Lower Austria

Lower Austria Niederösterreich
State
Federal State of Lower Austria Bundesland Niederösterreich (German) Bundeslånd Niedaöstareich (Bavarian) Spolková země Dolní Rakousy (Czech) Spolková krajina Dolné Rakúsko (Slovak)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Niederösterreiche Landeshymne
Country	Austria
Capital	Sankt Pölten
Government
• Body	Landtag of Lower Austria
• Governor	Johanna Mikl-Leitner (ÖVP)
• Deputy Governors	Udo Landbauer (FPÖ) Stephan Pernkopf (ÖVP)
Area
• Total	18,901.2 km2 (7,297.8 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2022)
• Total	1,698,796
• Density	89.8777/km2 (232.782/sq mi)
GDP
• Total	€76.878 billion (2024)
• Per capita	€44,515 (2024)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	AT-3
HDI (2022)	0.893 very high · 8th of 9
NUTS Region	AT1
Votes in Bundesrat	12 (of 62)
Website	noe.gv.at

Lower Austria (German: Niederösterreich pronounced [ˈniːdɐˌ(ʔ)øːstɐraɪç] ^ⓘ, Bavarian: Niedaöstareich, abbreviated LA or NÖ) is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Major cities are Amstetten, Krems an der Donau, Wiener Neustadt and Sankt Pölten, which has been the capital of Lower Austria since 1986, replacing Vienna, which became a separate state in 1921. With a land area of 19,186 km² (7,408 sq mi) and a population of 1.7 million people, Lower Austria is the largest and second-most-populous state in Austria (after Vienna).