How many British Citizens live in Austria in 2024?

Statistical breakdown about the number of British Citizens living in Austria collated from the Statistics Austria website and the BMI.

British Citizens in Austria:

As of 1.1.2024, there were 10,783 British citizens registered as living in Austria.  In order to be counted, persons must have been continuously registered with a main residence in Austria for more than 90 days around 1st January of the statistical year.

The diagram below illustrates the totals over the years:

Source: Statistik Austria

Note: According to the BMIBundesministerium für Inneres The Bundesministerium für Inneres (BMI) / Ministry for the Interior (UK counterparty: the Home Office) is competent for public security, policing, border control as well as residency and citizenships. It is also responsible for elections and direct democracy instruments as well as the civil service in the respective provinces, as well as municipal level where they are not covered by the Federal Chancellery. figures for January 2024, there were 9,899 British Citizens with a residence permit. Excluding diplomats and those who fail to de-register, the difference between the two figures cannot be explained.

Breakdown by province (Bundesland):

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1595931,2237721,1108659723274,209
Breakdown of British citizens in Austria by province (Bundesland) as of 1.1.2024

Compared to 2023, most provinces have seen a slight decrease in numbers with the exception of Burgenland and Tyrol who have had a slight increase; Vorarlberg has remained constant. The diagram below illustrates the totals by province:

Source: Statistik Austria.

Breakdown by Age Group

Age Group0-1415-2930-4445-5960-7475+
Totals9081,4182,9632,8761,975641
British Citizens in Austria by Age Group 2024

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