Demographics Of Graz
Graz’s population reached 100,000 around 1870, during the so-called Gründerzeit.As a result, the population continuously increased until the 1970s, partially due to natural growth and immigration, and partly due to the merger of adjacent municipalities in 1938 following the National Socialist invasion of Austria.From the late 1970s through 2001, the population declined again as many Grazers relocated to nearby areas.
Although the number of inhabitants with their primary dwelling declined throughout these years, there was a rise in residents with a second home at the same time, and the number of residents with their primary residence has increased since 2001. Furthermore, there are younger working persons in Graz whose primary domicile is with their parents outside of Graz. This causes financial difficulties for Graz, as the city is responsible for providing infrastructure for everyone living in and around Graz, but only receives funding from the federal government for those who have their primary residence. The business location and building sector, on the other hand, gain from the majority of younger people who have a second home in Graz. As a result, Graz is Austria’s fastest expanding city. There are around 110,000 homes, with women constituting 52 percent of the population.
On January 1, 2021, 294,236 individuals made Graz their primary residence.There are 331,264 people living there, including additional dwellings.The city’s 298 reported homeless persons are not included in the figures.
Graz had just 298,623 residents on January 1, 2023, having surpassing the 300,000-person threshold for the first time in October, and is therefore nearly as populated as Burgenland.
- 50.64% of Graz women,
- 16.23% of Grazers under 20 years old
- 68.72% between 20 and 65
- 15.04% over 65 years old
Foreigners
In 2014, 83.56% of inhabitants were Austrian citizens, 6.2% held another EU citizenship, and 10.24% were non-EU nationals. There were 2,525 Africans, 1,096 from North or South America, 8,655 from Asia, and 68 from Oceania among the latter.1,510 people arrived from Russia, while 10,610 came from non-EU European nations. 371 people were stateless.
Foreign communities with more than 500 people arrived in January 2014 from the following countries (in decreasing order): Bosnia-Herzegovina (5,575 people), Germany (5,372), Croatia (4,912), Turkey (4,688), Romania (4,584), Hungary (2,012 people) , Russia (1,510), Slovenia (1,386), Italy (1,031), Nigeria (911), Egypt ( 716 ), North Macedonia (675), Poland (639), China (and Taiwan ) (615), Slovakia(612), Bulgaria (591), Serbia (550).
Religion
65.4% of the population identified as Roman Catholic, 6.7% as Lutheran, 1.7% as Orthodox, 4% as Muslim, and 17.5% as non-denominational in 2001.
