Australia: net overseas migration 2023

As of 2023, Australia's net overseas migration was 152.2 thousand people. In 2020 and 2021, net migration in Australia reduced drastically due to travel restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Net migration increased to over 400 thousand people once restrictions were eased in 2022.

Total net overseas migration in Australia from 2011 to March 2023 (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	Number of migrants in thousands
March 2023	152.2
2022	408.9
2021	6.8
2020	-5
2019	247.6
2018	252.22
2017	241.66
2016	243.83
2015	186.73
2014	182.35
2013	208.38
2012	237.44
2011	205.68

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September 2023

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Australia

Survey time period

2011 to March 2023

Supplementary notes

For the purposes of Net Overseas Migration (NOM), a person is regarded as a usual resident if they have been (or expect to be) residing in Australia for a period of 12 months or more. These 12 months do not need to be continuous and are measured over a period of 16 months.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) introduced the 12/16 month rule for calculating NOM in September quarter 2006. Consequently, this point marks a break in series and NOM estimates from earlier periods are not directly comparable.

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