everyday life in austria

**memobekes** · 12-23-2012, 01:06 PM

According to the 2001 census, Austrians constituted 91% of the population. Has the tide of immigration increased or decreased over the past decade?

**Corvus** · 12-23-2012, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by memobekes

According to the 2001 census, Austrians constituted 91% of the population. Has the tide of immigration increased or decreased over the past decade?

The number of immigrants is constantly rising. Without immigration the population would decline but in fact is rising.
We have 8.460.390 inhabitants and this number is estimated to grow to about 10.000.000 in 2050. So my fear is that Austria will be overpopulated soon.

I also don`t share IM´s view that Austria is more or less immigrant free.
This may hold true for some rural areas in Upper Austria but in the industrial centers along the Danube there is a heavy influx of foreigners.

**ficuscarica** · 12-23-2012, 01:20 PM

Originally Posted by Nordlicht

The number of immigrants is constantly rising. Without immigration the population would decline but in fact is rising.
We have 8.460.390 inhabitants and this number is estimated to grow to about 10.000.000 in 2050. So my fear is that Austria will be overpopulated soon.

I also don`t share IM´s view that Austria is more or less immigrant free.
This may hold true for some rural areas in Upper Austria but in the industrial centers along the Danube there is a heavy influx of foreigners.

And that should be stopped immediately!!

**~~Baldur~~** · 12-23-2012, 01:23 PM

do they teach u how to yodel in the schools?

**memobekes** · 12-23-2012, 01:23 PM

Originally Posted by Nordlicht

I also don`t share IM´s view that Austria is more or less immigrant free.

Thank you for your reply. I was also about to say the same thing, Austria does have large pockets of immigrants who make up important numbers. I've never been to Austria but i have relatives who live there and i know very well that there are big Turkish (including Kurds), Albanian and Yugoslavian communities, to name but a few.

**Mortimer** · 12-23-2012, 01:25 PM

i didnt said there are None, but they are not that many like in western europen nations. i think that

**Partizan** · 12-23-2012, 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by acmilan87

do they teach u how to yodel in the schools?

Ich denke es ist in die Schweiz, mein Freund

**Mortimer** · 12-23-2012, 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by acmilan87

do they teach u how to yodel in the schools?

me not

**Partizan** · 12-23-2012, 01:28 PM

BTW I have two half-Austrian second cousins, I also know something, despite not as much as people reside there.

**memobekes** · 12-23-2012, 01:28 PM

Originally Posted by Inquiring Mind

i didnt said there are None, but they are not that many like in western europen nations. i think that

It's probably on par with Switzerland, not only are the actual numbers similar but also the countries of origins - Turkey, Albania, former Yugoslavia and so forth.