Last updated: October 21, 2022, by Grant Thomas 

🔖Cite this webpage (Thomas, Grant. “Latest Austria Travel Statistics & Data”. visasassociation.com, October 21, 2022, https://visasassociation.com/statistics/austria-travel-statistics

Note: The latest Schengen Visa and travel statistics available about Austria are for 2021. We will update this page as soon as 2022 travel data and statistics on Austria are available.     

Highlights: Latest Statistics on Travel and Tourism in Austria 

Tourism in Austria remains far below pre-pandemic levels

Despite the ease of travel restrictions and the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, the effects of the pandemic continued to have a strong impact on the tourism industry in Austria in 2021. 

This means that the number of nights spent dropped by 18.32 million compared to 2020 and fell back to the 1970 levels.

The decline of Austrian tourism in 2021 is mostly attributed to closures in the first four months of the year and the month of November. 

However, an increase in the number of nights spent in December 2021 has provided some relief to the country. 

During the winter season, Austria recorded an increase of 5.37 million in the number of nights spent by domestic and international visitors. That’s eight times more compared to the same month in 2020 when the country was under strict lockdown. 

Despite the significant increase in the number of nights spent in December 2021, the numbers achieved remained far below the pre-crisis level. 

Compared to December 2019, the number of nights spent by domestic and international guests in Austria at the end of 2021 was almost half lower (-46.2%).

Schengen Visa Applications & Tourism in Austria – Latest Trends

Austria’s Schengen Visa approval rate from 2015 to 2021

Countries that submitted the highest number of Schengen Visa applications for Austria from 2015 to 2021

Total number of international and domestic overnight stays in Austria from 2015 to 2021

International and domestic overnight stays in Austria from 2015 to 2021

International and domestic tourist arrivals in Austria from 2015 to 2021

International tourism expenditure in Austria from 2015 to 2021

Travel intensity in Austria from 2015 to 2021

International tourism receipts in Austria from 2015 to 2021

Top 5 countries that submitted the highest number of Schengen Visa applications for Austria in 2021

Approval rates for the countries that submitted the highest number of Schengen Visa applications for Austria in 2021

Top 5 third countries that had the lowest rejection rates for the Schengen Visa for Austria in 2021

Top 5 third countries that had the highest rejection rates for the Schengen Visa for Austria in 2021

Sources:  

European Commission – Statistics on short-stay visas issued by the Schengen States 

EUROSTAT – Tourism Database 

EUROSTAT – Tourism Statistics 

Statista – Travel and tourism in Austria – statistics & facts 

Statistik.at – Tourism

Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) – Tourism Statistics