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Poland → Austria

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Poland
To
Austria
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
4,477
Change since 2018
-6.2%
Share of all arrivals in Austria, 2023
2.49%
Inflow 20234,477OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Poland to Austria

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

Inflows by year

3,6497,297200020032006200920122015201820212023
3,6497,2972000200420082012201620202023
Data table
20003,442
20013,497
20022,977
20033,377
20047,041
20056,784
20065,699
20075,282
20084,385
20093,845
20104,037
20116,428
20127,105
20137,297
20146,936
20156,136
20165,386
20175,232
20184,773
20194,723
20204,419
20214,151
20224,856
20234,477
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—67,930—
20234,47767,168103
20224,85666,090120
20214,15165,604125
20204,41964,429124
20194,72363,429154
20184,77362,190150
20175,23260,079164
20165,38657,58991
20156,13654,26297
20146,93650,271114
20137,29745,96591
20127,10542,08960
20116,42838,57791
20104,03737,23199
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

40k80k19901995200020052010201520202024
40k80k19902000201020202024
Data table
199023,062
199530,615
200040,217
200550,013
201058,650
201571,159
202076,451
202479,557
Estimate, 2024
79,557
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
3.4%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
9
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 Poland

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2015660—
2014550—
2013110—
2011220—
2010330—
200911110—

Applications by year

611200920102011201320142015
611200920102011201320142015
Data table
200911
20103
20112
20131
20145
20156
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 Poland to and from Austria (Statistik Austria).

YearImmigrationEmigrationNet migration
20253,0823,973-891
20243,5724,083-511
20234,4773,859618
20224,8563,929927
20214,1513,885266
20204,4193,583836
20194,7233,973750
20184,7733,954819
20175,2323,6431,589
20165,3863,4571,929
20156,1363,4072,729
20146,9363,4423,494
20137,2973,4733,824
20127,1053,6863,419
20116,4283,2633,165
20104,0372,9941,043

Immigration by year

3,6497,2972002200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242025
3,6497,2972002200620102014201820222025
Data table
20022,977
20033,377
20047,041
20056,784
20065,699
20075,282
20084,385
20093,845
20104,037
20116,428
20127,105
20137,297
20146,936
20156,136
20165,386
20175,232
20184,773
20194,723
20204,419
20214,151
20224,856
20234,477
20243,572
20253,082
Source: Statistik Austria, OGD_bevwan020_AUSSENWAND_100 (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Austria in Poland, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyWarsawbmeia.gv.at
ConsulateKraków—
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Austria, 2023; Poland ranks 11.

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 Poland, 2023
  1. Germany97,945
  2. Netherlands25,298
  3. Switzerland7,576
  4. Spain7,401
  5. Norway6,444
  6. Denmark4,879
  7. Sweden4,493
  8. Iceland4,357
  9. Belgium3,737
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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