Argentina → Australia
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Argentina
- To
- Australia
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 488
- Change since 2018
- +135.7%
- Share of all arrivals in Australia, 2023
- 0.22%
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Migration from Argentina to Australia
Inflows of nationals of Argentina recorded by Australia; stock of nationals of Argentina living there; and acquisitions of Australia's nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2000 | 84 |
| 2001 | 111 |
| 2002 | 127 |
| 2003 | 209 |
| 2004 | 383 |
| 2005 | 387 |
| 2006 | 267 |
| 2007 | 174 |
| 2008 | 175 |
| 2009 | 161 |
| 2010 | 204 |
| 2011 | 128 |
| 2012 | 173 |
| 2013 | 186 |
| 2014 | 231 |
| 2015 | 190 |
| 2016 | 249 |
| 2017 | 239 |
| 2018 | 207 |
| 2019 | 309 |
| 2020 | 247 |
| 2021 | 444 |
| 2022 | 451 |
| 2023 | 488 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 488 | — | 335 |
| 2022 | 451 | — | 338 |
| 2021 | 444 | — | — |
| 2020 | 247 | — | 257 |
| 2019 | 309 | — | 157 |
| 2018 | 207 | — | 132 |
| 2017 | 239 | — | 164 |
| 2016 | 249 | — | 150 |
| 2015 | 190 | — | 194 |
| 2014 | 231 | — | 170 |
| 2013 | 186 | — | 120 |
| 2012 | 173 | — | 120 |
| 2011 | 128 | — | 144 |
| 2010 | 204 | — | 160 |
Migrant population
People born in Argentina who live in Australia: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).
Migrant population by year
Data table
| 1990 | 11,476 |
| 1995 | 12,098 |
| 2000 | 12,032 |
| 2005 | 13,097 |
| 2010 | 13,703 |
| 2015 | 15,530 |
| 2020 | 20,027 |
| 2024 | 24,708 |
- Estimate, 2024
- 24,708
- Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
- 0.30%
- Rank among countries of birth, 2024
- 54
- Counted by
- country of birth, refugees added
Australian skilled visas
Temporary skilled visas (subclass 457, then 482) granted to primary applicants who are citizens of Argentina, by financial year ending 30 June and stream (Home Affairs).
Primary visas granted by financial year
Data table
| 2005–06 | 50 |
| 2006–07 | 54 |
| 2007–08 | 83 |
| 2008–09 | 64 |
| 2009–10 | 57 |
| 2010–11 | 53 |
| 2011–12 | 78 |
| 2012–13 | 96 |
| 2013–14 | 85 |
| 2014–15 | 96 |
| 2015–16 | 96 |
| 2016–17 | 116 |
| 2017–18 | 69 |
| 2018–19 | 125 |
| 2019–20 | 113 |
| 2020–21 | 95 |
| 2021–22 | 121 |
| 2022–23 | 199 |
| 2023–24 | 317 |
| 2024–25 | 404 |
| 2025–26 | 308 |
| Financial year | All streams | Core Skills | Specialist Skills | Labour Agreement | TSS medium-term | TSS short-term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 308 | 228 | 20 | 38 | 10 | 12 |
| 2024–25 | 404 | 84 | 14 | 28 | 114 | 164 |
| 2023–24 | 317 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 160 | 142 |
| 2022–23 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 108 | 82 |
| 2021–22 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 38 |
| 2020–21 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 41 |
| 2019–20 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 42 |
| 2018–19 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 40 |
| 2017–18 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2016–17 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
- Share of all Australian grants, 2025–26
- 0.4%
Embassy and consulates
Missions of Australia in Argentina, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.
| Mission | City | Official website |
|---|---|---|
| Embassy | Buenos Aires | argentina.embassy.gov.au |
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in Australia, 2023; Argentina ranks 44.
- India55,277
- China36,349
- Nepal13,771
- Philippines13,083
- United Kingdom10,185
- Pakistan7,521
- Vietnam7,503
- Sri Lanka6,055
- South Africa5,217
- Afghanistan4,275
- Iran3,651
- Malaysia3,534
- Spain35,041
- Italy17,065
- United States4,940
- Chile4,295
- Germany2,946
- New Zealand1,863
- Mexico1,587
- Japan719
- Portugal638
- Denmark540
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