Australia vs Papua New Guinea
Australia vs Papua New Guinea: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 5.3 per 1,000 people in Australia and -0.1 per 1,000 people in Papua New Guinea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Australia, by 5.4 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Australia has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Papua New Guinea.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Australia at 4.4 per 1,000 people and Papua New Guinea at -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Australia | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.3 | -0.1 |
| 2022 | 5.4 | -0.1 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 1.1 |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| 2019 | 8.1 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 9 | 2.6 |
| 2017 | 10.3 | 2.9 |
| 2016 | 10.5 | 3.2 |
| 2015 | 8.9 | 3.5 |
| 2014 | 8.5 | 3.9 |
| 2013 | 9.3 | 4.2 |
| 2012 | 10.3 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 8.8 | 5.2 |
| 2010 | 7.5 | 6.6 |
| 2009 | 10.8 | 6.7 |
| 2008 | 12.9 | 6.8 |
| 2007 | 11.9 | 6.9 |
| 2006 | 9.3 | 7 |
| 2005 | 6.5 | 7 |
| 2004 | 5.5 | 7.1 |
| 2003 | 5.3 | 7.1 |
| 2002 | 5.6 | 7.2 |
| 2001 | 6.1 | 7.3 |
| 2000 | 5.8 | 7.6 |
| 1999 | 4.9 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 4.3 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 3.7 | 8.6 |
| 1996 | 4.5 | 8.7 |
| 1995 | 4.4 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 2.9 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 1.3 | 8.8 |
| 1992 | 2.3 | 8.8 |
| 1991 | 4 | 6.7 |
| 1990 | 5.8 | 0.6 |
| 1989 | 8.5 | -5.2 |
| 1988 | 9.2 | -7.1 |
| 1987 | 8.4 | -7.1 |
| 1986 | 7 | -7.2 |
| 1985 | 6.2 | -7.3 |
| 1984 | 5.1 | -7.5 |
| 1983 | 4.8 | -7.6 |
| 1982 | 7.4 | -7.8 |
| 1981 | 8.2 | -7.9 |
| 1980 | 6.1 | -8.2 |
| 1979 | 3.6 | -8.4 |
| 1978 | 3.2 | -8.4 |
| 1977 | 3.2 | -8.4 |
| 1976 | 2.3 | -8.4 |
| 1975 | 1.8 | -8.4 |
| 1974 | 4.1 | -8.3 |
| 1973 | 4.7 | -8.1 |
| 1972 | 4.1 | -7.7 |
| 1971 | 17.2 | -7.4 |
| 1970 | 20.3 | -7.5 |
| 1969 | 8.9 | -7.8 |
| 1968 | 8.4 | -8 |
| 1967 | 6.9 | -8.5 |
| 1966 | 9.6 | -7.6 |
| 1965 | 10.5 | -8.3 |
| 1964 | 8.2 | -8.1 |
| 1963 | 6.7 | -7.1 |
| 1962 | 5.4 | -5.8 |
| 1961 | 6.1 | -5.1 |
| 1960 | 8.3 | -1 |
| 1959 | 8 | -0.7 |
| 1958 | 7.3 | -0.4 |
| 1957 | 7.8 | -0.2 |
| 1956 | 10 | 0 |
| 1955 | 10.3 | -0.3 |
| 1954 | 8 | -0.8 |
| 1953 | 6 | -1.2 |
| 1952 | 8.9 | -1.8 |
| 1951 | 13.9 | -2.4 |
| 1950 | 17.7 | -3.1 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Australia | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.20.4–10.2 | -0.1-2.7–2.3 |
| 2025 | 5.1-1.4–11.4 | -0-3.7–3.3 |
| 2026 | 4.8-2.5–11.6 | -0-4.6–3.8 |
| 2027 | 4.9-3.2–12.4 | -0.1-4.8–4.6 |
| 2028 | 4.9-3.9–12.2 | -0.2-5.4–5.3 |
| 2029 | 4.7-4.5–13 | -0.1-6.1–5.6 |
| 2030 | 4.8-4.6–13.2 | -0.1-6.5–5.8 |
| 2031 | 4.8-5–13.5 | -0.2-6.9–5.8 |
| 2032 | 4.8-5.5–13.6 | -0.2-6.6–6.7 |
| 2033 | 4.8-5.6–13.2 | -0.2-7.2–6.6 |
| 2034 | 4.8-5.5–13.4 | -0.1-7.5–6.9 |
| 2035 | 4.9-5.8–13.6 | -0.2-7.5–7.4 |
| 2036 | 5-5.5–14 | -0.1-7.7–8 |
| 2037 | 4.8-5.6–13.5 | -0.1-7.9–7.6 |
| 2038 | 5-5.9–13.6 | -0.1-8.4–7.8 |
| 2039 | 4.8-6.3–13.7 | -0.1-8.9–7.8 |
| 2040 | 5-5.8–13.8 | -0.2-9–7.6 |
| 2041 | 5.1-5.7–13.4 | -0.2-8.9–8 |
| 2042 | 5.2-5.5–13.7 | -0.2-9.5–8.7 |
| 2043 | 5.2-5.7–14.3 | -0.1-9.2–8.8 |
| 2044 | 5.1-5.5–14.1 | -0.1-9.6–9.2 |
| 2045 | 5.3-5–14.7 | 0-9.2–9 |
| 2046 | 5.5-5.7–14.2 | -0.1-9.4–9.4 |
| 2047 | 5.1-6.3–14.1 | -0.1-10.5–9.3 |
| 2048 | 5.5-6.3–14.8 | -0-10–9.7 |
| 2049 | 5.2-6.2–14.6 | 0-10.4–9.6 |
| 2050 | 5.2-6.9–14.8 | -0.1-10.9–9.6 |
| 2051 | 5.2-6.3–14.3 | -0-11.1–9.7 |
| 2052 | 5.1-6.7–14 | 0-11.2–9.6 |
| 2053 | 5.1-6.7–13.8 | -0.1-11.5–9.8 |
| 2054 | 5.3-6.9–14.2 | 0.1-11.3–10.3 |
| 2055 | 5.3-6.7–14.7 | -0.1-11.4–10.7 |
| 2056 | 5.1-6.3–15.1 | -0.1-11.7–9.9 |
| 2057 | 5.2-7.3–14.7 | 0-11.7–10.8 |
| 2058 | 5.4-6–14.6 | 0-11.2–10.3 |
| 2059 | 5-6.8–13.7 | 0.1-11.5–11 |
| 2060 | 5-6.2–14.3 | 0.2-11.6–10.3 |
| 2061 | 5.2-6.5–13.8 | 0-11.9–11.4 |
| 2062 | 5.2-6.9–13.9 | -0-12.5–11.4 |
| 2063 | 5.3-6.6–14.3 | 0-12.5–11.5 |
| 2064 | 4.9-7.2–14.8 | 0.1-12.4–11.6 |
| 2065 | 5.1-6.7–14.6 | 0.2-12.4–11.1 |
| 2066 | 5.3-7.7–14.6 | 0.2-12.6–11.7 |
| 2067 | 5.3-6.9–15 | 0.2-12.4–11.8 |
| 2068 | 5.4-6.7–14.8 | 0.2-12.5–12.2 |
| 2069 | 5.3-6.8–14.9 | 0.1-13–11.8 |
| 2070 | 5.1-6.8–14.6 | 0.1-12.9–12.2 |
| 2071 | 4.9-7.1–14.2 | 0.2-13.2–12.1 |
| 2072 | 4.9-7.5–15 | 0.1-13.4–12.3 |
| 2073 | 5-7.7–13.9 | 0-13.5–12 |
| 2074 | 5.1-7.1–14.8 | 0.1-13.5–12 |
| 2075 | 5-7.2–14.5 | 0.1-13.3–11.8 |
| 2076 | 5-8.3–14.7 | 0-13.3–12 |
| 2077 | 5.2-7.2–14.2 | 0.1-14.2–12.2 |
| 2078 | 5.1-7.4–13.2 | 0.2-14.1–12.3 |
| 2079 | 5.1-7.4–13.7 | 0.1-13.4–12.8 |
| 2080 | 5-8.5–13.5 | 0.4-13.8–12.8 |
| 2081 | 5.3-8–15.1 | 0.2-14.2–12.7 |
| 2082 | 5.1-8.1–14.3 | 0.1-14.1–12.3 |
| 2083 | 5.2-7–14.8 | 0.3-14.5–12.7 |
| 2084 | 4.9-6.7–14.3 | 0.1-14.8–12.8 |
| 2085 | 4.9-6.7–14.3 | 0.2-14.8–12.4 |
| 2086 | 5-6.7–15.2 | 0.2-14.9–12 |
| 2087 | 5.1-6.7–14.9 | 0.1-15–12.2 |
| 2088 | 5.3-6.7–15 | 0.1-15.7–12.4 |
| 2089 | 5.1-7.2–14.4 | 0.1-14.4–13.1 |
| 2090 | 5.1-7.1–14.9 | 0.3-14.4–12.9 |
| 2091 | 5.1-6.7–15.1 | 0.2-14.9–13.3 |
| 2092 | 4.9-6.5–14.2 | 0.2-14.9–12.9 |
| 2093 | 4.8-6.7–14.6 | 0.1-14.3–12.6 |
| 2094 | 4.4-8.1–14.3 | 0.1-15.1–12.8 |
| 2095 | 4.5-7.8–13.7 | 0.1-15–12.4 |
| 2096 | 4.7-7.6–14.1 | 0-15.1–12.6 |
| 2097 | 4.8-7.8–14 | -0-15.9–12.7 |
| 2098 | 4.5-7.8–14.4 | -0.1-16.1–12.2 |
| 2099 | 4.4-7.9–14.4 | -0-16.5–12.7 |
| 2100 | 4.4-7.8–14.2 | -0.1-15.9–11.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Australia vs Papua New Guinea
Health
- Life expectancyAustralia: 83.9 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustralia: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Papua New Guinea: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustralia: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Papua New Guinea: 32.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAustralia: 4.62% in 2017Papua New Guinea: 3.17% in 2017
- Suicide rateAustralia: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Papua New Guinea: 23.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustralia: 26.5 million people in 2023Papua New Guinea: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustralia: 0.99% a year in 2023Papua New Guinea: 1.8% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustralia: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustralia: 87.7% in 2025Papua New Guinea: 15.8% in 2025
- Median ageAustralia: 37.8 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustralia: 17.4% in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.3% in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personAustralia: $61,370 in 2025Papua New Guinea: $2,665 in 2025
- GDP growthAustralia: 2% a year in 2025Papua New Guinea: 3.9% a year in 2024
- InflationAustralia: 2.8% a year in 2025Papua New Guinea: 4.4% a year in 2025
- Government debtAustralia: 51.9% of GDP in 2025Papua New Guinea: 51.6% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustralia: 1.92% of GDP in 2025Papua New Guinea: 0.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustralia: $35.3B in 2025Papua New Guinea: $110M in 2025
- Military spending per personAustralia: $1,316 in 2025Papua New Guinea: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustralia: 4.9% of government spending in 2025Papua New Guinea: 1.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustralia: 60,000 people in 2020Papua New Guinea: 4,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustralia: 0.6% of world capability in 2022Papua New Guinea: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustralia: 0.44% of the labour force in 2020Papua New Guinea: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustralia: 826 million TIV in 2025Papua New Guinea: 9 million TIV in 2023