MigrantoMigration trends in Austria
Europe
Austria takes in more people than it loses: 1.9M immigrants against 430.6K emigrants. Net balance +1.5M — 16% of the country's population
9.2M
Population
1.9M
Immigrants
430.6K
Emigrants
+1.5M
Inflow
1 in 5 residents of Austria was born abroad — and 1 in 22 people born in Austria lives abroad
#37 in the world by net migration gain
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in Austria
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 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 emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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