In 2023, more people immigrated to Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member states than ever before. This is evident from the Migration Outlook 2024 published by the Paris-based organization.
6.5 million people arrived as migrants in OECD countries. In 2023, 105,400 people emigrated to Austria. However, the number of asylum applications in Austria has almost halved compared to 2022.
Every third migration involves family reunification
Particularly noteworthy are the increase in temporary labor migration and the record number of asylum applications, which were mainly registered in the US. However, almost a third of migration is still the result of family reunification.
62% of asylum applications in Germany were accepted
According to the report, Germany also recorded an increase in the number of asylum seekers. Last year, 329,000 asylum applications were submitted, 51 percent more than the year before. Most applications came from people from Syria, Turkey and Afghanistan. 62 percent of asylum applications were accepted.
Decrease in asylum applications in Austria
In Austria too, most asylum seekers came from Syria, Afghanistan and Turkey. However, unlike Germany, there was a decline in the number of asylum seekers in Austria last year, the report shows. In 2023, 55,630 asylum applications were submitted, while in 2022 there were 109,800, which corresponds to a decrease of 49 percent.
Most of Germany’s immigration, about half, is due to free movement within the EU. According to the OECD, a total of 15.2 million foreign-born people lived in Germany in 2023 – that’s about 18 percent of the population. In Austria, the share of the foreign-born population reached 22 percent in 2023.
Increase in immigration in Austria
While 669,000 people emigrated to Germany in 2022, most of them from Ukraine, Romania and Poland, in Austria there were 93,300 people. In 2023, Austria saw an increase of 13 percent compared to the previous year and the immigration of a total of 105,400 people.
38 countries are members of the OECD, including the industrialized countries of Europe, North America, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
Source: Krone
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