MigrantoMigration 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
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 citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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