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Diaspora and mobility: Australia and China

First country

Second country

In 2024, 14 thousand people born in Australia lived in China, and 656 thousand people born in China lived in Australia.

Benefits

  • BothThe number of people born in Australia who live in China rose from 6 thousand in 1990 to 14 thousand in 2024.
  • BothThe number of people born in China who live in Australia rose from 73 thousand in 1990 to 656 thousand in 2024.

Sources: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

People born in Australia living in China

people · 1990 to 2024, mid-year estimates

1990: 6,495Low 6,495 / High 13,9272024: 13,927

19906,495
19957,703
20009,168
200510,913
201012,987
201513,046
202012,610
202413,927

Sources: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

People born in China living in Australia

people · 1990 to 2024, mid-year estimates

1990: 73,079Low 73,079 / High 656,2642024: 656,264

199073,079
1995109,378
2000144,919
2005227,597
2010369,549
2015509,635
2020632,690
2024656,264

Sources: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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