Number of immigrants — all countries

Number of immigrants — Australia

Number of immigrants in Australia in 2024 — 8,111,404 people. Ranked 9 in the world out of 215. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 103.2%.

2024 8.11M people +6.66% vs 2020
World rank 9of 215
Period maximum 8.11M people2024
Period minimum 3.99M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Number of immigrants — Australia, 1990–20242M4M6M8M10M19901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 3,991,501 people1995: 4,215,646 people2000: 4,389,847 people2005: 4,880,921 people2010: 5,879,802 people2015: 6,733,056 people2020: 7,604,850 people2024: 8,111,404 people
Change over the period: +4.12M (+103.22%) Average annual rate: 2.11 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia

Australia 8.11M people
World 303M people
East Asia & Pacific 32.48M people
Australia and New Zealand computed 9.58M people
High-income countries computed 205M people
Number of immigrants — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 8.11M
2020 7.6M
2015 6.73M
2010 5.88M
2005 4.88M
2000 4.39M
1995 4.22M
1990 3.99M

Australia and New Zealand, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 8.11M NZ New Zealand 1.47M

About the indicator

The number of people living in a country but born outside it — the international migrant stock. These are estimates of the UN Population Division, built from census and population register data. It is a stock, not a flow: the indicator answers the question of how many newcomers live in the country now, not how many arrived during the year. For the flow there is a separate indicator, net migration.

Important: The series is updated once every five years, so values may repeat in the intervening years. Foreign-born people and foreign citizens are not the same thing: in many countries most of the former have long held local citizenship.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.