International Migration 15 August

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
Non-New Zealand citizen migrant arrival rates
New Zealand citizen migrant departure rates
Monthly migration
Migration with Australia - year ended December 2024
Latest revisions

Annual migration

Provisional estimates for the June 2025 year compared with the June 2024 year were:

  • migrant arrivals: 138,900 (± 1,200), down 23 percent
  • migrant departures: 125,200 (± 1,200), up 13 percent
  • annual net migration: gain of 13,700 (± 1,500), compared with a net gain of 70,400 (± 200).

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

Annual migrant departures provisionally peaked at 125,400 in the year ended May 2025.

Annual net migration peaked in the year ended October 2023, with a gain of 135,500.

"Year ended""Migrant arrivals""Migrant departures""Net migration"
"Dec-2001"1145978433230265
"Jan-2002"1180128105336959
"Feb-2002"1195467752242024
"Mar-2002"1226217583346788
"Apr-2002"1242937478549508
"May-2002"1258987287153027
"Jun-2002"1276097252955080
"Jul-2002"1290567234456712
"Aug-2002"1309317226058671
"Sep-2002"1319897222859761
"Oct-2002"1325157242460091
"Nov-2002"1332927262460668
"Dec-2002"1340467325560791
"Jan-2003"1342747353060744
"Feb-2003"1344017345360948
"Mar-2003"1334707405459416
"Apr-2003"1327047376258942
"May-2003"1320107379258218
"Jun-2003"1306857373856947
"Jul-2003"1294727453854934
"Aug-2003"1276527531552337
"Sep-2003"1256487569149957
"Oct-2003"1239537609947854
"Nov-2003"1217447752844216
"Dec-2003"1205917917541416
"Jan-2004"1181857970238483
"Feb-2004"1159528082135131
"Mar-2004"1133298110832221
"Apr-2004"1115798223429345
"May-2004"1105148342327091
"Jun-2004"1093318477524556
"Jul-2004"1077508582121929
"Aug-2004"1064498608620363
"Sep-2004"1055918700918582
"Oct-2004"1046198753917080
"Nov-2004"1037778821615561
"Dec-2004"1034968935614140
"Jan-2005"1027089010512603
"Feb-2005"1022889071811570
"Mar-2005"1024049142210982
"Apr-2005"1030509228510765
"May-2005"1034319250210929
"Jun-2005"1036399254011099
"Jul-2005"1033509324810102
"Aug-2005"1036929351810174
"Sep-2005"1040009348410516
"Oct-2005"1042229384810374
"Nov-2005"1039819306210919
"Dec-2005"1039829271611266
"Jan-2006"1039139253311380
"Feb-2006"1045679197212595
"Mar-2006"1051759139613779
"Apr-2006"1052039142713776
"May-2006"1050089154413464
"Jun-2006"1053989192713471
"Jul-2006"1063589132315035
"Aug-2006"1070609192815132
"Sep-2006"1079329262415308
"Oct-2006"1086819320015481
"Nov-2006"1101719343916732
"Dec-2006"1106879397416713
"Jan-2007"1111229448116641
"Feb-2007"1116229559416028
"Mar-2007"1124769659515881
"Apr-2007"1127119714815563
"May-2007"1131049824314861
"Jun-2007"1135329901314519
"Jul-2007"1132769959313683
"Aug-2007"11401510034013675
"Sep-2007"11406410078513279
"Oct-2007"11400710097113036
"Nov-2007"11387310175912114
"Dec-2007"11345010241311037
"Jan-2008"11319210308410108
"Feb-2008"11460810392810680
"Mar-2008"11481710425010567
"Apr-2008"11551210462310889
"May-2008"11685210503211820
"Jun-2008"11765910561912040
"Jul-2008"11901110622812783
"Aug-2008"11938210683712545
"Sep-2008"11928610688312403
"Oct-2008"11986210756612296
"Nov-2008"11975710808611671
"Dec-2008"11999410772312271
"Jan-2009"12045310753012923
"Feb-2009"12000310627513728
"Mar-2009"11936210531914043
"Apr-2009"11838810356814820
"May-2009"11712010149815622
"Jun-2009"1157239945516268
"Jul-2009"1147719781616955
"Aug-2009"1132439588617357
"Sep-2009"1123559444917906
"Oct-2009"1110249284118183
"Nov-2009"1097079145118256
"Dec-2009"1082658999618269
"Jan-2010"1068198886117958
"Feb-2010"1051078906016047
"Mar-2010"1042508961814632
"Apr-2010"1034679034713120
"May-2010"1024969158310913
"Jun-2010"101756927878969
"Jul-2010"101257939607297
"Aug-2010"101310952256085
"Sep-2010"101131964514680
"Oct-2010"101238979843254
"Nov-2010"100912990921820
"Dec-2010"100499100776-277
"Jan-2011"100149102614-2465
"Feb-2011"100595103639-3044
"Mar-2011"100702106185-5483
"Apr-2011"100902108087-7185
"May-2011"101051109448-8397
"Jun-2011"100885110289-9404
"Jul-2011"101150112156-11006
"Aug-2011"101159113152-11993
"Sep-2011"101039113659-12620
"Oct-2011"100416114484-14068
"Nov-2011"100611115280-14669
"Dec-2011"100206116350-16144
"Jan-2012"100039116837-16798
"Feb-2012"100184117444-17260
"Mar-2012"100721116405-15684
"Apr-2012"100063115895-15832
"May-2012"100061115354-15293
"Jun-2012"100734115717-14983
"Jul-2012"99982114784-14802
"Aug-2012"99791114469-14678
"Sep-2012"100034114225-14191
"Oct-2012"100554113258-12704
"Nov-2012"100941112612-11671
"Dec-2012"101762112170-10408
"Jan-2013"102394110938-8544
"Feb-2013"101971109389-7418
"Mar-2013"102204108015-5811
"Apr-2013"103317106621-3304
"May-2013"104062105422-1360
"Jun-2013"104368103559809
"Jul-2013"1056021021193483
"Aug-2013"1064061003756031
"Sep-2013"106839987228117
"Oct-2013"1079679727610691
"Nov-2013"1089529553313419
"Dec-2013"1102829299117291
"Jan-2014"1111949113020064
"Feb-2014"1133588956623792
"Mar-2014"1146468786126785
"Apr-2014"1157618648629275
"May-2014"1168598562531234
"Jun-2014"1182748481233462
"Jul-2014"1202658348436781
"Aug-2014"1225528285739695
"Sep-2014"1247818251242269
"Oct-2014"1263008183144469
"Nov-2014"1276028141846184
"Dec-2014"1281808076747413
"Jan-2015"1303988060349795
"Feb-2015"1308418062850213
"Mar-2015"1320408077451266
"Apr-2015"1326658083451831
"May-2015"1333888052852860
"Jun-2015"1339178049053427
"Jul-2015"1351848058054604
"Aug-2015"1358598047655383
"Sep-2015"1367868028956497
"Oct-2015"1381918049357698
"Nov-2015"1391678019858969
"Dec-2015"1401258031659809
"Jan-2016"1407338005760676
"Feb-2016"1425827991062672
"Mar-2016"1427777962263155
"Apr-2016"1432597989663363
"May-2016"1438027980863994
"Jun-2016"1441827956964613
"Jul-2016"1443587968664672
"Aug-2016"1435787954464034
"Sep-2016"1435377966163876
"Oct-2016"1431487950363645
"Nov-2016"1431117991763194
"Dec-2016"1431248023562889
"Jan-2017"1433338086462469
"Feb-2017"1429438131961624
"Mar-2017"1425888123961349
"Apr-2017"1421658134960816
"May-2017"1419458202159924
"Jun-2017"1422578272459533
"Jul-2017"1421668342158745
"Aug-2017"1422858425158034
"Sep-2017"1415698503356536
"Oct-2017"1411248577155353
"Nov-2017"1406088609054518
"Dec-2017"1401028682253280
"Jan-2018"1400318694753084
"Feb-2018"1388578699151866
"Mar-2018"1390038807150932
"Apr-2018"1386298843850191
"May-2018"1386528873949913
"Jun-2018"1380558906048995
"Jul-2018"1380328942048612
"Aug-2018"1385658968548880
"Sep-2018"1390048957649428
"Oct-2018"1390098964149368
"Nov-2018"1389598972249237
"Dec-2018"1390148944749567
"Jan-2019"1389208981549105
"Feb-2019"1392068969549511
"Mar-2019"1390358935149684
"Apr-2019"1389888900049988
"May-2019"1399038878251121
"Jun-2019"1415178941652101
"Jul-2019"1429208911453806
"Aug-2019"1451088855356555
"Sep-2019"1478968876959127
"Oct-2019"1529318933363598
"Nov-2019"1594299170467725
"Dec-2019"1657429315472588
"Jan-2020"1716379437177266
"Feb-2020"1795009439485106
"Mar-2020"1848849320491680
"Apr-2020"1773178739089927
"May-2020"1684328097087462
"Jun-2020"1596977486184836
"Jul-2020"1491737067078503
"Aug-2020"1402456782772418
"Sep-2020"1308936591264981
"Oct-2020"1191276332655801
"Nov-2020"1057525878446968
"Dec-2020"914445460036844
"Jan-2021"765725157324999
"Feb-2021"60524510359489
"Mar-2021"4918950971-1782
"Apr-2021"5366756415-2748
"May-2021"5754561745-4200
"Jun-2021"5992866513-6585
"Jul-2021"6188069487-7607
"Aug-2021"5989469971-10077
"Sep-2021"5728468105-10821
"Oct-2021"5615567354-11199
"Nov-2021"5544768067-12620
"Dec-2021"5545970409-14950
"Jan-2022"5399571611-17616
"Feb-2022"5188671979-20093
"Mar-2022"5417173629-19458
"Apr-2022"5585075314-19464
"May-2022"5799277623-19631
"Jun-2022"6132579017-17692
"Jul-2022"6702581529-14504
"Aug-2022"7418484989-10805
"Sep-2022"8391989088-5169
"Oct-2022"9280992676133
"Nov-2022"1063539492711426
"Dec-2022"1194409454024900
"Jan-2023"1345579537539182
"Feb-2023"1543129699257320
"Mar-2023"1720509758474466
"Apr-2023"1831029777585327
"May-2023"1951779808997088
"Jun-2023"20715798760108397
"Jul-2023"21405998274115785
"Aug-2023"22526397971127292
"Sep-2023"23147598752132723
"Oct-2023"23481899289135529
"Nov-2023"232961100083132878
"Dec-2023"229883101932127951
"Jan-2024"225700104259121441
"Feb-2024"218651105305113346
"Mar-2024"206892106865100027
"Apr-2024"19872610798490742
"May-2024"18947210923780234
"Jun-2024"18104211065870385
"Jul-2024"17584511195163895
"Aug-2024"16558611372651860
"Sep-2024"15805911525042809
"Oct-2024"15291111684336067
"Nov-2024"14815311837329780
"Dec-2024"14501712045224566
"Jan-2025"14279012279619994
"Feb-2025"14249512366318832
"Mar-2025"14038012435416026
"Apr-2025"13919212476914423
"May-2025"13914012538313757
"Jun-2025"13892312522113701

The long-term average for June years (2002 to 2019) before COVID-19 is 119,400 migrant arrivals, 91,600 migrant departures, and a net migration gain of 27,900.

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 13,700 in the June 2025 year was made up of a net gain of 60,200 non-New Zealand citizens and a net migration loss of 46,500 New Zealand citizens.

Diagram showing International migration estimates (provisional), year ended June 2025. See link to text alternative under image

Text alternative for diagram International migration estimates (provisional), year ended June 2025

For migrant arrivals in the June 2025 year, citizens of New Zealand were the largest group with 25,400 (± 400) arrivals. The next largest groups were citizens of:

  • India: 20,700 (± 200)
  • China: 17,600 (± 300)
  • Philippines: 11,000 (± 100)
  • Sri Lanka: 6,200 (± 100)
  • United Kingdom: 4,500 (± 100)
  • Australia: 4,400 (± 300).

For migrant departures in the June 2025 year, citizens of New Zealand were the largest group with 71,800 (± 900) departures. The next largest groups were citizens of:

  • China: 7,600 (± 200)
  • India: 5,300 (± 200)
  • United Kingdom: 5,000 (± 100)
  • Australia: 4,200 (± 200)
  • United States: 3,000 (± 100).

Citizens of India, China, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka drove net migration gains in the June 2025 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.

"Country of citizenship""Jun-2019""Jun-2024""Jun-2025"
"India"78943572615370
"China"6192126849985
"Philippines"8445241848256
"Sri Lanka"119561565764
"Fiji"201067291991
"South Africa"907456331870
"New Zealand"-5604-45408-46498

For non-New Zealand citizens, the net migration gain of 60,200 in the June 2025 year compared with a net migration gain of 115,800 in the June 2024 year. The long-term average for June years (2002 to 2019) is a net migration gain of 47,600 a year.

"Year ended""Migrant 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-2001"28953856445704227290-2808958354
"Jan-2002"29022889905423626817-2521462173
"Feb-2002"29290902565109626426-2180663830
"Mar-2002"29529930924990725926-2037867166
"Apr-2002"29535947584916225623-1962769135
"May-2002"29761961374738625485-1762570652
"Jun-2002"29904977054713225397-1722872308
"Jul-2002"30094989624682825516-1673473446
"Aug-2002"305291004024670525555-1617674847
"Sep-2002"307911011984653225696-1574175502
"Oct-2002"308301016854657425850-1574475835
"Nov-2002"310761022164618526439-1510975777
"Dec-2002"315781024684600327252-1442575216
"Jan-2003"320371022374568727843-1365074394
"Feb-2003"324701019314525528198-1278573733
"Mar-2003"327991006714501629038-1221771633
"Apr-2003"33196995084446529297-1126970211
"May-2003"33444985664427029522-1082669044
"Jun-2003"33575971104393929799-1036467311
"Jul-2003"33750957224400530533-1025565189
"Aug-2003"33928937244420531110-1027762614
"Sep-2003"34061915874417431517-1011360070
"Oct-2003"34160897934420831891-1004857902
"Nov-2003"34017877274465832870-1064154857
"Dec-2003"33892866994511534060-1122352639
"Jan-2004"33824843614539134311-1156750050
"Feb-2004"33498824544611834703-1262047751
"Mar-2004"33109802204647634632-1336745588
"Apr-2004"32813787664707835156-1426543610
"May-2004"32548779664771835705-1517042261
"Jun-2004"32353769784832536450-1597240528
"Jul-2004"32229755214858437237-1635538284
"Aug-2004"32022744274888137205-1685937222
"Sep-2004"31830737614952637483-1769636278
"Oct-2004"31621729984997737562-1835635436
"Nov-2004"31329724485030537911-1897634537
"Dec-2004"31171723255099638360-1982533965
"Jan-2005"30922717865148738618-2056533168
"Feb-2005"30906713825183538883-2092932499
"Mar-2005"30839715655237739045-2153832520
"Apr-2005"30920721305311639169-2219632961
"May-2005"30852725795338139121-2252933458
"Jun-2005"30808728315351439026-2270633805
"Jul-2005"30717726335419339055-2347633578
"Aug-2005"30591731015427639242-2368533859
"Sep-2005"30509734915432139163-2381234328
"Oct-2005"30497737255467939169-2418234556
"Nov-2005"30269737125460038462-2433135250
"Dec-2005"30127738555465238064-2452535791
"Jan-2006"30136737775481637717-2468036060
"Feb-2006"30113744545473137241-2461837213
"Mar-2006"30180749955443536961-2425538034
"Apr-2006"30115750885447436953-2435938135
"May-2006"30060749485455836986-2449837962
"Jun-2006"29967754315500136926-2503438505
"Jul-2006"29998763605492236401-2492439959
"Aug-2006"29989770715545636472-2546740599
"Sep-2006"30061778715600936615-2594841256
"Oct-2006"29989786925641636784-2642741908
"Nov-2006"30247799245680536634-2655843290
"Dec-2006"29940807475734336631-2740344116
"Jan-2007"29814813085791536566-2810144742
"Feb-2007"29806818165883136763-2902545053
"Mar-2007"29741827355970736888-2996645847
"Apr-2007"29616830956036936779-3075346316
"May-2007"29631834736137536868-3174446605
"Jun-2007"29592839406205736956-3246546984
"Jul-2007"29334839426265436939-3332047003
"Aug-2007"29349846666325837082-3390947584
"Sep-2007"29208848566371537070-3450747786
"Oct-2007"29256847516388537086-3462947665
"Nov-2007"29241846326453337226-3529247406
"Dec-2007"28994844566528837125-3629447331
"Jan-2008"28843843496579437290-3695147059
"Feb-2008"28824857846649637432-3767248352
"Mar-2008"28763860546670037550-3793748504
"Apr-2008"28774867386688037743-3810648995
"May-2008"28835880176703437998-3819950019
"Jun-2008"28914887456746438155-3855050590
"Jul-2008"29064899476767938549-3861551398
"Aug-2008"29091902916819038647-3909951644
"Sep-2008"29099901876811338770-3901451417
"Oct-2008"29296905666861438952-3931851614
"Nov-2008"29303904546876639320-3946351134
"Dec-2008"29759902356813139592-3837250643
"Jan-2009"30067903866766439866-3759750520
"Feb-2009"30319896846614840127-3582949557
"Mar-2009"30582887806496940350-3438748430
"Apr-2009"30774876146320340365-3242947249
"May-2009"30985861356112840370-3014345765
"Jun-2009"31236844875893540520-2769943967
"Jul-2009"31542832295720340613-2566142616
"Aug-2009"31752814915498540901-2323340590
"Sep-2009"31880804755336241087-2148239388
"Oct-2009"32059789655160641235-1954737730
"Nov-2009"32203775045014041311-1793736193
"Dec-2009"32283759824879141205-1650834777
"Jan-2010"32376744434765941202-1528333241
"Feb-2010"32256728514763041430-1537431421
"Mar-2010"32302719484784641772-1554430176
"Apr-2010"32342711254817842169-1583628956
"May-2010"32206702904902442559-1681827731
"Jun-2010"32087696695009542692-1800826977
"Jul-2010"32001692565104242918-1904126338
"Aug-2010"31852694585229142934-2043926524
"Sep-2010"31811693205331843133-2150726187
"Oct-2010"31314699245450643478-2319226446
"Nov-2010"30948699645540943683-2446126281
"Dec-2010"30598699015697843798-2638026103
"Jan-2011"30397697525854844066-2815125686
"Feb-2011"30143704525949044149-2934726303
"Mar-2011"29815708876141544770-3160026117
"Apr-2011"29687712156316344924-3347626291
"May-2011"29572714796437445074-3480226405
"Jun-2011"29296715896543044859-3613426730
"Jul-2011"29233719176694345213-3771026704
"Aug-2011"29368717916779645356-3842826435
"Sep-2011"29245717946861545044-3937026750
"Oct-2011"29069713476934245142-4027326205
"Nov-2011"28913716987013745143-4122426555
"Dec-2011"28415717917118745163-4277226628
"Jan-2012"28021720187154045297-4351926721
"Feb-2012"28016721687240145043-4438527125
"Mar-2012"28113726087203744368-4392428240
"Apr-2012"27960721037187044025-4391028078
"May-2012"27848722137181043544-4396228669
"Jun-2012"28086726487196343754-4387728894
"Jul-2012"28102718807154943235-4344728645
"Aug-2012"28082717097149842971-4341628738
"Sep-2012"28375716597149442731-4311928928
"Oct-2012"28701718537117942079-4247829774
"Nov-2012"29097718447078141831-4168430013
"Dec-2012"30021717417069741473-4067630268
"Jan-2013"30594718007011840820-3952430980
"Feb-2013"30888710836901040379-3812230704
"Mar-2013"31228709766797940036-3675130940
"Apr-2013"31672716456686539756-3519331889
"May-2013"32134719286579239630-3365832298
"Jun-2013"32417719516436139198-3194432753
"Jul-2013"32978726246309839021-3012033603
"Aug-2013"33390730166173738638-2834734378
"Sep-2013"33688731516020238520-2651434631
"Oct-2013"34120738475894138335-2482135512
"Nov-2013"34336746165761937914-2328336702
"Dec-2013"34872754105568237309-2081038101
"Jan-2014"34974762205412637004-1915239216
"Feb-2014"35405779535271436852-1730941101
"Mar-2014"35599790475134836513-1574942534
"Apr-2014"35862798995011436372-1425243527
"May-2014"36017808424921836407-1320144435
"Jun-2014"36144821304836836444-1222445686
"Jul-2014"36291839744746736017-1117647957
"Aug-2014"36449861034690235955-1045350148
"Sep-2014"36702880794656035952-985852127
"Oct-2014"36934893664597735854-904353512
"Nov-2014"37178904244562635792-844854632
"Dec-2014"37504906764506035707-755654969
"Jan-2015"38063923354464735956-658456379
"Feb-2015"37976928654442636202-645056663
"Mar-2015"38196938444420136573-600557271
"Apr-2015"38199944664419136643-599257823
"May-2015"38414949744391336615-549958359
"Jun-2015"38532953854374236748-521058637
"Jul-2015"38619965654379536785-517659780
"Aug-2015"38755971044362036856-486560248
"Sep-2015"38680981064348136808-480161298
"Oct-2015"38778994134356036933-478262480
"Nov-2015"387501004174337336825-462363592
"Dec-2015"386091015164333636980-472764536
"Jan-2016"387701019634319736860-442765103
"Feb-2016"389821036004302836882-404666718
"Mar-2016"390571037204262436998-356766722
"Apr-2016"390561042034262437272-356866931
"May-2016"389641048384241937389-345567449
"Jun-2016"390071051754217037399-316367776
"Jul-2016"390241053344204037646-301667688
"Aug-2016"390821044964181537729-273366767
"Sep-2016"392381042994164338018-240566281
"Oct-2016"390971040514144538058-234865993
"Nov-2016"391391039724141938498-228065474
"Dec-2016"391011040234132738908-222665115
"Jan-2017"390191043144145139413-243264901
"Feb-2017"389291040144150439815-257564199
"Mar-2017"386191039694127839961-265964008
"Apr-2017"385211036444120140148-268063496
"May-2017"383921035534120040821-280862732
"Jun-2017"383761038814129141433-291562448
"Jul-2017"381431040234126842153-312561870
"Aug-2017"378641044214142242829-355861592
"Sep-2017"375511040184152143512-397060506
"Oct-2017"373311037934155044221-421959572
"Nov-2017"370391035694153844552-449959017
"Dec-2017"366721034304151845304-484658126
"Jan-2018"362611037704139145556-513058214
"Feb-2018"358811029764115745834-527657142
"Mar-2018"358781031254171446357-583656768
"Apr-2018"357071029224174746691-604056231
"May-2018"356521030004187946860-622756140
"Jun-2018"353161027394210746953-679155786
"Jul-2018"352281028044238247038-715455766
"Aug-2018"352541033114250647179-725256132
"Sep-2018"352201037844250347073-728356711
"Oct-2018"351251038844268246959-755756925
"Nov-2018"350961038634266747055-757156808
"Dec-2018"347901042244240247045-761257179
"Jan-2019"347221041984226347552-754156646
"Feb-2019"347061045004210447591-739856909
"Mar-2019"345951044404168647665-709156775
"Apr-2019"346191043694114047860-652156509
"May-2019"347481051554081247970-606457185
"Jun-2019"351161064014072048696-560457705
"Jul-2019"355321073884014248972-461058416
"Aug-2019"360091090993953049023-352160076
"Sep-2019"366201112763933549434-271561842
"Oct-2019"375241154073907950254-155565153
"Nov-2019"387551206743879352911-3867763
"Dec-2019"409971247453809555059290269686
"Jan-2020"420461295913758556786446172805
"Feb-2020"434261360743684157553658578521
"Mar-2020"4658613829835259579451132780353
"Apr-2020"4529513202232228551621306776860
"May-2020"4405112438129074518961497772485
"Jun-2020"4307311662425946489151712767709
"Jul-2020"4269510647823301473691939459109
"Aug-2020"426959755021237465902145850960
"Sep-2020"427068818719086468262362041361
"Oct-2020"420287709917456458702457231229
"Nov-2020"409246482816420423642450422464
"Dec-2020"369425450215334392662160815236
"Jan-2021"35340412321456637007207744225
"Feb-2021"3392026604143393669619581-10092
"Mar-2021"3092818261149973597415931-17713
"Apr-2021"3321720450174953892015722-18470
"May-2021"3523522310200444170115191-19391
"Jun-2021"3594523983223034421013642-20227
"Jul-2021"3637425506243504513712024-19631
"Aug-2021"339892590525020449518969-19046
"Sep-2021"312542603025033430726221-17042
"Oct-2021"297512640424628427265123-16322
"Nov-2021"281972725024866432013331-15951
"Dec-2021"27305281542637844031927-15877
"Jan-2022"26276277192799143620-1715-15901
"Feb-2022"24980269062944142538-4461-15632
"Mar-2022"26170280013099842631-4828-14630
"Apr-2022"25549303013294742367-7398-12066
"May-2022"24454335383486042763-10406-9225
"Jun-2022"24002373233658442433-12582-5110
"Jul-2022"23067439583872642803-156591155
"Aug-2022"24028501564147943510-174516646
"Sep-2022"25085588344478844300-1970314534
"Oct-2022"25367674424783244844-2246522598
"Nov-2022"26006803475036944558-2436335789
"Dec-2022"26874925665205942481-2518550085
"Jan-2023"273301072275332942046-2599965181
"Feb-2023"281931261195519341799-2700084320
"Mar-2023"262301458205674940835-30519104985
"Apr-2023"251371579655770340072-32566117893
"May-2023"245061706715883339256-34327131415
"Jun-2023"242501829076043138329-36181144578
"Jul-2023"235891904706139336881-37804153589
"Aug-2023"233132019506199935972-38686165978
"Sep-2023"231822082936292235830-39740172463
"Oct-2023"229762118426393635353-40960176489
"Nov-2023"226162103456469535388-42079174957
"Dec-2023"222522076316579236140-43540171491
"Jan-2024"223442033566720537054-44861166302
"Feb-2024"222291964226715838147-44929158275
"Mar-2024"220651848276747239394-45407145434
"Apr-2024"218971768296780740177-45910136652
"May-2024"220081674636773841500-45729125963
"Jun-2024"220581589856746643192-45408115793
"Jul-2024"223011535446719044760-44889108784
"Aug-2024"225231430636757746149-4505596915
"Sep-2024"226951353646778547465-4509087899
"Oct-2024"229711299406804948795-4507881145
"Nov-2024"232151249386815450219-4493974719
"Dec-2024"235481214696879651656-4524869814
"Jan-2025"237121190787006252735-4634966344
"Feb-2025"239171185787069752965-4678065613
"Mar-2025"243151160667102653328-4671162738
"Apr-2025"248421143507115253617-4631060733
"May-2025"252571138837160353780-4634660103
"Jun-2025"253521135717185053372-4649860199

For New Zealand citizens, the net migration loss of 46,500 in the June 2025 year is compared with a net migration loss of 45,400 in the June 2024 year. There was an average annual net migration loss of 26,700 in the June years (2002 to 2013) and net migration loss of 6,000 in the June years (2014 to 2019).

Non-New Zealand citizen migrant arrival rates

Migrant arrivals of non-New Zealand citizens reached relative highs in 1995 to 1997, 2002 to 2003, and 2015 to 2019, and peaked at 211,800 in the October 2023 year.

Migrant arrivals of non-New Zealand citizens tend to be concentrated among those aged in their twenties and thirties, but were spread across broader ages in 2023 to 2025.

Age (years)199620022008201620232025Average (1979-2025)
Less than 113.816.917.718.617.814.212.7
116.920.320.420.223.321.514
21618.818.520.827.923.313.6
316.42019.420.232.523.613.7
416.220.519.718.636.725.313.7
516.920.519.216.435.225.313.3
616.821.418.215.534.42512.7
716.120.518.914.531.423.212.3
816.621.7201432.324.112.4
916.22319.614.13021.912.1
1017.523.61913.429.621.712.2
111723.120.314.127.620.511.8
1217.12318.112.426.320.711.4
1316.72417.814.226.419.611.4
1417.925.718.31827.521.612.6
1521.532.520.824.329.724.115.2
1623.335.419.823.12823.816.5
1724.756.22324.922.718.917.8
1821.985.633.141.435.131.924.4
1920.678.43746.54336.825.4
2020.355.334.94448.532.423.3
2119.449.139.444.15032.624.4
221952.94458.357.542.128.3
2319.754.54965.462.949.431.1
2421.552.951.168.175.553.332.9
2522.951.351.171.282.257.334
2627.548.752.273.48857.334.7
2728.847.850.168.992.456.434
2829.442.448.764.792.654.332.4
2931.941.846.560.989.351.131.2
3034.841.645.156.488.147.130.2
3123.836.74051.978.943.926.3
3225.631.834.440.876.436.723.3
33253233.940.376.232.622.5
342432.331.434.574.531.821.7
3524.130.628.532.671.530.420.8
3618.628.428.331.570.730.219.5
3720.226.826.628.366.328.918.6
3820.927.125.224.662.827.217.6
3919.424.724.823.761.426.116.9
4020.322.123.621.259.625.116
4117.422.121.119.254.32514.6
4216.220.119.41750.224.813.7
4316.319.41715.547.722.412.6
4415.318.216.614.544.220.311.9
4514.116.414.812.937.218.510.8
4612.615.413.310.933.716.59.6
4710.714.411.51029.914.38.6
489.713.211.58.724.911.78
498.811.81182011.17.3
508.211.610.77.418.496.9
517.1109.56.815.98.66.2
527.39.79.57.313.37.35.9
535.39.610.15.912.26.85.7
5459.39.96.111.37.35.6
555.88.48.56.39.86.45.5
564.39.98.45.98.56.55.3
575.38.78.46.996.15.3
584.9107.77.47.95.85.1
593.897.27.17.55.95.1
604.58.98.29.28.26.35.6
613.687.88.87.16.75.2
623.88.37.87.27.46.25.2
633.49.77.67.26.75.25.1
643.410.78.36.47.75.55
653.39.17.36.585.65.1
662.69.165.57.95.64.7
6738.26.45.985.74.5
682.97.46.75.37.85.64.2
692.67.26.44.37.65.64.2
702.47.464.56.85.73.8
711.85.95.84.35.85.43.5
721.95.763.75.94.93.3
7325.853.84.943.2
7424.452.94.53.92.9
752.65.44.62.943.12.8
766.643.92.643.22.7
776.34.33.23.13.82.52.5
781.33.24.23.33.82.92.3
791.23.63.32.13.32.62.1
800.83.22.62.92.72.31.9
810.82.22.41.72.92.21.8
820.63.21.62.42.321.8
831.22.42.522.61.61.8
840.93.11.92.32.421.5
85+0.62.32.11.21.91.51.3

In the June 2025 year, migrants aged 18 to 39 years made up 64,600 (57 percent) of the 113,600 migrant arrivals of non-New Zealand citizens. This compared with 109,700 (60 percent) in the June 2023 year.

The arrival rate of non-New Zealand citizens aged 18 to 39 years (relative to the New Zealand population aged 18 to 39 years) was 40 per 1,000 population in 2025, compared to 71 per 1,000 population in 2023.

Both years were well above the long-term average (1979 to 2025) of 26 per 1,000 population aged 18 to 39 years.

New Zealand citizen migrant departure rates

New Zealand citizen migrant departures tend to be concentrated in the young adult ages.

In the June 2025 year, migrants aged 18 to 30 years made up 27,200 (38 percent) of the 71,800 migrant departures of New Zealand citizens. This compared with a peak of 37,400 (60 percent) in 1979.

Age (years)197919892001200820122025Average (1979-2025)
Less than 124.415.212.926.631.125.918.6
123.415.717.921.123.921.415
219.414.216.518.921.21612.6
317.315.515.21920.216.612.2
417.314.413.717.719.316.111.5
513.813.913.814.717.414.310.5
613.512.914.415.21713.210.4
712.213.413.214.615139.9
813.9111313.81612.79.5
911.411.91313.814.712.19.2
1011.612.112.215.313.8128.8
1110.612.41213.112.810.68.5
12610.911.81312.810.77.7
136.310.410.612.312.510.77.6
146.410.610.811.812.39.97.5
155.611.110.71111.28.87.2
168.615.112.410.911.88.88.3
1716.820.615.613.215.412.211.8
1830.827.522.619.924.82718.7
1949.635.721.922.726.919.920.9
2066.546.42624.328.517.825
2185.65939.836.240.828.135.5
2288.160.551.543.55134.440.8
238056.560.145.751.637.141.9
2471.351.363.347.352.740.840.9
2562.146.561.648.448.842.438.1
2651.139.153.94443.739.233.6
274233.149.737.437.835.328.7
2836.328.732.532.832.829.822.7
2930.223.429.529.227.22519.8
3029.921.926.22625.122.117.3
3124.219.923.623.521.218.715.3
3221.618.522.121.421.816.714.2
3320.317.219.321.719.515.913.4
3419.916.61920.518.815.412.7
3517.916.218.61919.115.312.1
3615.414.617.816.41714.411.3
3714.314.416.816.41714.410.7
3815.114.917.216.715.514.810.2
3914.114.915.915.714.914.49.8
4011.812.614.715.613.7139.2
418.313.113.714.113.9128.7
428.811.412.613.213.412.28.3
438.51211.613.412.611.98
448.811.511.413.211.911.37.8
456.610.111.412.611.910.97.4
468.110.210.711.712.510.67.2
476.5101011.210.710.87
487.59.510.310.811.99.66.8
498.39.79.710.511.896.7
5079.49.910.510.98.96.6
515.89.39.411.110.78.16.3
525.18.19.311.210.67.96.1
535.177.99.99.885.8
545.36.97.39.49.17.75.6
555.86.66.49.29.27.95.5
563.85.86.79.48.97.55.1
573.95.65.28.58.47.64.8
584.85.45.17.37.77.34.5
593.13.75.46.76.77.14.1
602.92.94.76.36.26.63.8
611.52.94.35.15.46.33.4
621.63.24.14.84.35.83.2
631.62.73.93.94.15.72.8
641.73.834.33.64.32.6
652.54.13.84.33.95.83.4
661.23.62.92.73.15.22.9
671.43.32.72.63.15.32.7
682.14.32.13.2352.5
691.632.62.62.84.92.4
702.12.82.73.12.64.32.3
711.62.81.922.64.22.1
721.22.52.321.942.1
730.32.12.22.51.83.81.9
740.932.11.71.83.71.8
751.91.91.11.61.73.21.9
761.42.21.81.52.13.31.9
771.12.41.62.21.731.8
780.81.91.51.51.42.81.6
790.52.21.41.522.71.5
801.111.51.81.32.51.4
811.211.11.51.52.21.4
820.71.50.81.41.62.11.2
8301.71.41.31.12.61.2
841.72.31.31.31.22.71.3
85+0.40.71.11.211.60.9

The departure rate of New Zealand citizens aged 18 to 30 years (relative to the New Zealand population aged 18 to 30 years) was 31 per 1,000 population in 2025, compared with 56 per 1,000 population in 1979.

The long-term average departure rate (1979 to 2025) for this age group was 29 per 1,000 population.

Migrant departures of New Zealand citizens have ebbed and flowed over time. They reached relatively high levels in 1979 to 1981, 1986 to 1989, 1999 to 2001, 2008, 2011 to 2013, and 2024 to 2025.

Monthly migration

Provisional estimates for June 2025 compared with June 2024 were:

  • migrant arrivals: 11,500 (± 600), down 2 percent
  • migrant departures: 10,200 (± 800), down 2 percent
  • monthly net migration: gain of 1,300 (± 1,000), compared with a net gain of 1,400 (± 100).
"Month-Year""Migrant arrivals (estimate)""Migrant arrivals (seasonally adjusted)""Migrant departures (estimate)""Migrant departures (seasonally adjusted)"
"Jan-2001"10541821098128890
"Feb-2001"10448933091839710
"Mar-2001"7870867081227580
"Apr-2001"7666922071787300
"May-2001"6766906079987950
"Jun-2001"7820945063736650
"Jul-2001"9868972062866180
"Aug-2001"8876960054676100
"Sep-2001"103451032054936190
"Oct-2001"105491062048966020
"Nov-2001"113901057060215890
"Dec-2001"12458981075035730
"Jan-2002"139561076065335980
"Feb-2002"119821070056526030
"Mar-2002"109451202064336040
"Apr-2002"93381112061306230
"May-2002"83711112060846130
"Jun-2002"95311148060316280
"Jul-2002"113151113061015990
"Aug-2002"107511165053836010
"Sep-2002"114031136054616150
"Oct-2002"110751116050926240
"Nov-2002"121671132062215950
"Dec-2002"132121025081346030
"Jan-2003"141841100068086330
"Feb-2003"121091091055756010
"Mar-2003"100141118070346760
"Apr-2003"85721037058385980
"May-2003"76771019061146210
"Jun-2003"8206992059776200
"Jul-2003"101021007069016740
"Aug-2003"8931969061606900
"Sep-2003"9399932058376570
"Oct-2003"9380943055006710
"Nov-2003"9958923076507280
"Dec-2003"12059913097817080
"Jan-2004"11778926073356900
"Feb-2004"9876892066947240
"Mar-2004"7391832073217100
"Apr-2004"6822830069647130
"May-2004"6612873073037440
"Jun-2004"7023850073297580
"Jul-2004"8521856079477720
"Aug-2004"7630825064257130
"Sep-2004"8541844067607570
"Oct-2004"8408846060307300
"Nov-2004"9116849083277980
"Dec-2004"117788890109217880
"Jan-2005"10990874080847710
"Feb-2005"9456849073077920
"Mar-2005"7507844080257900
"Apr-2005"7468908078277940
"May-2005"6993913075207610
"Jun-2005"7231869073677550
"Jul-2005"8232828086558450
"Aug-2005"7972855066957370
"Sep-2005"8849874067267500
"Oct-2005"8630870063947670
"Nov-2005"8875833075417380
"Dec-2005"117798960105757660
"Jan-2006"10921884079017580
"Feb-2006"10110893067467260
"Mar-2006"8115909074497400
"Apr-2006"7496911078587970
"May-2006"6798882076377710
"Jun-2006"7621909077507900
"Jul-2006"9192917080517880
"Aug-2006"8674920073007950
"Sep-2006"9721960074228250
"Oct-2006"9379950069708270
"Nov-2006"10365982077807720
"Dec-2006"122959680111108150
"Jan-2007"11356933084088070
"Feb-2007"10610920078598380
"Mar-2007"8969992084508400
"Apr-2007"7731937084118500
"May-2007"7191928087328740
"Jun-2007"8049955085208640
"Jul-2007"8936880086318480
"Aug-2007"9413986080478680
"Sep-2007"9770965078678740
"Oct-2007"9322941071568380
"Nov-2007"10231977085688600
"Dec-2007"118729550117648820
"Jan-2008"11098925090798710
"Feb-2008"120261017087039220
"Mar-2008"91781001087728690
"Apr-2008"84261022087848950
"May-2008"85311095091419160
"Jun-2008"88561055091079230
"Jul-2008"10288996092409000
"Aug-2008"97841014086569270
"Sep-2008"9674956079138840
"Oct-2008"9898999078399120
"Nov-2008"10126974090889090
"Dec-2008"121099780114018540
"Jan-2009"11557975088868580
"Feb-2009"11576973074487950
"Mar-2009"8537931078167740
"Apr-2009"7452919070337300
"May-2009"7263940070717170
"Jun-2009"7459902070647160
"Jul-2009"9336904076017270
"Aug-2009"8256854067267250
"Sep-2009"8786868064767310
"Oct-2009"8567855062317250
"Nov-2009"8809845076987530
"Dec-2009"10667844099467360
"Jan-2010"10111861077517550
"Feb-2010"9864830076478180
"Mar-2010"7680835083748220
"Apr-2010"6669830077628100
"May-2010"6292815083078420
"Jun-2010"6719819082688360
"Jul-2010"8837847087748340
"Aug-2010"8309858079918570
"Sep-2010"8607850077028780
"Oct-2010"8674871077649030
"Nov-2010"8483820088068690
"Dec-2010"102548320116308750
"Jan-2011"9761835095899290
"Feb-2011"10310852086729270
"Mar-2011"778782501092010620
"Apr-2011"68698510966410000
"May-2011"6441832096689740
"Jun-2011"6553801091099190
"Jul-2011"910286401064110120
"Aug-2011"8318857089879630
"Sep-2011"8487838082099390
"Oct-2011"80518040858910010
"Nov-2011"8678842096029610
"Dec-2011"98498260127009550
"Jan-2012"95948200100769790
"Feb-2012"10455868092799930
"Mar-2012"8324871098819570
"Apr-2012"6211770091549450
"May-2012"6439830091279130
"Jun-2012"7226886094729540
"Jul-2012"8350793097089210
"Aug-2012"8127833086729280
"Sep-2012"8730859079659120
"Oct-2012"8571851076228920
"Nov-2012"9065874089568990
"Dec-2012"106708750122589130
"Jan-2013"10226879088448610
"Feb-2013"10032850077308330
"Mar-2013"8557897085078280
"Apr-2013"7324914077608020
"May-2013"7184929079287900
"Jun-2013"7532923076097640
"Jul-2013"9584912082687810
"Aug-2013"8931912069287430
"Sep-2013"9163899063127240
"Oct-2013"9699956061767290
"Nov-2013"10050970072137170
"Dec-2013"120001001097167110
"Jan-2014"11138954069836860
"Feb-2014"121961038061666730
"Mar-2014"98451028068026680
"Apr-2014"84391058063856640
"May-2014"82821063070677030
"Jun-2014"89471089067966810
"Jul-2014"115751087069406530
"Aug-2014"112181143063016770
"Sep-2014"113921120059676820
"Oct-2014"112181098054956520
"Nov-2014"113521097068006760
"Dec-2014"125781056090656580
"Jan-2015"133561138068196760
"Feb-2015"126391076061916800
"Mar-2015"110441157069486870
"Apr-2015"90641145064456700
"May-2015"90051152067616690
"Jun-2015"94761149067586780
"Jul-2015"128421193070306610
"Aug-2015"118931208061976650
"Sep-2015"123191209057806560
"Oct-2015"126231229056996760
"Nov-2015"123281195065056490
"Dec-2015"135361176091836670
"Jan-2016"139641177065606470
"Feb-2016"144881239060446660
"Mar-2016"112391189066606610
"Apr-2016"95461218067196990
"May-2016"95481212066736600
"Jun-2016"98561192065196550
"Jul-2016"130181200071476710
"Aug-2016"111131129060556490
"Sep-2016"122781206058976650
"Oct-2016"122341184055416550
"Nov-2016"122911191069196910
"Dec-2016"135491177095016890
"Jan-2017"141731184071897050
"Feb-2017"140981212064997220
"Mar-2017"108841155065806550
"Apr-2017"91231183068297100
"May-2017"93281180073457290
"Jun-2017"101681228072227290
"Jul-2017"129271183078447360
"Aug-2017"112321143068857350
"Sep-2017"115621136066797490
"Oct-2017"117891138062797390
"Nov-2017"117751140072387270
"Dec-2017"1304311340102337430
"Jan-2018"141021165073147070
"Feb-2018"129241114065437330
"Mar-2018"110301178076607670
"Apr-2018"87491147071967450
"May-2018"93511178076467620
"Jun-2018"95711151075437670
"Jul-2018"129041179082047720
"Aug-2018"117651202071507560
"Sep-2018"120011187065707310
"Oct-2018"117941135063447360
"Nov-2018"117251132073197460
"Dec-2018"130981148099587290
"Jan-2019"140081150076827320
"Feb-2019"132101141064237230
"Mar-2019"108591161073167360
"Apr-2019"87021150068457050
"May-2019"102661289074287420
"Jun-2019"111851342081778370
"Jul-2019"143071311079027460
"Aug-2019"139531426065896910
"Sep-2019"147891468067867510
"Oct-2019"168291623069087940
"Nov-2019"182231769096909910
"Dec-2019"1941117110114088370
"Jan-2020"199031629088998370
"Feb-2020"210731821064467300
"Mar-2020"162431624061266130
"Apr-2020"1135114010311030
"May-2020"1381138010081010
"Jun-2020"2450245020682070
"Jul-2020"3783378037113710
"Aug-2020"5025502037463750
"Sep-2020"5437544048714870
"Oct-2020"5063506043224320
"Nov-2020"4848485051485150
"Dec-2020"5103510072247220
"Jan-2021"5031503058725870
"Feb-2021"5025502059085910
"Mar-2021"4908491060626060
"Apr-2021"5613561064756480
"May-2021"5259526063386340
"Jun-2021"4833483068366840
"Jul-2021"5735574066856680
"Aug-2021"3039304042304230
"Sep-2021"2827283030053000
"Oct-2021"3934393035713570
"Nov-2021"4140414058615860
"Dec-2021"5115512095669570
"Jan-2022"3567357070747070
"Feb-2022"2916292062766280
"Mar-2022"7193719077127710
"Apr-2022"7292729081608160
"May-2022"7401740086478650
"Jun-2022"8166817082308230
"Jul-2022"114351144091979200
"Aug-2022"101981020076907690
"Sep-2022"125611256071057100
"Oct-2022"128241282071607160
"Nov-2022"176841768081128110
"Dec-2022"182031820091789180
"Jan-2023"186841699079097490
"Feb-2023"226701920078938630
"Mar-2023"249312529083038230
"Apr-2023"183472296083528630
"May-2023"194762240089618690
"Jun-2023"201462125089008860
"Jul-2023"183361572087128410
"Aug-2023"214032102073878060
"Sep-2023"187721868078868800
"Oct-2023"161661628076968840
"Nov-2023"158271627089069160
"Dec-2023"1513515410110358460
"Jan-2024"1449913500102359620
"Feb-2024"156191336089399760
"Mar-2024"131701347098639750
"Apr-2024"101791274094719820
"May-2024"1022111800102139840
"Jun-2024"11716121701032010260
"Jul-2024"1313911380100049730
"Aug-2024"1114210930916110150
"Sep-2024"1124511160940910490
"Oct-2024"1101811170928810680
"Nov-2024"11070113501043510560
"Dec-2024"11999117201311310050
"Jan-2025"12272115901258011740
"Feb-2025"1532413140980510650
"Mar-2025"11056114101055510420
"Apr-2025"899111310988510270
"May-2025"10169117801082710410
"Jun-2025"11499117601015810090
"Month-Year""Net migration (estimate)""Net migration (seasonally adjusted)"
"Jan-2001"729-680
"Feb-2001"1265-380
"Mar-2001"-2521090
"Apr-2001"4881920
"May-2001"-12321110
"Jun-2001"14472800
"Jul-2001"35823540
"Aug-2001"34093500
"Sep-2001"48524130
"Oct-2001"56534600
"Nov-2001"53694670
"Dec-2001"49554080
"Jan-2002"74234780
"Feb-2002"63304670
"Mar-2002"45125980
"Apr-2002"32084900
"May-2002"22874990
"Jun-2002"35005200
"Jul-2002"52145150
"Aug-2002"53685630
"Sep-2002"59425210
"Oct-2002"59834930
"Nov-2002"59465370
"Dec-2002"50784230
"Jan-2003"73764670
"Feb-2003"65344900
"Mar-2003"29804420
"Apr-2003"27344400
"May-2003"15633980
"Jun-2003"22293720
"Jul-2003"32013330
"Aug-2003"27712790
"Sep-2003"35622750
"Oct-2003"38802720
"Nov-2003"23081950
"Dec-2003"22782050
"Jan-2004"44432350
"Feb-2004"31821680
"Mar-2004"701220
"Apr-2004"-1421170
"May-2004"-6911290
"Jun-2004"-306920
"Jul-2004"574840
"Aug-2004"12051120
"Sep-2004"1781870
"Oct-2004"23781160
"Nov-2004"789510
"Dec-2004"8571010
"Jan-2005"29061030
"Feb-2005"2149580
"Mar-2005"-518540
"Apr-2005"-3591140
"May-2005"-5271530
"Jun-2005"-1361140
"Jul-2005"-423-170
"Aug-2005"12771170
"Sep-2005"21231240
"Oct-2005"22361030
"Nov-2005"1334950
"Dec-2005"12041300
"Jan-2006"30201270
"Feb-2006"33641670
"Mar-2006"6661690
"Apr-2006"-3621130
"May-2006"-8391110
"Jun-2006"-1291180
"Jul-2006"11411290
"Aug-2006"13741250
"Sep-2006"22991350
"Oct-2006"24091230
"Nov-2006"25852100
"Dec-2006"11851530
"Jan-2007"29481260
"Feb-2007"2751810
"Mar-2007"5191510
"Apr-2007"-680870
"May-2007"-1541540
"Jun-2007"-471920
"Jul-2007"305330
"Aug-2007"13661170
"Sep-2007"1903910
"Oct-2007"21661030
"Nov-2007"16631170
"Dec-2007"108730
"Jan-2008"2019540
"Feb-2008"3323950
"Mar-2008"4061330
"Apr-2008"-3581270
"May-2008"-6101790
"Jun-2008"-2511320
"Jul-2008"1048970
"Aug-2008"1128870
"Sep-2008"1761720
"Oct-2008"2059870
"Nov-2008"1038660
"Dec-2008"7081250
"Jan-2009"26711170
"Feb-2009"41281780
"Mar-2009"7211570
"Apr-2009"4191890
"May-2009"1922230
"Jun-2009"3951860
"Jul-2009"17351770
"Aug-2009"15301290
"Sep-2009"23101360
"Oct-2009"23361300
"Nov-2009"1111920
"Dec-2009"7211080
"Jan-2010"23601070
"Feb-2010"2217120
"Mar-2010"-694130
"Apr-2010"-1093200
"May-2010"-2015-270
"Jun-2010"-1549-170
"Jul-2010"63130
"Aug-2010"3180
"Sep-2010"905-280
"Oct-2010"910-320
"Nov-2010"-323-500
"Dec-2010"-1376-430
"Jan-2011"172-940
"Feb-2011"1638-750
"Mar-2011"-3133-2370
"Apr-2011"-2795-1490
"May-2011"-3227-1420
"Jun-2011"-2556-1180
"Jul-2011"-1539-1480
"Aug-2011"-669-1060
"Sep-2011"278-1010
"Oct-2011"-538-1970
"Nov-2011"-924-1190
"Dec-2011"-2851-1290
"Jan-2012"-482-1590
"Feb-2012"1176-1250
"Mar-2012"-1557-870
"Apr-2012"-2943-1750
"May-2012"-2688-830
"Jun-2012"-2246-680
"Jul-2012"-1358-1280
"Aug-2012"-545-950
"Sep-2012"765-530
"Oct-2012"949-410
"Nov-2012"109-250
"Dec-2012"-1588-390
"Jan-2013"1382170
"Feb-2013"2302170
"Mar-2013"50690
"Apr-2013"-4361110
"May-2013"-7441390
"Jun-2013"-771590
"Jul-2013"13161310
"Aug-2013"20031690
"Sep-2013"28511750
"Oct-2013"35232270
"Nov-2013"28372520
"Dec-2013"22842900
"Jan-2014"41552680
"Feb-2014"60303640
"Mar-2014"30433600
"Apr-2014"20543940
"May-2014"12153600
"Jun-2014"21514070
"Jul-2014"46354340
"Aug-2014"49174660
"Sep-2014"54254380
"Oct-2014"57234460
"Nov-2014"45524210
"Dec-2014"35133980
"Jan-2015"65374620
"Feb-2015"64483960
"Mar-2015"40964710
"Apr-2015"26194740
"May-2015"22444820
"Jun-2015"27184720
"Jul-2015"58125320
"Aug-2015"56965430
"Sep-2015"65395530
"Oct-2015"69245520
"Nov-2015"58235460
"Dec-2015"43535100
"Jan-2016"74045300
"Feb-2016"84445730
"Mar-2016"45795280
"Apr-2016"28275190
"May-2016"28755520
"Jun-2016"33375370
"Jul-2016"58715280
"Aug-2016"50584800
"Sep-2016"63815400
"Oct-2016"66935300
"Nov-2016"53725010
"Dec-2016"40484880
"Jan-2017"69844780
"Feb-2017"75994900
"Mar-2017"43044990
"Apr-2017"22944730
"May-2017"19834510
"Jun-2017"29465000
"Jul-2017"50834470
"Aug-2017"43474080
"Sep-2017"48833870
"Oct-2017"55103990
"Nov-2017"45374130
"Dec-2017"28103910
"Jan-2018"67884580
"Feb-2018"63813820
"Mar-2018"33704110
"Apr-2018"15534020
"May-2018"17054170
"Jun-2018"20283840
"Jul-2018"47004060
"Aug-2018"46154460
"Sep-2018"54314550
"Oct-2018"54503980
"Nov-2018"44063860
"Dec-2018"31404200
"Jan-2019"63264180
"Feb-2019"67874180
"Mar-2019"35434250
"Apr-2019"18574450
"May-2019"28385470
"Jun-2019"30085050
"Jul-2019"64055650
"Aug-2019"73647350
"Sep-2019"80037170
"Oct-2019"99218290
"Nov-2019"85337780
"Dec-2019"80038740
"Jan-2020"110047930
"Feb-2020"1462710910
"Mar-2020"1011710120
"Apr-2020"104100
"May-2020"373370
"Jun-2020"382380
"Jul-2020"7270
"Aug-2020"12791280
"Sep-2020"566570
"Oct-2020"741740
"Nov-2020"-300-300
"Dec-2020"-2121-2120
"Jan-2021"-841-840
"Feb-2021"-883-880
"Mar-2021"-1154-1150
"Apr-2021"-862-860
"May-2021"-1079-1080
"Jun-2021"-2003-2000
"Jul-2021"-950-950
"Aug-2021"-1191-1190
"Sep-2021"-178-180
"Oct-2021"363360
"Nov-2021"-1721-1720
"Dec-2021"-4451-4450
"Jan-2022"-3507-3510
"Feb-2022"-3360-3360
"Mar-2022"-519-520
"Apr-2022"-868-870
"May-2022"-1246-1250
"Jun-2022"-64-60
"Jul-2022"22382240
"Aug-2022"25082510
"Sep-2022"54565460
"Oct-2022"56645660
"Nov-2022"95729570
"Dec-2022"90259020
"Jan-2023"107759510
"Feb-2023"1477710570
"Mar-2023"1662817060
"Apr-2023"999514330
"May-2023"1051513710
"Jun-2023"1124612390
"Jul-2023"96247310
"Aug-2023"1401612960
"Sep-2023"108869890
"Oct-2023"84707440
"Nov-2023"69217110
"Dec-2023"41006950
"Jan-2024"42643880
"Feb-2024"66803610
"Mar-2024"33073720
"Apr-2024"7082920
"May-2024"81960
"Jun-2024"13961910
"Jul-2024"31351640
"Aug-2024"1981780
"Sep-2024"1836680
"Oct-2024"1730490
"Nov-2024"635800
"Dec-2024"-11141670
"Jan-2025"-308-150
"Feb-2025"55182490
"Mar-2025"501990
"Apr-2025"-8951040
"May-2025"-6581370
"Jun-2025"13411670

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

Migration with Australia - year ended December 2024

There was a provisional net migration loss of 30,100 people to Australia in the year ended December 2024. This was made up of 17,200 migrant arrivals from Australia to New Zealand, and 47,300 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.

Quarter"Migrant arrivals (from AU to NZ"Migrant departures (from NZ to AUNet migration (from AU to NZ)Migrant arrivals (from RoW to NZ)Migrant departures (from NZ to RoW)Net migration (from RoW to NZ)
Dec-2003 estimated from Stats NZ data)" estimated from ABS data)"-641524734985314881
Mar-2004666313078-610323582978413798
Jun-2004546311566-456616110126833427
Sep-200443478913-458320254121118143
Dec-200444389021-458523307146988609
Mar-2005599510580-7155231001140811692
Jun-2005485312008-643417813124015412
Sep-2005387910313-575120886121588728
Dec-200541679918-5541235191320410315
Mar-2006576511306-7082244601032814132
Jun-2006468611768-686118234127035531
Sep-2006368110542-6496233111200111310
Dec-2006427610772-6696261241324912875
Mar-2007591512611-8979261971100015197
Jun-2007473813717-898719163128686295
Sep-2007380812795-7610238671268311184
Dec-2007425211862-8360256851338812297
Mar-2008574014100-11173278001087916921
Jun-2008450215675-1051622193128969297
Sep-2008362014136-9455257271233513392
Dec-2008401913474-8804262891368012609
Mar-2009584414648-8730269681071816250
Jun-2009470213432-523517994117536241
Sep-200941809415-401921620120269594
Dec-200947588777-435321534130138521
Mar-2010650910862-6963223911154510846
Jun-2010526412227-659815238132971941
Sep-2010444211040-698420894126248270
Dec-2010485911843-783921167141177050
Mar-2011624414083-11751228561242810428
Jun-2011500216753-1108116052135492503
Sep-2011381114892-1001921579134908089
Dec-2011432814347-984820588150535535
Mar-2012599015838-12799235611162511936
Jun-2012481217611-1107715917127173200
Sep-2012395915036-916120274122518023
Dec-2012493314094-781421076137927284
Mar-2013723015044-8903227361009912637
Jun-2013607914982-577916582120604522
Sep-2013545811237-309520877116129265
Dec-201368019896-1570224721225810214
Mar-2014927710847-270025626969815928
Jun-2014755310253-164419343122797064
Sep-201463257969-454267831135215431
Dec-201474027856839250601211112949
Mar-2015100889249-1344290381061318425
Jun-201580019345-61620754125578197
Sep-201567917407232292521143717815
Dec-2015780275701030280611199116070
Mar-2016104269396-161831243919822045
Jun-2016844810066-2234223911111811273
Sep-201665598793-1307289321031518617
Dec-201674778784559280771252315554
Mar-201799979438-1215314931139120102
Jun-201776628877-115722416140368380
Sep-201762037360-849290091384715162
Dec-201767127561424275891515612433
Mar-201890188594-1654311621296918193
Jun-201868948548-155122080152436837
Sep-201855917142-966301711445915712
Dec-201864997465-181282351505813177
Mar-201983828563-1739313711297618395
Jun-201967068445-134424123150769047
Sep-201960307374-375356581351122147
Dec-201973917766778438861820725679
Mar-20201057797991616484451431334132
Jun-202087747158129431033538-435
Sep-202018635694394875411231-2477
Dec-20205491109736992011636-1716
Mar-202150945058-20531080411629-825
Jun-202141606213-998876511711-2946
Sep-202169407938-841908010558-1478
Dec-202125213362-14951015414468-4314
Mar-202230354530-2573920514018-4813
Jun-202244717044-27881726916659610
Sep-202255908378-4151294271507514352
Dec-202247678918-5077432991396129338
Mar-2023541210489-6729612471233848909
Jun-2023503811767-7249546851568039005
Sep-2023328410533-7032548151325741558
Dec-2023369610728-8369425601469827862
Mar-2024456812937-9410392581559723661
Jun-2024403013440-719628747194389309
Sep-2024336910565-6379313061797513331
Dec-2024422010599-712328541201678373

The provisional net migration loss to Australia in the year ended December 2024 was made up of a net loss of 28,900 New Zealand citizens, and a net loss of 1,200 non-New Zealand citizens. This compared with a net migration loss to Australia of 29,400 in the year ended December 2023, made up of a net loss of 28,300 New Zealand citizens and a net loss of 1,100 non-New Zealand citizens.

In the December 2024 year, 59 percent of New Zealand citizen migrant departures were to Australia.

Net migration loss to Australia in 2024 (published in July 2025 and based on provisional data to December 2024) 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 June 2025.
  • Estimated migrant arrivals to Australia by CLPR, citizenship, and birthplace (Quarterly) - this uses Australian Bureau of Statistics quarterly estimates currently available to December 2024. Data for the March 2025 quarter will be available in late September 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 March 2024 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 five to six months after the reference period.

Comparison of provisional and final migration estimates: August 2017 to June 2025 contains a history of published migration estimates and revisions.

This month, revisions to the preceding month May 2025 were:

  • migrant arrivals down 40 (less than 1 percent). The average revision size to the preceding month was 800 (5 percent), and revisions were all downwards, over the previous 12 months (May 2024 to April 2025).
  • migrant departures up 500 (5 percent). The average revision size to the preceding month was 1,000 (7 percent), and revisions were generally downwards, over the previous 12 months.
  • net migration down 500. The average revision size to the preceding month was 900, and revisions were generally downwards, over the previous 12 months.

Three graphs showing the estimated migration by direction, monthly, November 2018-June 2025. See link to text alternative under image.

Text alternative for graphs Estimated migration by direction, monthly, November 2018-June 2025 

This month, revisions to the preceding year (ended May 2025) were:

  • migrant arrivals down 200 (less than 1 percent). The average revision size to the preceding year was 4,500 (3 percent), and revisions were all downwards, over the previous 12 months (year ended May 2024 to year ended April 2025).
  • migrant departures up 800 (1 percent). The average revision size to the preceding year was 3,200 (2 percent), and revisions were generally downwards, over the previous 12 months.
  • net migration down 1,100. The average revision size to the preceding year was 3,000, and revisions were generally downwards, over the previous 12 months.

More data

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

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Group: International travel and migration - ITM

Definitions and metadata

International migration - DataInfo+ gives general methodology used to produce international travel and migration statistics.

International migration concepts - DataInfo+ gives definitions of terms used in this release.

Subnational short-term NZ-resident arrivals - DataInfo+ gives methodology for determining the New Zealand-location information in short-term New Zealand-resident arrival records.

Provisional migration estimates

Comparisons between the June 2025 and 2024 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 June 2025 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.

Text alternative for diagram International migration estimates (provisional), year ended June 2025

Diagram shows outcomes-based (provisional) estimates of migration, by citizenship (New Zealand or non-New Zealand) for the year ended June 2025. Overall, net migration is 13,700, made up of a net loss of 46,500 NZ citizens (based on 25,400 migrant arrivals, a 15 percent increase on the year ended June 2024, and 71,800 migrant departures, a 6 percent increase) and a net gain of 60,200 non-NZ citizens (based on 113,600 migrant arrivals, a 29 percent decrease on the year ended June 2024, and 53,400 migrant departures, a 24 percent increase). Estimates are provisional as of 15 August 2025. Source: Stats NZ.

Text alternative for graphs Estimated migration by direction, monthly, November 2018-June 2025 

Graphs show monthly revisions to provisional migrant arrivals, migrant departures, and net migration for each month from November 2018 to June 2025. The data is shown in three line graphs arranged one after the other vertically, starting with migrant arrivals (top), migrant departures (middle), and net migration (bottom). The vertical axis shows estimated number of migrants. Months are labelled on the horizontal axis. Source: Stats NZ.

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International migration: July 2025 will be released on 10 September 2025.

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