First residence permits — work

In 2023, Austria's first residence permits increased by 31.8% compared to 2022, reaching 7,166.

Austria accounts for 0.6% of the EU-27 total of 1,275,215.

Austria ranks 23rd 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 91.8% (from 3,737 in 2018).

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