Sankt Pölten (Stadt)

District in Niederösterreich

District

The population development of Sankt Pölten (Stadt).

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
Sankt Pölten (Stadt)	District	50,419	50,026	49,117	51,955	56,180	60,114	→
Niederösterreich [Lower Austria]	State	1,427,849	1,473,813	1,545,794	1,614,693	1,698,951	1,730,094

Contents: Cities and Communes

The population development of the cities and communes in Sankt Pölten (Stadt).

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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
Sankt Pölten	District-level City	Sankt Pölten (Stadt)	50,419	50,026	49,117	51,955	56,180	60,114	→

Source: Statistik Austria.

Explanation: 2026 population figures are preliminary estimates.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2025)
Males	29,437
Females	30,330

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	10,198
18-64 years	37,625
65+ years	11,944

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	622
80-89 years	3,193
70-79 years	4,838
60-69 years	7,546
50-59 years	8,517
40-49 years	7,747
30-39 years	8,185
20-29 years	7,612
10-19 years	6,088
0-9 years	5,419

Citizenship (E 2025)
Austria	46,309
EU, EFTA, UK	4,444
Other Citizenship	9,014

Country of Birth (E 2025)
Austria	44,465
EU, EFTA, UK	4,488
Other country	10,814