International migrant stock in Austria

International migrants made up 25.5% of the population of Austria in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: International migrants as a share of the population Unit: % of population Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Austria, 2024 25.5% % of population
Change from 2020 +5.5percentage points 2020: 20.0%
European Union, 2024 14.1% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 14.2% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 37th of 216 See the full ranking

International migrant stock in Austria over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

International migrants as a share of the population (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period AustriaEuropean Union
2024 25.5% 14.1%
2020 20.0% 12.2%
2015 17.8% 10.6%
2010 15.4% 9.9%
2005 14.3% 8.8%
2000 11.5% 7.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 20.0% in 2020, a change of +5.5 percentage points.
  • Since 1990, when it was 8.3%, the figure has changed by +17.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2024, Austria has the 37th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 14.1%.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, International Migrant Stock
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.TOTL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Austria
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, International Migrant Stock