Portuguese in Austria

Austrian Portuguese
Luso-austríacos (Portuguese)
Portugiesen in Österreich (German)
Total population
7,245
Languages
German, Portuguese
Religion
Predominantly Christianity (Roman Catholicism), noreligion
Related ethnic groups
Other Portuguese people, Portuguese in Germany, Portuguese in Liechtenstein, Portuguese in Switzerland

Portuguese in Austria (German: Portugiesen in Österreich) are citizens and residents of Austria who are of Portuguese descent.

Portuguese in Austria (also known as Portuguese Austrians/ Austrian–Portuguese Community or, in Portuguese, known as Portugueses na Áustria/ Comunidade portuguesa na Áustria/ Luso-austríacos) are the citizens or residents of Austria whose ethnic origins lie in Portugal.

Portuguese Austrians are Portuguese-born citizens with Austrian citizenship or Austrian-born citizens of Portuguese ancestry or citizenship.

There were 7,245 Portuguese people residing in Austria in 2021.[1] The Portuguese constitute approximately 0.08% of the country's population.[2] Portuguese tend not to acquire Austrian nationality – only 34 have done so since 2000 – because, in naturalising as Austrian citizens, they would be deprived of their Portuguese passport.[3]

  1. ^ "Áustria". Portal Diplomático (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Homepage". STATISTICS AUSTRIA. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Observatório da Emigração". observatorioemigracao.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 August 2023.