Western Europe
Making aliyah from Austria
388 people moved from Austria to Israel between 2015 and 2025, including 36 in 2025. Here is what the official record shows about them, and what the process looks like from Austria specifically.
Olim in 2025
36
granted oleh status on arrival
Total since 2015
388
11 years of the record
Busiest year
2015
60 arrivals
Most chosen town
Tel Aviv-Yafo
80 people
Settlement concentration
Not ranked: Austria has fewer than 1,000 olim on the detailed record, so its top three towns say more about one absorption programme than about a pattern.
The record
Aliyah from Austria, in the ministry's own files
Every arrival counted once, in the year they landed and the town they registered in.
Arrivals from Austria by year
Where they settled
Absorption town recorded on arrival.
- 1Tel Aviv-Yafo80
- 2Jerusalem56
- 3Herzliya32
- 4Netanya26
- 5Ashdod19
- 6Bat Yam14
- 7Holon12
- 8Rehovot12
- 9Haifa11
- 10Bnei Brak11
Age on arrival
17% arrived as children, 8% at 65 or over.
- 10-1766
- 218-24129
- 325-3479
- 435-4945
- 550-6437
- 665+32
What they did before moving
Occupation recorded at registration. "School pupil" and "student" reflect how many arrive as dependants.
- 1Not stated48
- 2Student39
- 3School pupil35
- 4Retired35
- 5Professional services15
- 6Economist10
- 7Unskilled8
- 8Yeshiva student8
Destination
More went to Tel Aviv-Yafo than anywhere else
80 of the 388 arrivals from Austria registered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, ahead of Jerusalem, Herzliya, Netanya.
That is 21% of everyone arriving from Austria, against 12.3% of olim from all countries.
The town is recorded once, on arrival, so the chart above shows where people registered rather than where they live now.
How it works
The process from Austria
The Jewish Agency for Israel runs the process through its regional office and the Israeli consulate.
Commercial flights, with group flights organised around the summer and holiday periods in the larger communities.
Western European olim concentrate on the coastal centre: Netanya, Ashdod, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Ra'anana.
Documents are the slow part everywhere: birth certificates, proof of Jewish descent, police clearance and, in most countries, apostilles. Start collecting before you open the file, not after. The full sequence is in the aliyah guide.
Before you go
Work out what your money is worth: the cost of living page has rent, groceries and salaries in real numbers, and the shekel converter gives today's rate.
A market stall in Jerusalem with prices marked in shekels.
Check the calendar you are moving into: holiday dates close the country for whole weeks in autumn and spring, and Shabbat times govern the week.
A sesame-topped challah loaf, freshly baked.
See how Austria compares with everywhere else on the full statistics explorer.
An open-plan office floor of screens and desks.
Aliyah from elsewhere in Western Europe
Total arrivals 2015 to 2025, in brackets.
Start here
The move itself, in six steps
Eligibility, opening the file, the documents, the visa, landing day and the absorption benefits that follow. The guide is the same wherever you are starting from.
Frequently asked questions
How many people make aliyah from Austria each year?+
36 in 2025, and 388 in total between 2015 and 2025. The strongest single year was 2015, with 60 arrivals.
Where do olim from Austria settle?+
Tel Aviv-Yafo takes the largest share, followed by Jerusalem, Herzliya, Netanya. 21% of olim from Austria settled in Tel Aviv-Yafo, against 12.3% of olim overall.
Who handles an aliyah application from Austria?+
The Jewish Agency for Israel runs the process through its regional office and the Israeli consulate.
Is aliyah from Austria mostly families or individuals?+
Of the 388 arrivals recorded, 17% were children under 18 and 8% were 65 or over. That skews towards adults moving without school-age children.
Source: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, published on data.gov.il. Figures count people granted oleh status on arrival. Rebuilt 2026-08-05.