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Foreign-born population of Australia

In 2020, 29.1% of the Australian resident population, or 7,502,000 people, were born overseas.[1]

Country of birth of Australian residents (2021)

International comparison edit

Further information: List of sovereign states and dependent territories by immigrant population, List of countries by net migration rate, and Immigration to Australia

Australia has one of the highest amounts of foreign-born residents in the world (both in total numbers, and per capita), as well as one of the highest immigration rates in the world.

Immigrants account for 30% of the population, the highest proportion among major Western nations.[2][3]

In 2015, Australia had the 8th highest foreign-born population in the world, behind Canada but ahead of France (both countries had very close numbers to Australia). The United States was ranked 1st, with over 46 million foreign-born residents. The over 7 million immigrants in Australia constituted 3.1% of all immigrants in the world.

For foreign-born residents per capita, Australia was ranked the 11th highest sovereign country ahead of Lebanon and behind Jordan (both countries experienced a large influx of refugees from the civil war in neighbouring Syria). Vatican City was 1st, its population of 800 were 100% foreign-born. If dependent territories (e.g.: Guam, Macau, Channel Islands) were included, then Australia's rank would fall to 27th.

From 2010 to 2015, Australia had the 14th highest net migration rate in the world. For 2015–2020, Australia's migration rate was projected to fall (statistics published in 2019), however the country's rank was expected to remain steady at 14th due to similar falls in other countries.

Population by country of birth (2022) edit

 
Australian and foreign born population pyramid in 2021

The following table shows Australia's population by country of birth as estimated by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2022. It shows only countries or regions of birth with a population of over 100,000 residing in Australia.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (2022)[4]
Place of birth Estimated resident population[A]
Total Australian-born 18,332,620
Total foreign-born 7,680,450
  England[B] 961,370
  India 753,520
  China[C] 597,440
  New Zealand 586,020
  Philippines 320,300
  Vietnam 281,810
  South Africa 206,730
  Malaysia 176,210
  Italy 161,560
  Nepal 151,140
  Sri Lanka 145,430
  Scotland[D] 125,030
  United States 112,580
  Hong Kong[E] 112,520
  South Korea 108,810
  Germany 104,710
  Iraq 104,170
  Pakistan 103,120
  1. ^ Only countries with 100,000 or more are listed here.
  2. ^ The Australian Bureau of Statistics source lists England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland separately although they are all part of the United Kingdom. These should not be combined as they are not combined in the source.
  3. ^ In accordance with the Australian Bureau of Statistics source, Mainland China, Taiwan and the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau are listed separately.
  4. ^ The Australian Bureau of Statistics source lists England and Scotland separately although they are both part of the United Kingdom. These should not be combined as they are not combined in the source.
  5. ^ In accordance with the Australian Bureau of Statistics source, Mainland China, Taiwan and the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau are listed separately.

Historical populations by country of birth edit

The following table shows Australia's population by country of birth during historical census years. Only countries with over 25,000 Australian residents are shown.

Place of birth Status Estimated resident population,
2021 census[5] 		Estimated resident population,
2016 census[6] 		Estimated resident population,
2011 census [7] 		Estimated resident population,
2006 census[2] 		Estimated resident population,
2001 census[2]
  Australia   Increasing 17,019,815 15,614,834 15,017,846 14,072,946 13,629,685
  England   Increasing 927,490 907,568 911,593 856,939 847,365
  India   Increasing 673,352 455,385 295,362 147,106 95,452
  China   Increasing 549,618 509,558 318,969 206,588 142,780
  New Zealand   Increasing 530,492 518,462 483,398 389,465 355,765
  Philippines   Increasing 293,892 232,391 171,233 120,540 103,942
  Vietnam   Increasing 257,997 219,351 185,039 159,850 154,831
  South Africa   Increasing 189,207 162,450 145,683 104,132 79,425
  Malaysia   Increasing 165,616 138,363 116,196 92,335 78,858
  Italy   Decreasing 163,326 174,042 185,402 199,124 218,718
  Sri Lanka   Increasing 131,904 109,850 86,412 62,256 53,461
    Nepal   Increasing 122,506 54,757 24,635 4,566
  Scotland   Stagnant 118,496 119,416 133,432 130,206 137,252
  South Korea   Increasing 102,092 98,775 74,538 52,763 38,900
  United States   Increasing 101,309 86,126 77,009 61,721 53,694
  Germany   Stagnant 101,255 102,594 108,002 106,524 108,220
  Hong Kong   Increasing 100,148 86,886 74,955 71,803 67,122
  Iraq   Increasing 92,922 67,353 48,169 32,520 24,832
  Greece   Stagnant 92,314 93,740 99,938 109,990 116,431
  Pakistan   Increasing 89,633 61,918 30,221 16,993
  Lebanon   Increasing 87,340 78,649 76,450 74,849 71,349
  Indonesia   Increasing 87,075 73,218 63,159 50,974 47,158
  Thailand   Increasing 83,779 66,228 45,464 30,554 23,600
  Ireland   Increasing 80,927 74,891 67,318 50,256 50,235
  Iran   Increasing 70,899 58,112 34,454 22,549
  Fiji   Increasing 68,947 61,472 56,978 48,142 44,261
  Netherlands   Decreasing 66,481 70,172 76,046 78,924 83,324
  Singapore   Increasing 61,056 54,934 48,647 39,972 33,485
  Afghanistan   Increasing 59,797 46,799 28,598 16,751
  Bangladesh   Increasing 51,491 42,420 27,808 16,096
  Canada   Increasing 50,223 43,053 38,871 31,614 27,289
  Taiwan   Increasing 49,511 46,822 28,627 24,370
  Brazil   Increasing 46,720 27,625 14,508 7,493
  Poland   Stagnant 45,884 45,370 48,677 52,254 58,110
  Japan   Increasing 45,267 42,420 35,377 30,778
  Croatia   Stagnant 43,302 43,687 48,828 50,996 51,909
  Egypt   Increasing 43,213 39,776 36,532 33,496
  North Macedonia   Stagnant 41,786 38,986 40,222 40,656 43,527
  Zimbabwe   Increasing 39,714 34,789 30,251 20,155
  Myanmar   Increasing 39,171 32,656 21,760 12,378
  Cambodia   Increasing 39,043 33,152 28,329 24,528
  Turkey   Increasing 38,568 32,183 32,844 30,490 29,821
  France   Increasing 36,019 31,120 24,675 19,186 17,268
  Malta   Decreasing 35,413 37,609 41,274 43,700 46,998
  Colombia   Increasing 35,033 18,991 11,317 5,709
  Papua New Guinea   Increasing 29,984 28,803 26,787 24,021
  Chile   Increasing 29,860 26,082 24,936 23,304
  Wales   Stagnant 29,250 28,046 28,675 25,313
  Syria   Increasing 29,096 15,324 8,391 6,968
  Samoa   Increasing 28,107 24,016 19,092 15,240
  Bosnia and Herzegovina   Stagnant 26,171 23,959 25,682 24,631
  Mauritius   Increasing 25,981 24,324 23,279 18,173
  Serbia   Increasing 25,454 20,205 20,267 17,327

Foreign-born population by state/territory edit

As per the 2016 Census, while 6 out of every 10 migrants live in Victoria or New South Wales, there had been a noticeable increase in the number of migrants that settled down Western Australia and Queensland.

In 2016, among all the capital cities in Australia, Sydney – at 1,773,496 – had the highest overseas-born population. Melbourne, on the other hand, had 1,520,253 overseas-born individuals living in the city as per the 2016 Census. Perth, with 702,545 in 2016, came in at the third spot on the list of cities with the highest number of overseas-born population.2

According to the 2016 Census, among all the Australian states and territories, Western Australia had the largest population of overseas-born individuals.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Australia's overseas-born population drops during pandemic | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  2. ^ a b c "Details - Main Features". Abs.gov.au. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  3. ^ United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, (2019). 'Total international migrant stock'. Accessed from International migrant stock 2019 on 5 May 2021
  4. ^ "Table 1.1 Estimated resident population, by country of birth, Australia, as at 30 June, 1996 to 2022(a)(b)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Australian Community Profile 2021". Abs.gov.au. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Australian Community Profile 2016". Abs.gov.au. June 2017. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Australian Community Profile 2011". Abs.gov.au. June 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

Sources edit

Further reading edit

  • Betts, Katharine. Ideology and Immigration: Australia 1976 to 1987 (1997)
  • Burnley, I.H. The Impact of Immigration in Australia: A Demographic Approach (2001)
  • Foster, William, et al. Immigration and Australia: Myths and Realities (1998)
  • Jupp, James. From White Australia to Woomera: The Story of Australian Immigration (2007) excerpt and text search
  • Jupp, James. The English in Australia (2004) excerpt and text search
  • Jupp, James. The Australian People: An Encyclopedia of the Nation, its People and their Origins (2002)
  • Markus, Andrew, James Jupp and Peter McDonald, eds. Australia's Immigration Revolution (2010) excerpt and text search
  • O'Farrell, Patrick. The Irish in Australia: 1798 to the Present Day (3rd ed. Cork University Press, 2001)
  • Wells, Andrew, and Theresa Martinez, eds. Australia's Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook (ABC-CLIO, 2004)

External links edit

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