First residence permits issued (total)

In 2023, Austria's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 13.8% compared to 2022, reaching 62,890.

Austria accounts for 1.6% of the EU-27 total of 3,821,562.

Austria ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 35.2% (from 46,521 in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.