Migration trends in Austria
Europe
1.9M people from around the world have made Austria their home. That's 21.1% of the country population, arriving from 43 different countries
9.2M
Population
1.9M
Immigrants
430.6K
Emigrants
+1.5M
Inflow
Every 5th person in Austria was born abroad
The #37 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Austria
Where people come from
Where people move to
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
633.6K immigrants · 434K emigrants
2000
- Roughly 1 in 10 residents was now foreign-born
2005
- Germany overtook Bosnia and Herzegovina as the largest source of new arrivals
- The foreign-born population passed 1M residents
2015
- Roughly 1 in 7 residents was now foreign-born
Today
- Roughly 1 in 5 residents was now foreign-born
- Without migration, the population would have declined
- Since 1990: 1.3M more foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of citizens living abroad