Foreign-Born Residents Reach 23% in Austria

New data shows 2.1 million residents were born abroad, with Vienna's foreign-born population hitting 41.3 percent amid shifting trends.

's demographic landscape is shifting as 2.1 million residents were born abroad, representing nearly 23 percent of the total population. This figure marks a 4.6 percent increase over the past decade, with 56 percent originating from third countries.

leads the trend with 41.3 percent of residents born abroad, including a majority in Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus and Brigittenau. While , Bosnia, and Turkey are top origins, the number of -born residents in Vienna has increased tenfold lately.

Birth rates also vary by origin; women born in Austria averaged 1.19 children in 2025, compared to 1.57 for those born abroad. Notably, women from , Syria, or Iraq averaged 3.37 children, rising to 3.63 within the capital city of Vienna itself.


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