| Country of Birth |
Settler Arrival |
Long Term Resident Return |
Long Term Visitor Arrival |
Short Term Resident Return |
Short Term Visitor Arrival |
Total Arrivals |
| Afghanistan |
1 693 |
48 |
71 |
4 088 |
995 |
6 895 |
| Albania |
93 |
15 |
47 |
700 |
375 |
1 230 |
| Algeria |
24 |
30 |
26 |
739 |
1 801 |
2 621 |
| Argentina |
125 |
106 |
241 |
4 960 |
7 111 |
12 543 |
| Australia (includes external territories) |
806 |
55 552 |
1 329 |
3 303 107 |
187 683 |
3 548 477 |
| Austria |
79 |
139 |
358 |
7 458 |
19 181 |
27 215 |
| Bahrain |
27 |
18 |
200 |
500 |
1 325 |
2 070 |
| Bangladesh |
1 139 |
243 |
2 276 |
8 364 |
5 584 |
17 606 |
| Barbados |
10 |
5 |
9 |
148 |
460 |
632 |
| Belarus |
20 |
3 |
16 |
439 |
477 |
955 |
| Belgium |
97 |
50 |
506 |
2 514 |
14 758 |
17 925 |
| Bermuda |
2 |
5 |
12 |
213 |
424 |
656 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
111 |
125 |
51 |
7 324 |
1 357 |
8 968 |
| Botswana |
21 |
14 |
294 |
244 |
594 |
1 167 |
| Brazil |
435 |
110 |
2 572 |
4 743 |
25 958 |
33 817 |
| Brunei Darussalam |
36 |
106 |
552 |
2 226 |
4 644 |
7 564 |
| Bulgaria |
105 |
41 |
73 |
973 |
1 976 |
3 169 |
| Burma (Myanmar) |
2 101 |
73 |
513 |
5 411 |
2 791 |
10 889 |
| Cambodia |
710 |
137 |
345 |
10 752 |
5 276 |
17 220 |
| Canada |
715 |
509 |
4 518 |
24 535 |
106 923 |
137 200 |
| Chile |
170 |
266 |
524 |
8 152 |
9 749 |
18 861 |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) |
12 959 |
6 288 |
49 428 |
155 048 |
404 844 |
628 567 |
| Colombia |
268 |
82 |
917 |
2 644 |
6 639 |
10 550 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of |
474 |
7 |
26 |
290 |
1 053 |
1 850 |
| Cook Islands |
244 |
42 |
126 |
3 599 |
4 065 |
8 076 |
| Costa Rica |
7 |
- |
38 |
36 |
512 |
593 |
| Croatia |
94 |
166 |
77 |
9 678 |
2 006 |
12 021 |
| Cuba |
36 |
- |
22 |
161 |
557 |
776 |
| Cyprus |
32 |
182 |
52 |
5 976 |
2 314 |
8 556 |
| Czech Republic |
42 |
43 |
153 |
1 241 |
4 123 |
5 602 |
| Denmark |
85 |
91 |
497 |
4 800 |
26 383 |
31 856 |
| East Timor |
34 |
60 |
91 |
2 544 |
1 599 |
4 328 |
| Ecuador |
42 |
27 |
71 |
542 |
602 |
1 283 |
| Egypt |
627 |
233 |
812 |
11 906 |
4 308 |
17 886 |
| El Salvador |
47 |
74 |
22 |
2 171 |
521 |
2 836 |
| Eritrea |
128 |
19 |
3 |
320 |
225 |
696 |
| Estonia |
14 |
4 |
96 |
577 |
1 980 |
2 671 |
| Ethiopia |
466 |
30 |
59 |
1 740 |
819 |
3 114 |
| Fiji |
1 794 |
416 |
1 237 |
45 894 |
36 426 |
85 767 |
| Finland |
65 |
66 |
403 |
2 582 |
12 172 |
15 288 |
| Former Czechoslovakia |
98 |
109 |
931 |
4 674 |
5 470 |
11 282 |
| Former Serbia and Montenegro |
334 |
403 |
213 |
18 931 |
4 815 |
24 695 |
| Former USSR |
556 |
84 |
757 |
4 478 |
14 553 |
20 427 |
| Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
356 |
141 |
92 |
6 993 |
1 703 |
9 285 |
| France |
305 |
365 |
4 202 |
12 738 |
102 550 |
120 160 |
| French Polynesia |
5 |
3 |
53 |
254 |
2 564 |
2 879 |
| Germany |
996 |
725 |
5 657 |
38 912 |
170 370 |
216 660 |
| Ghana |
180 |
35 |
126 |
1 224 |
759 |
2 324 |
| Greece |
84 |
768 |
188 |
22 859 |
8 039 |
31 939 |
| Guyana |
6 |
3 |
11 |
26 |
669 |
716 |
| Hong Kong (SAR of China) |
873 |
4 613 |
7 606 |
61 621 |
90 906 |
165 619 |
| Hungary |
142 |
148 |
424 |
6 194 |
6 295 |
13 204 |
| Iceland |
7 |
6 |
31 |
356 |
1 054 |
1 453 |
| India |
15 338 |
2 527 |
44 478 |
106 417 |
147 277 |
316 037 |
| Indonesia |
1 788 |
1 819 |
8 975 |
43 591 |
89 008 |
145 181 |
| Iran |
1 101 |
311 |
1 490 |
10 974 |
9 093 |
22 969 |
| Iraq |
2 319 |
170 |
259 |
8 342 |
3 697 |
14 787 |
| Ireland |
1 267 |
725 |
4 891 |
25 797 |
75 524 |
108 205 |
| Israel |
274 |
260 |
666 |
6 434 |
12 939 |
20 573 |
| Italy |
180 |
428 |
1 403 |
36 161 |
56 670 |
94 842 |
| Jamaica |
17 |
9 |
16 |
403 |
1 155 |
1 600 |
| Japan |
796 |
537 |
8 371 |
23 244 |
517 264 |
550 212 |
| Jordan |
162 |
133 |
167 |
2 001 |
1 227 |
3 690 |
| Kazakhstan |
57 |
10 |
58 |
241 |
813 |
1 179 |
| Kenya |
459 |
169 |
900 |
6 112 |
5 436 |
13 076 |
| Kiribati |
4 |
6 |
58 |
298 |
1 351 |
1 718 |
| Korea |
2 574 |
881 |
15 775 |
25 895 |
247 560 |
292 684 |
| Kuwait |
137 |
109 |
273 |
1 371 |
4 048 |
5 938 |
| Laos |
83 |
52 |
174 |
4 033 |
2 198 |
6 541 |
| Latvia |
23 |
15 |
42 |
606 |
1 477 |
2 163 |
| Lebanon |
1 425 |
778 |
508 |
20 344 |
8 405 |
31 460 |
| Liberia |
255 |
3 |
7 |
245 |
109 |
619 |
| Libya |
24 |
13 |
137 |
440 |
606 |
1 220 |
| Lithuania |
27 |
4 |
41 |
940 |
1 144 |
2 156 |
| Luxembourg |
2 |
2 |
20 |
119 |
731 |
874 |
| Macau (SAR of China) |
15 |
74 |
468 |
1 458 |
3 173 |
5 188 |
| Madagascar |
5 |
3 |
17 |
89 |
469 |
583 |
| Malawi |
39 |
15 |
74 |
282 |
825 |
1 235 |
| Malaysia |
3 522 |
2 771 |
12 691 |
97 161 |
175 744 |
291 888 |
| Maldives |
23 |
3 |
176 |
92 |
392 |
686 |
| Malta |
99 |
90 |
76 |
8 709 |
3 263 |
12 237 |
| Mauritius |
388 |
144 |
2 474 |
6 581 |
6 242 |
15 829 |
| Mexico |
237 |
36 |
480 |
1 107 |
8 742 |
10 601 |
| Moldova |
30 |
9 |
9 |
313 |
200 |
561 |
| Mongolia |
19 |
3 |
138 |
141 |
546 |
847 |
| Montenegro |
12 |
- |
2 |
- |
96 |
110 |
| Morocco |
53 |
19 |
48 |
1 030 |
1 899 |
3 048 |
| Mozambique |
18 |
9 |
65 |
247 |
401 |
740 |
| Namibia |
28 |
10 |
110 |
494 |
806 |
1 447 |
| Nauru |
2 |
10 |
22 |
170 |
1 759 |
1 963 |
| Nepal |
607 |
46 |
6 022 |
1 897 |
4 074 |
12 646 |
| Netherlands |
577 |
277 |
1 575 |
27 162 |
66 772 |
96 363 |
| New Caledonia |
5 |
14 |
139 |
969 |
22 329 |
23 456 |
| New Zealand |
27 601 |
2 740 |
9 763 |
367 092 |
844 463 |
1 251 659 |
| Nigeria |
185 |
56 |
233 |
1 556 |
1 777 |
3 807 |
| Niue |
78 |
7 |
28 |
479 |
1 234 |
1 826 |
| Norway |
48 |
58 |
1 119 |
1 676 |
17 098 |
19 999 |
| Oman |
22 |
12 |
487 |
48 |
1 540 |
2 109 |
| Pakistan |
1 376 |
455 |
2 552 |
10 072 |
7 446 |
21 900 |
| Panama |
6 |
1 |
12 |
146 |
369 |
533 |
| Papua New Guinea |
256 |
255 |
1 380 |
13 613 |
22 711 |
38 214 |
| Peru |
250 |
56 |
507 |
2 884 |
3 017 |
6 713 |
| Philippines |
6 112 |
968 |
10 178 |
64 920 |
55 860 |
138 038 |
| Poland |
329 |
380 |
955 |
19 595 |
14 646 |
35 905 |
| Portugal |
60 |
159 |
139 |
4 877 |
5 084 |
10 319 |
| Puerto Rico |
3 |
3 |
12 |
235 |
593 |
846 |
| Qatar |
24 |
18 |
87 |
299 |
1 265 |
1 693 |
| Réunion |
1 |
1 |
39 |
126 |
1 425 |
1 592 |
| Romania |
272 |
100 |
269 |
4 226 |
4 989 |
9 856 |
| Russian Federation |
463 |
103 |
313 |
5 916 |
5 765 |
12 559 |
| Samoa |
637 |
170 |
281 |
12 070 |
12 715 |
25 873 |
| Samoa, American |
18 |
5 |
4 |
417 |
306 |
751 |
| Saudi Arabia |
96 |
57 |
5 236 |
936 |
8 276 |
14 601 |
| Senegal |
54 |
5 |
6 |
171 |
369 |
605 |
| Serbia |
169 |
2 |
82 |
8 |
1 380 |
1 641 |
| Seychelles |
18 |
21 |
121 |
1 074 |
535 |
1 769 |
| Sierra Leone |
276 |
8 |
9 |
278 |
189 |
760 |
| Singapore |
1 815 |
1 444 |
5 040 |
42 184 |
158 883 |
209 366 |
| Slovakia |
31 |
15 |
79 |
776 |
2 100 |
3 001 |
| Slovenia |
58 |
11 |
33 |
949 |
1 944 |
2 995 |
| Solomon Islands |
24 |
12 |
117 |
1 399 |
5 003 |
6 555 |
| Somalia |
156 |
81 |
23 |
973 |
449 |
1 682 |
| South Africa |
5 166 |
1 677 |
8 661 |
74 948 |
81 360 |
171 811 |
| Spain |
100 |
166 |
406 |
4 190 |
21 880 |
26 742 |
| Sri Lanka |
3 619 |
974 |
5 003 |
38 402 |
21 710 |
69 708 |
| Sudan |
1 018 |
77 |
34 |
2 862 |
701 |
4 693 |
| Sweden |
174 |
164 |
1 480 |
4 611 |
37 705 |
44 133 |
| Switzerland |
234 |
259 |
725 |
8 597 |
39 917 |
49 732 |
| Syria |
227 |
105 |
75 |
2 609 |
1 243 |
4 259 |
| Taiwan |
746 |
1 835 |
3 188 |
30 628 |
92 519 |
128 915 |
| Tanzania |
291 |
23 |
128 |
1 723 |
1 690 |
3 855 |
| Thailand |
2 278 |
486 |
6 483 |
21 076 |
70 455 |
100 778 |
| Tokelau |
30 |
14 |
43 |
291 |
277 |
655 |
| Tonga |
166 |
59 |
150 |
7 868 |
7 107 |
15 350 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
14 |
12 |
64 |
1 011 |
1 223 |
2 323 |
| Tunisia |
10 |
3 |
11 |
372 |
557 |
953 |
| Turkey |
393 |
582 |
561 |
10 415 |
6 135 |
18 086 |
| Uganda |
155 |
26 |
67 |
1 226 |
962 |
2 437 |
| Ukraine |
180 |
44 |
145 |
3 804 |
2 052 |
6 225 |
| United Arab Emirates |
259 |
154 |
1 214 |
1 556 |
9 608 |
12 791 |
| United Kingdom |
23 236 |
8 711 |
31 154 |
467 925 |
786 392 |
1 317 419 |
| United States of America |
1 467 |
1 381 |
8 971 |
47 076 |
388 590 |
447 485 |
| Uruguay |
39 |
60 |
17 |
2 598 |
1 349 |
4 063 |
| Uzbekistan |
47 |
5 |
25 |
223 |
301 |
601 |
| Vanuatu |
23 |
12 |
89 |
682 |
4 095 |
4 900 |
| Venezuela |
258 |
49 |
213 |
964 |
2 015 |
3 499 |
| Vietnam |
2 685 |
844 |
7 918 |
75 629 |
37 673 |
124 749 |
| Yemen |
12 |
8 |
16 |
308 |
403 |
747 |
| Zambia |
109 |
64 |
503 |
3 463 |
2 185 |
6 324 |
| Zimbabwe |
1 019 |
341 |
2 614 |
11 876 |
8 842 |
24 692 |
| Not stated |
132 |
5 |
23 |
2 612 |
4 949 |
7 721 |
| All other countries |
930 |
167 |
511 |
3 448 |
8 275 |
13 331 |
| Total all countries |
149 365 |
110 832 |
321 845 |
5 692 490 |
5 629 403 |
11 903 935 |
