Around 22% of school-age children in Austria do not hold Austrian citizenship, according to data released by Statistik Austria.
Out of more than 890,000 children aged between six and fifteen in the country, over 194,000 are citizens of other EU or non-EU countries.
Vienna has the highest number of school-age children without Austrian citizenship in the country, with 77,200 (39% of all school-age children in the city). Salzburg and Vorarlberg follow with 19%, Upper Austria with 18%, Burgenland and Tyrol slightly over 16%, Carinthia at approximately 15%, and Lower Austria at 14%.
However, some cities within these states significantly exceed these averages. For instance, the state capitals Linz (Upper Austria) and Graz (Styria) have shares of 36% and 34%, respectively, aligning them more closely with Vienna.
In Vienna, some districts report figures of over 50% of foreign children (Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus 1150, Margareten 1050). In Brigittenau (1200), Favoriten (1100) and Ottakring (1160) the figure stands at 40%.
Among the non-EU children, Ukrainian children form a significant group, with 13,000 nationwide, over 4,700 of whom are in the capital. They are predominantly found in Vienna’s more affluent districts, such as the Innenstadt (1010), Neubau (1070), and Wieden (1040). In contrast, children with Syrian or Afghan citizenship are more common in districts where the overall share of non-EU nationals is already high, including Favoriten (1100), Ottakring (1160), and Margareten (1050).
