Decline of illegal migration: Tyrolean numbers decrease dramatically!

Decline of illegal migration: Tyrolean numbers decrease dramatically!

Innsbruck, Österreich - The Tyrolean police report a dramatic decline in illegal entry. In a press conference in Innsbruck, State Police Director Helmut Tomac stated that the new arrivals in Austria fell to around 28,000 in 2024, which corresponds to a decrease of 56 percent. In Tyrol, the number was 43 percent of the number on 4,612. Tomac emphasized: "The large wave of migration is over." In 2015 and 2016 there were still over 10,000 attacks, and the number has decreased significantly since then. This positive development is not only due to regional, but also to nationwide trends.

A decisive change in the migration pattern can also be determined. As Tomac reported, the routes of the migrants are increasingly moving to west instead of traveling to Tyrol via the Brenner, which contributed to a noticeable decline in landings in Italy. Only 66,000 landings were registered in Italy for 2024, compared to 167,000 in 2023. This represents a comprehensive turn in the migration process, which results from several factors that have been increasingly shown since the decline.

origin of the migrants remains constant

Despite the decline, the nationalitarian composition of the migrants remains relatively the same. Syria continues to lead the list of countries of origin, followed by Morocco and Turkey. Over 50 percent of migrants came from Italy in 2024. The number of tractors that were caught remains worryingly high; In 2024 there were still 24 after 29 tractors were reported in 2023. These developments are important because they sharpen the understanding of the current migration situation in the region. According to the numbers of Tyrolean tourism, it is optimistic about 2024, in which a strong focus is on tourist development, which could be further promoted by this relief in the migration situation, such as press.tirol.at specifically represent.