Regional dynamics in mountain areas and the need for integrated policies

Table 1: Population density in mountain areas of Austria

		_______________________share of national tota			j (in %)_____________________
Mountain areas	population density	population	surface area	UAA¹)	all farmers	mountain farmers of category 4²⁾
central	78.2	19.4	23.1	18.5	20.2	28.8
peripheral	36.7	14.9	37.7	32.9	25.0	53.5
Extremely peripheral	15.0	1.4	8.4	6.1	3.2	17.0
Austrian mountain areas	60.0	35.7	69.2	57.6	48.4	99.4

1) utilised agricultural area (UAA)

2) mountain farmers with most severe difficulties (category 4).

Source: OSTAT, OROK, own calculations

Table 2: Population density according to altitude levels (1991)

	Population per km² of settlement area					Sum
	< 700m	700-799	800-899	900-999	> 1000	Sum
Alpine area - West	528	201	258	211	195	362
Alpine area - East	246	177	131	116	103	208
Non-Alpine area						227
Austria						240
	Maximum of population density (per km2 of settlement area)
Alpine area - West	583	274	381	355	452	468
Alpine area - East	271	203	155	167	148	236
Non-Alpine area						232
Austria						263

Source: Schindegger et al. 1997, p. 39