Highest birth rate

How Mühlen became the village with the most children in the country

The youngest current resident of Mühlen: Emil, four months, with his mother Marion Obersteiner and Mayor Christian Steibl(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Christian Jauschowetz)

Mühlen, a community of 865 inhabitants on the border with Carinthia, was the municipality with the highest birth rate in Styria in 2023. Where does the baby boom on the sunny side of the Zirbitzkogel come from? A visit. Plus: the birth rate of all Styrian municipalities in an interactive chart!

Mühlen lies at almost 1000 meters, with the Zirbitzkogel and the Seetal Alps constantly in view. The air smells of fir trees and fertilized meadows. 865 people live in the small community on the border, where the dialect makes you think you're in Carinthia rather than Styria. "A glass of water?" offers Mayor Christian Steibl. "Zirbitz water, straight from the mountain."