Australia vs Canada: Total number of international immigrants

Australia

8.11 million immigrants

in 2024

Canada

8.81 million immigrants

in 2024

Australia rank

9th

Canada rank

7th

Total number of international immigrants over time

Canada currently reports 8.81 million immigrants against 8.11 million immigrants in Australia, a difference of 694,440 immigrants.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 9th and Canada ranks 7th of 232 countries.

Indicator: Total number of international immigrants
Unit: immigrants
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 1,856 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

People living in a given country who were born in another country.