Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Austria

Austria: Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident was 0.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.7%
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
30th
of 42 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2009
All-time low
0.6%
in 2020
Years of data
16
2009–2024

Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Austria, 2009–2024

00.20.40.60.812009201620242009: 0.94 Percentage2010: 0.7 Percentage2011: 0.74 Percentage2012: 0.75 Percentage2013: 0.74 Percentage2014: 0.71 Percentage2015: 0.71 Percentage2016: 0.68 Percentage2017: 0.68 Percentage2018: 0.68 Percentage2019: 0.74 Percentage2020: 0.6 Percentage2021: 0.64 Percentage2022: 0.69 Percentage2023: 0.69 Percentage2024: 0.73 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

The most recent figure for residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Austria is 0.7%, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Austria peaked at 0.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2020.

That places Austria 30th out of 42 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident non-citizens by former citizenship and sex in Austria, 2009 to 2024.
Year Percentage Change
2009 0.9%
2010 0.7% -25.5%
2011 0.7% +5.7%
2012 0.8% +1.4%
2013 0.7% -1.3%
2014 0.7% -4.1%
2015 0.7% +0.0%
2016 0.7% -4.2%
2017 0.7% +0.0%
2018 0.7% +0.0%
2019 0.7% +8.8%
2020 0.6% -18.9%
2021 0.6% +6.7%
2022 0.7% +7.8%
2023 0.7% +0.0%
2024 0.7% +5.8%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 0.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.6%, 44% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 48% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 5

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 27 Denmark 1.0% compare
  2. 28 Slovenia 0.8% compare
  3. 28 Slovenia 0.8% compare
  4. 31 Malta 0.7% compare
  5. 32 Croatia 0.7% compare
  6. 32 Hungary 0.7% compare
  7. 32 Croatia 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Austria?
Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Austria was 0.7% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2009.
What is the lowest residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
How does Austria rank for residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident?
Austria ranks 30th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
Is residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident non-citizens by former citizenship and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident non-citizens by former citizenship and sex
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 647 data points, 2009–2024
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