CRS age demographics

Data on the age of individuals when their CRS application was approved.

Last updated 16 October 2025

The following data tables capture information for the age of approved individuals at the time of their approved application.

Table 1: CRS age demographics in 2018–19
Age (years)	Individuals approved	Total approved (%)
20 and under	20	0
21-25	860	3
26-30	2,810	10
31-35	4,310	16
36-40	4,910	18
41-45	4,650	17
46-50	4,270	16
51-55	3,160	12
56-60	1,550	6
61-65	380	1
66-70	10	0
71 and over	0	0

Table 2: CRS age demographics in 2019–20
Age (years)	Individuals approved	Total approved (%)
20 and under	30	0
21-25	940	3
26-30	3,300	11
31-35	4,880	16
36-40	5,470	18
41-45	5,090	17
46-50	4,730	16
51-55	3,420	11
56-60	1,760	6
61-65	420	1
66-70	10	0
71 and over	0	0

Table 3: CRS age demographics in 2020–21
Age (years)	Individuals approved	Total approved (%)
20 and under	10	0
21-25	640	2
26-30	2,400	9
31-35	4,210	16
36-40	5,000	18
41-45	4,740	17
46-50	4,510	17
51-55	3,330	12
56-60	1,870	7
61-65	440	2
66-70	0	0
71 and over	0	0

Table 4: CRS age demographics in 2021–22
Age (years)	Individuals approved	Total approved (%)
20 and under	40	0
21-25	890	3
26-30	2,970	9
31-35	5,210	16
36-40	5,950	18
41-45	5,460	17
46-50	5,060	16
51-55	3,860	12
56-60	2,230	7
61-65	530	2
66-70	10	0
71 and over	0	0

Table 5: CRS age demographics in 2022–23
Age (years)	Individuals approved	Total approved (%)
20 and under	60	0
21-25	1,140	3
26-30	3,330	8
31-35	5,910	15
36-40	7,200	18
41-45	6,620	17
46-50	6,140	16
51-55	5,270	13
56-60	3,090	8
61-65	820	2
66-70	10	0
71 and over	0	0

Table 6: CRS age demographics in 2023–24
Age (years)	Individuals approved	Total approved (%)
20 and under	90	0
21-25	1,630	3
26-30	4,370	9
31-35	7,410	15
36-40	8,820	18
41-45	8,270	17
46-50	7,380	15
51-55	6,780	14
56-60	4,090	8
61-65	1,160	2
66-70	20	0
71 and over	0	0

Table 7: CRS age demographics in 2024–25
Age (years)	Individuals approved	Total approved (%)
20 and under	120	0
21-25	2,310	4
26-30	6,150	10
31-35	9,770	15
36-40	11,050	17
41-45	10,120	16
46-50	8,760	14
51-55	8,310	13
56-60	5,250	8
61-65	1,400	2
66-70	30	0
71 and over	10	0

In these tables, we rounded:

approved individuals to the nearest 10
total amounts may differ to other tables due to rounding.

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