Strategic Lens

Diaspora and mobility: India and Australia

First country

Second country

In 2024, 876 thousand people born in India lived in Australia, and 2 thousand people born in Australia lived in India.

Benefits

  • BothThe number of people born in India who live in Australia rose from 55 thousand in 1990 to 876 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 India living in Australia

people · 1990 to 2024, mid-year estimates

1990: 54,882Low 54,882 / High 876,0742024: 876,074

199054,882
199576,321
200091,042
2005149,237
2010326,913
2015448,940
2020707,980
2024876,074

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

More on this relationship

Benefits

  • BothNearly 60,000 Indians held student visas in Australia in 2017, making it the second most popular destination for Indian university students.
  • BothAn event with both prime ministers at Melbourne's Docklands Stadium in July 2026 drew 20,000 people.

Constraints

  • IndiaEfforts to loosen the 457 visa for Indian IT workers may have failed as Australia moved to curb or replace that visa class.

Sources: Wikipedia: Australia–India relations (revision of 24 September 2026)