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Net overseas migration

How many more people arrive to stay in Australia than leave, and how that compares, per head, with other countries.

26 September 2026Last checked

Australia now

101,000

People who arrived to stay, less those who left, in the March quarter 2026. 56,100 the quarter before.

Quarterly. Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Show the figures
PeriodPeople
Mar qtr 2026101,000
Dec qtr 202556,100
Sep qtr 202587,100
Jun qtr 202547,900
Mar qtr 2025107,700
Dec qtr 202464,300
Sep qtr 202481,600
Jun qtr 202455,800
Mar qtr 2024128,700
Dec qtr 202399,500
Sep qtr 2023145,200
Jun qtr 2023120,500
Mar qtr 2023165,500
Dec qtr 2022124,600
Sep qtr 2022127,700
Jun qtr 202278,000
Mar qtr 2022107,500
Dec qtr 202135,400
Sep qtr 2021-13,000
Jun qtr 20211,100
Mar qtr 2021-14,200
Dec qtr 2020-29,300
Sep qtr 2020-42,600
Jun qtr 2020-8,300
Mar qtr 202075,200
Dec qtr 201951,300
Sep qtr 201974,500
Jun qtr 201938,200
Mar qtr 201983,600
Dec qtr 201845,700
Sep qtr 201873,800
Jun qtr 201847,600
Mar qtr 201885,100
Dec qtr 201735,800
Sep qtr 201769,700
Jun qtr 201747,300
Mar qtr 201788,800
Dec qtr 201653,600
Sep qtr 201673,700
Jun qtr 201643,600
Mar qtr 201673,000
Dec qtr 201539,300
Sep qtr 201550,400
Jun qtr 201533,300
Mar qtr 201563,800

Australia against 45 other countries

2025, the latest year all 46 have reported. Australia’s 5.0 per 1,000 is 8th highest of the 46. The dashed line is the median, 1.4 per 1,000. Each country's net migration is shown per 1,000 residents, so a large country and a small one compare fairly.

  1. Canada7.8
  2. Luxembourg7.6
  3. Iceland6.9
  4. Ireland6.5
  5. Netherlands5.8
  6. United Kingdom5.6
  7. Norway5.3
  8. Australia5.0
  9. Sweden4.4
  10. Switzerland4.1
  11. Denmark3.7
  12. United States3.6
  13. New Zealand3.3
  14. Saudi Arabia3.2
  15. Finland3.2
  16. Singapore2.8
  17. Belgium2.7
  18. Chile2.6
  19. Colombia2.4
  20. South Africa2.3
  21. Spain2.0
  22. Greece1.6
  23. Portugal1.5
  24. France1.3
  25. Italy1.3
  26. South Korea1.3
  27. Slovenia1.3
  28. Austria1.2
  29. Japan1.1
  30. Israel1.1
  31. Costa Rica0.2
  32. Argentina0.1
  33. Indonesia−0.1
  34. China−0.2
  35. India−0.3
  36. Mexico−0.8
  37. Brazil−1.0
  38. Hungary−1.7
  39. Türkiye−3.0
  40. Latvia−4.0
  41. Germany−4.0
  42. Slovakia−5.8
  43. Lithuania−8.5
  44. Poland−9.1
  45. Estonia−9.8
  46. Czechia−10.3
Annual. World Bank, updated 13 July 2026.

How it is measured

What it is
People who arrive to live for a year or more, less those who leave for a year or more.
Australia's figure
The ABS's quarterly estimate, published about six months after each quarter ends.
The comparison
The World Bank's net migration, divided by its population figure for the same country and year: calculated by Signetry.
The countries
The 38 members of the OECD, seven more G20 economies (Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and South Africa), and Singapore. The same 46 on every page.
When it changes
Australia's figure every time the ABS publishes. The comparison once a year, when the World Bank has a year that all 46 countries have reported.

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