Australia vs United Kingdom

Australia vs United Kingdom: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 5.3 per 1,000 people in Australia and 6.5 per 1,000 people in United Kingdom, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 1.2 per 1,000 people, or 1.22 times that in Australia.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Australia vs United Kingdom: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 5.3 per 1,000 people in Australia and 6.5 per 1,000 people in United Kingdom, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 1.2 per 1,000 people, or 1.22 times that in Australia.
AustraliaUnited KingdomUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Australia.
  • In 2023, Australia ranked 37 and United Kingdom ranked 32 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Australia at 4.4 per 1,000 people and United Kingdom at 1.3 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearAustraliaUnited Kingdom
20235.36.5
20225.47.1
20214.56.8
20201.72.1
20198.13.5
201893.9
201710.34.1
201610.54.9
20158.95.3
20148.54.7
20139.33.7
201210.32.7
20118.83.6
20107.54.4
200910.84
200812.94.2
200711.95
20069.34.7
20056.55.1
20045.54.6
20035.33.5
20025.63.4
20016.13
20005.82.6
19994.92.6
19984.32.1
19973.71
19964.50.9
19954.41.1
19942.90.8
19931.30.5
19922.30.3
199140.5
19905.81
19898.50.9
19889.20.2
19878.40.1
198670.7
19856.21.5
19845.11.3
19834.80.5
19827.4-1.1
19818.2-1.5
19806.1-0.4
19793.60.2
19783.20.1
19773.2-0.4
19762.3-0.3
19751.8-0.7
19744.1-1.2
19734.7-0.6
19724.1-0
197117.20
197020.3-0.3
19698.9-1.1
19688.4-0.7
19676.9-0.7
19669.6-0.5
196510.5-0.5
19648.2-0.4
19636.70.2
19625.41.4
19616.11
19608.30.4
195980.4
19587.30.5
19577.80.3
1956100.3
195510.30.2
195480.3
195360.3
19528.90.2
195113.9-1.9
195017.73
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearAustraliaUnited Kingdom
20245.20.4–10.264–8.5
20255.1-1.4–11.45.62.8–8.8
20264.8-2.5–11.65.21.9–9.2
20274.9-3.2–12.45.21.5–9.5
20284.9-3.9–12.24.90.9–9.7
20294.7-4.5–134.70.4–9.7
20304.8-4.6–13.24.60.1–10.2
20314.8-5–13.54.3-0.6–10.1
20324.8-5.5–13.64.2-0.8–9.9
20334.8-5.6–13.24.2-0.8–10.1
20344.8-5.5–13.43.9-1.1–10.4
20354.9-5.8–13.63.9-1.2–10.6
20365-5.5–143.6-1.4–10.6
20374.8-5.6–13.53.5-1.7–10.3
20385-5.9–13.63.5-1.8–10.6
20394.8-6.3–13.73.3-2.2–10.8
20405-5.8–13.83.2-2.3–10.4
20415.1-5.7–13.43.1-2.3–10.5
20425.2-5.5–13.73.1-2.4–11
20435.2-5.7–14.33.1-2.5–10.6
20445.1-5.5–14.12.9-2.8–11
20455.3-5–14.72.9-2.8–10.9
20465.5-5.7–14.22.8-3.1–11.2
20475.1-6.3–14.12.8-3.5–11.2
20485.5-6.3–14.82.7-3.4–11.2
20495.2-6.2–14.62.7-3.7–11.4
20505.2-6.9–14.82.6-3.9–11.2
20515.2-6.3–14.32.6-3.9–10.9
20525.1-6.7–142.5-4.2–10.8
20535.1-6.7–13.82.4-4–11.2
20545.3-6.9–14.22.5-4–11.4
20555.3-6.7–14.72.2-4.4–11.1
20565.1-6.3–15.12.3-4.3–11.4
20575.2-7.3–14.72.2-4.3–11
20585.4-6–14.62.3-4.3–11.2
20595-6.8–13.72.1-4.5–11.3
20605-6.2–14.32.1-4.3–11
20615.2-6.5–13.82.2-4.6–10.8
20625.2-6.9–13.92.3-4.8–11.1
20635.3-6.6–14.32.2-4.8–11
20644.9-7.2–14.82.2-5.2–10.8
20655.1-6.7–14.62.2-5.3–11.1
20665.3-7.7–14.62.2-5.2–11
20675.3-6.9–152.2-5.1–11.2
20685.4-6.7–14.82.1-5–10.6
20695.3-6.8–14.92.1-5.5–10.8
20705.1-6.8–14.62.2-5.7–11.1
20714.9-7.1–14.22.2-5.5–11.4
20724.9-7.5–152.1-5.2–11.5
20735-7.7–13.91.9-4.9–10.8
20745.1-7.1–14.81.9-5.4–11
20755-7.2–14.51.9-5.4–10.3
20765-8.3–14.72-5.4–10.7
20775.2-7.2–14.21.9-5.8–11
20785.1-7.4–13.21.9-5.6–11.2
20795.1-7.4–13.71.8-5.6–10.7
20805-8.5–13.51.8-5.7–10.5
20815.3-8–15.11.9-5.8–11
20825.1-8.1–14.31.8-6.1–10.5
20835.2-7–14.81.7-5.9–10.7
20844.9-6.7–14.31.8-6.3–10.6
20854.9-6.7–14.31.7-5.7–10.4
20865-6.7–15.21.6-6–10.1
20875.1-6.7–14.91.7-6.1–10.9
20885.3-6.7–151.7-6.3–10.6
20895.1-7.2–14.41.6-6.7–10.3
20905.1-7.1–14.91.5-6.2–10.3
20915.1-6.7–15.11.5-6.3–10.5
20924.9-6.5–14.21.5-6.4–10.1
20934.8-6.7–14.61.5-6.3–9.8
20944.4-8.1–14.31.5-6.3–9.9
20954.5-7.8–13.71.4-6.6–9.9
20964.7-7.6–14.11.4-6.7–9.9
20974.8-7.8–141.4-6.6–10
20984.5-7.8–14.41.4-6.8–9.8
20994.4-7.9–14.41.3-6.3–10.1
21004.4-7.8–14.21.3-6.9–10.2

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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.

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