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Spain → Austria

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Spain
To
Austria
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
2,010
Change since 2018
+33.8%
Share of all arrivals in Austria, 2023
1.12%
Inflow 20232,010OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Spain to Austria

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

Inflows by year

1,0852,169200020032006200920122015201820212023
1,0852,1692000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000325
2001330
2002349
2003434
2004390
2005439
2006410
2007513
2008567
2009660
2010839
2011984
20121,430
20131,816
20141,570
20151,613
20161,480
20171,443
20181,502
20191,610
20201,492
20211,853
20222,169
20232,010
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—10,201—
20232,0109,78811
20222,1699,0194
20211,8538,32111
20201,4927,9015
20191,6107,4786
20181,5027,0994
20171,4436,8843
20161,4806,5179
20151,6135,9285
20141,5705,2896
20131,8164,2723
20121,4303,5321
20119843,1602
20108392,828—
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

5,17810k19901995200020052010201520202024
5,17810k19902000201020202024
Data table
1990818
19951,263
20001,921
20052,755
20103,601
20156,559
20208,100
202410,355
Estimate, 2024
10,355
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.44%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
30
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 Spain

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
201543125.0%
2014330—
201320200—
201221150.0%
201152360.0%
2010330—
2009220—

Applications by year

10202009201020112012201320142015
10202009201120132015
Data table
20092
20103
20115
20122
201320
20143
20154
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 Spain to and from Austria (Statistik Austria).

YearImmigrationEmigrationNet migration
20251,9971,784213
20242,0211,692329
20232,0101,695315
20222,1691,489680
20211,8531,239614
20201,4921,136356
20191,6101,292318
20181,5021,197305
20171,4431,305138
20161,4801,183297
20151,6131,087526
20141,5701,001569
20131,816857959
20121,430720710
2011984653331
2010839538301

Immigration by year

1,0852,1692002200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242025
1,0852,1692002200620102014201820222025
Data table
2002349
2003434
2004390
2005439
2006410
2007513
2008567
2009660
2010839
2011984
20121,430
20131,816
20141,570
20151,613
20161,480
20171,443
20181,502
20191,610
20201,492
20211,853
20222,169
20232,010
20242,021
20251,997
Source: Statistik Austria, OGD_bevwan020_AUSSENWAND_100 (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

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

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

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Austria, 2023; Spain ranks 19.

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 Spain, 2023
  1. Germany21,916
  2. Netherlands10,447
  3. France9,628
  4. Switzerland8,964
  5. United States6,460
  6. Belgium6,420
  7. Portugal4,283
  8. Italy2,537
  9. Denmark2,288
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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