Afro-Austrians

In a broader sense, people of sub-Saharan origin who live in Austria but do not have Austrian citizenship are also called Afro-Austrians.

The first documented African immigrant was baptized in St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna in 1629; it is assumed that they were an escaped slave of the Ottoman Sultan.

The immigration of African people during the dual monarchy Austria-Hungary is strongly linked to economic exploitation.

Some reasons for this include the end of the Cold War, the opening of borders, and recent global economic developments.

Across Europe, an average of 47% of respondents in 2022 said they had been discriminated against because of their skin color, origin or religion in the past five years (2016: 36%).