Australia has one of the biggest immigration programs in the world with 160,000 places kept every year for permanent migrants. A large part of the program, nearly 70 percent is reserved for skilled migrants who bring the in demand skills to meet the needs of the Australian economy.
In the 2019-20 year, the cap on Australia's annual migration intake has been reduced from 190,000 to 160,000, with skilled migration accounting for approximately 70 percent.