Net migration, annual growth rate in Australia
Australia: Net migration, annual growth rate was -1.01 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Net migration, annual growth rate in Australia, 1961β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Australia recorded -1.01 % change on previous year for net migration, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is up 17.6% on the previous year and down 116.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net migration, annual growth rate in Australia peaked at 162.71 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -78.54 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Australia ranks 81st of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.99 % change on previous year | -27.02 % change on previous year | 29.81 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.88 % change on previous year | -75.49 % change on previous year | 135.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.91 % change on previous year | -34.43 % change on previous year | 71.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.79 % change on previous year | -41.54 % change on previous year | 117.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.08 % change on previous year | -14.56 % change on previous year | 46.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0707 % change on previous year | -29.23 % change on previous year | 19.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.02 % change on previous year | -78.54 % change on previous year | 162.71 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 78 Cayman Islands -0.8929 % change on previous year compare
- 79 Haiti -0.9607 % change on previous year compare
- 80 Uganda -0.9625 % change on previous year compare
- 82 Congo, Democratic Republic of the -1.26 % change on previous year compare
- 83 Dominican Republic -1.44 % change on previous year compare
- 84 Benin -1.58 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Australia
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 133.8% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.58 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 5.96 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets -136.13 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 133.8% (2025)
- Broad money 133.1% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 8.0% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 133.8% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 1.55 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 137,109 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net migration, annual growth rate in Australia?
- Net migration, annual growth rate in Australia was -1.01 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 162.71 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -78.54 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for net migration, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 81st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net migration, annual growth rate rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 116.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net migration, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net migration World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.