| Steinfeld | Commune | Spittal an der Drau | 2,488 | 2,353 | 2,290 | 2,066 | 2,018 | 1,996 | → |
| Steuerberg | Commune | Feldkirchen | 1,531 | 1,597 | 1,693 | 1,682 | 1,581 | 1,573 | → |
| Stockenboi | Commune | Villach Land | 1,810 | 1,802 | 1,742 | 1,654 | 1,598 | 1,556 | → |
| Straßburg | City | Sankt Veit an der Glan | 2,574 | 2,465 | 2,335 | 2,149 | 2,000 | 1,964 | → |
| Techelsberg am Wörther See | Commune | Klagenfurt Land | 1,902 | 1,976 | 2,059 | 2,229 | 2,227 | 2,212 | → |
| Trebesing | Commune | Spittal an der Drau | 1,126 | 1,179 | 1,263 | 1,226 | 1,168 | 1,143 | → |
| Treffen am Ossiacher See | Commune | Villach Land | 4,009 | 4,311 | 4,278 | 4,356 | 4,573 | 4,563 | → |
| Velden am Wörther See | Commune | Villach Land | 7,413 | 7,970 | 8,543 | 8,793 | 9,100 | 9,183 | → |
| Villach | District-level City | Villach (Stadt) | 52,692 | 54,640 | 57,492 | 59,324 | 63,935 | 65,749 | → |
| Völkermarkt | City | Völkermarkt | 10,834 | 11,081 | 11,372 | 11,110 | 10,909 | 10,902 | → |
| Weißensee | Commune | Spittal an der Drau | 723 | 723 | 788 | 772 | 771 | 759 | → |
| Weißenstein | Commune | Villach Land | 3,034 | 3,063 | 3,106 | 3,001 | 2,929 | 2,921 | → |
| Weitensfeld im Gurktal | Commune | Sankt Veit an der Glan | 2,841 | 2,702 | 2,473 | 2,181 | 2,002 | 1,982 | → |
| Wernberg | Commune | Villach Land | 3,819 | 4,365 | 4,838 | 5,450 | 5,594 | 5,662 | → |
| Winklern | Commune | Spittal an der Drau | 1,130 | 1,127 | 1,134 | 1,223 | 1,198 | 1,185 | → |
| Wolfsberg | City | Wolfsberg | 24,151 | 24,358 | 25,298 | 24,981 | 25,114 | 24,961 | → |
| Zell | Commune | Klagenfurt Land | 804 | 738 | 703 | 624 | 603 | 587 | → |
Source: Statistik Austria.
Explanation: 2025 population figures are final estimates.
