Kuwait → Austria
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Kuwait
- To
- Austria
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 15
- Change since 2018
- +275.0%
- Share of all arrivals in Austria, 2023
- 0.01%
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Migration from Kuwait to Austria
Inflows of nationals of Kuwait recorded by Austria; stock of nationals of Kuwait living there; and acquisitions of Austria's nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2000 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2006 | 8 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2013 | 12 |
| 2014 | 11 |
| 2015 | 24 |
| 2016 | 25 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2021 | 29 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 123 | — |
| 2023 | 15 | 135 | 2 |
| 2022 | 20 | 139 | — |
| 2021 | 29 | 134 | — |
| 2020 | 11 | 137 | — |
| 2019 | 15 | 119 | — |
| 2018 | 4 | 110 | — |
| 2017 | 7 | 81 | — |
| 2016 | 25 | 66 | — |
| 2015 | 24 | 50 | 1 |
| 2014 | 11 | 47 | — |
| 2013 | 12 | 39 | 2 |
| 2012 | 7 | 34 | 7 |
| 2011 | 4 | 34 | — |
| 2010 | 2 | 28 | — |
Austria's consulates in Kuwait
Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Austria's consulates located in Kuwait.
| Year | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7,587 | 7,128 | 434 | 5.7% |
| 2023 | 7,880 | 6,817 | 1,003 | 12.7% |
| 2022 | 4,950 | 4,461 | 419 | 8.5% |
| 2021 | 2,169 | 2,055 | 83 | 3.8% |
| 2020 | 549 | 515 | 28 | 5.1% |
| 2019 | 9,888 | 9,561 | 327 | 3.3% |
| 2018 | 10,502 | 9,933 | 380 | 3.6% |
| 2017 | 10,340 | 9,932 | 196 | 1.9% |
| 2016 | 10,896 | 10,619 | 80 | 0.7% |
| 2015 | 13,025 | 12,479 | 378 | 2.9% |
| 2014 | 10,853 | 10,730 | 123 | 1.1% |
| 2013 | 12,362 | 12,234 | 61 | 0.5% |
| 2012 | 5,826 | 5,727 | 99 | 1.7% |
| 2011 | 4,877 | 4,783 | 94 | 1.9% |
| 2010 | 3,674 | 3,588 | 86 | 2.3% |
| 2009 | 2,446 | 2,203 | 243 | 9.9% |
Applications by year
Data table
| 2009 | 2,446 |
| 2010 | 3,674 |
| 2011 | 4,877 |
| 2012 | 5,826 |
| 2013 | 12,362 |
| 2014 | 10,853 |
| 2015 | 13,025 |
| 2016 | 10,896 |
| 2017 | 10,340 |
| 2018 | 10,502 |
| 2019 | 9,888 |
| 2020 | 549 |
| 2021 | 2,169 |
| 2022 | 4,950 |
| 2023 | 7,880 |
| 2024 | 7,587 |
Residence permits in Austria
First residence permits issued by Austria to citizens of Kuwait (Eurostat).
| Year | First permits | EU Blue Cards | Citizenships acquired | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
- 31
- Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
- 4
Austria: national statistics office
Migration of citizens of Kuwait to and from Austria (Statistik Austria).
| Year | Immigration | Emigration | Net migration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 12 | -10 |
| 2024 | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| 2023 | 15 | 18 | -3 |
| 2022 | 20 | 26 | -6 |
| 2021 | 29 | 13 | 16 |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 | 3 | 12 |
| 2018 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 25 | 12 | 13 |
| 2015 | 24 | 7 | 17 |
| 2014 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 2013 | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| 2012 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Immigration by year
Data table
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2006 | 8 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2013 | 12 |
| 2014 | 11 |
| 2015 | 24 |
| 2016 | 25 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2021 | 29 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2025 | 2 |
Embassy and consulates
Missions of Austria in Kuwait, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.
| Mission | City | Official website |
|---|---|---|
| Embassy | Kuwait City | bmeia.gv.at |
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in Austria, 2023; Kuwait ranks 124.
- Germany19,774
- Romania19,252
- Ukraine15,739
- Syria15,246
- Hungary14,723
- Croatia7,917
- Türkiye7,595
- Serbia5,362
- Bulgaria4,883
- Italy4,695
- Poland4,477
- Bosnia and Herzegovina4,405
- Türkiye1,277
- Germany424
- Australia317
- United States110
- France64
- Japan52
- Canada40
- New Zealand39
- South Korea23
- Hungary15
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