How many Polish people live in Austria?
According to Eurostat, 67,543 Polish citizens lived in Austria at the start of 2025, and 76,545 people living there were born in Poland. Most Polish people in Austria live in Vienna.
67,543Polish citizens (2025)
76,545born in Poland
67,168Polish citizens in 2023
3 daysto register your address
€15.30ORF-Beitrag a month, up to €20 with a state fee
Eurostat (Statistics Austria figures, 1 January 2023 and 2025).
Where Polish people live in Austria
Polish people live all over Austria, most of them in Vienna. Smaller communities live in the other big cities.
WIE
ViennaThe biggest Polish community; the Polish embassy is here.
LNZ
Linz and GrazBig cities with jobs in industry and services.
SBG
Salzburg and InnsbruckJobs in tourism and hotels, seasonal ones too.
A piece of home, close by
Mass
Mass in PolishThe Polish church on Rennweg in Vienna, the Gardekirche, Polish since 1898, has eight Masses in Polish every Sunday. Polish Mass is also held on the Kahlenberg and in Innsbruck.
Sch
The Polish school in ViennaThe Jan III Sobieski Polish School at the embassy, at Promenadeweg 3 in the 23rd district, has existed since 1979. Associations run lessons too.
PL
The embassy in ViennaPassports and official matters. You apply for a passport in person after booking on e-Konsulat; an adult passport costs 140 euros, paid in cash.
Shop
Polish shopsIn many towns, and Polish food in the big supermarket chains too.
1683
Kahlenberg and 1683St Joseph's church on the Kahlenberg holds the national shrine of Poles in Austria and a Sobieski chapel, with a sabre of King Jan III Sobieski and a plaque recalling the 1683 battle.
2011
Open labour market since 2011Austria and Germany were the last EU countries to keep major restrictions on workers from Poland. They ended on 1 May 2011.
TV
Polish TVThe channels from home, live in Austria.Read the TV guide →
