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Netherlands → Austria

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Netherlands
To
Austria
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
1,150
Change since 2018
+7.1%
Share of all arrivals in Austria, 2023
0.64%
Inflow 20231,150OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from the Netherlands to Austria

Inflows of nationals of the Netherlands recorded by Austria; stock of nationals of the Netherlands living there; and acquisitions of Austria's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

6541,307200020032006200920122015201820212023
6541,3072000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000610
2001622
2002598
2003642
2004712
2005896
2006845
2007949
2008850
2009745
2010860
2011853
2012868
2013925
2014894
2015975
20161,033
20171,008
20181,074
20191,125
20201,003
20211,115
20221,307
20231,150
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—11,124—
20231,15010,8206
20221,30710,5097
20211,11510,05915
20201,0039,7396
20191,1259,33311
20181,0749,01913
20171,0088,7897
20161,0338,42411
20159758,10812
20148947,82411
20139257,4986
20128687,2318
20118536,9742
20108606,6971
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in the Netherlands who live in Austria: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

5,37411k19901995200020052010201520202024
5,37411k19902000201020202024
Data table
19903,059
19953,983
20005,128
20056,038
20107,378
20158,286
20209,554
202410,748
Estimate, 2024
10,748
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.46%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
28
Counted by
country of birth, refugees added
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Austria's consulates in the Netherlands

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Austria's consulates located in the Netherlands.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2015330—
2014550—
2013660—
2012330—
2011440—
2010550—
2009110—

Applications by year

362009201020112012201320142015
362009201120132015
Data table
20091
20105
20114
20123
20136
20145
20153
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Austria: national statistics office

Migration of citizens of the Netherlands to and from Austria (Statistik Austria).

YearImmigrationEmigrationNet migration
20251,251936315
20241,254835419
20231,150874276
20221,3071,001306
20211,115679436
20201,003707296
20191,125757368
20181,074782292
20171,008789219
20161,033677356
2015975674301
2014894621273
2013925631294
2012868661207
2011853650203
2010860625235

Immigration by year

6541,3072002200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242025
6541,3072002200620102014201820222025
Data table
2002598
2003642
2004712
2005896
2006845
2007949
2008850
2009745
2010860
2011853
2012868
2013925
2014894
2015975
20161,033
20171,008
20181,074
20191,125
20201,003
20211,115
20221,307
20231,150
20241,254
20251,251
Source: Statistik Austria, OGD_bevwan020_AUSSENWAND_100 (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2025

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Austria, 2023; the Netherlands ranks 27.

Inflows to Austria, 2023
  1. Germany19,774
  2. Romania19,252
  3. Ukraine15,739
  4. Syria15,246
  5. Hungary14,723
  6. Croatia7,917
  7. Türkiye7,595
  8. Serbia5,362
  9. Bulgaria4,883
  10. Italy4,695
  11. Poland4,477
  12. Bosnia and Herzegovina4,405
Other destinations for people from the Netherlands, 2023
  1. Spain8,956
  2. Germany7,550
  3. Belgium7,385
  4. Portugal3,177
  5. France2,341
  6. Sweden1,648
  7. Switzerland1,590
  8. United States1,500
  9. Japan1,387
  10. Denmark1,165
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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