The figure of 114 398 arrivals from abroad and 86 703
departures to foreign countries produced an international net migration
of 27 695 people in 2010. In relation to Austria’s resident population,
this corresponded to a migration balance rate of 3.3 per 1 000. Migration
gains thus were about a third higher than in 2009 (+20 596 people). Following
a longstanding trend, net-migration losses with Austrian nationals continued
to occur in 2010, at -4 163 people. This was however counterbalanced
by migration gains with foreign citizens, which in 2010 amounted to
31 858 people, thus accounting for a quarter more than in 2009 (+25 696).
In regional terms and as in previous years, Vienna continued to predominate
as the destination of choice for international migration to Austria.
The federal capital alone accounted for around 40% of all arrivals and
for half of all migration gains.
The immigrants’ nationalities underline that
Austria is taking advantage of migration flows between the Member States
of the European Union. About 70% of migration gains with foreign citizens
could be allotted to EU citizens (+22 443 people). The largest sub-group
was formed of German citizens (+7 779 people), followed by Romanians
(+5 177) and Hungarians (+2 350). Further notable migration gains were
equally registered with citizens of Bulgaria (+1 361) and Poland (+1 083).
Thus more than half (54%) of all immigrants from the EU were citizens
of the 12 countries having accessed the EU since 2004.
In contrast immigration from non-EU-countries in 2010
at +9 415 people had about the same level as in 2009 (+9 347). Almost
two thirds of migration gains with third-country nationals were with
citizens of European states outside the EU, i.e. the West Balkans except
Slovenia (+3 631), Turkey (+1 375 people) and Russia (+590). Notable migration
surplus with non-European citizens occurred mainly with Asia at +2 288
people, albeit being much lower than in 2009 (+3 582). Equally migration
gains with African citizens halved in 2010 to +431 people (2009: +808).
Contrary to the trend of previous years there was a significant shift
in migration gains of non-EU-citizens to European countries.
At the level of the federal provinces, Vienna remained
the prime destination for international immigration to Austria. The
federal capital accounted for about two fifths of the net migration
(50% or +13 951 people), followed by Styria (+3 302), Lower Austria (+3 194)
and Upper Austria (+2 923). Within the federal provinces, international
immigration focused on the provincial capitals and their environs; in
Tyrol, Salzburg and Carinthia, it also gravitated towards tourist regions
and in the case of Lower Austria towards the southern suburbs of Vienna.
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