In 2022, over 2.35 million people with a migration background were residing in Austria, according to the latest data from Statistics Austria. - Advertisement -The same source also revealed that this figure marked an increase of about 540,000 more people, – a growth of 30 per cent compared to 2015, when 1.81 million foreign residents were living in Austria, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports. Based on the migration survey, nearly three-quarters, amounting to 74 per cent, of migrants experience a sense of belonging in Austria. As Statistics Austria pointed out, this figure marks an improvement from the figures of 2022, when 56 per cent of migrants positively noticed such living together. A larger part, accounting for 51 per cent, primarily communicates at home using the language of origin.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 25, 2023 11:03 UTC