Demographics of Bregenz
Austrian Bregenz is a city on the eastern edge of Lake Constance. At 28,833, Bregenz is a city that is expanding slowly. The four districts of the densely populated metropolis. With more females than males, Bregenz’s population is typified by a somewhat elderly demography. People in Bregenz come from a wide range of nations and areas. Germany, Austria, and Turkey are the most often noted nationalities. Beautifully displaying the rich history, lively culture, and amazing diversity of Vorarlberg and Austria is Bregenz.
An estimated 63,000 people live in the Bregenz metropolitan region.Several towns with differing populations are part of the adjacent populated area. Bregenz is home to about 28,000 people, and Hard to about 13,000. Lauterach has around 10,000 people, Wolfurt about 8,000, and Kennelbach and Lochau-Süd about 2,000.Moreover, since Bregenz and Dornbirn become progressively a cluster of residential areas, a strong link is forming between the two metropolitan centers. An agglomeration with more than 100,000 people has so developed.
In 2011 the age distribution of the Bregenz population differed somewhat from the Vorarlberg average. Bregenz’s population statistics makes it abundantly evident that 15.7% of its citizens are under the age of 15. Comparing the stated proportion to the matching number of 16.6% for the federal state, it is rather lower. The proportion of people in the Vorarlberg area 65 years of age and older was 17.1%, higher than the national average of 15.7%. Comparing Bregenz to the Vorarlberg area, where the employment rate for those between the ages of 15 and 64 was 70.9%, the former is much lower. With 8.1%, Vorarlberg’s unemployment rate was higher than the 5.0% national average. 2011 statistics showed that 52.1% of Bregenz’s population was female and 47.9% male.
Population Size and Growth
By 2023, Bregenz is expected to have 29,871 inhabitants. After Feldkirch and Dornbirn, this puts it third in Vorarlberg.The population of Bregenz has increased 5.4% since 2000 and 13.6% since 1975.The population increase rate of Bregenz is higher than that of Austria (12.1% and 6.1%, respectively) and Vorarlberg (16.7% and 7.2%, respectively).The population of Bregenz is expected to increase even more in the next years, to 30,000 by 2020 and 32,000 by 2030.
Year | Population | Growth Rate |
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1991 | 27,097 | – |
1995 | 27,420 | 0.3% |
2000 | 27,836 | 0.4% |
2005 | 28,247 | 0.4% |
2010 | 28,656 | 0.4% |
2015 | 29,063 | 0.4% |
2020 | 29,469 | 0.4% |
2023 | 29,871 | 0.5% |
Population Density and Distribution
The population density of Bregenz is 979.9 persons per km², given its 29.4 km² size. Among all the cities in Vorarlberg, this one has the highest population density as well as one of the highest in Austria. Bregenz-Innenstadt, Bregenz-Vorkloster, Bregenz-Rieden und Bregenz-Fluh are the four districts of the city.Bregenz-Vorkloster has the most people—10,561—of any district. At 8,837 residents, Bregenz-Innenstadt comes in second.Bregenz-Fluh has the fewest residents—1,433—of any district. Here is the Bregenz population distribution shown in a table.
District | Population | Area | Density |
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Bregenz-Innenstadt | 8,837 | 3.4 km² | 2,599.1 / km² |
Bregenz-Vorkloster | 10,561 | 6.8 km² | 1,552.5 / km² |
Bregenz-Rieden | 8,002 | 15.7 km² | 509.9 / km² |
Bregenz-Fluh | 1,433 | 3.5 km² | 409.4 / km² |
Total | 28,833 | 29.4 km² | 979.9 / km² |
Population Age and Gender
At 41.4 years old, the median age of the Bregenz population is little lower than that of Vorarlberg (40.4 years) and Austria (42.3 years).Comparable to the typical gender ratios in Vorarlberg (49% male and 51% female) and Austria (49% male and 51% female), Bregenz has a gender ratio of 48% male and 52% female. The age ranges of the people living in Bregenz are varied. There are 2,200 persons in Bregenz that fall into the biggest age bracket, which is between 40 and 44. The age group of 25, to 29, which has 2,015 members, comes in second. Eighty-five plus is the age group with the fewest members—669.
Age Group | Male | Female | Total |
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0-4 | 847 | 802 | 1,649 |
5-9 | 874 | 829 | 1,703 |
10-14 | 849 | 804 | 1,653 |
15-19 | 814 | 770 | 1,584 |
20-24 | 858 | 813 | 1,671 |
25-29 | 992 | 941 | 1,933 |
30-34 | 1,057 | 1,002 | 2,059 |
35-39 | 1,021 | 968 | 1,989 |
40-44 | 951 | 902 | 1,853 |
45-49 | 965 | 915 | 1,880 |
50-54 | 1,015 | 963 | 1,978 |
55-59 | 1,019 | 966 | 1,985 |
60-64 | 932 | 884 | 1,816 |
65-69 | 787 | 747 | 1,534 |
70-74 | 647 | 614 | 1,261 |
75-79 | 513 | 487 | 1,000 |
80-84 | 371 | 352 | 723 |
85-89 | 223 | 212 | 435 |
90-94 | 97 | 92 | 189 |
95-99 | 25 | 24 | 49 |
100+ | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Total | 14,834 | 14,037 | 28,871 |
Population Ethnicity and Nationality
People from many nations and areas make up the varied ethnic and national population of Bregenz.According to the 2011 census figures, Austrians make up 86.1% of Bregenz’s population overall.At 4.6% of the population overall, the Turkish community is the biggest minority group. The 2.8% of the population that is German follows closely behind.Significant minority populations include the previously listed as well as Russians, Bosnians, Croatians, Serbians, and Italians. The table below lists Bregenz’s top 10 countries of origin based on the 2011 census.
Country | Population | Percentage |
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Austria | 24,838 | 86.1% |
Turkey | 1,329 | 4.6% |
Germany | 798 | 2.8% |
Russia | 325 | 1.1% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 314 | 1.1% |
Croatia | 292 | 1.0% |
Serbia | 240 | 0.8% |
Italy | 204 | 0.7% |
Romania | 137 | 0.5% |
Hungary | 129 | 0.4% |