Demographics Of Lienz

In 2011, the population of Lienz was 11,966 people. The 2001 census showed that 95.5% of the population were Austrian nationals (Tyrol: 90.6%), but by early 2009 this figure had fallen to 94.0%. Of the 718 people of foreign nationality, 39% came from the former Yugoslavia (excluding Slovenia) and 37% from pre-Eastern European Union countries. The 2001 census shows that 95.2% of respondents said German was their first language. Croatian (1.4%) and Serbian (0.5%) were also notable.

Lienz has a lot of Roman Catholics because the religion is widespread everywhere. Lienz has the only Protestant parish in East Tyrol and a higher percentage of foreigners than other municipalities, so the percentage of people professing Roman Catholicism is rather lower. 88.0% (Tyrol: 83.4%) of the population identified as Roman Catholic, 2.5% as Protestant, 0.9% as Islamic and 0.8% as Orthodox in 2001. 3.3% of the population was composed of individuals with no religious affiliation.

The general age of the municipality’s inhabitants was above the national average in 2001. In Lienz, 61.2% were between 15 and 59 years old, compared to 63.0% in Tyrol; 16% of its inhabitants were under 15 years old. Tyrol: 18.6%; the percentage of people aged 59 and over was 22.8%. By the beginning of 2009, the average age of Lienz’s population had increased. The percentage of those under 15 fell to 13.4%; the population aged 15 to 59 increased slightly to 66.5%; the percentage of people aged 59 and over fell to 20.2%. By marital status, 46.3% of Lienziens were single, 39.5% were married, 8.0% were widowed and 3.6% were divorced in 2001.

Population

The median age in Lienz is 45.6 years, higher than the Austrian average (43.1 years) or the Tyrolean average (42.8 years). While the number of people aged 15 and under decreased from 16.4% to 14.4% during the same period, the population of Lienz is aging as the share of people aged 65 and over has increased from 16.9% in 2001 to 21.7% in 2015.

With the percentage of each age group, the table below shows the age structure of Lienz by year.

Year	Population	% Change
1971	13,388	–
1981	12,948	-3.3
1991	12,479	-3.6
2001	12,193	-2.3
2011	11,926	-2.2
2015	11,783	-1.2

Age

The median age of Lienz is 45.6 years, which is higher than the average of Tyrol (42.8 years) and Austria (43.1 years). The population of Lienz is aging, as the share of people aged 65 and over increased from 16.9% in 2001 to 21.7% in 2015, while the share of people aged 15 and under decreased from 16.4% to 14.4% in the same period.

The following table shows the age structure of Lienz by year, as well as the percentage of each age group.

Year	0-14	15-64	65+
2001	16.4%	66.7%	16.9%
2011	14.9%	64.4%	20.7%
2015	14.4%	63.9%	21.7%

Gender

The gender ratio in Lienz is 0.85, which means that for every 100 women there are 85 men. This is lower than the average for Austria (0.95) and Tyrol (0.96). With the exception of the age group 0 to 14, where there are slightly more men than women, the female population in Lienz exceeds the male population in all other age groups.

The table below lists the gender distribution of Lienz by year as well as the percentage of each gender.

Year	Male	Female
2001	46.2%	53.8%
2011	45.8%	54.2%
2015	46.0%	54.0%

Ethnicity

With 94.4% of Lienz’s population having Austrian nationality in 2015, most residents are Austrian. Germans (1.6%), Italians (0.9%), Bosnians (0.8%) and Turks (0.7%) constitute the largest minority groups. Mainly due to immigration from neighboring European countries, the percentage of Lienz residents born abroad increased from 5.1% in 2001 to 8.3% in 2015. Top 10 countries of origin for residents of Lienz born abroad in 2015 are listed below with their respective countries. percentages.

Country	%
Germany	19.3
Italy	10.9
Bosnia and Herzegovina	9.6
Turkey	8.4
Croatia	7.2
Romania	6.4
Serbia	5.6
Hungary	4.8
Poland	3.2
Slovakia	2.4

Religion

With 79.5% of Lienz residents members of the Roman Catholic Church in 2015, Roman Catholicism is the most widespread religion there. With 3.6% of the population belonging to the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession or the Evangelical Church of the Helvetic Confession, Protestantism is the second most widespread religious group. Due mainly to the growth of Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism, the proportion of people without any faith or other is increased from 10.9% in 2001 to 16.9% in 2015. The table below lists the population of Lienz’s religious affiliation by year as well as the percentage. of every faith.

Year	Roman Catholic	Protestant	Other Christian	Islam	Other Religion	No Religion
2001	86.0%	3.1%	0.4%	0.6%	0.1%	10.9%
2011	82.7%	3.4%	0.6%	1.4%	0.3%	13.6%
2015	79.5%	3.6%	0.7%	2.0%	0.4%	16.9%

Language

German is the official language of Lienz; 97.8% of the inhabitants spoke German first or mostly in 2015. English (28.9%), Italian (11.9%), and French (6.1%), are the most often occurring second languages. Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (0.9%), Turkish (0.6%), and Italian (0.5%) are the most often used languages aside German spoken as the primary or main language.

Together with the percentage of each language, the following table lists the top 10 languages other than German spoken as the first or main language of Lienz’s 2015 population.