UNHCR Austria Factsheet, February 2026

Countries: Austria, Afghanistan, Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye, Ukraine, World Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Please refer to the attached file. Preliminary statistics for 2025 show a further decrease in asylum applications, with a total of around 16,500 asylum applications compared to around 25,360 cases in 2024. In 2025, only 42 per cent were new applications, others included children born to refugees and repeat applications. Afghans were the biggest group of asylum-seekers, followe