Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Austria

Refugees by country of asylum in Austria in 2024 — 284,828 people. Ranked 25 in the world out of 178. Since 1951, the indicator has risen by 1%.

2024 284,828 people +10.48% vs 2023
World rank 25of 178
Period maximum 284,828 people2024
Period minimum 14,122 people2002

Trend over time

1951–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Austria, 1951–20240100,000200,000300,00019511959196719751983199119992007201520231951: 282,000 people1953: 215,200 people1955: 110,000 people1957: 68,000 people1959: 44,000 people1961: 34,000 people1963: 27,000 people1965: 25,000 people1967: 24,000 people1969: 25,000 people1971: 25,000 people1973: 25,000 people1975: 20,000 people1977: 20,000 people1979: 25,000 people1981: 17,899 people1983: 37,298 people1985: 40,534 people1987: 41,228 people1989: 39,405 people1991: 34,508 people1993: 57,687 people1995: 34,385 people1997: 84,394 people1999: 82,076 people2001: 14,375 people2003: 16,097 people2005: 21,212 people2007: 30,767 people2009: 38,895 people2011: 47,055 people2013: 55,575 people2015: 72,198 people2017: 115,252 people2019: 135,951 people2021: 152,514 people2023: 257,811 people2024: 284,828 people
Change over the period: +2,828 (+1%) Average annual rate: 0.01 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Austria

Austria 284,828 people
World computed 30.92M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 12.09M people
Western Europe computed 4.41M people
High-income countries computed 9.3M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Austria, by year Austria All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 284,828 +27,017 +10.48%
2023 257,811 −802 −0.31%
2022 258,613 +106,099 +69.57%
2021 152,514 +10,698 +7.54%
2020 141,816 +5,865 +4.31%
2019 135,951 +7,172 +5.57%
2018 128,779 +13,527 +11.74%
2017 115,252 +22,010 +23.61%
2016 93,242 +21,044 +29.15%
2015 72,198 +11,474 +18.9%
2014 60,724 +5,149 +9.26%
2013 55,575 +3,868 +7.48%
2012 51,707 +4,652 +9.89%
2011 47,055 +4,442 +10.42%
2010 42,613 +3,718 +9.56%
2009 38,895 +1,349 +3.59%
2008 37,546 +6,779 +22.03%
2007 30,767 +5,292 +20.77%
2006 25,475 +4,263 +20.1%
2005 21,212 +3,435 +19.32%
2004 17,777 +1,680 +10.44%
2003 16,097 +1,975 +13.99%
2002 14,122 −253 −1.76%
2001 14,375 −1,118 −7.22%
2000 15,493 −66,583 −81.12%
1999 82,076 +1,782 +2.22%
1998 80,294 −4,100 −4.86%
1997 84,394 −4,722 −5.3%
1996 89,116 +54,731 +159.17%
1995 34,385 −6,318 −15.52%
1994 40,703 −16,984 −29.44%
1993 57,687 −4,668 −7.49%
1992 62,355 +27,847 +80.7%
1991 34,508 −430 −1.23%
1990 34,938 −4,467 −11.34%
1989 39,405 −425 −1.07%
1988 39,830 −1,398 −3.39%
1987 41,228 +52 +0.13%
1986 41,176 +642 +1.58%
1985 40,534 +1,435 +3.67%
1984 39,099 +1,801 +4.83%
1983 37,298 +2,335 +6.68%
1982 34,963 +17,064 +95.33%
1981 17,899 +2,374 +15.29%
1980 15,525 −9,475 −37.9%
1979 25,000 +5,000 +25%
1978 20,000 +0 +0%
1977 20,000 −5,000 −20%
1976 25,000 +5,000 +25%
1975 20,000 −5,000 −20%
1974 25,000 +0 +0%
1973 25,000 +0 +0%
1972 25,000 +0 +0%
1971 25,000 −300 −1.19%
1970 25,300 +300 +1.2%
1969 25,000 +1,000 +4.17%
1968 24,000 +0 +0%
1967 24,000 −500 −2.04%
1966 24,500 −500 −2%
1965 25,000 +0 +0%
1964 25,000 −2,000 −7.41%
1963 27,000 −3,000 −10%
1962 30,000 −4,000 −11.76%
1961 34,000 −5,000 −12.82%
1960 39,000 −5,000 −11.36%
1959 44,000 −9,000 −16.98%
1958 53,000 −15,000 −22.06%
1957 68,000 −72,000 −51.43%
1956 140,000 +30,000 +27.27%
1955 110,000 −40,000 −26.67%
1954 150,000 −65,200 −30.3%
1953 215,200 −23,000 −9.66%
1952 238,200 −43,800 −15.53%
1951 282,000

About the indicator

The number of refugees present in a country, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A refugee is a person who has received protection outside their country of origin; the indicator covers both those recognized individually and those recognized on a group basis in situations of mass exodus. The series has been kept since 1951, that is since the adoption of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

Important: This is the receiving side. It is not to be confused with the number of refugees FROM a country — that is a separate indicator, and the difference between the two shows whether a country hosts forced migration or produces it.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.