Foreign-born population of Australia

Immigrants account for 30% of the population, the highest proportion among major Western nations.

For foreign-born residents per capita, Australia was ranked the 11th highest sovereign country ahead of Lebanon and behind Jordan (both countries experienced a large influx of refugees from the civil war in neighbouring Syria).

If dependent territories (e.g.: Guam, Macau, Channel Islands) were included, then Australia's rank would fall to 27th.

The following table shows Australia's population by country of birth as estimated by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2022.

The following table shows Australia's population by country of birth during historical census years.