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The percentage of women who gave birth in NSW and were born in Australia increased slightly from 61.8% in 2018 to 64.7% in 2022. In 2022, women who gave birth in NSW and were born in India, China, the United Kingdom, the Philippines, New Zealand, Nepal, Vietnam, Pakistan, or Iraq together accounted for 18.8% of all women who gave birth in NSW.

Maternal country of birth, NSW 2018–2022

By number of births

Country of birth20182019202020212022
Australia5818957690566926204158485
India44894654485148894329
China39204151325431252744
United Kingdom18171907181023391870
Philippines17271734171418181650
Nepal12831360160116841602
New Zealand19051795171118241562
Iraq11951145118211931125
Pakistan10981106118711101083
Vietnam13931462122213341048
Bangladesh911917911871813
Lebanon1052967913845739
Indonesia733685603664584
United Sta​tes of America
597584574640558
South Africa618570568601545
Ireland563503500662541
South Korea692696625606524
Brazil395474492528523
Afghanistan455496466441518
Thailand562576529544476
Hong Kong452504455502471
Malaysia469441​​427
471440
Sri Lanka467422452452425
Fiji480431406413415
Iran533484470512409
Syria314307320275297
Japan362330293311268
Canada320300239313256
France259264260301249
Germany303268262290236
Russian Federation233241235229230
Egypt256271251220217
Colombia188185197235201
Taiwan216226208222185
Western Samoa224240206200173
Italy137145158197158
Tonga147133138126154
Mongolia129172208191142
Sudan177193165173140
Nigeria165140135122140
Singapore148118131148137
Poland191190157171124
Cambodia208220193165122
Saudi Arabia146129155142120
Argentina868385111113
Jordan110123110125112
Burma (Myanmar)124136111103111
Turkey166171132136104
Bosnia and Herzegovina132127110125103
Chile124119122134100
Other–Not stated33103173304431322746
Total9417093758912409800690417

By percentage of births

Country of birth20182019202020212022
Australia61.861.562.163.364.7
India4.85.05.35.04.8
China4.24.43.63.23.0
United Kingdom1.92.02.02.42.1
Philippines1.81.81.91.91.8
Nepal1.41.51.81.71.8
New Zealand2.01.91​.9
1.91.7
Iraq1.31.21.31.21.2
Pakistan1.21.21.31.11.2
Vietnam1.51.61.31.41.2
Bangladesh1.01.01.00.90.9
Lebanon1.11.01.00.90.8
Indonesia0.80.70.70.70.6
United States of America0.60.60.60.70.6
South Africa0.70.60.60.60.6
Ireland0.60.50.50.70.6
South Korea0.70.70.70.60.6
Brazil0.40.50.50.50.6
Afghanistan0.50.50.50.40.6
Thailand0.60.60.60.60.5
Hong Kong0.50.50.50.50.5
Malaysia0.50.50.50.50.5
Sri Lanka0.50.50.50.50.5
Fiji0.50.50.40.40.5
Iran0.60.50.50.50.5
Syria0.30.30.40.30.3
Japan0.40.40.30.30.3
Canada0.30.30.30.30.3
France0.30.30.30.30.3
Germany0.30.30.30.30.3
Russian Federation0.20.30.30.20.3
Egypt0.30.30.30.20.2
Colombia0.20.20.20.20.2
Taiwan0.20.20.20.20.2
Western Samoa0.20.30.20.20.2
Italy0.10.20.20.20.2
Tonga0.20.10.20.10.2
Mongolia0.10.20.20.20.2
Sudan0.20.20.20.20.2
Nigeria0.20.10.10.10.2
Singapore0.20.10.10.20.2
Poland0.20.20.20.20.1
Cambodia0.20.20.20.20.1
Saudi Arabia0.20.10.20.10.1
Argentina0.10.10.10.10.1
Jordan0.10.10.10.10.1
Burma (Myanmar)0.10.10.10.10.1
Turkey0.20.20.10.10.1
Bosnia and Herzegovina0.10.10.10.10.1
Chile0.10.10.10.10.1
Other–Not stated3.53.43.33.23.0
Total100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0

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Notes

Source: NSW Perinatal Data Collection (SAPHaRI). Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence, NSW Ministry of Health.

Countries of birth for which 100 or more women gave birth in 2022.​

Current as at: Wednesday 31 July 2024