Australia’s population by country of birth
Statistics on Australia’s estimated resident population by country of birth
Reference period: Jun 2025, Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Key statistics
- At 30 June 2025, Australia’s population included 8.8 million people who were born overseas.
- The proportion of Australia’s population born outside Australia was 32.0%.
- India, England, China, and New Zealand were the countries of birth with the largest populations.
- Those born in India recorded the largest increase since 2015.
Australia’s population by country of birth
As at 30 June 2025, Australia’s estimated resident population was 27.6 million people, comprising 18.8 million people born in Australia and 8.8 million people born overseas.
- Australia’s overseas-born population increased by 258,000 people in 2024-25.
- The proportion of overseas-born increased to 32.0% in 2025, up from 31.5% in 2024.