Migration trends in New Zealand
Oceania
1.4M people from around the world have made New Zealand their home. That's 26.3% of the country population, arriving from 48 different countries
5.3M
Population
1.4M
Immigrants
679.8K
Emigrants
+711.9K
Inflow
Every 4th person in New Zealand was born abroad
The #47 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in New Zealand
Where people come from
Where people move to
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
515.5K immigrants · 329.1K emigrants
2005
- The diaspora abroad passed 500K people
2010
- Roughly 1 in 5 residents was now foreign-born
2015
- The foreign-born population passed 1M residents
Today
- Migration accounted for 52% of the country's population growth
- Since 1990: 876.1K more foreign-born residents and 350.6K more citizens living abroad