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Mongolia → Australia

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Mongolia
To
Australia
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
225
Change since 2018
+581.8%
Share of all arrivals in Australia, 2023
0.10%
Inflow 2023225OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Mongolia to Australia

Inflows of nationals of Mongolia recorded by Australia; stock of nationals of Mongolia living there; and acquisitions of Australia's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

113225200020032006200920122015201820212023
1132252000200420082012201620202023
Data table
20001
20015
20026
200317
20048
200519
200624
200746
200838
200955
201045
201139
201258
201344
201447
201518
201644
201742
201833
201983
202072
2021128
2022170
2023225
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2023225—69
2022170—42
2021128——
202072—37
201983—27
201833—24
201742—23
201644—28
201518—38
201447—29
201344—36
201258—16
201139—27
201045—34

Migrant population

People born in Mongolia who live in Australia: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

5,59411k19901995200020052010201520202024
5,59411k19902000201020202024
Data table
199097
1995159
2000118
2005246
2010700
20151,782
20206,319
202411,188
Estimate, 2024
11,188
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.14%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
74
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 Mongolia, by financial year ending 30 June and stream (Home Affairs).

Primary visas granted by financial year

1332662005–062007–082009–102011–122013–142015–162017–182019–202021–222023–242025–26
1332662005–062009–102013–142017–182021–222025–26
Data table
2005–069
2006–076
2007–0823
2008–096
2009–106
2010–1131
2011–1220
2012–1313
2013–141
2014–155
2015–164
2016–1715
2017–1822
2018–1928
2019–2026
2020–2125
2021–2226
2022–2388
2023–2486
2024–25193
2025–26266
Financial yearAll streamsCore SkillsSpecialist SkillsLabour AgreementTSS medium-termTSS short-term
2025–26266228128126
2024–25193423810733
2023–24860016223
2022–23880017314
2021–2226000215
2020–2125001193
2019–2026000197
2018–1928000175
2017–182200041
2016–171500000
2015–16400000
Share of all Australian grants, 2025–26
0.4%

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Australia in Mongolia, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyUlaanbaatarmongolia.embassy.gov.au
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Australia, 2023; Mongolia ranks 57.

Inflows to Australia, 2023
  1. India55,277
  2. China36,349
  3. Nepal13,771
  4. Philippines13,083
  5. United Kingdom10,185
  6. Pakistan7,521
  7. Vietnam7,503
  8. Sri Lanka6,055
  9. South Africa5,217
  10. Afghanistan4,275
  11. Iran3,651
  12. Malaysia3,534
Other destinations for people from Mongolia, 2023
  1. South Korea11,729
  2. Japan6,094
  3. Hungary1,859
  4. Germany1,215
  5. Czechia1,142
  6. United States810
  7. Türkiye387
  8. Sweden310
  9. France196