Australia vs United States
Australia vs United States: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 5.3 per 1,000 people in Australia and 3.9 per 1,000 people in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Australia, by 1.5 per 1,000 people, or 1.38 times that in United States.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Australia has been higher since 1999, when it overtook United States.
- In 2023, Australia ranked 37 and United States ranked 50 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Australia at 4.4 per 1,000 people and United States at 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Australia | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.3 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 5.4 | 3.9 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 1 |
| 2019 | 8.1 | 5.3 |
| 2018 | 9 | 5.3 |
| 2017 | 10.3 | 5.6 |
| 2016 | 10.5 | 5.7 |
| 2015 | 8.9 | 5.3 |
| 2014 | 8.5 | 5.2 |
| 2013 | 9.3 | 5.2 |
| 2012 | 10.3 | 5.1 |
| 2011 | 8.8 | 5.2 |
| 2010 | 7.5 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 10.8 | 4.5 |
| 2008 | 12.9 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | 11.9 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | 9.3 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | 6.5 | 4.6 |
| 2004 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| 2002 | 5.6 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | 6.1 | 4.6 |
| 2000 | 5.8 | 4.4 |
| 1999 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
| 1998 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| 1997 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| 1996 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 1995 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| 1994 | 2.9 | 4.4 |
| 1993 | 1.3 | 4.7 |
| 1992 | 2.3 | 5 |
| 1991 | 4 | 4.7 |
| 1990 | 5.8 | 4.3 |
| 1989 | 8.5 | 1.6 |
| 1988 | 9.2 | 1.9 |
| 1987 | 8.4 | 2 |
| 1986 | 7 | 2 |
| 1985 | 6.2 | 2.5 |
| 1984 | 5.1 | 2.6 |
| 1983 | 4.8 | 2.8 |
| 1982 | 7.4 | 2.6 |
| 1981 | 8.2 | 2.5 |
| 1980 | 6.1 | 2.6 |
| 1979 | 3.6 | 2.2 |
| 1978 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| 1977 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| 1976 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
| 1975 | 1.8 | 3 |
| 1974 | 4.1 | 3.3 |
| 1973 | 4.7 | 3.6 |
| 1972 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| 1971 | 17.2 | 4 |
| 1970 | 20.3 | 3.6 |
| 1969 | 8.9 | 2.6 |
| 1968 | 8.4 | 2.9 |
| 1967 | 6.9 | 2.9 |
| 1966 | 9.6 | 3.2 |
| 1965 | 10.5 | 3.3 |
| 1964 | 8.2 | 3.2 |
| 1963 | 6.7 | 3.4 |
| 1962 | 5.4 | 3.4 |
| 1961 | 6.1 | 3.2 |
| 1960 | 8.3 | 2.3 |
| 1959 | 8 | 2.2 |
| 1958 | 7.3 | -0 |
| 1957 | 7.8 | 0.1 |
| 1956 | 10 | -0.1 |
| 1955 | 10.3 | 0.1 |
| 1954 | 8 | -0.4 |
| 1953 | 6 | -0.2 |
| 1952 | 8.9 | -0.3 |
| 1951 | 13.9 | -0.1 |
| 1950 | 17.7 | 0.3 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Australia | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.20.4–10.2 | 3.72.3–5.4 |
| 2025 | 5.1-1.4–11.4 | 3.51.7–5.7 |
| 2026 | 4.8-2.5–11.6 | 3.41.3–5.8 |
| 2027 | 4.9-3.2–12.4 | 3.30.8–6.1 |
| 2028 | 4.9-3.9–12.2 | 3.50.8–6.4 |
| 2029 | 4.7-4.5–13 | 3.30.5–6.5 |
| 2030 | 4.8-4.6–13.2 | 3.40.3–6.6 |
| 2031 | 4.8-5–13.5 | 3.40.2–6.7 |
| 2032 | 4.8-5.5–13.6 | 3.40.2–6.7 |
| 2033 | 4.8-5.6–13.2 | 3.40.1–6.7 |
| 2034 | 4.8-5.5–13.4 | 3.4-0.1–6.9 |
| 2035 | 4.9-5.8–13.6 | 3.4-0.4–6.9 |
| 2036 | 5-5.5–14 | 3.4-0.5–6.8 |
| 2037 | 4.8-5.6–13.5 | 3.4-0.5–6.7 |
| 2038 | 5-5.9–13.6 | 3.4-0.4–7 |
| 2039 | 4.8-6.3–13.7 | 3.3-0.8–6.7 |
| 2040 | 5-5.8–13.8 | 3.3-0.8–7.2 |
| 2041 | 5.1-5.7–13.4 | 3.3-0.8–7 |
| 2042 | 5.2-5.5–13.7 | 3.4-0.7–7.3 |
| 2043 | 5.2-5.7–14.3 | 3.3-0.8–7.3 |
| 2044 | 5.1-5.5–14.1 | 3.3-0.9–7.2 |
| 2045 | 5.3-5–14.7 | 3.3-1.1–7.3 |
| 2046 | 5.5-5.7–14.2 | 3.3-1–7.4 |
| 2047 | 5.1-6.3–14.1 | 3.3-0.8–7.6 |
| 2048 | 5.5-6.3–14.8 | 3.3-1–7.4 |
| 2049 | 5.2-6.2–14.6 | 3.3-1–7.6 |
| 2050 | 5.2-6.9–14.8 | 3.4-1–7.5 |
| 2051 | 5.2-6.3–14.3 | 3.4-0.9–7.6 |
| 2052 | 5.1-6.7–14 | 3.3-1.3–7.6 |
| 2053 | 5.1-6.7–13.8 | 3.4-1.2–7.8 |
| 2054 | 5.3-6.9–14.2 | 3.2-1.2–7.5 |
| 2055 | 5.3-6.7–14.7 | 3.2-1.5–7.6 |
| 2056 | 5.1-6.3–15.1 | 3.2-1.4–7.6 |
| 2057 | 5.2-7.3–14.7 | 3.3-1.4–8.1 |
| 2058 | 5.4-6–14.6 | 3.4-1.6–8.1 |
| 2059 | 5-6.8–13.7 | 3.3-1.4–7.7 |
| 2060 | 5-6.2–14.3 | 3.2-1.7–8 |
| 2061 | 5.2-6.5–13.8 | 3.3-1.9–8 |
| 2062 | 5.2-6.9–13.9 | 3.3-1.8–8 |
| 2063 | 5.3-6.6–14.3 | 3.3-1.9–7.8 |
| 2064 | 4.9-7.2–14.8 | 3.2-2–7.8 |
| 2065 | 5.1-6.7–14.6 | 3.2-1.8–7.7 |
| 2066 | 5.3-7.7–14.6 | 3.3-2–7.7 |
| 2067 | 5.3-6.9–15 | 3.3-1.9–8 |
| 2068 | 5.4-6.7–14.8 | 3.3-2–8 |
| 2069 | 5.3-6.8–14.9 | 3.4-1.9–7.8 |
| 2070 | 5.1-6.8–14.6 | 3.3-2.1–7.9 |
| 2071 | 4.9-7.1–14.2 | 3.4-2–8.1 |
| 2072 | 4.9-7.5–15 | 3.3-2–8.1 |
| 2073 | 5-7.7–13.9 | 3.3-2.1–8 |
| 2074 | 5.1-7.1–14.8 | 3.3-2.1–8.1 |
| 2075 | 5-7.2–14.5 | 3.4-2–8.5 |
| 2076 | 5-8.3–14.7 | 3.3-2.5–8.2 |
| 2077 | 5.2-7.2–14.2 | 3.3-2.2–8 |
| 2078 | 5.1-7.4–13.2 | 3.3-2.2–8.7 |
| 2079 | 5.1-7.4–13.7 | 3.2-2.4–8.2 |
| 2080 | 5-8.5–13.5 | 3.2-2.6–8.2 |
| 2081 | 5.3-8–15.1 | 3.4-2.5–8.3 |
| 2082 | 5.1-8.1–14.3 | 3.3-2.6–7.9 |
| 2083 | 5.2-7–14.8 | 3.3-2.6–8 |
| 2084 | 4.9-6.7–14.3 | 3.2-2.5–8.1 |
| 2085 | 4.9-6.7–14.3 | 3.1-2.4–7.9 |
| 2086 | 5-6.7–15.2 | 3.2-2.4–8.3 |
| 2087 | 5.1-6.7–14.9 | 3.2-2.4–8.2 |
| 2088 | 5.3-6.7–15 | 3.3-2.4–8.3 |
| 2089 | 5.1-7.2–14.4 | 3.2-2.4–8.2 |
| 2090 | 5.1-7.1–14.9 | 3.1-2.4–8.1 |
| 2091 | 5.1-6.7–15.1 | 3.2-2.7–8.6 |
| 2092 | 4.9-6.5–14.2 | 3.2-2.6–8.4 |
| 2093 | 4.8-6.7–14.6 | 3.1-2.5–8.4 |
| 2094 | 4.4-8.1–14.3 | 3.2-2.6–8.3 |
| 2095 | 4.5-7.8–13.7 | 3.1-2.7–8.1 |
| 2096 | 4.7-7.6–14.1 | 3.1-3.2–8.2 |
| 2097 | 4.8-7.8–14 | 3.1-2.8–8.3 |
| 2098 | 4.5-7.8–14.4 | 3-2.9–8.1 |
| 2099 | 4.4-7.9–14.4 | 3-2.7–7.9 |
| 2100 | 4.4-7.8–14.2 | 2.9-2.7–8 |
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 United States
Health
- Life expectancyAustralia: 83.9 years in 2023United States: 79.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustralia: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024United States: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustralia: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023United States: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAustralia: 4.62% in 2017United States: 4.84% in 2017
- Suicide rateAustralia: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017United States: 12.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustralia: 26.5 million people in 2023United States: 344 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustralia: 0.99% a year in 2023United States: 0.58% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustralia: 1.64 births per woman in 2023United States: 1.62 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustralia: 87.7% in 2025United States: 80.2% in 2025
- Median ageAustralia: 37.8 years in 2023United States: 38 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustralia: 17.4% in 2023United States: 17.4% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustralia: 1.92% of GDP in 2025United States: 3.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustralia: $35.3B in 2025United States: $929B in 2025
- Military spending per personAustralia: $1,316 in 2025United States: $2,755 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustralia: 4.9% of government spending in 2025United States: 8.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustralia: 60,000 people in 2020United States: 1.4 million people in 2020
- National powerAustralia: 0.6% of world capability in 2022United States: 12.36% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustralia: 0.44% of the labour force in 2020United States: 0.84% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustralia: 826 million TIV in 2025United States: 745 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAustralia: 108 million TIV in 2025United States: 14 billion TIV in 2025