Austria: Kärnten

State of Carinthia

flag Contents: Kärnten

Capital: Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

564,328 Population [2021] – census

570,167 Population [2026] – estimate

9,536km² Area

59.79/km² Density [2026]

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 2026-01-01
Feldkirchen	District	27,268	28,632	30,272	30,285	29,880	30,096	→
Hermagor	District	20,092	20,245	19,752	18,718	18,064	17,913	→
Klagenfurt (Stadt)	District	87,321	89,415	90,145	94,483	102,527	105,759	→
Klagenfurt Land	District	49,572	52,874	56,384	58,499	60,945	62,067	→
Sankt Veit an der Glan	District	59,209	58,850	58,733	56,061	53,911	53,778	→
Spittal an der Drau	District	79,710	80,802	81,706	78,043	75,578	75,126	→
Villach (Stadt)	District	52,692	54,640	57,492	59,324	63,935	66,088	→
Villach Land	District	60,642	62,596	64,685	64,499	65,166	65,616	→
Völkermarkt	District	43,236	43,441	43,570	42,237	41,929	41,842	→
Wolfsberg	District	56,437	56,303	56,607	54,024	52,393	51,882	→
Kärnten [Carinthia]	State	536,179	547,798	559,346	556,173	564,328	570,167

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.

The Details 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 2026-01-01
Afritz am See	Commune	Villach Land	1,442	1,401	1,518	1,413	1,428	1,482	→
Albeck	Commune	Feldkirchen	1,170	1,172	1,118	1,057	997	940	→
Althofen	City	Sankt Veit an der Glan	4,267	4,615	4,731	4,656	4,683	4,978	→
Arnoldstein	Commune	Villach Land	6,603	6,691	6,830	6,879	7,031	7,170	→
Arriach	Commune	Villach Land	1,562	1,561	1,554	1,417	1,322	1,317	→
Bad Bleiberg	Commune	Villach Land	3,442	3,141	2,752	2,404	2,176	2,109	→
Bad Kleinkirchheim	Commune	Spittal an der Drau	1,783	1,889	1,863	1,690	1,661	1,625	→
Bad Sankt Leonhard im Lavanttal	City	Wolfsberg	5,005	5,002	4,816	4,528	4,289	4,206	→
Baldramsdorf	Commune	Spittal an der Drau	1,740	1,819	1,819	1,899	1,836	1,828	→
Berg im Drautal	Commune	Spittal an der Drau	1,361	1,379	1,373	1,345	1,246	1,229	→
Bleiburg	City	Völkermarkt	4,175	4,121	4,081	3,896	4,121	4,015	→
Brückl	Commune	Sankt Veit an der Glan	3,004	3,059	3,109	2,848	2,728	2,678	→
Dellach	Commune	Hermagor	1,430	1,389	1,371	1,277	1,195	1,186	→
Dellach im Drautal	Commune	Spittal an der Drau	1,885	1,869	1,767	1,633	1,584	1,604	→
Deutsch-Griffen	Commune	Sankt Veit an der Glan	1,169	1,105	1,023	940	860	821	→
Diex	Commune	Völkermarkt	1,101	943	863	820	789	785	→
Ebenthal in Kärnten	Commune	Klagenfurt Land	5,674	6,432	7,427	7,698	8,173	8,168	→
Eberndorf	Commune	Völkermarkt	5,673	5,922	6,014	5,900	5,887	5,984	→
Eberstein	Commune	Sankt Veit an der Glan	1,687	1,593	1,505	1,417	1,223	1,238	→
Eisenkappel-Vellach	Commune	Völkermarkt	3,497	3,038	2,710	2,404	2,208	2,211	→
Feistritz an der Gail	Commune	Villach Land	692	682	661	652	655	649	→
Feistritz im Rosental	Commune	Klagenfurt Land	2,502	2,605	2,706	2,536	2,531	2,491	→
Feistritz ob Bleiburg	Commune	Völkermarkt	2,015	2,005	2,128	2,092	2,178	2,244	→
Feld am See	Commune	Villach Land	1,152	1,120	1,188	1,154	1,072	1,050	→
Feldkirchen in Kärnten	City	Feldkirchen	12,153	12,977	14,030	14,281	14,299	14,567	→
Ferlach	City	Klagenfurt Land	7,623	7,464	7,602	7,273	7,255	7,540	→
Ferndorf	Commune	Villach Land	2,413	2,382	2,492	2,262	2,051	2,019	→
Finkenstein am Faaker See	Commune	Villach Land	7,283	7,655	8,197	8,532	9,262	9,594	→
Flattach	Commune	Spittal an der Drau	1,368	1,325	1,373	1,239	1,189	1,099	→
Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud	Commune	Wolfsberg	3,946	3,433	3,148	2,742	2,492	2,422	→
Frauenstein	Commune	Sankt Veit an der Glan	2,905	3,311	3,511	3,659	3,564	3,543	→
Fresach	Commune	Villach Land	1,190	1,313	1,316	1,232	1,252	1,233	→
Friesach	City	Sankt Veit an der Glan	5,832	5,702	5,461	5,139	4,906	4,834	→
Gallizien	Commune	Völkermarkt	1,665	1,745	1,825	1,785	1,757	1,808	→
Gitschtal	Commune	Hermagor	1,361	1,372	1,321	1,289	1,229	1,230	→
Glanegg	Commune	Feldkirchen	1,867	1,939	2,027	1,907	1,779	1,804	→
Globasnitz	Commune	Völkermarkt	1,623	1,597	1,645	1,616	1,592	1,550	→
Glödnitz	Commune	Sankt Veit an der Glan	1,128	1,041	1,004	885	827	830	→
Gmünd in Kärnten	City	Spittal an der Drau	2,601	2,645	2,605	2,580	2,531	2,546	→
Gnesau	Commune	Feldkirchen	1,223	1,187	1,244	1,137	1,025	1,020	→
Grafenstein	Commune	Klagenfurt Land	2,618	2,630	2,601	2,827	3,043	3,065	→
Greifenburg	Commune	Spittal an der Drau	1,946	1,826	1,911	1,818	1,714	1,688	→
Griffen	Commune	Völkermarkt	3,730	3,707	3,677	3,522	3,422	3,392	→
Großkirchheim	Commune	Spittal an der Drau	1,548	1,604	1,606	1,408	1,309	1,311	→
Gurk	Commune	Sankt Veit an der Glan	1,428	1,368	1,311	1,273	1,198	1,152	→
Guttaring	Commune	Sankt Veit an der Glan	1,724	1,660	1,564	1,516	1,494	1,520	→
Heiligenblut am Großglockner	Commune	Spittal an der Drau	1,331	1,259	1,185	1,079	964	946	→
Hermagor-Pressegger See	City	Hermagor	7,079	7,403	7,231	7,055	6,938	6,930	→
Himmelberg	Commune	Feldkirchen	2,213	2,320	2,359	2,335	2,295	2,307	→
Hohenthurn	Commune	Villach Land	866	844	857	817	859	873	→
Hüttenberg	Commune	Sankt Veit an der Glan	2,738	2,198	1,803	1,513	1,315	1,244	→
Irschen	Commune	Spittal an der Drau	1,966	2,035	2,080	2,049	1,966	1,926	→
Kappel am Krappfeld	Commune	Sankt Veit an der Glan	1,765	1,957	2,107	1,985	1,957	1,925	→
Keutschach am See	Commune	Klagenfurt Land	1,812	2,059	2,346	2,451	2,427	2,444	→
Kirchbach	Commune	Hermagor	2,858	2,850	2,879	2,671	2,525	2,458	→
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee	District-level City	Klagenfurt (Stadt)	87,321	89,415	90,145	94,483	102,527	105,759	→
Kleblach-Lind	Commune	Spittal an der Drau	1,342	1,349	1,299	1,189	1,162	1,143	→
Klein Sankt Paul	Commune	Sankt Veit an der Glan	2,639	2,419	2,194	1,904	1,739	1,754	→
Kötschach-Mauthen	Commune	Hermagor	3,632	3,673	3,613	3,417	3,309	3,316	→
Köttmannsdorf	Commune	Klagenfurt Land	2,528	2,723	2,792	2,874	3,128	3,192	→
Krems in Kärnten	Commune	Spittal an der Drau	2,525	2,334	2,157	1,899	1,634	1,581	→
Krumpendorf am Wörthersee	Commune	Klagenfurt Land	2,559	2,737	2,847	3,337	3,498	3,612	→
Lavamünd	Commune	Wolfsberg	3,811	3,818	3,548	3,124	2,856	2,736	→
Lendorf	Commune	Spittal an der Drau	1,712	1,772	1,776	1,797	1,713	1,804	→
Lesachtal	Commune	Hermagor	1,823	1,665	1,560	1,440	1,289	1,263	→
Liebenfels	Commune	Sankt Veit an der Glan	3,045	3,130	3,274	3,290	3,400	3,402	→
Ludmannsdorf	Commune	Klagenfurt Land	1,526	1,615	1,825	1,821	1,820	1,800	→
Lurnfeld	Commune	Spittal an der Drau	2,545	2,631	2,717	2,580	2,666	2,673	→
Magdalensberg	Commune	Klagenfurt Land	2,583	2,717	2,980	3,289	3,642	3,728	→
Mallnitz	Commune	Spittal an der Drau	1,012	1,014	1,027	811	751	754	→
Malta	Commune	Spittal an der Drau	1,920	2,080	2,185	2,029	1,928	1,858	→
Maria Rain	Commune	Klagenfurt Land	1,576	1,758	2,020	2,385	2,667	2,750	→
Maria Saal	Commune	Klagenfurt Land	3,202	3,700	3,836	3,832	3,915	4,040	→
Maria Wörth	Commune	Klagenfurt Land	1,042	1,067	1,258	1,492	1,614	1,636	→
Metnitz	Commune	Sankt Veit an der Glan	2,845	2,711	2,450	2,114	1,900	1,804	→
Micheldorf	Commune	Sankt Veit an der Glan	1,194	1,173	1,201	1,040	991	973	→
Millstatt am See	Commune	Spittal an der Drau	3,141	3,270	3,349	3,380	3,467	3,458	→
Mölbling	Commune	Sankt Veit an der Glan	1,333	1,297	1,289	1,340	1,337	1,337	→
Moosburg	Commune	Klagenfurt Land	3,752	4,117	4,462	4,422	4,516	4,653	→
Mörtschach	Commune	Spittal an der Drau	956	944	942	823	823	812	→
Mühldorf	Commune	Spittal an der Drau	973	892	963	1,007	1,006	1,028	→
Neuhaus	Commune	Völkermarkt	1,282	1,285	1,236	1,103	1,015	1,008	→
Nötsch im Gailtal	Commune	Villach Land	2,208	2,368	2,352	2,283	2,308	2,358	→
Oberdrauburg	Commune	Spittal an der Drau	1,422	1,419	1,334	1,269	1,164	1,170	→
Obervellach	Commune	Spittal an der Drau	2,510	2,715	2,538	2,300	2,185	2,169	→
Ossiach	Commune	Feldkirchen	567	703	749	723	864	717	→
Paternion	Commune	Villach Land	5,911	5,928	6,194	6,012	5,810	5,764	→
Poggersdorf	Commune	Klagenfurt Land	2,286	2,623	2,850	3,082	3,255	3,383	→
Pörtschach am Wörther See	Commune	Klagenfurt Land	2,486	2,619	2,670	2,644	2,882	2,962	→
Preitenegg	Commune	Wolfsberg	1,364	1,259	1,129	1,004	912	883	→
Radenthein	City	Spittal an der Drau	7,074	6,853	6,620	6,210	5,749	5,690	→
Rangersdorf	Commune	Spittal an der Drau	1,744	1,752	1,805	1,755	1,687	1,692	→
Reichenau	Commune	Feldkirchen	2,185	2,123	2,029	1,935	1,754	1,694	→
Reichenfels	Commune	Wolfsberg	2,013	2,073	2,083	1,898	1,749	1,707	→
Reißeck	Commune	Spittal an der Drau	2,478	2,475	2,521	2,289	2,108	2,086	→
Rennweg am Katschberg	Commune	Spittal an der Drau	1,924	2,013	2,025	1,829	1,741	1,634	→
Rosegg	Commune	Villach Land	1,506	1,592	1,802	1,870	1,873	1,925	→
Ruden	Commune	Völkermarkt	1,649	1,677	1,600	1,551	1,513	1,466	→
Sachsenburg	Commune	Spittal an der Drau	1,401	1,347	1,438	1,322	1,352	1,310	→
Sankt Andrä	City	Wolfsberg	10,400	10,582	10,719	10,252	9,825	9,847	→
Sankt Georgen am Längsee	Commune	Sankt Veit an der Glan	3,084	3,299	3,549	3,610	3,576	3,601	→
Sankt Georgen im Lavanttal	Commune	Wolfsberg	2,146	2,096	2,186	2,017	1,945	1,893	→
Sankt Jakob im Rosental	Commune	Villach Land	4,287	4,407	4,465	4,318	4,273	4,327	→
Sankt Kanzian am Klopeiner See	Commune	Völkermarkt	3,796	4,103	4,297	4,364	4,575	4,651	→
Sankt Margareten im Rosental	Commune	Klagenfurt Land	1,095	1,165	1,133	1,069	1,090	1,083	→
Sankt Paul im Lavanttal	Commune	Wolfsberg	3,601	3,682	3,680	3,478	3,211	3,178	→
Sankt Stefan im Gailtal	Commune	Hermagor	1,909	1,893	1,777	1,569	1,579	1,530	→
Sankt Urban	Commune	Feldkirchen	1,263	1,334	1,440	1,528	1,525	1,631	→
Sankt Veit an der Glan	City	Sankt Veit an der Glan	12,007	12,045	12,839	12,602	12,211	12,187	→
Schiefling am Wörthersee (Schiefling am See)	Commune	Klagenfurt Land	2,002	2,129	2,267	2,614	2,659	2,726	→
Seeboden am Millstätter See	Commune	Spittal an der Drau	5,454	5,673	6,041	6,133	6,628	6,681	→
Sittersdorf	Commune	Völkermarkt	2,196	2,217	2,122	2,074	1,963	1,924	→
Spittal an der Drau	City	Spittal an der Drau	14,736	15,346	16,044	15,753	15,168	15,265	→
Stall	Commune	Spittal an der Drau	1,845	1,891	1,868	1,641	1,491	1,485	→
Steindorf am Ossiacher See	Commune	Feldkirchen	3,096	3,280	3,583	3,700	3,761	3,841	→
Steinfeld	Commune	Spittal an der Drau	2,488	2,353	2,290	2,066	2,018	1,958	→
Steuerberg	Commune	Feldkirchen	1,531	1,597	1,693	1,682	1,581	1,575	→
Stockenboi	Commune	Villach Land	1,810	1,802	1,742	1,654	1,598	1,551	→
Straßburg	City	Sankt Veit an der Glan	2,574	2,465	2,335	2,149	2,000	1,966	→
Techelsberg am Wörther See	Commune	Klagenfurt Land	1,902	1,976	2,059	2,229	2,227	2,206	→
Trebesing	Commune	Spittal an der Drau	1,126	1,179	1,263	1,226	1,168	1,138	→
Treffen am Ossiacher See	Commune	Villach Land	4,009	4,311	4,278	4,356	4,573	4,493	→
Velden am Wörther See	Commune	Villach Land	7,413	7,970	8,543	8,793	9,100	9,174	→
Villach	District-level City	Villach (Stadt)	52,692	54,640	57,492	59,324	63,935	66,088	→
Völkermarkt	City	Völkermarkt	10,834	11,081	11,372	11,110	10,909	10,804	→
Weißensee	Commune	Spittal an der Drau	723	723	788	772	771	756	→
Weißenstein	Commune	Villach Land	3,034	3,063	3,106	3,001	2,929	2,885	→
Weitensfeld im Gurktal	Commune	Sankt Veit an der Glan	2,841	2,702	2,473	2,181	2,002	1,991	→
Wernberg	Commune	Villach Land	3,819	4,365	4,838	5,450	5,594	5,643	→
Winklern	Commune	Spittal an der Drau	1,130	1,127	1,134	1,223	1,198	1,179	→
Wolfsberg	City	Wolfsberg	24,151	24,358	25,298	24,981	25,114	25,010	→
Zell	Commune	Klagenfurt Land	804	738	703	624	603	588	→

Source: Statistik Austria.

Explanation: 2026 population figures are preliminary estimates.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2025)
Males	278,679
Females	291,416

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	90,118
18-64 years	342,577
65+ years	137,400

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	6,419
80-89 years	34,319
70-79 years	56,224
60-69 years	87,289
50-59 years	86,517
40-49 years	71,653
30-39 years	69,871
20-29 years	56,530
10-19 years	53,163
0-9 years	48,110

Citizenship (E 2025)
Austria	492,337
EU, EFTA, UK	48,889
Other Citizenship	28,869

Country of Birth (E 2025)
Austria	482,846
EU, EFTA, UK	47,296
Other country	39,953