We issued over 2.1 million passports – that’s around 8,500 each business day.
Over 5 million visits to our website.
Over 340,000 people paid to have their passport issued in 2 or 5 days plus delivery.
Over 16 million Australians have a current passport – that’s over 58% of the population.
The weight of all the passports we printed would weigh about the same as an adult blue whale!
Over 4200 Australian passports were reported lost or stolen overseas.
Over 8,900 emergency travel documents were issued.
Top 5 countries for lost and stolen Australian passports
| Lost passports | Stolen passports | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | Italy |
| 2 | United States | United Kingdom |
| 3 | Japan | Spain |
| 4 | China | France |
| 5 | Thailand | United States |
You can download an infographic poster version of this page here: Passports facts poster 2025-26
You can find last year's passport facts information here: Passports facts poster 2024-25