Stats NZ

International migration: December 2024

International migration statistics give the latest outcomes-based measure of migration, which includes estimates of migrants entering or leaving New Zealand.

Key facts

Annual migration
Annual migration by citizenship
Monthly migration
Migration with Australia – year ended June 2024
Latest revisions

Annual migration

Provisional estimates for the December 2024 year compared with the December 2023 year were:

  • migrant arrivals: 155,800 (± 1,100), down 32 percent
  • migrant departures: 128,700 (± 1,100), up 27 percent
  • annual net migration: gain of 27,100 (± 1,500), compared with a net gain of 128,300 (± 200).

The 128,700 migrant departures in the December 2024 year are, provisionally, the highest on record for an annual period.

Annual migrant arrivals provisionally peaked at 234,800 in the October 2023 year.

Annual net migration provisionally peaked in the October 2023 year, with a gain of 135,600.

Created with Highcharts 5.0.14NumberEstimates from September 2023 onwards are provisional and subject to revision.Estimated migration by direction, rolling year ended December 2001–December 2024Migrant arrivalsMigrant departuresNet migrationDec-2001May-2002Oct-2002Mar-2003Aug-2003Jan-2004Jun-2004Nov-2004Apr-2005Sep-2005Feb-2006Jul-2006Dec-2006May-2007Oct-2007Mar-2008Aug-2008Jan-2009Jun-2009Nov-2009Apr-2010Sep-2010Feb-2011Jul-2011Dec-2011May-2012Oct-2012Mar-2013Aug-2013Jan-2014Jun-2014Nov-2014Apr-2015Sep-2015Feb-2016Jul-2016Dec-2016May-2017Oct-2017Mar-2018Aug-2018Jan-2019Jun-2019Nov-2019Apr-2020Sep-2020Feb-2021Jul-2021Dec-2021May-2022Oct-2022Mar-2023Aug-2023Jan-2024Jun-2024Nov-2024-100k0100k200k300kStats NZ

Estimated migration by direction, rolling year ended December 2001–December 2024

Created with Highcharts 5.0.14NumberEstimated migration by direction, rolling year ended December 2001–December 2024Migrant arrivalsMigrant departuresNet migrationDec-2001May-2002Oct-2002Mar-2003Aug-2003Jan-2004Jun-2004Nov-2004Apr-2005Sep-2005Feb-2006Jul-2006Dec-2006May-2007Oct-2007Mar-2008Aug-2008Jan-2009Jun-2009Nov-2009Apr-2010Sep-2010Feb-2011Jul-2011Dec-2011May-2012Oct-2012Mar-2013Aug-2013Jan-2014Jun-2014Nov-2014Apr-2015Sep-2015Feb-2016Jul-2016Dec-2016May-2017Oct-2017Mar-2018Aug-2018Jan-2019Jun-2019Nov-2019Apr-2020Sep-2020Feb-2021Jul-2021Dec-2021May-2022Oct-2022Mar-2023Aug-2023Jan-2024Jun-2024Nov-2024-100k0100k200k300kStats NZ
Year endedMigrant arrivalsMigrant departuresNet migration
Dec-2001114,59784,33230,265
Jan-2002118,01281,05336,959
Feb-2002119,54677,52242,024
Mar-2002122,62175,83346,788
Apr-2002124,29374,78549,508
May-2002125,89872,87153,027
Jun-2002127,60972,52955,080
Jul-2002129,05672,34456,712
Aug-2002130,93172,26058,671
Sep-2002131,98972,22859,761
Oct-2002132,51572,42460,091
Nov-2002133,29272,62460,668
Dec-2002134,04673,25560,791
Jan-2003134,27473,53060,744
Feb-2003134,40173,45360,948
Mar-2003133,47074,05459,416
Apr-2003132,70473,76258,942
May-2003132,01073,79258,218
Jun-2003130,68573,73856,947
Jul-2003129,47274,53854,934
Aug-2003127,65275,31552,337
Sep-2003125,64875,69149,957
Oct-2003123,95376,09947,854
Nov-2003121,74477,52844,216
Dec-2003120,59179,17541,416
Jan-2004118,18579,70238,483
Feb-2004115,95280,82135,131
Mar-2004113,32981,10832,221
Apr-2004111,57982,23429,345
May-2004110,51483,42327,091
Jun-2004109,33184,77524,556
Jul-2004107,75085,82121,929
Aug-2004106,44986,08620,363
Sep-2004105,59187,00918,582
Oct-2004104,61987,53917,080
Nov-2004103,77788,21615,561
Dec-2004103,49689,35614,140
Jan-2005102,70890,10512,603
Feb-2005102,28890,71811,570
Mar-2005102,40491,42210,982
Apr-2005103,05092,28510,765
May-2005103,43192,50210,929
Jun-2005103,63992,54011,099
Jul-2005103,35093,24810,102
Aug-2005103,69293,51810,174
Sep-2005104,00093,48410,516
Oct-2005104,22293,84810,374
Nov-2005103,98193,06210,919
Dec-2005103,98292,71611,266
Jan-2006103,91392,53311,380
Feb-2006104,56791,97212,595
Mar-2006105,17591,39613,779
Apr-2006105,20391,42713,776
May-2006105,00891,54413,464
Jun-2006105,39891,92713,471
Jul-2006106,35891,32315,035
Aug-2006107,06091,92815,132
Sep-2006107,93292,62415,308
Oct-2006108,68193,20015,481
Nov-2006110,17193,43916,732
Dec-2006110,68793,97416,713
Jan-2007111,12294,48116,641
Feb-2007111,62295,59416,028
Mar-2007112,47696,59515,881
Apr-2007112,71197,14815,563
May-2007113,10498,24314,861
Jun-2007113,53299,01314,519
Jul-2007113,27699,59313,683
Aug-2007114,015100,34013,675
Sep-2007114,064100,78513,279
Oct-2007114,007100,97113,036
Nov-2007113,873101,75912,114
Dec-2007113,450102,41311,037
Jan-2008113,192103,08410,108
Feb-2008114,608103,92810,680
Mar-2008114,817104,25010,567
Apr-2008115,512104,62310,889
May-2008116,852105,03211,820
Jun-2008117,659105,61912,040
Jul-2008119,011106,22812,783
Aug-2008119,382106,83712,545
Sep-2008119,286106,88312,403
Oct-2008119,862107,56612,296
Nov-2008119,757108,08611,671
Dec-2008119,994107,72312,271
Jan-2009120,453107,53012,923
Feb-2009120,003106,27513,728
Mar-2009119,362105,31914,043
Apr-2009118,388103,56814,820
May-2009117,120101,49815,622
Jun-2009115,72399,45516,268
Jul-2009114,77197,81616,955
Aug-2009113,24395,88617,357
Sep-2009112,35594,44917,906
Oct-2009111,02492,84118,183
Nov-2009109,70791,45118,256
Dec-2009108,26589,99618,269
Jan-2010106,81988,86117,958
Feb-2010105,10789,06016,047
Mar-2010104,25089,61814,632
Apr-2010103,46790,34713,120
May-2010102,49691,58310,913
Jun-2010101,75692,7878,969
Jul-2010101,25793,9607,297
Aug-2010101,31095,2256,085
Sep-2010101,13196,4514,680
Oct-2010101,23897,9843,254
Nov-2010100,91299,0921,820
Dec-2010100,499100,776-277
Jan-2011100,149102,614-2,465
Feb-2011100,595103,639-3,044
Mar-2011100,702106,185-5,483
Apr-2011100,902108,087-7,185
May-2011101,051109,448-8,397
Jun-2011100,885110,289-9,404
Jul-2011101,150112,156-11,006
Aug-2011101,159113,152-11,993
Sep-2011101,039113,659-12,620
Oct-2011100,416114,484-14,068
Nov-2011100,611115,280-14,669
Dec-2011100,206116,350-16,144
Jan-2012100,039116,837-16,798
Feb-2012100,184117,444-17,260
Mar-2012100,721116,405-15,684
Apr-2012100,063115,895-15,832
May-2012100,061115,354-15,293
Jun-2012100,734115,717-14,983
Jul-201299,982114,784-14,802
Aug-201299,791114,469-14,678
Sep-2012100,034114,225-14,191
Oct-2012100,554113,258-12,704
Nov-2012100,941112,612-11,671
Dec-2012101,762112,170-10,408
Jan-2013102,394110,938-8,544
Feb-2013101,971109,389-7,418
Mar-2013102,204108,015-5,811
Apr-2013103,317106,621-3,304
May-2013104,062105,422-1,360
Jun-2013104,368103,559809
Jul-2013105,602102,1193,483
Aug-2013106,406100,3756,031
Sep-2013106,83998,7228,117
Oct-2013107,96797,27610,691
Nov-2013108,95295,53313,419
Dec-2013110,28292,99117,291
Jan-2014111,19491,13020,064
Feb-2014113,35889,56623,792
Mar-2014114,64687,86126,785
Apr-2014115,76186,48629,275
May-2014116,85985,62531,234
Jun-2014118,27484,81233,462
Jul-2014120,26583,48436,781
Aug-2014122,55282,85739,695
Sep-2014124,78182,51242,269
Oct-2014126,30081,83144,469
Nov-2014127,60281,41846,184
Dec-2014128,18080,76747,413
Jan-2015130,39880,60349,795
Feb-2015130,84180,62850,213
Mar-2015132,04080,77451,266
Apr-2015132,66580,83451,831
May-2015133,38880,52852,860
Jun-2015133,91780,49053,427
Jul-2015135,18480,58054,604
Aug-2015135,85980,47655,383
Sep-2015136,78680,28956,497
Oct-2015138,19180,49357,698
Nov-2015139,16780,19858,969
Dec-2015140,12580,31659,809
Jan-2016140,73380,05760,676
Feb-2016142,58279,91062,672
Mar-2016142,77779,62263,155
Apr-2016143,25979,89663,363
May-2016143,80279,80863,994
Jun-2016144,18279,56964,613
Jul-2016144,35879,68664,672
Aug-2016143,57879,54464,034
Sep-2016143,53779,66163,876
Oct-2016143,14879,50363,645
Nov-2016143,11179,91763,194
Dec-2016143,12480,23562,889
Jan-2017143,33380,86462,469
Feb-2017142,94381,31961,624
Mar-2017142,58881,23961,349
Apr-2017142,16581,34960,816
May-2017141,94582,02159,924
Jun-2017142,25782,72459,533
Jul-2017142,16683,42158,745
Aug-2017142,28584,25158,034
Sep-2017141,56985,03356,536
Oct-2017141,12485,77155,353
Nov-2017140,60886,09054,518
Dec-2017140,10286,82253,280
Jan-2018140,03186,94753,084
Feb-2018138,85786,99151,866
Mar-2018139,00388,07150,932
Apr-2018138,62988,43850,191
May-2018138,65288,73949,913
Jun-2018138,05589,06048,995
Jul-2018138,03289,42048,612
Aug-2018138,56589,68548,880
Sep-2018139,00489,57649,428
Oct-2018139,00989,64149,368
Nov-2018138,95989,72249,237
Dec-2018139,01489,44749,567
Jan-2019138,92089,81549,105
Feb-2019139,20689,69549,511
Mar-2019139,03589,35149,684
Apr-2019138,98889,00049,988
May-2019139,90388,78251,121
Jun-2019141,51789,41652,101
Jul-2019142,92089,11453,806
Aug-2019145,10888,55356,555
Sep-2019147,89688,76959,127
Oct-2019152,93189,33363,598
Nov-2019159,42991,70467,725
Dec-2019165,74293,15472,588
Jan-2020171,63794,37177,266
Feb-2020179,50094,39485,106
Mar-2020184,88493,20491,680
Apr-2020177,31787,39089,927
May-2020168,43280,97087,462
Jun-2020159,69774,86184,836
Jul-2020149,17370,67078,503
Aug-2020140,24567,82772,418
Sep-2020130,89365,91264,981
Oct-2020119,12763,32655,801
Nov-2020105,75258,78446,968
Dec-202091,44454,60036,844
Jan-202176,57251,57324,999
Feb-202160,52451,0359,489
Mar-202149,18950,971-1,782
Apr-202153,66756,415-2,748
May-202157,54561,745-4,200
Jun-202159,92866,513-6,585
Jul-202161,88069,487-7,607
Aug-202159,89469,971-10,077
Sep-202157,28468,105-10,821
Oct-202156,15567,354-11,199
Nov-202155,44768,067-12,620
Dec-202155,45970,409-14,950
Jan-202253,99571,611-17,616
Feb-202251,88671,979-20,093
Mar-202254,17173,629-19,458
Apr-202255,85075,314-19,464
May-202257,99277,623-19,631
Jun-202261,32579,017-17,692
Jul-202267,02581,529-14,504
Aug-202274,18484,989-10,805
Sep-202283,91989,088-5,169
Oct-202292,80992,676133
Nov-2022106,35394,92711,426
Dec-2022119,44094,54024,900
Jan-2023134,55795,37539,182
Feb-2023154,31296,99257,320
Mar-2023172,05097,58474,466
Apr-2023183,10297,77585,327
May-2023195,17798,08997,088
Jun-2023207,15798,760108,397
Jul-2023214,05998,274115,785
Aug-2023225,26397,971127,292
Sep-2023231,47598,752132,723
Oct-2023234,81899,246135,572
Nov-2023232,98099,893133,087
Dec-2023229,863101,585128,278
Jan-2024225,398104,196121,202
Feb-2024218,677106,239112,438
Mar-2024207,960109,16298,798
Apr-2024200,882111,89188,991
May-2024192,725114,30178,423
Jun-2024184,794116,96467,830
Jul-2024180,033119,18460,849
Aug-2024170,568121,35149,217
Sep-2024164,027122,98341,044
Oct-2024160,293124,75035,543
Nov-2024157,097126,76530,332
Dec-2024155,797128,70527,092

The long-term average for the December years 2001 to 2019, before COVID-19, is 121,000 migrant arrivals, 91,900 migrant departures, and a net migration gain of 29,100.

Migrants are people changing their country of residence, regardless of their country of citizenship or visa status. A 12-month threshold is used to classify migrants from non-migrants, aligned with international guidelines on measuring migration.

Annual migration by citizenship

The provisional net migration gain of 27,100 in the December 2024 year was made up of a net gain of 74,200 non-New Zealand citizens and a net migration loss of 47,100 New Zealand citizens.

Text alternative linked below.

Text alternative for International migration estimates (provisional), year ended December 2024

For migrant arrivals in the December 2024 year, citizens of India were the largest group, with 27,100 (± 300) arrivals. The next largest groups were citizens of:

  • New Zealand: 24,900 (± 400)
  • China: 15,900 (± 300)
  • Philippines: 15,000 (± 100)
  • Sri Lanka: 5,900 (± 100)
  • United Kingdom: 5,600 (± 100)
  • Fiji: 5,100 (± 100)
  • Australia: 4,800 (± 300)
  • South Africa: 4,500 (± 100).

For migrant departures in the December 2024 year, citizens of New Zealand were the largest group, with 72,000 (± 800) departures. The next largest groups were citizens of:

  • China: 9,500 (± 300)
  • India: 5,600 (± 300)
  • United Kingdom: 4,500 (± 100)
  • Australia: 4,000 (± 200)
  • United States: 3,000 (± 100)
  • Philippines: 2,500 (± 100)
  • Malaysia: 2,200 (± 100).

Citizens of India, the Philippines, and China drove net migration gains in the December 2024 year. Country of citizenship is the nationality of passport used to arrive in or depart from New Zealand and is not necessarily the country of previous or next residence.

For non-New Zealand citizens, the net migration gain of 74,200 in the December 2024 year is compared with a net migration gain of 171,600 in the December 2023 year. The long-term average for the December years 2001 to 2019 is a net migration gain of 48,600 a year.

Created with Highcharts 5.0.14NumberEstimates from September 2023 onwards are provisional and subject to revision.Estimated migration by citizenship, rolling year ended December 2001–December 2024Migrant arrivals (NZ citizens)Migrant arrivals (non-NZ citizens)Migrant departures (NZ citizens)Migrant departures (non-NZ citizens)Net migration (NZ citizens)Net migration (non-NZ citizens)Dec-2001May-2002Oct-2002Mar-2003Aug-2003Jan-2004Jun-2004Nov-2004Apr-2005Sep-2005Feb-2006Jul-2006Dec-2006May-2007Oct-2007Mar-2008Aug-2008Jan-2009Jun-2009Nov-2009Apr-2010Sep-2010Feb-2011Jul-2011Dec-2011May-2012Oct-2012Mar-2013Aug-2013Jan-2014Jun-2014Nov-2014Apr-2015Sep-2015Feb-2016Jul-2016Dec-2016May-2017Oct-2017Mar-2018Aug-2018Jan-2019Jun-2019Nov-2019Apr-2020Sep-2020Feb-2021Jul-2021Dec-2021May-2022Oct-2022Mar-2023Aug-2023Jan-2024Jun-2024Nov-2024-100k0100k200k300kStats NZ

Estimated migration by citizenship, rolling year ended December 2001–December 2024

Created with Highcharts 5.0.14NumberEstimated migration by citizenship, rolling year ended December 2001–December 2024Migrant arrivals (NZ citizens)Migrant arrivals (non-NZ citizens)Migrant departures (NZ citizens)Migrant departures (non-NZ citizens)Net migration (NZ citizens)Net migration (non-NZ citizens)Dec-2001May-2002Oct-2002Mar-2003Aug-2003Jan-2004Jun-2004Nov-2004Apr-2005Sep-2005Feb-2006Jul-2006Dec-2006May-2007Oct-2007Mar-2008Aug-2008Jan-2009Jun-2009Nov-2009Apr-2010Sep-2010Feb-2011Jul-2011Dec-2011May-2012Oct-2012Mar-2013Aug-2013Jan-2014Jun-2014Nov-2014Apr-2015Sep-2015Feb-2016Jul-2016Dec-2016May-2017Oct-2017Mar-2018Aug-2018Jan-2019Jun-2019Nov-2019Apr-2020Sep-2020Feb-2021Jul-2021Dec-2021May-2022Oct-2022Mar-2023Aug-2023Jan-2024Jun-2024Nov-2024-100k0100k200k300kStats NZ
Year endedMigrant arrivals (NZ citizens)Migrant arrivals (non-NZ citizens)Migrant departures (NZ citizens)Migrant departures (non-NZ citizens)Net migration (NZ citizens)Net migration (non-NZ citizens)
Dec-200128,95385,64457,04227,290-28,08958,354
Jan-200229,02288,99054,23626,817-25,21462,173
Feb-200229,29090,25651,09626,426-21,80663,830
Mar-200229,52993,09249,90725,926-20,37867,166
Apr-200229,53594,75849,16225,623-19,62769,135
May-200229,76196,13747,38625,485-17,62570,652
Jun-200229,90497,70547,13225,397-17,22872,308
Jul-200230,09498,96246,82825,516-16,73473,446
Aug-200230,529100,40246,70525,555-16,17674,847
Sep-200230,791101,19846,53225,696-15,74175,502
Oct-200230,830101,68546,57425,850-15,74475,835
Nov-200231,076102,21646,18526,439-15,10975,777
Dec-200231,578102,46846,00327,252-14,42575,216
Jan-200332,037102,23745,68727,843-13,65074,394
Feb-200332,470101,93145,25528,198-12,78573,733
Mar-200332,799100,67145,01629,038-12,21771,633
Apr-200333,19699,50844,46529,297-11,26970,211
May-200333,44498,56644,27029,522-10,82669,044
Jun-200333,57597,11043,93929,799-10,36467,311
Jul-200333,75095,72244,00530,533-10,25565,189
Aug-200333,92893,72444,20531,110-10,27762,614
Sep-200334,06191,58744,17431,517-10,11360,070
Oct-200334,16089,79344,20831,891-10,04857,902
Nov-200334,01787,72744,65832,870-10,64154,857
Dec-200333,89286,69945,11534,060-11,22352,639
Jan-200433,82484,36145,39134,311-11,56750,050
Feb-200433,49882,45446,11834,703-12,62047,751
Mar-200433,10980,22046,47634,632-13,36745,588
Apr-200432,81378,76647,07835,156-14,26543,610
May-200432,54877,96647,71835,705-15,17042,261
Jun-200432,35376,97848,32536,450-15,97240,528
Jul-200432,22975,52148,58437,237-16,35538,284
Aug-200432,02274,42748,88137,205-16,85937,222
Sep-200431,83073,76149,52637,483-17,69636,278
Oct-200431,62172,99849,97737,562-18,35635,436
Nov-200431,32972,44850,30537,911-18,97634,537
Dec-200431,17172,32550,99638,360-19,82533,965
Jan-200530,92271,78651,48738,618-20,56533,168
Feb-200530,90671,38251,83538,883-20,92932,499
Mar-200530,83971,56552,37739,045-21,53832,520
Apr-200530,92072,13053,11639,169-22,19632,961
May-200530,85272,57953,38139,121-22,52933,458
Jun-200530,80872,83153,51439,026-22,70633,805
Jul-200530,71772,63354,19339,055-23,47633,578
Aug-200530,59173,10154,27639,242-23,68533,859
Sep-200530,50973,49154,32139,163-23,81234,328
Oct-200530,49773,72554,67939,169-24,18234,556
Nov-200530,26973,71254,60038,462-24,33135,250
Dec-200530,12773,85554,65238,064-24,52535,791
Jan-200630,13673,77754,81637,717-24,68036,060
Feb-200630,11374,45454,73137,241-24,61837,213
Mar-200630,18074,99554,43536,961-24,25538,034
Apr-200630,11575,08854,47436,953-24,35938,135
May-200630,06074,94854,55836,986-24,49837,962
Jun-200629,96775,43155,00136,926-25,03438,505
Jul-200629,99876,36054,92236,401-24,92439,959
Aug-200629,98977,07155,45636,472-25,46740,599
Sep-200630,06177,87156,00936,615-25,94841,256
Oct-200629,98978,69256,41636,784-26,42741,908
Nov-200630,24779,92456,80536,634-26,55843,290
Dec-200629,94080,74757,34336,631-27,40344,116
Jan-200729,81481,30857,91536,566-28,10144,742
Feb-200729,80681,81658,83136,763-29,02545,053
Mar-200729,74182,73559,70736,888-29,96645,847
Apr-200729,61683,09560,36936,779-30,75346,316
May-200729,63183,47361,37536,868-31,74446,605
Jun-200729,59283,94062,05736,956-32,46546,984
Jul-200729,33483,94262,65436,939-33,32047,003
Aug-200729,34984,66663,25837,082-33,90947,584
Sep-200729,20884,85663,71537,070-34,50747,786
Oct-200729,25684,75163,88537,086-34,62947,665
Nov-200729,24184,63264,53337,226-35,29247,406
Dec-200728,99484,45665,28837,125-36,29447,331
Jan-200828,84384,34965,79437,290-36,95147,059
Feb-200828,82485,78466,49637,432-37,67248,352
Mar-200828,76386,05466,70037,550-37,93748,504
Apr-200828,77486,73866,88037,743-38,10648,995
May-200828,83588,01767,03437,998-38,19950,019
Jun-200828,91488,74567,46438,155-38,55050,590
Jul-200829,06489,94767,67938,549-38,61551,398
Aug-200829,09190,29168,19038,647-39,09951,644
Sep-200829,09990,18768,11338,770-39,01451,417
Oct-200829,29690,56668,61438,952-39,31851,614
Nov-200829,30390,45468,76639,320-39,46351,134
Dec-200829,75990,23568,13139,592-38,37250,643
Jan-200930,06790,38667,66439,866-37,59750,520
Feb-200930,31989,68466,14840,127-35,82949,557
Mar-200930,58288,78064,96940,350-34,38748,430
Apr-200930,77487,61463,20340,365-32,42947,249
May-200930,98586,13561,12840,370-30,14345,765
Jun-200931,23684,48758,93540,520-27,69943,967
Jul-200931,54283,22957,20340,613-25,66142,616
Aug-200931,75281,49154,98540,901-23,23340,590
Sep-200931,88080,47553,36241,087-21,48239,388
Oct-200932,05978,96551,60641,235-19,54737,730
Nov-200932,20377,50450,14041,311-17,93736,193
Dec-200932,28375,98248,79141,205-16,50834,777
Jan-201032,37674,44347,65941,202-15,28333,241
Feb-201032,25672,85147,63041,430-15,37431,421
Mar-201032,30271,94847,84641,772-15,54430,176
Apr-201032,34271,12548,17842,169-15,83628,956
May-201032,20670,29049,02442,559-16,81827,731
Jun-201032,08769,66950,09542,692-18,00826,977
Jul-201032,00169,25651,04242,918-19,04126,338
Aug-201031,85269,45852,29142,934-20,43926,524
Sep-201031,81169,32053,31843,133-21,50726,187
Oct-201031,31469,92454,50643,478-23,19226,446
Nov-201030,94869,96455,40943,683-24,46126,281
Dec-201030,59869,90156,97843,798-26,38026,103
Jan-201130,39769,75258,54844,066-28,15125,686
Feb-201130,14370,45259,49044,149-29,34726,303
Mar-201129,81570,88761,41544,770-31,60026,117
Apr-201129,68771,21563,16344,924-33,47626,291
May-201129,57271,47964,37445,074-34,80226,405
Jun-201129,29671,58965,43044,859-36,13426,730
Jul-201129,23371,91766,94345,213-37,71026,704
Aug-201129,36871,79167,79645,356-38,42826,435
Sep-201129,24571,79468,61545,044-39,37026,750
Oct-201129,06971,34769,34245,142-40,27326,205
Nov-201128,91371,69870,13745,143-41,22426,555
Dec-201128,41571,79171,18745,163-42,77226,628
Jan-201228,02172,01871,54045,297-43,51926,721
Feb-201228,01672,16872,40145,043-44,38527,125
Mar-201228,11372,60872,03744,368-43,92428,240
Apr-201227,96072,10371,87044,025-43,91028,078
May-201227,84872,21371,81043,544-43,96228,669
Jun-201228,08672,64871,96343,754-43,87728,894
Jul-201228,10271,88071,54943,235-43,44728,645
Aug-201228,08271,70971,49842,971-43,41628,738
Sep-201228,37571,65971,49442,731-43,11928,928
Oct-201228,70171,85371,17942,079-42,47829,774
Nov-201229,09771,84470,78141,831-41,68430,013
Dec-201230,02171,74170,69741,473-40,67630,268
Jan-201330,59471,80070,11840,820-39,52430,980
Feb-201330,88871,08369,01040,379-38,12230,704
Mar-201331,22870,97667,97940,036-36,75130,940
Apr-201331,67271,64566,86539,756-35,19331,889
May-201332,13471,92865,79239,630-33,65832,298
Jun-201332,41771,95164,36139,198-31,94432,753
Jul-201332,97872,62463,09839,021-30,12033,603
Aug-201333,39073,01661,73738,638-28,34734,378
Sep-201333,68873,15160,20238,520-26,51434,631
Oct-201334,12073,84758,94138,335-24,82135,512
Nov-201334,33674,61657,61937,914-23,28336,702
Dec-201334,87275,41055,68237,309-20,81038,101
Jan-201434,97476,22054,12637,004-19,15239,216
Feb-201435,40577,95352,71436,852-17,30941,101
Mar-201435,59979,04751,34836,513-15,74942,534
Apr-201435,86279,89950,11436,372-14,25243,527
May-201436,01780,84249,21836,407-13,20144,435
Jun-201436,14482,13048,36836,444-12,22445,686
Jul-201436,29183,97447,46736,017-11,17647,957
Aug-201436,44986,10346,90235,955-10,45350,148
Sep-201436,70288,07946,56035,952-9,85852,127
Oct-201436,93489,36645,97735,854-9,04353,512
Nov-201437,17890,42445,62635,792-8,44854,632
Dec-201437,50490,67645,06035,707-7,55654,969
Jan-201538,06392,33544,64735,956-6,58456,379
Feb-201537,97692,86544,42636,202-6,45056,663
Mar-201538,19693,84444,20136,573-6,00557,271
Apr-201538,19994,46644,19136,643-5,99257,823
May-201538,41494,97443,91336,615-5,49958,359
Jun-201538,53295,38543,74236,748-5,21058,637
Jul-201538,61996,56543,79536,785-5,17659,780
Aug-201538,75597,10443,62036,856-4,86560,248
Sep-201538,68098,10643,48136,808-4,80161,298
Oct-201538,77899,41343,56036,933-4,78262,480
Nov-201538,750100,41743,37336,825-4,62363,592
Dec-201538,609101,51643,33636,980-4,72764,536
Jan-201638,770101,96343,19736,860-4,42765,103
Feb-201638,982103,60043,02836,882-4,04666,718
Mar-201639,057103,72042,62436,998-3,56766,722
Apr-201639,056104,20342,62437,272-3,56866,931
May-201638,964104,83842,41937,389-3,45567,449
Jun-201639,007105,17542,17037,399-3,16367,776
Jul-201639,024105,33442,04037,646-3,01667,688
Aug-201639,082104,49641,81537,729-2,73366,767
Sep-201639,238104,29941,64338,018-2,40566,281
Oct-201639,097104,05141,44538,058-2,34865,993
Nov-201639,139103,97241,41938,498-2,28065,474
Dec-201639,101104,02341,32738,908-2,22665,115
Jan-201739,019104,31441,45139,413-2,43264,901
Feb-201738,929104,01441,50439,815-2,57564,199
Mar-201738,619103,96941,27839,961-2,65964,008
Apr-201738,521103,64441,20140,148-2,68063,496
May-201738,392103,55341,20040,821-2,80862,732
Jun-201738,376103,88141,29141,433-2,91562,448
Jul-201738,143104,02341,26842,153-3,12561,870
Aug-201737,864104,42141,42242,829-3,55861,592
Sep-201737,551104,01841,52143,512-3,97060,506
Oct-201737,331103,79341,55044,221-4,21959,572
Nov-201737,039103,56941,53844,552-4,49959,017
Dec-201736,672103,43041,51845,304-4,84658,126
Jan-201836,261103,77041,39145,556-5,13058,214
Feb-201835,881102,97641,15745,834-5,27657,142
Mar-201835,878103,12541,71446,357-5,83656,768
Apr-201835,707102,92241,74746,691-6,04056,231
May-201835,652103,00041,87946,860-6,22756,140
Jun-201835,316102,73942,10746,953-6,79155,786
Jul-201835,228102,80442,38247,038-7,15455,766
Aug-201835,254103,31142,50647,179-7,25256,132
Sep-201835,220103,78442,50347,073-7,28356,711
Oct-201835,125103,88442,68246,959-7,55756,925
Nov-201835,096103,86342,66747,055-7,57156,808
Dec-201834,790104,22442,40247,045-7,61257,179
Jan-201934,722104,19842,26347,552-7,54156,646
Feb-201934,706104,50042,10447,591-7,39856,909
Mar-201934,595104,44041,68647,665-7,09156,775
Apr-201934,619104,36941,14047,860-6,52156,509
May-201934,748105,15540,81247,970-6,06457,185
Jun-201935,116106,40140,72048,696-5,60457,705
Jul-201935,532107,38840,14248,972-4,61058,416
Aug-201936,009109,09939,53049,023-3,52160,076
Sep-201936,620111,27639,33549,434-2,71561,842
Oct-201937,524115,40739,07950,254-1,55565,153
Nov-201938,755120,67438,79352,911-3867,763
Dec-201940,997124,74538,09555,0592,90269,686
Jan-202042,046129,59137,58556,7864,46172,805
Feb-202043,426136,07436,84157,5536,58578,521
Mar-202046,586138,29835,25957,94511,32780,353
Apr-202045,295132,02232,22855,16213,06776,860
May-202044,051124,38129,07451,89614,97772,485
Jun-202043,073116,62425,94648,91517,12767,709
Jul-202042,695106,47823,30147,36919,39459,109
Aug-202042,69597,55021,23746,59021,45850,960
Sep-202042,70688,18719,08646,82623,62041,361
Oct-202042,02877,09917,45645,87024,57231,229
Nov-202040,92464,82816,42042,36424,50422,464
Dec-202036,94254,50215,33439,26621,60815,236
Jan-202135,34041,23214,56637,00720,7744,225
Feb-202133,92026,60414,33936,69619,581-10,092
Mar-202130,92818,26114,99735,97415,931-17,713
Apr-202133,21720,45017,49538,92015,722-18,470
May-202135,23522,31020,04441,70115,191-19,391
Jun-202135,94523,98322,30344,21013,642-20,227
Jul-202136,37425,50624,35045,13712,024-19,631
Aug-202133,98925,90525,02044,9518,969-19,046
Sep-202131,25426,03025,03343,0726,221-17,042
Oct-202129,75126,40424,62842,7265,123-16,322
Nov-202128,19727,25024,86643,2013,331-15,951
Dec-202127,30528,15426,37844,031927-15,877
Jan-202226,27627,71927,99143,620-1,715-15,901
Feb-202224,98026,90629,44142,538-4,461-15,632
Mar-202226,17028,00130,99842,631-4,828-14,630
Apr-202225,54930,30132,94742,367-7,398-12,066
May-202224,45433,53834,86042,763-10,406-9,225
Jun-202224,00237,32336,58442,433-12,582-5,110
Jul-202223,06743,95838,72642,803-15,6591,155
Aug-202224,02850,15641,47943,510-17,4516,646
Sep-202225,08558,83444,78844,300-19,70314,534
Oct-202225,36767,44247,83244,844-22,46522,598
Nov-202226,00680,34750,36944,558-24,36335,789
Dec-202226,87492,56652,05942,481-25,18550,085
Jan-202327,330107,22753,32942,046-25,99965,181
Feb-202328,193126,11955,19341,799-27,00084,320
Mar-202326,230145,82056,74940,835-30,519104,985
Apr-202325,137157,96557,70340,072-32,566117,893
May-202324,506170,67158,83339,256-34,327131,415
Jun-202324,250182,90760,43138,329-36,181144,578
Jul-202323,589190,47061,39336,881-37,804153,589
Aug-202323,313201,95061,99935,972-38,686165,978
Sep-202323,182208,29362,92235,830-39,740172,463
Oct-202322,971211,84763,90035,346-40,930176,501
Nov-202322,591210,38964,54935,344-41,958175,045
Dec-202322,187207,67665,51336,072-43,326171,604
Jan-202422,283203,11667,16837,028-44,886166,088
Feb-202422,334196,34367,86838,372-45,534157,971
Mar-202422,500185,46069,03740,125-46,537145,335
Apr-202422,697178,18570,42841,463-47,731136,722
May-202423,053169,67171,06643,236-48,012126,435
Jun-202423,204161,59071,47245,492-48,268116,098
Jul-202423,616156,41671,79147,392-48,175109,024
Aug-202423,834146,73572,35548,997-48,52197,738
Sep-202423,989140,03772,47150,512-48,48189,525
Oct-202424,397135,89672,46852,282-48,07183,614
Nov-202424,605132,49272,15454,611-47,54877,880
Dec-202424,935130,86272,00256,703-47,06774,159

For New Zealand citizens, the net migration loss of 47,100 in the December 2024 year is compared with a net migration loss of 43,300 in the December 2023 year. There was an average annual net migration loss of 26,700 in the December years 2001 to 2013, and an average annual net migration loss of 4,000 in the December years 2014 to 2019.

Monthly migration

Provisional estimates for December 2024 compared with December 2023 were:

  • migrant arrivals: 13,800 (± 600), down 9 percent
  • migrant departures: 12,800 (± 600), up 18 percent
  • monthly net migration: gain of 1,000 (± 900), compared with a net gain of 4,200 (± 200).
Created with Highcharts 5.0.14NumberEstimates from September 2023 onwards are provisional and subject to revision. See metadata tab for more information about this graph.Estimated migrant arrivals and migrant departures, monthly, January 2001–December 2024Migrant arrivals (estimate)Migrant arrivals (seasonally adjusted)Migrant departures (estimate)Migrant departures (seasonally adjusted)Jan-2001Jun-2001Nov-2001Apr-2002Sep-2002Feb-2003Jul-2003Dec-2003May-2004Oct-2004Mar-2005Aug-2005Jan-2006Jun-2006Nov-2006Apr-2007Sep-2007Feb-2008Jul-2008Dec-2008May-2009Oct-2009Mar-2010Aug-2010Jan-2011Jun-2011Nov-2011Apr-2012Sep-2012Feb-2013Jul-2013Dec-2013May-2014Oct-2014Mar-2015Aug-2015Jan-2016Jun-2016Nov-2016Apr-2017Sep-2017Feb-2018Jul-2018Dec-2018May-2019Oct-2019Mar-2020Aug-2020Jan-2021Jun-2021Nov-2021Apr-2022Sep-2022Feb-2023Jul-2023Dec-2023May-2024Oct-2024010k20k30kStats NZ

Estimated migrant arrivals and migrant departures, monthly, January 2001–December 2024

Created with Highcharts 5.0.14NumberEstimated migrant arrivals and migrant departures, monthly, January 2001–December 2024Migrant arrivals (estimate)Migrant arrivals (seasonally adjusted)Migrant departures (estimate)Migrant departures (seasonally adjusted)Jan-2001Jun-2001Nov-2001Apr-2002Sep-2002Feb-2003Jul-2003Dec-2003May-2004Oct-2004Mar-2005Aug-2005Jan-2006Jun-2006Nov-2006Apr-2007Sep-2007Feb-2008Jul-2008Dec-2008May-2009Oct-2009Mar-2010Aug-2010Jan-2011Jun-2011Nov-2011Apr-2012Sep-2012Feb-2013Jul-2013Dec-2013May-2014Oct-2014Mar-2015Aug-2015Jan-2016Jun-2016Nov-2016Apr-2017Sep-2017Feb-2018Jul-2018Dec-2018May-2019Oct-2019Mar-2020Aug-2020Jan-2021Jun-2021Nov-2021Apr-2022Sep-2022Feb-2023Jul-2023Dec-2023May-2024Oct-2024010k20k30kStats NZ
Month-YearMigrant arrivals (estimate)Migrant arrivals (seasonally adjusted)Migrant departures (estimate)Migrant departures (seasonally adjusted)
Jan-200110,5418,2109,8128,890
Feb-200110,4489,3309,1839,710
Mar-20017,8708,6708,1227,580
Apr-20017,6669,2207,1787,300
May-20016,7669,0607,9987,950
Jun-20017,8209,4506,3736,650
Jul-20019,8689,7206,2866,180
Aug-20018,8769,6005,4676,100
Sep-200110,34510,3205,4936,190
Oct-200110,54910,6204,8966,020
Nov-200111,39010,5706,0215,890
Dec-200112,4589,8107,5035,730
Jan-200213,95610,7606,5335,980
Feb-200211,98210,7005,6526,030
Mar-200210,94512,0206,4336,040
Apr-20029,33811,1206,1306,230
May-20028,37111,1206,0846,130
Jun-20029,53111,4806,0316,280
Jul-200211,31511,1306,1015,990
Aug-200210,75111,6505,3836,010
Sep-200211,40311,3605,4616,150
Oct-200211,07511,1605,0926,240
Nov-200212,16711,3206,2215,950
Dec-200213,21210,2508,1346,030
Jan-200314,18411,0006,8086,330
Feb-200312,10910,9105,5756,010
Mar-200310,01411,1807,0346,760
Apr-20038,57210,3705,8385,980
May-20037,67710,1906,1146,210
Jun-20038,2069,9205,9776,200
Jul-200310,10210,0706,9016,740
Aug-20038,9319,6906,1606,900
Sep-20039,3999,3205,8376,570
Oct-20039,3809,4305,5006,710
Nov-20039,9589,2307,6507,280
Dec-200312,0599,1309,7817,080
Jan-200411,7789,2607,3356,900
Feb-20049,8768,9206,6947,240
Mar-20047,3918,3207,3217,100
Apr-20046,8228,3006,9647,130
May-20046,6128,7307,3037,440
Jun-20047,0238,5007,3297,580
Jul-20048,5218,5607,9477,720
Aug-20047,6308,2506,4257,130
Sep-20048,5418,4406,7607,570
Oct-20048,4088,4606,0307,300
Nov-20049,1168,4908,3277,980
Dec-200411,7788,89010,9217,880
Jan-200510,9908,7408,0847,710
Feb-20059,4568,4907,3077,920
Mar-20057,5078,4408,0257,900
Apr-20057,4689,0807,8277,940
May-20056,9939,1307,5207,610
Jun-20057,2318,6907,3677,550
Jul-20058,2328,2808,6558,450
Aug-20057,9728,5506,6957,370
Sep-20058,8498,7406,7267,500
Oct-20058,6308,7006,3947,670
Nov-20058,8758,3307,5417,380
Dec-200511,7798,96010,5757,660
Jan-200610,9218,8407,9017,580
Feb-200610,1108,9306,7467,260
Mar-20068,1159,0907,4497,400
Apr-20067,4969,1107,8587,970
May-20066,7988,8207,6377,710
Jun-20067,6219,0907,7507,900
Jul-20069,1929,1708,0517,880
Aug-20068,6749,2007,3007,950
Sep-20069,7219,6007,4228,250
Oct-20069,3799,5006,9708,270
Nov-200610,3659,8207,7807,720
Dec-200612,2959,68011,1108,150
Jan-200711,3569,3308,4088,070
Feb-200710,6109,2007,8598,380
Mar-20078,9699,9208,4508,400
Apr-20077,7319,3708,4118,500
May-20077,1919,2808,7328,740
Jun-20078,0499,5508,5208,640
Jul-20078,9368,8008,6318,480
Aug-20079,4139,8608,0478,680
Sep-20079,7709,6507,8678,740
Oct-20079,3229,4107,1568,380
Nov-200710,2319,7708,5688,600
Dec-200711,8729,55011,7648,820
Jan-200811,0989,2509,0798,710
Feb-200812,02610,1708,7039,220
Mar-20089,17810,0108,7728,690
Apr-20088,42610,2208,7848,950
May-20088,53110,9509,1419,160
Jun-20088,85610,5509,1079,230
Jul-200810,2889,9609,2409,000
Aug-20089,78410,1408,6569,270
Sep-20089,6749,5607,9138,840
Oct-20089,8989,9907,8399,120
Nov-200810,1269,7409,0889,090
Dec-200812,1099,78011,4018,540
Jan-200911,5579,7508,8868,580
Feb-200911,5769,7307,4487,950
Mar-20098,5379,3107,8167,740
Apr-20097,4529,1907,0337,300
May-20097,2639,4007,0717,170
Jun-20097,4599,0207,0647,160
Jul-20099,3369,0407,6017,270
Aug-20098,2568,5406,7267,250
Sep-20098,7868,6806,4767,310
Oct-20098,5678,5506,2317,250
Nov-20098,8098,4507,6987,530
Dec-200910,6678,4409,9467,360
Jan-201010,1118,6107,7517,550
Feb-20109,8648,3007,6478,180
Mar-20107,6808,3508,3748,220
Apr-20106,6698,3007,7628,100
May-20106,2928,1508,3078,420
Jun-20106,7198,1908,2688,360
Jul-20108,8378,4708,7748,340
Aug-20108,3098,5807,9918,570
Sep-20108,6078,5007,7028,780
Oct-20108,6748,7107,7649,030
Nov-20108,4838,2008,8068,690
Dec-201010,2548,32011,6308,750
Jan-20119,7618,3509,5899,290
Feb-201110,3108,5208,6729,270
Mar-20117,7878,25010,92010,620
Apr-20116,8698,5109,66410,000
May-20116,4418,3209,6689,740
Jun-20116,5538,0109,1099,190
Jul-20119,1028,64010,64110,120
Aug-20118,3188,5708,9879,630
Sep-20118,4878,3808,2099,390
Oct-20118,0518,0408,58910,010
Nov-20118,6788,4209,6029,610
Dec-20119,8498,26012,7009,550
Jan-20129,5948,20010,0769,790
Feb-201210,4558,6809,2799,930
Mar-20128,3248,7109,8819,570
Apr-20126,2117,7009,1549,450
May-20126,4398,3009,1279,130
Jun-20127,2268,8609,4729,540
Jul-20128,3507,9309,7089,210
Aug-20128,1278,3308,6729,280
Sep-20128,7308,5907,9659,120
Oct-20128,5718,5107,6228,920
Nov-20129,0658,7408,9568,990
Dec-201210,6708,75012,2589,130
Jan-201310,2268,7908,8448,610
Feb-201310,0328,5007,7308,330
Mar-20138,5578,9708,5078,280
Apr-20137,3249,1407,7608,020
May-20137,1849,2907,9287,900
Jun-20137,5329,2307,6097,640
Jul-20139,5849,1208,2687,810
Aug-20138,9319,1206,9287,430
Sep-20139,1638,9906,3127,240
Oct-20139,6999,5606,1767,290
Nov-201310,0509,7007,2137,170
Dec-201312,00010,0109,7167,110
Jan-201411,1389,5406,9836,860
Feb-201412,19610,3806,1666,730
Mar-20149,84510,2806,8026,680
Apr-20148,43910,5806,3856,640
May-20148,28210,6307,0677,030
Jun-20148,94710,8906,7966,810
Jul-201411,57510,8706,9406,530
Aug-201411,21811,4306,3016,770
Sep-201411,39211,2005,9676,820
Oct-201411,21810,9805,4956,520
Nov-201411,35210,9706,8006,760
Dec-201412,57810,5609,0656,580
Jan-201513,35611,3806,8196,760
Feb-201512,63910,7606,1916,800
Mar-201511,04411,5706,9486,870
Apr-20159,06411,4506,4456,700
May-20159,00511,5206,7616,690
Jun-20159,47611,4906,7586,780
Jul-201512,84211,9307,0306,610
Aug-201511,89312,0806,1976,650
Sep-201512,31912,0905,7806,560
Oct-201512,62312,2905,6996,760
Nov-201512,32811,9506,5056,490
Dec-201513,53611,7609,1836,670
Jan-201613,96411,7706,5606,470
Feb-201614,48812,3906,0446,660
Mar-201611,23911,8906,6606,610
Apr-20169,54612,1806,7196,990
May-20169,54812,1206,6736,600
Jun-20169,85611,9206,5196,550
Jul-201613,01812,0007,1476,710
Aug-201611,11311,2906,0556,490
Sep-201612,27812,0605,8976,650
Oct-201612,23411,8405,5416,550
Nov-201612,29111,9106,9196,910
Dec-201613,54911,7709,5016,890
Jan-201714,17311,8407,1897,050
Feb-201714,09812,1206,4997,220
Mar-201710,88411,5506,5806,550
Apr-20179,12311,8306,8297,100
May-20179,32811,8007,3457,290
Jun-201710,16812,2807,2227,290
Jul-201712,92711,8307,8447,360
Aug-201711,23211,4306,8857,350
Sep-201711,56211,3606,6797,490
Oct-201711,78911,3806,2797,390
Nov-201711,77511,4007,2387,270
Dec-201713,04311,34010,2337,430
Jan-201814,10211,6507,3147,070
Feb-201812,92411,1406,5437,330
Mar-201811,03011,7807,6607,670
Apr-20188,74911,4707,1967,450
May-20189,35111,7807,6467,620
Jun-20189,57111,5107,5437,670
Jul-201812,90411,7908,2047,720
Aug-201811,76512,0207,1507,560
Sep-201812,00111,8706,5707,310
Oct-201811,79411,3506,3447,360
Nov-201811,72511,3207,3197,460
Dec-201813,09811,4809,9587,290
Jan-201914,00811,5007,6827,320
Feb-201913,21011,4106,4237,230
Mar-201910,85911,6107,3167,360
Apr-20198,70211,5006,8457,050
May-201910,26612,8907,4287,420
Jun-201911,18513,4208,1778,370
Jul-201914,30713,1107,9027,460
Aug-201913,95314,2606,5896,910
Sep-201914,78914,6806,7867,510
Oct-201916,82916,2306,9087,940
Nov-201918,22317,6909,6909,910
Dec-201919,41117,11011,4088,370
Jan-202019,90316,2908,8998,370
Feb-202021,07318,2106,4467,300
Mar-202016,24316,2406,1266,130
Apr-20201,1351,1401,0311,030
May-20201,3811,3801,0081,010
Jun-20202,4502,4502,0682,070
Jul-20203,7833,7803,7113,710
Aug-20205,0255,0203,7463,750
Sep-20205,4375,4404,8714,870
Oct-20205,0635,0604,3224,320
Nov-20204,8484,8505,1485,150
Dec-20205,1035,1007,2247,220
Jan-20215,0315,0305,8725,870
Feb-20215,0255,0205,9085,910
Mar-20214,9084,9106,0626,060
Apr-20215,6135,6106,4756,480
May-20215,2595,2606,3386,340
Jun-20214,8334,8306,8366,840
Jul-20215,7355,7406,6856,680
Aug-20213,0393,0404,2304,230
Sep-20212,8272,8303,0053,000
Oct-20213,9343,9303,5713,570
Nov-20214,1404,1405,8615,860
Dec-20215,1155,1209,5669,570
Jan-20223,5673,5707,0747,070
Feb-20222,9162,9206,2766,280
Mar-20227,1937,1907,7127,710
Apr-20227,2927,2908,1608,160
May-20227,4017,4008,6478,650
Jun-20228,1668,1708,2308,230
Jul-202211,43511,4409,1979,200
Aug-202210,19810,2007,6907,690
Sep-202212,56112,5607,1057,100
Oct-202212,82412,8207,1607,160
Nov-202217,68417,6808,1128,110
Dec-202218,20318,2009,1789,180
Jan-202318,68416,6307,9097,680
Feb-202322,67019,3307,8938,570
Mar-202324,93124,7308,3038,110
Apr-202318,34722,0908,3528,460
May-202319,47622,1808,9618,620
Jun-202320,14621,9808,9008,680
Jul-202318,33616,0808,7128,340
Aug-202321,40321,3007,3878,060
Sep-202318,77218,9007,8868,930
Oct-202316,16616,2907,6538,910
Nov-202315,84616,3708,7599,180
Dec-202315,08615,29010,8708,420
Jan-202414,22012,87010,52110,230
Feb-202415,94813,8409,93610,760
Mar-202414,21414,15011,22610,880
Apr-202411,26813,50011,08111,170
May-202411,31912,94011,37210,870
Jun-202412,21513,28011,56211,180
Jul-202413,57512,08010,93210,560
Aug-202411,93911,8909,55510,620
Sep-202412,23012,3109,51710,830
Oct-202412,43212,5909,42010,990
Nov-202412,65113,07010,77410,930
Dec-202413,78613,66012,8109,850

Estimated migrant arrivals and migrant departures, monthly, January 2001–December 2024

Months before March 2020 are no longer revised for seasonally adjusted series. Months from March 2020 to December 2022 reflect actual values without seasonal adjustment.

Created with Highcharts 5.0.14NumberEstimates from September 2023 onwards are provisional and subject to revision. See metadata tab for more information about this graph.Estimated net migration, monthly, January 2001–December 2024Net migration (estimate)Net migration (seasonally adjusted)Jan-2001Jun-2001Nov-2001Apr-2002Sep-2002Feb-2003Jul-2003Dec-2003May-2004Oct-2004Mar-2005Aug-2005Jan-2006Jun-2006Nov-2006Apr-2007Sep-2007Feb-2008Jul-2008Dec-2008May-2009Oct-2009Mar-2010Aug-2010Jan-2011Jun-2011Nov-2011Apr-2012Sep-2012Feb-2013Jul-2013Dec-2013May-2014Oct-2014Mar-2015Aug-2015Jan-2016Jun-2016Nov-2016Apr-2017Sep-2017Feb-2018Jul-2018Dec-2018May-2019Oct-2019Mar-2020Aug-2020Jan-2021Jun-2021Nov-2021Apr-2022Sep-2022Feb-2023Jul-2023Dec-2023May-2024Oct-2024010k20k-10kStats NZ

Estimated net migration, monthly, January 2001–December 2024

Created with Highcharts 5.0.14NumberEstimated net migration, monthly, January 2001–December 2024Net migration (estimate)Net migration (seasonally adjusted)Jan-2001Jun-2001Nov-2001Apr-2002Sep-2002Feb-2003Jul-2003Dec-2003May-2004Oct-2004Mar-2005Aug-2005Jan-2006Jun-2006Nov-2006Apr-2007Sep-2007Feb-2008Jul-2008Dec-2008May-2009Oct-2009Mar-2010Aug-2010Jan-2011Jun-2011Nov-2011Apr-2012Sep-2012Feb-2013Jul-2013Dec-2013May-2014Oct-2014Mar-2015Aug-2015Jan-2016Jun-2016Nov-2016Apr-2017Sep-2017Feb-2018Jul-2018Dec-2018May-2019Oct-2019Mar-2020Aug-2020Jan-2021Jun-2021Nov-2021Apr-2022Sep-2022Feb-2023Jul-2023Dec-2023May-2024Oct-2024010k20k-10kStats NZ
Month-YearNet migration (estimate)Net migration (seasonally adjusted)
Jan-2001729-680
Feb-20011,265-380
Mar-2001-2521,090
Apr-20014881,920
May-2001-1,2321,110
Jun-20011,4472,800
Jul-20013,5823,540
Aug-20013,4093,500
Sep-20014,8524,130
Oct-20015,6534,600
Nov-20015,3694,670
Dec-20014,9554,080
Jan-20027,4234,780
Feb-20026,3304,670
Mar-20024,5125,980
Apr-20023,2084,900
May-20022,2874,990
Jun-20023,5005,200
Jul-20025,2145,150
Aug-20025,3685,630
Sep-20025,9425,210
Oct-20025,9834,930
Nov-20025,9465,370
Dec-20025,0784,230
Jan-20037,3764,670
Feb-20036,5344,900
Mar-20032,9804,420
Apr-20032,7344,400
May-20031,5633,980
Jun-20032,2293,720
Jul-20033,2013,330
Aug-20032,7712,790
Sep-20033,5622,750
Oct-20033,8802,720
Nov-20032,3081,950
Dec-20032,2782,050
Jan-20044,4432,350
Feb-20043,1821,680
Mar-2004701,220
Apr-2004-1421,170
May-2004-6911,290
Jun-2004-306920
Jul-2004574840
Aug-20041,2051,120
Sep-20041,781870
Oct-20042,3781,160
Nov-2004789510
Dec-20048571,010
Jan-20052,9061,030
Feb-20052,149580
Mar-2005-518540
Apr-2005-3591,140
May-2005-5271,530
Jun-2005-1361,140
Jul-2005-423-170
Aug-20051,2771,170
Sep-20052,1231,240
Oct-20052,2361,030
Nov-20051,334950
Dec-20051,2041,300
Jan-20063,0201,270
Feb-20063,3641,670
Mar-20066661,690
Apr-2006-3621,130
May-2006-8391,110
Jun-2006-1291,180
Jul-20061,1411,290
Aug-20061,3741,250
Sep-20062,2991,350
Oct-20062,4091,230
Nov-20062,5852,100
Dec-20061,1851,530
Jan-20072,9481,260
Feb-20072,751810
Mar-20075191,510
Apr-2007-680870
May-2007-1,541540
Jun-2007-471920
Jul-2007305330
Aug-20071,3661,170
Sep-20071,903910
Oct-20072,1661,030
Nov-20071,6631,170
Dec-2007108730
Jan-20082,019540
Feb-20083,323950
Mar-20084061,330
Apr-2008-3581,270
May-2008-6101,790
Jun-2008-2511,320
Jul-20081,048970
Aug-20081,128870
Sep-20081,761720
Oct-20082,059870
Nov-20081,038660
Dec-20087081,250
Jan-20092,6711,170
Feb-20094,1281,780
Mar-20097211,570
Apr-20094191,890
May-20091922,230
Jun-20093951,860
Jul-20091,7351,770
Aug-20091,5301,290
Sep-20092,3101,360
Oct-20092,3361,300
Nov-20091,111920
Dec-20097211,080
Jan-20102,3601,070
Feb-20102,217120
Mar-2010-694130
Apr-2010-1,093200
May-2010-2,015-270
Jun-2010-1,549-170
Jul-201063130
Aug-20103180
Sep-2010905-280
Oct-2010910-320
Nov-2010-323-500
Dec-2010-1,376-430
Jan-2011172-940
Feb-20111,638-750
Mar-2011-3,133-2,370
Apr-2011-2,795-1,490
May-2011-3,227-1,420
Jun-2011-2,556-1,180
Jul-2011-1,539-1,480
Aug-2011-669-1,060
Sep-2011278-1,010
Oct-2011-538-1,970
Nov-2011-924-1,190
Dec-2011-2,851-1,290
Jan-2012-482-1,590
Feb-20121,176-1,250
Mar-2012-1,557-870
Apr-2012-2,943-1,750
May-2012-2,688-830
Jun-2012-2,246-680
Jul-2012-1,358-1,280
Aug-2012-545-950
Sep-2012765-530
Oct-2012949-410
Nov-2012109-250
Dec-2012-1,588-390
Jan-20131,382170
Feb-20132,302170
Mar-201350690
Apr-2013-4361,110
May-2013-7441,390
Jun-2013-771,590
Jul-20131,3161,310
Aug-20132,0031,690
Sep-20132,8511,750
Oct-20133,5232,270
Nov-20132,8372,520
Dec-20132,2842,900
Jan-20144,1552,680
Feb-20146,0303,640
Mar-20143,0433,600
Apr-20142,0543,940
May-20141,2153,600
Jun-20142,1514,070
Jul-20144,6354,340
Aug-20144,9174,660
Sep-20145,4254,380
Oct-20145,7234,460
Nov-20144,5524,210
Dec-20143,5133,980
Jan-20156,5374,620
Feb-20156,4483,960
Mar-20154,0964,710
Apr-20152,6194,740
May-20152,2444,820
Jun-20152,7184,720
Jul-20155,8125,320
Aug-20155,6965,430
Sep-20156,5395,530
Oct-20156,9245,520
Nov-20155,8235,460
Dec-20154,3535,100
Jan-20167,4045,300
Feb-20168,4445,730
Mar-20164,5795,280
Apr-20162,8275,190
May-20162,8755,520
Jun-20163,3375,370
Jul-20165,8715,280
Aug-20165,0584,800
Sep-20166,3815,400
Oct-20166,6935,300
Nov-20165,3725,010
Dec-20164,0484,880
Jan-20176,9844,780
Feb-20177,5994,900
Mar-20174,3044,990
Apr-20172,2944,730
May-20171,9834,510
Jun-20172,9465,000
Jul-20175,0834,470
Aug-20174,3474,080
Sep-20174,8833,870
Oct-20175,5103,990
Nov-20174,5374,130
Dec-20172,8103,910
Jan-20186,7884,580
Feb-20186,3813,820
Mar-20183,3704,110
Apr-20181,5534,020
May-20181,7054,170
Jun-20182,0283,840
Jul-20184,7004,060
Aug-20184,6154,460
Sep-20185,4314,550
Oct-20185,4503,980
Nov-20184,4063,860
Dec-20183,1404,200
Jan-20196,3264,180
Feb-20196,7874,180
Mar-20193,5434,250
Apr-20191,8574,450
May-20192,8385,470
Jun-20193,0085,050
Jul-20196,4055,650
Aug-20197,3647,350
Sep-20198,0037,170
Oct-20199,9218,290
Nov-20198,5337,780
Dec-20198,0038,740
Jan-202011,0047,930
Feb-202014,62710,910
Mar-202010,11710,120
Apr-2020104100
May-2020373370
Jun-2020382380
Jul-20207270
Aug-20201,2791,280
Sep-2020566570
Oct-2020741740
Nov-2020-300-300
Dec-2020-2,121-2,120
Jan-2021-841-840
Feb-2021-883-880
Mar-2021-1,154-1,150
Apr-2021-862-860
May-2021-1,079-1,080
Jun-2021-2,003-2,000
Jul-2021-950-950
Aug-2021-1,191-1,190
Sep-2021-178-180
Oct-2021363360
Nov-2021-1,721-1,720
Dec-2021-4,451-4,450
Jan-2022-3,507-3,510
Feb-2022-3,360-3,360
Mar-2022-519-520
Apr-2022-868-870
May-2022-1,246-1,250
Jun-2022-64-60
Jul-20222,2382,240
Aug-20222,5082,510
Sep-20225,4565,460
Oct-20225,6645,660
Nov-20229,5729,570
Dec-20229,0259,020
Jan-202310,7758,950
Feb-202314,77710,760
Mar-202316,62816,620
Apr-20239,99513,640
May-202310,51513,550
Jun-202311,24613,310
Jul-20239,6247,740
Aug-202314,01613,240
Sep-202310,8869,970
Oct-20238,5127,370
Nov-20237,0877,190
Dec-20234,2166,880
Jan-20243,6992,640
Feb-20246,0133,080
Mar-20242,9893,270
Apr-20241872,330
May-2024-522,070
Jun-20246532,100
Jul-20242,6431,520
Aug-20242,3841,270
Sep-20242,7131,480
Oct-20243,0121,600
Nov-20241,8762,140
Dec-20249763,810

Estimated net migration, monthly, January 2001–December 2024

Months before March 2020 are no longer revised for seasonally adjusted series. Months from March 2020 to December 2022 reflect actual values without seasonal adjustment.

Provisional migration estimates are revised each month until they are finalised after 16 months.

Migration with Australia – year ended June 2024

There was a provisional net migration loss of 30,200 people to Australia in the year ended June 2024. This was made up of 17,200 migrant arrivals from Australia to New Zealand and 47,500 migrant departures from New Zealand to Australia.

Traditionally, there has been a net migration loss from New Zealand to Australia. This averaged about 30,000 a year from 2004 to 2013, and 3,000 a year from 2014 to 2019.

Created with Highcharts 5.0.14NumberSee metadata tab for more information about this graph. Key: ABS – Australian Bureau of Statistics, AU – Australia, NZ – New Zealand, RoW – rest of the world.Estimated migration between New Zealand and Australia, and the rest of the world, quarterly, December 2003–June 2024Migrant arrivals (from AU to NZ, estimated from Stats NZ data)Migrant departures (from NZ to AU, estimated from ABS data)Net migration (from AU to NZ)Migrant arrivals (from RoW to NZ)Migrant departures (NZ to RoW)Net migration (from RoW to NZ)Dec-2003Jun-2004Dec-2004Jun-2005Dec-2005Jun-2006Dec-2006Jun-2007Dec-2007Jun-2008Dec-2008Jun-2009Dec-2009Jun-2010Dec-2010Jun-2011Dec-2011Jun-2012Dec-2012Jun-2013Dec-2013Jun-2014Dec-2014Jun-2015Dec-2015Jun-2016Dec-2016Jun-2017Dec-2017Jun-2018Dec-2018Jun-2019Dec-2019Jun-2020Dec-2020Jun-2021Dec-2021Jun-2022Dec-2022Jun-2023Dec-2023Jun-2024-25k025k50k75kStats NZ

Estimated migration between New Zealand and Australia, and the rest of the world, quarterly, December 2003–June 2024

Created with Highcharts 5.0.14NumberEstimated migration between New Zealand and Australia, and the rest of the world, quarterly, December 2003–June 2024Migrant arrivals (from AU to NZ, estimated from Stats NZ data)Migrant departures (from NZ to AU, estimated from ABS data)Net migration (from AU to NZ)Migrant arrivals (from RoW to NZ)Migrant departures (NZ to RoW)Net migration (from RoW to NZ)Dec-2003Jun-2004Dec-2004Jun-2005Dec-2005Jun-2006Dec-2006Jun-2007Dec-2007Jun-2008Dec-2008Jun-2009Dec-2009Jun-2010Dec-2010Jun-2011Dec-2011Jun-2012Dec-2012Jun-2013Dec-2013Jun-2014Dec-2014Jun-2015Dec-2015Jun-2016Dec-2016Jun-2017Dec-2017Jun-2018Dec-2018Jun-2019Dec-2019Jun-2020Dec-2020Jun-2021Dec-2021Jun-2022Dec-2022Jun-2023Dec-2023Jun-2024-25k025k50k75kStats NZ
QuarterMigrant arrivals (from AU to NZ, estimated from Stats NZ data)Migrant departures (from NZ to AU, estimated from ABS data)Net migration (from AU to NZ)Migrant arrivals (from RoW to NZ)Migrant departures (NZ to RoW)Net migration (from RoW to NZ)
Dec-20036,66313,078-6,41524,7349,85314,881
Mar-20045,46311,566-6,10323,5829,78413,798
Jun-20044,3478,913-4,56616,11012,6833,427
Sep-20044,4389,021-4,58320,25412,1118,143
Dec-20045,99510,580-4,58523,30714,6988,609
Mar-20054,85312,008-7,15523,10011,40811,692
Jun-20053,87910,313-6,43417,81312,4015,412
Sep-20054,1679,918-5,75120,88612,1588,728
Dec-20055,76511,306-5,54123,51913,20410,315
Mar-20064,68611,768-7,08224,46010,32814,132
Jun-20063,68110,542-6,86118,23412,7035,531
Sep-20064,27610,772-6,49623,31112,00111,310
Dec-20065,91512,611-6,69626,12413,24912,875
Mar-20074,73813,717-8,97926,19711,00015,197
Jun-20073,80812,795-8,98719,16312,8686,295
Sep-20074,25211,862-7,61023,86712,68311,184
Dec-20075,74014,100-8,36025,68513,38812,297
Mar-20084,50215,675-11,17327,80010,87916,921
Jun-20083,62014,136-10,51622,19312,8969,297
Sep-20084,01913,474-9,45525,72712,33513,392
Dec-20085,84414,648-8,80426,28913,68012,609
Mar-20094,70213,432-8,73026,96810,71816,250
Jun-20094,1809,415-5,23517,99411,7536,241
Sep-20094,7588,777-4,01921,62012,0269,594
Dec-20096,50910,862-4,35321,53413,0138,521
Mar-20105,26412,227-6,96322,39111,54510,846
Jun-20104,44211,040-6,59815,23813,2971,941
Sep-20104,85911,843-6,98420,89412,6248,270
Dec-20106,24414,083-7,83921,16714,1177,050
Mar-20115,00216,753-11,75122,85612,42810,428
Jun-20113,81114,892-11,08116,05213,5492,503
Sep-20114,32814,347-10,01921,57913,4908,089
Dec-20115,99015,838-9,84820,58815,0535,535
Mar-20124,81217,611-12,79923,56111,62511,936
Jun-20123,95915,036-11,07715,91712,7173,200
Sep-20124,93314,094-9,16120,27412,2518,023
Dec-20127,23015,044-7,81421,07613,7927,284
Mar-20136,07914,982-8,90322,73610,09912,637
Jun-20135,45811,237-5,77916,58212,0604,522
Sep-20136,8019,896-3,09520,87711,6129,265
Dec-20139,27710,847-1,57022,47212,25810,214
Mar-20147,55310,253-2,70025,6269,69815,928
Jun-20146,3257,969-1,64419,34312,2797,064
Sep-20147,4027,856-45426,78311,35215,431
Dec-201410,0889,24983925,06012,11112,949
Mar-20158,0019,345-1,34429,03810,61318,425
Jun-20156,7917,407-61620,75412,5578,197
Sep-20157,8027,57023229,25211,43717,815
Dec-201510,4269,3961,03028,06111,99116,070
Mar-20168,44810,066-1,61831,2439,19822,045
Jun-20166,5598,793-2,23422,39111,11811,273
Sep-20167,4778,784-1,30728,93210,31518,617
Dec-20169,9979,43855928,07712,52315,554
Mar-20177,6628,877-1,21531,49311,39120,102
Jun-20176,2037,360-1,15722,41614,0368,380
Sep-20176,7127,561-84929,00913,84715,162
Dec-20179,0188,59442427,58915,15612,433
Mar-20186,8948,548-1,65431,16212,96918,193
Jun-20185,5917,142-1,55122,08015,2436,837
Sep-20186,4997,465-96630,17114,45915,712
Dec-20188,3828,563-18128,23515,05813,177
Mar-20196,7068,445-1,73931,37112,97618,395
Jun-20196,0307,374-1,34424,12315,0769,047
Sep-20197,3917,766-37535,65813,51122,147
Dec-201910,5779,79977843,88618,20725,679
Mar-20208,7747,1581,61648,44514,31334,132
Jun-20201,8635691,2943,1033,538-435
Sep-20205,4911,0974,3948,75411,231-2,477
Dec-20205,0945,058369,92011,636-1,716
Mar-20214,1606,213-2,05310,80411,629-825
Jun-20216,9407,938-9988,76511,711-2,946
Sep-20212,5213,362-8419,08010,558-1,478
Dec-20213,0354,530-1,49510,15414,468-4,314
Mar-20224,4717,044-2,5739,20514,018-4,813
Jun-20225,5908,378-2,78817,26916,659610
Sep-20224,7678,918-4,15129,42715,07514,352
Dec-20225,41210,489-5,07743,29913,96129,338
Mar-20235,03811,767-6,72961,24712,33848,909
Jun-20233,28410,533-7,24954,68515,68039,005
Sep-20233,69610,605-6,90954,81513,38041,435
Dec-20234,53212,861-8,32942,56614,42128,145
Mar-20244,71613,472-8,75639,66718,21021,456
Jun-20244,29610,529-6,23330,50723,4867,021

Estimated migration between New Zealand and Australia, and the rest of the world, quarterly, December 2003–June 2024

Stats NZ estimates from the September 2023 month, and Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) estimates from the September 2023 quarter, are provisional and subject to revision.

The country of last previous residence (CLPR) of migrants arriving in New Zealand and Australia is not always known. 

To estimate net migration using the two series ‘Estimated migrant arrivals to Australia … (quarterly)’ and ‘Estimated migrant arrivals by citizenship, visa type and CLPR, 12/16-month rule (quarterly)…’, an allowance for non-response to the CLPR question on both New Zealand and Australian arrival cards has been made. 

For ‘Estimated migrant arrivals by citizenship, visa type and CLPR…’ non-response to CLPR is prorated based on the distribution of those with a CLPR by citizenship (‘NZ’, ‘non-NZ’). These estimates will differ from the Infoshare series, which makes no adjustment for CLPR non-response. 

For ‘Estimated migrant arrivals to Australia…’ the proration is based on a combination of birthplace (‘NZ’, ‘non-NZ’) and citizenship (‘NZ’, ‘non-NZ’). 

The implied migrant flows with the rest of the world, excluding Australia, can be derived by subtracting the trans-Tasman flows from New Zealand’s total migrant flows. 

The provisional net migration loss to Australia in the year ended June 2024 was made up of a net loss of 29,000 New Zealand citizens and a net loss of 1,200 non-New Zealand citizens. This is compared with a net migration loss to Australia of 23,200 in the year ended June 2023, made up of a net loss of 22,800 New Zealand citizens and a net loss of 400 non-New Zealand citizens.

In the June 2024 year, 56 percent of New Zealand citizen migrant departures were to Australia.

Net migration loss to Australia in 2023 (published in July 2024 and based on provisional data to December 2023) has more information.

These net migration estimates draw on two Infoshare series (select ‘Tourism’, then ‘International Travel and Migration – ITM’):

  • Estimated migrant arrivals by citizenship, visa type, and CLPR, 12/16-month rule (Quarterly) – this uses Stats NZ monthly estimates currently available to December 2024.
  • Estimated migrant arrivals to Australia by CLPR, citizenship, and birthplace (Quarterly) – this uses Australian Bureau of Statistics quarterly estimates currently available to June 2024. Data for the September 2024 quarter will be available in late March 2025.

As the country of last previous residence (CLPR) of migrants arriving in New Zealand and Australia is not always known, an allowance for non-response to the CLPR question on both New Zealand and Australian arrival cards has been made.

Latest revisions

Migration estimates from September 2023 are provisional and subject to revision because it is not yet known whether some travellers are migrants or non-migrants.

Why migration estimates change has more information.

From August 2024 onwards, starting with the release of June 2024 estimates, a new training period was implemented for the international migration model.

Adjusting the training window for the international migration model (published 6 August 2024) and International migration: June 2024 (published 13 August 2024) have more information on the change of training period.

We encourage customers to make their own judgement on whether to use provisional migration estimates for the latest months, which have higher uncertainty, or provisional migration estimates for older months, which have lower uncertainty. Annual arrival and departure estimates are subject to notably less revision at 5 to 6 months after the reference period.

Comparison of provisional and final migration estimates: August 2017 to December 2024 contains a history of published migration estimates and revisions.

This month, revisions to the preceding month November 2024 were:

  • migrant arrivals down 200 (1 percent). The average revision size to the preceding month was 1,400 (7 percent), and revisions were generally downwards, over the previous 12 months (November 2023 to October 2024).
  • migrant departures up 200 (2 percent). The average revision size to the preceding month was 2,000 (12 percent), and revisions were generally downwards, over the previous 12 months.
  • net migration down 300. The average revision size to the preceding month was 1,200, and revisions were generally upwards, over the previous 12 months.

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This month, revisions to the preceding year (ended November 2024) were:

  • migrant arrivals down 1,300 (1 percent). The average revision size to the preceding year was 5,800 (3 percent), and revisions were generally downwards, over the previous 12 months (year ended November 2023 to year ended October 2024).
  • migrant departures down 1,100 (1 percent). The average revision size to the preceding year was 5,200 (4 percent), and revisions were all downwards, over the previous 12 months.
  • net migration down 300. The average revision size to the preceding year was 3,700, and revisions were generally downwards, over the previous 12 months.

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Diagram shows outcomes-based (provisional) estimates of migration, by citizenship (New Zealand or non-New Zealand) for the year ended December 2024. Overall, net migration is 27,100, made up of a net loss of 47,100 NZ citizens (based on 24,900 migrant arrivals, a 12 percent increase on the year ended December 2023, and 72,000 migrant departures, a 10 percent increase) and a net gain of 74,200 non-NZ citizens (based on 130,900 migrant arrivals, a 37 percent decrease on the year ended December 2023, and 56,700 migrant departures, a 57 percent increase). Estimates are provisional as of 17 February 2025. Source: Stats NZ.

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Graphs show monthly revisions to provisional migrant arrivals, migrant departures, and net migration for each month from November 2018 to December 2024. The data is shown in three line graphs arranged one after the other vertically, starting with migrant arrivals (top), followed by migrant departures (middle) and net migration (bottom). The vertical axis shows the estimated number of migrants. Months are labelled on the horizontal axis. Estimates from September 2023 onwards are provisional and subject to revision. Source: Stats NZ.

More data

Use Infoshare to access time-series data for international travel and migration:

Subject category: Tourism
Group: International travel and migration – ITM

Provisional migration estimates

Comparisons between the December 2024 and 2023 months and years use the latest provisional estimates for each period.

The provisional estimates have 95 percent confidence intervals (±) beside them – the wider the interval, the greater the uncertainty about the estimate. However, these intervals reflect the model uncertainty, not the extent of future revisions to provisional data.

Migration estimates in more recent months have greater uncertainty and are therefore subject to larger revisions than estimates for earlier periods.

Provisional migration estimates are revised each month until they are finalised after 16 months.

Migration data transformation has more information about the migration estimates, including the 12/16-month rule and a monthly summary of the number of border movements, the number requiring modelling as migrants or non-migrants, and the history of revisions to migration estimates.

Comparison of provisional and final migration estimates: August 2017 to December 2024 also has more information.

Why migration estimates change

The outcomes-based measure of migration with provisional and final estimates is the official way we measure migration in New Zealand.

International migration uses new official measure has more information.

To classify a border crossing as a migrant movement, we need to observe up to 16 months of travel history, and it takes 17 months before final migration estimates are available, using the 12/16-month rule.

To produce timely results, we use a statistical model to produce provisional migration estimates. As new data becomes available each month, the provisional migration model has more information about the border crossings it is trying to estimate. This causes shifts in the estimated number of migrant arrivals and migrant departures, and thus changes in the net migration estimates.

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Next release

International migration: January 2025 will be released on 13 March 2025.

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