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DIY: Why Germans are coming to Austria in droves (Survival Lilly) - C C - Jun 9, 2026
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VIDEO EXCERPTS: Germans are fleeing to Austria in droves. Here there's an article saying, "My brother and two friends have already left Germany. [...] Young people are losing faith in the future of Germany."
And why this trend is threatening Germany's economic competitiveness. Now, Germany is not only losing German citizens, native Germans, but also immigrants coming from other countries that maybe studied in Germany but are now moving back to their original countries.
The fact that Germany is also losing nurses and doctors to Bulgaria should be a major concern. An economist in Germany is warning of a tipping point in the immigration of young people from Germany and cautions that prosperity could simply vanish. Neither pension contributions nor children nor innovations would remain.
So now more and more young Germans come to Austria. And here they are saying that the amount in the last 10 years of German citizens in Austria has increased by 40%. That's 70,000 additional German citizens, and that makes them the greatest foreign immigrant group in Austria.
Also, especially younger men are coming to Austria between 25 and 45 years old. Older Germans like to immigrate to Spain. Switzerland is very popular amongst Germans, and more Germans are living in Switzerland than in Austria. However, the trend is reversing, and now more Germans are moving to Austria.
So now the question is, why is Austria such a popular country instead of Switzerland? The thing is that Austria and Germany belong to the European Union. So you can easily move from Germany to Austria without a lot of hassle. You know you don't need a special immigration approval or something. You can just move into a flat here and search for a job, and it's very easy.
Now the second reason why Germans move to Switzerland or Austria is actually the language. We speak the same language sort of. Okay, we have our different dialects, but we understand each other. And of course if you have the opportunity to immigrate, you want to immigrate to a country with the same language.
And Austria and Switzerland are not too far away from Germany. So you can still go home and visit your family. So the close location is also another reason why Germans come to Austria. Also, Germans are saying that if they move to Austria, it's warmer, closer to the Mediterranean.
[...] But now let's come to the main reason why Germans are imigrating. A lot of German young men are actually afraid that Germany will participate in a war...
Why Germans are coming to Austria in droves ... https://youtu.be/4GVJBKxEWYM