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Overview

As Austria joined the European Union in 1995, a rise in its British population could have been expected between 1991 and 2001.

In fact, the number declined by about 5% to around 19,500 people.

The only two areas of Britain that saw rises in Austrian-born people were Scotland and the North East.

Some of the greatest falls were in London's Regents Park and Golders Green areas.

Both are associated with Jewish life and have been home to some of the Austrian Jews who fled from the Nazis in the 1930s.

Concentrations of people born in Austria

Map on right shows country as if areas with roughly equal populations were the same size. So, densely populated London takes up much more space than sparsely populated Scottish Highlands.

At-a-glance
19,511 Austrian-born people were living in the UK in 2001 � 0.03% of the population. 9 of Britain's 11 nations and regions have seen steep declines in the number of Austrians living there.

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Distribution of people born in Austria

	TOTAL NUMBERS			AS % OF ALL PEOPLE
Sort by: Nation/region	1991	2001	+/- %	1991	2001	+/- %
Whole of Britain	20,688	19,511	-5.69	0.04	0.03	-0.01

East Midlands	1,000	974	-2.60	0.03	0.02	-0.01
East of England	1,825	1,815	-0.55	0.04	0.03	-0.01
London	6,392	5,771	-9.72	0.10	0.08	-0.02
North East	326	340	4.29	0.01	0.01	0.00
North West	1,885	1,658	-12.04	0.03	0.02	-0.01
Scotland	677	826	22.01	0.01	0.02	0.01
South East	3,843	3,717	-3.28	0.05	0.05	0.00
South West	1,567	1,557	-0.64	0.03	0.03	0.00
Wales	551	495	-10.16	0.02	0.02	0.00
West Midlands	1,158	1,042	-10.02	0.02	0.02	0.00
Yorks & Humber	1,464	1,316	-10.11	0.03	0.03	0.00

Most popular areas

		TOTAL NUMBERS			AS % OF ALL PEOPLE
Area	Regions	1991	2001	+/- %	1991	2001	+/- %
Golders Green	London	355	240	-32.39	0.84	0.50	-0.34
Hyde Park	London	212	188	-11.32	0.35	0.28	-0.07
Kensington	London	185	188	1.62	0.36	0.30	-0.06
Chelsea	London	145	176	21.38	0.28	0.29	0.01
Highgate	London	219	163	-25.57	0.47	0.30	-0.17
Kilburn	London	236	148	-37.29	0.53	0.35	-0.18
Regent's Park	London	260	143	-45.00	0.32	0.20	-0.12
Richmond N	London	130	143	10.00	0.20	0.21	0.01
Finchley	London	120	121	0.83	0.21	0.17	-0.04
Stoke Newington	London	108	103	-4.63	0.24	0.19	-0.05

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