EMN National Seminar Finnland Helsinki, 27. September 2010 Mária Temesvári EMN National Contact Point Austria International Organisation for Migration in Vienna The NCP AT is financed by the European Commission and the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior National EMN Contact Point AT IOM Vienna Nibelungengasse 13/4, 1010 Vienna

2 Overview Current trends Prospects Policy Debates

Share of foreign born and non-nationals of total population, EU and EFTA, Source: Eurostat.

Migration Inflows, 2008 Total per inhabitants Source: Eurostat

Demographic Trends in Austria Overall population will increase by 14 % between 2008 and 2050* No. of people 60+ will climb from 22.6% in 2008 to 34.2% in 2050* In the same period the working population will decline by -2.2%** Sources: * STATISTIK AUSTRIA - Bevölkerungsprognose Medium variant. Erstellt am 6. Oktober 2009, ** STATISTIK AUSTRIA - Erwerbsprognose 2006

Trends in Austria 2010: 83% of the medium-sized enterprises have difficulties in finding skilled employees 2010: a gap of missing graduates in the 15 most wanted branches of study Sources: * STATISTIK AUSTRIA - Bevölkerungsprognose Medium variant. Erstellt am 6. Oktober 2009, ** STATISTIK AUSTRIA - Erwerbsprognose 2006

Total stock of workers by groups of citizenship, 2009 Countries of citizenship Nationals ,4% Foreign nationals ,6% EU ,6% EU ,4% EU ,5% TCNs ,1% Total % Source: Labour Force Survey 2009.

Workers by groups of citizenship and main category of employment, 2009 Main categorisationNationalsEU 15EU 10+2TCNsTotal Highly skilled39%59%26%17%38% Skilled52%37%51%47%51% Low skilled9%4%23%37%11% TOTAL100% Source: Labour Force Survey 2009.

First residence permits by reason, 2009 Source: Federal Ministry of the Interior / Eurostat.

Current policy debate Quota System –Residence permits –Work permits Seasonal Workers –Visa D –Contingents Red-White-Red Card –Points based system