Melk

District in Niederösterreich

District

The population development of Melk.

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
Melk	District	72,191	73,319	75,279	76,344	78,465	79,743	→
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 Melk.

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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
Artstetten-Pöbring	Commune	Melk	1,143	1,170	1,178	1,167	1,233	1,258	→
Bergland	Commune	Melk	1,520	1,614	1,747	1,847	1,895	1,896	→
Bischofstetten	Commune	Melk	1,086	1,144	1,186	1,171	1,224	1,202	→
Blindenmarkt	Commune	Melk	2,052	2,218	2,371	2,556	2,752	2,737	→
Dorfstetten	Commune	Melk	654	631	632	596	576	537	→
Dunkelsteinerwald	Commune	Melk	1,941	2,025	2,289	2,333	2,401	2,387	→
Emmersdorf an der Donau	Commune	Melk	1,473	1,631	1,705	1,720	1,755	1,762	→
Erlauf	Commune	Melk	1,061	1,085	1,140	1,104	1,119	1,109	→
Golling an der Erlauf	Commune	Melk	1,632	1,614	1,699	1,539	1,477	1,443	→
Hofamt Priel	Commune	Melk	1,604	1,624	1,649	1,699	1,725	1,760	→
Hürm	Commune	Melk	1,617	1,581	1,702	1,732	1,919	2,040	→
Kilb	Commune	Melk	2,375	2,487	2,537	2,541	2,585	2,596	→
Kirnberg an der Mank	Commune	Melk	918	987	1,009	1,019	1,110	1,143	→
Klein-Pöchlarn	Commune	Melk	856	915	1,002	976	1,083	1,057	→
Krummnußbaum	Commune	Melk	1,234	1,293	1,347	1,464	1,568	1,747	→
Leiben	Commune	Melk	1,304	1,344	1,289	1,357	1,337	1,344	→
Loosdorf	Commune	Melk	3,216	3,366	3,519	3,777	3,858	3,868	→
Mank	City	Melk	2,664	2,684	2,904	3,090	3,241	3,342	→
Marbach an der Donau	Commune	Melk	1,623	1,620	1,663	1,642	1,669	1,709	→
Maria Taferl	Commune	Melk	802	811	872	853	938	947	→
Melk	City	Melk	5,062	5,139	5,222	5,254	5,536	5,825	→
Münichreith-Laimbach	Commune	Melk	1,701	1,723	1,686	1,675	1,672	1,611	→
Neumarkt an der Ybbs	Commune	Melk	1,718	1,784	1,794	1,783	2,060	2,239	→
Nöchling	Commune	Melk	898	951	1,019	1,033	1,026	1,020	→
Persenbeug-Gottsdorf	Commune	Melk	1,929	2,033	2,118	2,269	2,154	2,194	→
Petzenkirchen	Commune	Melk	1,163	1,177	1,296	1,316	1,468	1,648	→
Pöchlarn	City	Melk	3,626	3,523	3,473	3,924	3,969	4,026	→
Pöggstall	Commune	Melk	2,892	2,732	2,592	2,468	2,403	2,362	→
Raxendorf	Commune	Melk	1,134	1,132	1,101	1,057	1,026	1,004	→
Ruprechtshofen	Commune	Melk	1,975	2,116	2,219	2,257	2,299	2,350	→
Sankt Leonhard am Forst	Commune	Melk	2,967	3,043	3,025	2,997	3,056	3,101	→
Sankt Martin-Karlsbach	Commune	Melk	1,535	1,702	1,728	1,662	1,622	1,619	→
Sankt Oswald	Commune	Melk	1,165	1,116	1,134	1,123	1,116	1,142	→
Schollach	Commune	Melk	801	846	899	926	1,037	1,084	→
Schönbühel-Aggsbach	Commune	Melk	1,051	1,045	1,032	1,033	938	943	→
Texingtal	Commune	Melk	1,409	1,488	1,538	1,597	1,673	1,682	→
Weiten	Commune	Melk	1,180	1,125	1,153	1,120	1,130	1,107	→
Ybbs an der Donau	City	Melk	5,954	5,770	5,683	5,592	5,592	5,712	→
Yspertal	Commune	Melk	1,995	1,834	1,900	1,815	2,020	1,973	→
Zelking-Matzleinsdorf	Commune	Melk	1,261	1,196	1,227	1,260	1,203	1,217	→

Source: Statistik Austria.

Explanation: 2026 population figures are preliminary estimates.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2025)
Males	39,607
Females	39,744

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	14,288
18-64 years	48,395
65+ years	16,668

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	729
80-89 years	4,034
70-79 years	6,667
60-69 years	11,565
50-59 years	11,757
40-49 years	10,205
30-39 years	10,209
20-29 years	8,260
10-19 years	8,042
0-9 years	7,883

Citizenship (E 2025)
Austria	72,603
EU, EFTA, UK	4,282
Other Citizenship	2,466

Country of Birth (E 2025)
Austria	71,966
EU, EFTA, UK	4,340
Other country	3,045