Austrians Abroad

Austrians Abroad (German: Auslandsösterreicher) are Austrian citizens, migrants and expatriates alike, who reside outside the Republic of Austria.

Map of the Austrian diaspora in the world (includes people with Austrian ancestry or citizenship).
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The logo of the World Federation of Austrians Abroad

The interests of these approximately 500,000 Austrians living abroad, in Germany (243,000), Switzerland (50,000), USA (30,000), UK (22,000), South Africa (18,000), Australia and Spain (15,000 each)[1] are represented by the World Federation of Austrians Abroad (German: Auslandsösterreicher-Weltbund), a NGO with headquarters in Vienna, Austria. It is also the umbrella organisation for more than 170 Austrian clubs worldwide, publisher of the quarterly magazine ROTWEISSROT (named after the colours of the Austrian flag), and runs the online community austrians.org (founded in 2004 by Gerald Ganglbauer).[2]

Communities

Austrian citizens abroad in July 2022 (Top 10 countries)

 Germany: 256,000

  Switzerland: 67,000

 United States of America: 38,000

 United Kingdom: 36,900

 Australia: 36,900

 Israel: 15,500

 Spain: 12,000

 Argentina: 10,000

 Brazil: 10,000

 Netherlands: 9,500

Source:[3]

See also

References
  1. Website of Austrian Ministry for European and International Affairs, Auslandsösterreicher. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  2. Website of World Federation of Austrians Abroad, Auslandsösterreicher-Weltbund. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  3. "Auslandsösterreicher:innen". STATISTIK AUSTRIA (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2023-06-24.
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