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Slovakia → Austria

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Slovakia
To
Austria
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
4,258
Change since 2018
-10.4%
Share of all arrivals in Austria, 2023
2.37%
Inflow 20234,258OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Slovakia to Austria

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

Inflows by year

3,2346,467200020032006200920122015201820212023
3,2346,4672000200420082012201620202023
Data table
20001,894
20012,473
20022,532
20032,619
20043,526
20053,577
20063,500
20073,633
20084,926
20094,011
20103,997
20115,314
20125,957
20136,234
20146,467
20156,080
20165,575
20175,054
20184,754
20194,636
20204,159
20214,145
20224,647
20234,258
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—49,782—
20234,25848,477199
20224,64746,707146
20214,14545,362145
20204,15943,621138
20194,63641,957162
20184,75440,182197
20175,05438,094149
20165,57535,326146
20156,08032,052102
20146,46728,612107
20136,23425,33397
20125,95722,54777
20115,31420,38164
20103,99719,21166
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

25k50k19901995200020052010201520202024
25k50k19902000201020202024
Data table
19907,481
199511,313
200016,963
200517,569
201025,797
201536,752
202044,353
202450,437
Estimate, 2024
50,437
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
2.2%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
12
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 Slovakia

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2024706634.3%
2023898133.4%
2022807711.2%
202119190—
202014120—
201981810—
2018333113.0%
2017646011.6%
201646370—
201536330—
201442290—
201339250—
201230300—
2011770—
201012120—
20092682680—

Applications by year

1342682009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
134268200920122015201820212024
Data table
2009268
201012
20117
201230
201339
201442
201536
201646
201764
201833
201981
202014
202119
202280
202389
202470
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 Slovakia to and from Austria (Statistik Austria).

YearImmigrationEmigrationNet migration
20253,8703,380490
20243,9153,478437
20234,2583,2351,023
20224,6473,2301,417
20214,1453,170975
20204,1592,8841,275
20194,6363,4071,229
20184,7543,4041,350
20175,0543,4941,560
20165,5753,3362,239
20156,0803,3992,681
20146,4673,4103,057
20136,2343,3732,861
20125,9573,5382,419
20115,3143,4301,884
20103,9973,089908

Immigration by year

3,2346,4672002200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242025
3,2346,4672002200620102014201820222025
Data table
20022,532
20032,619
20043,526
20053,577
20063,500
20073,633
20084,926
20094,011
20103,997
20115,314
20125,957
20136,234
20146,467
20156,080
20165,575
20175,054
20184,754
20194,636
20204,159
20214,145
20224,647
20234,258
20243,915
20253,870
Source: Statistik Austria, OGD_bevwan020_AUSSENWAND_100 (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

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

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyBratislavabmeia.gv.at
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Austria, 2023; Slovakia ranks 13.

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 Slovakia, 2023
  1. Germany9,026
  2. Czechia6,512
  3. Switzerland2,407
  4. Netherlands1,901
  5. Hungary1,188
  6. Belgium553
  7. Denmark375
  8. Italy349
  9. United States330
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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