Austrians in the United Kingdom explained

Group:Austrians in the United Kingdom
Population:19,511 Austrian Born
(Great Britain only, 2001 census)[1]
Popplace:LondonSouth East England
Langs:British EnglishAustrian German
Rels:Roman CatholicismProtestantismJudaism
Related:Austrian diaspora, Austrians

Austrians in the United Kingdom include citizens or non-citizen immigrants of the United Kingdom who originate from Austria.

History

Austrians have been present in what is now the UK for centuries as merchants, traders and diplomats, but it was only during the 1930s when Austrians came to the UK in significant numbers. The vast majority of these were Austrian Jews who fled to the UK to escape Nazi persecution during the Third Reich or National Socialist Period (1933–1945).[2]

Population

According to the 2001 UK Census, 19,511 Austrian-born people were living in Great Britain, which was a drop of around 5% from 1991. The population spread of Austrian-born people can be seen below.[3]

RegionAustrian-born population
East Midlands974
East of England1,815
Greater London5,771
North East England340
North West England1,658
Scotland826
South East England3,717
South West England1,557
Wales495
West Midlands1,042
Yorkshire and the Humber1,316
Northern IrelandUnknown

Notable Austrians in the United Kingdom

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Place of birth data collated by OECD based on 2001 UK Census . 2013-01-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050511105416/http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/18/23/34792376.xls . 2005-05-11 .
  2. Web site: 2008-06-07 . German and Austrian Exile Periodicals 1933-1945 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080607135726/http://www.bl.uk/collections/westeuropean/germanaustrian.html . 2008-06-07 . 2024-06-17 . The British Library.
  3. Web site: BBC Born Abroad, Austria . BBC News . 2013-01-14.