Net migration in Australia

Net migration to Australia was 137,109 people in 2025.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Australia, 2025 137,109 People
Change from 2024 −1.0% 2024: 138,510 people
World, 2025 0 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 11th of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Australia over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period AustraliaWorld
2025 137,109 people 0 people
2024 138,510 people 0 people
2023 140,232 people 0 people
2022 140,972 people 0 people
2021 116,768 people 0 people
2020 44,447 people 0 people
2019 207,142 people 0 people
2018 226,412 people 0 people
2017 255,023 people 0 people
2016 254,648 people 0 people
2015 212,350 people 0 people
2014 200,177 people 0 people
2013 215,823 people 0 people
2012 235,776 people 0 people
2011 197,657 people 0 people
2010 166,752 people 0 people
2009 235,628 people 0 people
2008 275,773 people 0 people
2007 249,873 people 0 people
2006 191,985 people 0 people
2005 131,371 people 0 people
2004 110,072 people 0 people
2003 104,437 people 0 people
2002 108,852 people 0 people
2001 117,552 people 0 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.0% from 138,510 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 212,350 people, the figure has changed by −35.4%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Australia has the 11th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 0 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Australia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects