Annual Report on Asylum and Migration Statistics 2005

This National Report provides an analysis of the trends and developments in the field of migration, asylum and irregular migration in Austria in the year 2005. The report notes that the year 2005 marks a decrease in immigration by 8 per cent after a constant rise since 2001. However, the net migration remained more or less stable compared to 2004. It is further highlighted that following the EU enlargement in 2004, the share of third-country nationals among the total number of foreigners in Austria decreased by 9 percentage points compared to 2004. The report highlights furthermore that compared to the year 2004 the number of removals decreased by 44 per cent.