Migration / New Zealand

Migration in New Zealand

Official figures from OECD International Migration Database, year by year. Each chart links to its source and to what it measures. Compare New Zealand with other countries

DataYear

Net migration

Not published by OECD International Migration Database for this country.

Arrivals

207,630 in 2023 (39.9 per 1,000 inhabitants).

For the United States and New Zealand the figure is the OECD's and counts foreign citizens only, on each country's own definition.

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people
Period	Arrivals
2023	207,630
2022	92,574
2021	28,152
2020	54,486
2019	124,719
2018	104,223
2017	103,419
2016	104,031
2015	101,520
2014	90,681
2013	75,417
2012	71,719
2011	71,781
2010	69,891
2009	75,969
2008	90,220
2007	84,442
2006	80,724
2005	73,841
2004	72,305
2003	86,686
2002	102,436
2001	85,617
2000	37,457

Source: OECD International Migration Database. What this measures

Departures

36,066 in 2023 (6.9 per 1,000 inhabitants).

For the United States and New Zealand the figure is the OECD's and counts foreign citizens only, on each country's own definition.

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people
Period	Departures
2023	36,066
2022	42,495
2021	44,034
2020	39,276
2019	55,056
2018	47,067
2017	45,309
2016	38,922
2015	36,981
2014	35,712
2013	37,314
2012	41,469
2011	45,156
2010	43,790
2009	41,205
2008	39,586
2007	37,119
2006	36,620
2005	38,058
2004	38,356
2003	34,055
2002	27,247
2001	27,287
2000	15,626

Source: OECD International Migration Database. What this measures

Foreign citizens

No figures available for this country.

Foreign-born residents

28.2% of the population in 2023 were born abroad (1,468,197 people).

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% of the total
Period	Foreign-born residents
2023	28.2
2018	27.1
2013	22.6
2006	21
2001	18

Largest countries of birth, 2023
Group	People	Share
United Kingdom	254,205	17.3%
China	158,997	10.8%
India	142,920	9.7%
Philippines	99,264	6.8%
South Africa	95,577	6.5%
Australia	86,424	5.9%
Fiji	68,829	4.7%
Samoa	61,494	4.2%
United States	32,823	2.2%
Other countries	467,664	31.9%

Source: OECD International Migration Database. What this measures

Foreign-born residents by age

Not published by OECD International Migration Database for this country.

Foreign-born residents by sex

Not published by OECD International Migration Database for this country.

Employment rate by country of birth

Not published by OECD International Migration Database for this country.

Unemployment rate by country of birth

Not published by OECD International Migration Database for this country.

Births to foreign-born mothers

Not published by OECD International Migration Database for this country.

Births to foreign-citizen mothers

Not published by OECD International Migration Database for this country.

First residence permits

Not published by OECD International Migration Database for this country.

Acquisitions of citizenship

36,426 in 2023 (7.0 per 1,000 inhabitants).

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people
Period	Acquisitions of citizenship
2023	36,426
2022	40,348
2021	18,159
2020	22,756
2019	31,029
2018	35,735
2017	36,447
2016	31,956
2015	27,583
2014	27,894
2013	27,828
2012	27,155
2011	19,232
2010	15,331
2009	18,140
2008	23,781
2007	29,917
2006	29,165
2005	24,383
2004	22,227
2003	18,366
2002	19,569
2001	23,651
2000	29,632

Largest former citizenships, 2023
Group	People	Share
India	6,609	18.1%
United Kingdom	4,836	13.3%
Philippines	3,822	10.5%
South Africa	3,387	9.3%
Fiji	1,821	5.0%
Samoa	1,815	5.0%
China	1,668	4.6%
United States	786	2.2%
Australia	741	2.0%
Other countries	10,941	30.0%

Source: OECD International Migration Database. What this measures

Asylum applicants

2,385 in 2024 (0.45 per 1,000 inhabitants).

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people
Period	Asylum applicants
2024	2,385
2023	1,720
2022	335
2021	415
2020	435
2019	540
2018	455
2017	560
2016	387
2015	350
2014	288
2013	291
2012	324
2011	305
2010	340
2009	336
2008	254
2007	245
2006	276
2005	348
2004	580
2003	841
2002	997
2001	1,601
2000	1,551

Largest citizenships of applicants, 2024
Group	People	Share
India	1,079	45.2%
China	340	14.3%
Sri Lanka	198	8.3%
Pakistan	95	4.0%
Nepal	80	3.4%
Malaysia	75	3.1%
Afghanistan	66	2.8%
Iran	64	2.7%
Bangladesh	48	2.0%
Other countries	340	14.3%

Source: OECD International Migration Database. What this measures

Asylum decisions

Not published by OECD International Migration Database for this country.

Unaccompanied minors seeking asylum

Not published by OECD International Migration Database for this country.

Asylum applicants, monthly

Not published by OECD International Migration Database for this country.

Temporary protection, monthly

Not published by OECD International Migration Database for this country.

People found staying irregularly

Not published by OECD International Migration Database for this country.

Entries refused at the border

Not published by OECD International Migration Database for this country.

Orders to leave

Not published by OECD International Migration Database for this country.

Returns after an order to leave

Not published by OECD International Migration Database for this country.