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Immigrants in Australia

8.1M foreigners live in Australia — 30% of the country's population

#8 largest immigrant population in the world#1 in Oceania

Immigrants in Australia by country

The 3 largest groups make up 33% of all immigrants

1British
1.1M13.7%
2Indians
876.1K10.8%
3Chinese
656.3K8.1%
4New Zealanders
588.1K7.3%
5Filipinos
356.8K4.4%
6Vietnamese
294.4K3.6%
7South Africans
213.4K2.6%
8Nepalis
197.5K2.4%
CountryImmigrants
United Kingdom1107102
India876074
China656264
New Zealand588088
Philippines356833
Vietnam294435
South Africa213447
Nepal197472
Malaysia181202
Sri Lanka156876
Italy151684
Pakistan127340
Hong Kong116517
USA114202
South Korea114174
Iraq112467
Thailand109845
Indonesia104566
Germany99593
Lebanon93967
Ireland90203
Greece89351
Iran88697
Fiji83435
Afghanistan81506
Brazil70220
Singapore68087
Bangladesh64969
Netherlands63634
Taiwan61011
Colombia59674
Canada57190
Japan53094
North Macedonia48723
Croatia47534
Zimbabwe47195
Egypt46879
Myanmar46297
Poland45945
Cambodia43862
Turkey42544
France40681
Samoa38964
Syria37008
Chile35849
Malta34451
Papua New Guinea34316
Russia30312
Kenya30123
Bosnia29317
Mauritius28962
Serbia28629
Bhutan25363
Argentina24708
Ukraine20391
Nigeria19524
Tonga19464
Spain19279
Sudan17709
UAE17673
Portugal17637
Ethiopia17141
Cyprus16610
Hungary16317
Romania15735
Peru14420
Saudi Arabia14397
Austria13561
Switzerland13265
Israel11821
Laos11771
East Timor11546
Sweden11508
Mongolia11188
El Salvador10898
Czech Republic10450
Vanuatu10208
Uruguay9951
South Sudan9693
Somalia9578
Jordan9469
Mexico9381
Denmark8927
Venezuela8402
Ghana8327
Kuwait8304
Zambia8060
DR Congo8028
Cook Islands7834
Finland7752
Belgium7695
Solomon Islands7161
Eritrea6928
Slovakia6753
Slovenia5483
Uganda5079
Tanzania4926
Sierra Leone4218
Albania4105
Norway3910
Bulgaria3874
Liberia3630
Ecuador3550
Estonia3498
Brunei3357
Burundi3255
Latvia3247
Lithuania3094
Macao3081
Palestine3046
Kazakhstan2892
Libya2812
Morocco2775
Qatar2716
Republic of Congo2688
Seychelles2623
Belarus2586
Uzbekistan2546
Bahrain2395
Oman1986
Namibia1890
Malawi1853
Trinidad and Tobago1830
Botswana1736
Montenegro1673
Algeria1643
Kiribati1585
New Caledonia1520
Moldova1471
Armenia1462
Rwanda1338
Jamaica1335
Bolivia1196
Yemen1189
Guinea1175
Mozambique1037
Cuba1008
Niue975
Nicaragua877
Isle of Man876
Georgia865
Azerbaijan828
Tunisia788
Guatemala788
Nauru782
Kyrgyzstan731
Maldives712
Cameroon695
Ivory Coast682
Costa Rica674
Paraguay635
Bermuda606
Tokelau588
Guyana568
Angola559
French Polynesia521
American Samoa517
Senegal509
Honduras495
Gibraltar445
Barbados408
Iceland403
Eswatini359
Togo351
Madagascar348
Panama344
Luxembourg322
Dominican Republic313
Bahamas305
Tuvalu290
Tajikistan241
Puerto Rico220
Reunion211
Djibouti204
Cayman Islands197
Central African Republic191
Lesotho157
Curaçao157
Suriname156
Turkmenistan153
Grenada143
Gambia141
Guam141
Haiti130
Chad110
Benin97
Monaco91
Belize80
Falkland Islands79
Saint Lucia77
Aruba70
Burkina Faso68
Antigua and Barbuda61
Gabon57
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines57
Mali53
Saint Kitts and Nevis50

By region of origin

48% of immigrants come from Asia

8.1Mtotal

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Key facts

Immigrants in Australia in numbers

People born in Nepal are the fastest-growing group

The number of people born in Nepal living in Australia has grown 293% since 2015, from 50.2K to 197.5K.

87% of all emigrants from New Zealand live in Australia

No other country has more people born in New Zealand.

Immigration drives population growth

43% of the population growth of Australia since 1990 came from immigrants.

The map of origins has changed since 1990

8 countries have entered the top 20 origins since 1990: South Africa, Nepal, Sri Lanka. South Africa climbed from outside the top 20 to #7.

The share of immigrants from Europe has declined since 1990

61.1% of immigrants came from Europe in 1990, compared with 26% today.

1 in 3 residents of Australia was born abroad

8.1M of 27.2M residents were born abroad — 29.8% of the population.

Immigrant population in Australia over time

Foreigners living in Australia, by year

YearImmigrants
19903799949
19954151020
20004386094
20054877126
20105874707
20156726639
20207603826
20248110501

Largest groups over time

The 5 largest groups in Australia, by year

British Indians Chinese New Zealanders Filipinos
YearBritishIndiansChineseNew ZealandersFilipinos
19901119737548827307926330171142
199511541677632110937830451597920
2000112876091042144919366287112172
20051118630149237227597424120134758
20101185773326913369549520509183866
20151206060448940509635575163241235
20201171185707980632690583769305063
20241107102876074656264588088356833

Fastest-changing groups

How each group's numbers have changed since the selected year

Ni-Vanuatu10.2K+172%
Solomon Islanders7.2K+148%
Bhutanese25.4K+104%
Mongolians11.2K+77%
I-Kiribati1.6K+76%
Nepalis197.5K+53%
Colombians59.7K+53%
Nigerians19.5K+38%

Share of each diaspora living in Australia

Of each group's emigrants worldwide, the share who live in Australia

New Zealanders
87%588.1K
British
23%1.1M
South Africans
21%213.4K
Vietnamese
8%294.4K
Nepalis
7%197.5K
Chinese
6%656.3K
Indians
5%876.1K
Filipinos
5%356.8K

Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)

Frequently asked questions

How many foreigners live in Australia?

Around 8.1M immigrants live in Australia — the world's #8 largest immigrant population.

What percentage of the population of Australia are immigrants?

Immigrants make up around 30% of the population of Australia — that's 8.1M out of a total population of 27.2M.

Where do most immigrants in Australia come from?

Most immigrants in Australia come from United Kingdom, India and China — these three countries account for about 33% of all immigrants.

How many British live in Australia?

Around 1.1M British live in Australia — about 14% of all immigrants, the largest group.

Is the immigrant population in Australia growing?

Yes — over the past decade, the number of immigrants in Australia has grown from 6.7M to 8.1M, about 21%.

Where does the data on immigrants in Australia come from?

The source is International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division). It counts people born abroad who now live in Australia. Their children born in Australia are not included.

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