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AUSTRIA

Major countries of destination of migrants from Austria are
Australia, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Note: The countries are listed in alphabetical order
Source: Composite Matrix, the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty.

Top Five Countries of Origin of the Foreign-Born Population Living in Austria in 2001

Countries of birth	Number	Percent of total foreign-born population
Yugoslavia	143,077	14.3
Germany	140,099	14.0
Bosnia and Herzegovina	134,402	13.4
Turkey	125,026	12.5
Czech Republic	54,627	5.4
All other countries	406,168	40.5
TOTAL	1,003,399	100.0

Source: Table 11 in Statistics Austria, Volkszählung 2001. Hauptergebnisse I - Österreich (Census 2001: Main Results – Austria). For more information, see http://www.statistik.at/neuerscheinungen/vzaustria.shtml

According to the 2001 Census, the foreign born represented 12.5 percent (1,003,399) of the total population of Austria in 2001.

For more data details, go to the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty:
http://www.migrationdrc.org/research/typesofmigration/global_migrant_origin_database.html

Migration Information Source:
Austria country resource page: http://www.migrationinformation.org/Resources/austria.cfm

Austria's Resources:
Central Statistics Office: http://www.statistik.at/index_englisch.shtml