The number of people departing New Zealand has exceeded the number of arrivals every month since the introduction of full border restrictions in mid-March 2020, Stats NZ said today.
Arrivals and departures include all people crossing the border, either for short-term trips or longer term.
From April 2020 (the first full month under border restrictions) to October 2020, there were 119,400 departures, and 65,900 arrivals. In the same period in 2019 there were 3.86 million departures and 3.82 million arrivals.
| 2020-04-01 | 6256 |
|---|---|
| 2020-05-01 | 5622 |
| 2020-06-01 | 9270 |
| 2020-07-01 | 9140 |
| 2020-08-01 | 11515 |
| 2020-09-01 | 11700 |
| 2020-10-01 | 12392 |
| 2020-04-01 | 31975 |
|---|---|
| 2020-05-01 | 10231 |
| 2020-06-01 | 14997 |
| 2020-07-01 | 18390 |
| 2020-08-01 | 14443 |
| 2020-09-01 | 15823 |
| 2020-10-01 | 13496 |
| 2020-10-01 | 2020-11-01 |
| 12392 | 11678 |
| 2020-10-01 | 2020-11-01 |
| 13496 | 13597 |
"COVID-19-related border restrictions and disruptions to flight availability didn't halt travel completely and people have been able to depart New Zealand if they could access a commercial or repatriation flight," population indicators manager Tehseen Islam said.
From April 2020 to October 2020 there was an average of 600 departures each day.
"People have also been able to arrive in New Zealand, provided they could get a flight and meet entry criteria at the border."
From April 2020 to October 2020 there was an average of 300 arrivals each day. This included New Zealand citizens and permanent residents, their partners and dependents, essential workers, and other exempt travellers .
Most arrivals by people who have been living overseas
Of the 65,900 arrivals from April 2020 to October 2020, 23,200 were New Zealand residents, returning from a trip overseas of less than 12 months.
The remaining 42,700 arrivals were overseas residents. These are people who have been living overseas for more than 12 months before their arrival, and includes both New Zealand and non-New Zealand citizens.
Almost two-thirds of these overseas resident arrivals were New Zealand citizens.
The remaining one-third were non-New Zealand citizens, which includes people arriving on residence, work, or critical purpose visas; Australian citizens; and partners or dependents of New Zealand citizens and permanent residents.
Text alternative for diagram Arrivals to New Zealand, by place of usual residence and citizenship at time of arrival, April-October 2020: Diagram shows arrivals to New Zealand from April 2020 to October 2020, by place of usual residence and citizenship at the time of arrival. Total arrivals were 65,900, made up of 23,200 people living in NZ at the time of arrival (of these, 14,700 were NZ citizens, and 8,500 were non-NZ citizens), and 42,700 people living overseas at the time of arrival (of these 28,100 were NZ citizens, and 14,600 were non-NZ citizens).
"Of the 42,700 overseas resident arrivals from April to October 2020, it remains to be seen how many will either return overseas or stay longer than 12 months and be classed as migrants," Mr Islam said.
Low monthly migration after March 2020
In the seven months from April 2020 to October 2020 net migration was provisionally estimated at 3,700, well below levels in previous years. This was made up of a gain of 9,000 New Zealand citizens, and a loss of 5,200 non-New Zealand citizens.
"The provisional net gain of New Zealand citizens continues a reversal of the long-standing historical pattern where more New Zealand citizens departed than arrived," Mr Islam said.
| 2017-10-01 | 3122 |
|---|---|
| 2017-11-01 | 3201 |
| 2017-12-01 | 5482 |
| 2018-01-01 | 3341 |
| 2018-02-01 | 2494 |
| 2018-03-01 | 2385 |
| 2018-04-01 | 2063 |
| 2018-05-01 | 2145 |
| 2018-06-01 | 2192 |
| 2018-07-01 | 2716 |
| 2018-08-01 | 2972 |
| 2018-09-01 | 3107 |
| 2018-10-01 | 3027 |
| 2018-11-01 | 3172 |
| 2018-12-01 | 5176 |
| 2019-01-01 | 3273 |
| 2019-02-01 | 2477 |
| 2019-03-01 | 2274 |
| 2019-04-01 | 2087 |
| 2019-05-01 | 2274 |
| 2019-06-01 | 2560 |
| 2019-07-01 | 3131.852 |
| 2019-08-01 | 3429.572 |
| 2019-09-01 | 3749.79 |
| 2019-10-01 | 4059.166 |
| 2019-11-01 | 4695.796 |
| 2019-12-01 | 8209.258 |
| 2020-01-01 | 5079.354 |
| 2020-02-01 | 5072.624 |
| 2020-03-01 | 8061.886 |
| 2020-04-01 | 861.688 |
| 2020-05-01 | 980.872 |
| 2020-06-01 | 1317.55 |
| 2020-07-01 | 1822.082 |
| 2020-08-01 | 2367.734 |
| 2020-09-01 | 2234.126 |
| 2020-10-01 | 1638.528 |
| 2017-10-01 | 2954 |
|---|---|
| 2017-11-01 | 3065 |
| 2017-12-01 | 4489 |
| 2018-01-01 | 3704 |
| 2018-02-01 | 3143 |
| 2018-03-01 | 3693 |
| 2018-04-01 | 3645 |
| 2018-05-01 | 3661 |
| 2018-06-01 | 3607 |
| 2018-07-01 | 3878 |
| 2018-08-01 | 3541 |
| 2018-09-01 | 3123 |
| 2018-10-01 | 3133 |
| 2018-11-01 | 3050 |
| 2018-12-01 | 4223 |
| 2019-01-01 | 3565 |
| 2019-02-01 | 2984 |
| 2019-03-01 | 3275 |
| 2019-04-01 | 3099 |
| 2019-05-01 | 3333 |
| 2019-06-01 | 3515 |
| 2019-07-01 | 3299.934 |
| 2019-08-01 | 2915.496 |
| 2019-09-01 | 2930.322 |
| 2019-10-01 | 2896.512 |
| 2019-11-01 | 2966.536 |
| 2019-12-01 | 3941.648 |
| 2020-01-01 | 3406.49 |
| 2020-02-01 | 2700.214 |
| 2020-03-01 | 2159.606 |
| 2020-04-01 | 83.972 |
| 2020-05-01 | 184.356 |
| 2020-06-01 | 323.1 |
| 2020-07-01 | 435.436 |
| 2020-08-01 | 451.746 |
| 2020-09-01 | 373.586 |
| 2020-10-01 | 411.26 |
| 2017-10-01 | 168 |
|---|---|
| 2017-11-01 | 136 |
| 2017-12-01 | 993 |
| 2018-01-01 | -363 |
| 2018-02-01 | -649 |
| 2018-03-01 | -1308 |
| 2018-04-01 | -1582 |
| 2018-05-01 | -1516 |
| 2018-06-01 | -1415 |
| 2018-07-01 | -1162 |
| 2018-08-01 | -569 |
| 2018-09-01 | -16 |
| 2018-10-01 | -106 |
| 2018-11-01 | 122 |
| 2018-12-01 | 953 |
| 2019-01-01 | -292 |
| 2019-02-01 | -507 |
| 2019-03-01 | -1001 |
| 2019-04-01 | -1012 |
| 2019-05-01 | -1059 |
| 2019-06-01 | -955 |
| 2019-07-01 | -168.082 |
| 2019-08-01 | 514.076 |
| 2019-09-01 | 819.468 |
| 2019-10-01 | 1162.654 |
| 2019-11-01 | 1729.26 |
| 2019-12-01 | 4267.61 |
| 2020-01-01 | 1672.864 |
| 2020-02-01 | 2372.41 |
| 2020-03-01 | 5902.28 |
| 2020-04-01 | 777.716 |
| 2020-05-01 | 796.516 |
| 2020-06-01 | 994.45 |
| 2020-07-01 | 1386.646 |
| 2020-08-01 | 1915.988 |
| 2020-09-01 | 1860.54 |
| 2020-10-01 | 1227.268 |
"Similarly, the provisional net loss of non-New Zealand citizens since March 2020 is a reversal of the long-standing historical pattern where more non-New Zealand citizens arrived than departed."
| 2017-10-01 | 8667 |
|---|---|
| 2017-11-01 | 8574 |
| 2017-12-01 | 7561 |
| 2018-01-01 | 10761 |
| 2018-02-01 | 10430 |
| 2018-03-01 | 8645 |
| 2018-04-01 | 6686 |
| 2018-05-01 | 7206 |
| 2018-06-01 | 7379 |
| 2018-07-01 | 10188 |
| 2018-08-01 | 8793 |
| 2018-09-01 | 8894 |
| 2018-10-01 | 8767 |
| 2018-11-01 | 8555 |
| 2018-12-01 | 7922 |
| 2019-01-01 | 10735 |
| 2019-02-01 | 10732 |
| 2019-03-01 | 8585 |
| 2019-04-01 | 6615 |
| 2019-05-01 | 7992 |
| 2019-06-01 | 8625 |
| 2019-07-01 | 11174.732 |
| 2019-08-01 | 10506.786 |
| 2019-09-01 | 11090.61 |
| 2019-10-01 | 13062.286 |
| 2019-11-01 | 14299.482 |
| 2019-12-01 | 12008.91 |
| 2020-01-01 | 15615.776 |
| 2020-02-01 | 16994.268 |
| 2020-03-01 | 10653.826 |
| 2020-04-01 | 290.518 |
| 2020-05-01 | 320.858 |
| 2020-06-01 | 690.716 |
| 2020-07-01 | 724.494 |
| 2020-08-01 | 1127.218 |
| 2020-09-01 | 1222.054 |
| 2020-10-01 | 978.988 |
| 2017-10-01 | 3325 |
|---|---|
| 2017-11-01 | 4173 |
| 2017-12-01 | 5744 |
| 2018-01-01 | 3610 |
| 2018-02-01 | 3400 |
| 2018-03-01 | 3967 |
| 2018-04-01 | 3551 |
| 2018-05-01 | 3985 |
| 2018-06-01 | 3936 |
| 2018-07-01 | 4326 |
| 2018-08-01 | 3609 |
| 2018-09-01 | 3447 |
| 2018-10-01 | 3211 |
| 2018-11-01 | 4270 |
| 2018-12-01 | 5734 |
| 2019-01-01 | 4117 |
| 2019-02-01 | 3439 |
| 2019-03-01 | 4041 |
| 2019-04-01 | 3746 |
| 2019-05-01 | 4095 |
| 2019-06-01 | 4662 |
| 2019-07-01 | 4602.288 |
| 2019-08-01 | 3645.092 |
| 2019-09-01 | 3849.36 |
| 2019-10-01 | 4000.858 |
| 2019-11-01 | 6955.422 |
| 2019-12-01 | 7863.216 |
| 2020-01-01 | 5608.414 |
| 2020-02-01 | 4385.99 |
| 2020-03-01 | 4936.42 |
| 2020-04-01 | 979.884 |
| 2020-05-01 | 711.69 |
| 2020-06-01 | 1202.906 |
| 2020-07-01 | 1777.564 |
| 2020-08-01 | 2096.39 |
| 2020-09-01 | 2487.75 |
| 2020-10-01 | 1322.184 |
| 2017-10-01 | 5342 |
|---|---|
| 2017-11-01 | 4401 |
| 2017-12-01 | 1817 |
| 2018-01-01 | 7151 |
| 2018-02-01 | 7030 |
| 2018-03-01 | 4678 |
| 2018-04-01 | 3135 |
| 2018-05-01 | 3221 |
| 2018-06-01 | 3443 |
| 2018-07-01 | 5862 |
| 2018-08-01 | 5184 |
| 2018-09-01 | 5447 |
| 2018-10-01 | 5556 |
| 2018-11-01 | 4285 |
| 2018-12-01 | 2188 |
| 2019-01-01 | 6618 |
| 2019-02-01 | 7293 |
| 2019-03-01 | 4544 |
| 2019-04-01 | 2869 |
| 2019-05-01 | 3897 |
| 2019-06-01 | 3963 |
| 2019-07-01 | 6572.444 |
| 2019-08-01 | 6861.694 |
| 2019-09-01 | 7241.25 |
| 2019-10-01 | 9061.428 |
| 2019-11-01 | 7344.06 |
| 2019-12-01 | 4145.694 |
| 2020-01-01 | 10007.362 |
| 2020-02-01 | 12608.278 |
| 2020-03-01 | 5717.406 |
| 2020-04-01 | -689.366 |
| 2020-05-01 | -390.832 |
| 2020-06-01 | -512.19 |
| 2020-07-01 | -1053.07 |
| 2020-08-01 | -969.172 |
| 2020-09-01 | -1265.696 |
| 2020-10-01 | -343.196 |
Annual net migration is provisionally estimated at 59,500 in the year ended October 2020, with 55,800 of this in the five months leading up to travel and border restrictions in March 2020.
| 2001-12-01 | 114597 |
|---|---|
| 2002-01-01 | 118012 |
| 2002-02-01 | 119546 |
| 2002-03-01 | 122621 |
| 2002-04-01 | 124293 |
| 2002-05-01 | 125898 |
| 2002-06-01 | 127609 |
| 2002-07-01 | 129056 |
| 2002-08-01 | 130931 |
| 2002-09-01 | 131989 |
| 2002-10-01 | 132515 |
| 2002-11-01 | 133292 |
| 2002-12-01 | 134046 |
| 2003-01-01 | 134274 |
| 2003-02-01 | 134401 |
| 2003-03-01 | 133470 |
| 2003-04-01 | 132704 |
| 2003-05-01 | 132010 |
| 2003-06-01 | 130685 |
| 2003-07-01 | 129472 |
| 2003-08-01 | 127652 |
| 2003-09-01 | 125648 |
| 2003-10-01 | 123953 |
| 2003-11-01 | 121744 |
| 2003-12-01 | 120591 |
| 2004-01-01 | 118185 |
| 2004-02-01 | 115952 |
| 2004-03-01 | 113329 |
| 2004-04-01 | 111579 |
| 2004-05-01 | 110514 |
| 2004-06-01 | 109331 |
| 2004-07-01 | 107750 |
| 2004-08-01 | 106449 |
| 2004-09-01 | 105591 |
| 2004-10-01 | 104619 |
| 2004-11-01 | 103777 |
| 2004-12-01 | 103496 |
| 2005-01-01 | 102708 |
| 2005-02-01 | 102288 |
| 2005-03-01 | 102404 |
| 2005-04-01 | 103050 |
| 2005-05-01 | 103431 |
| 2005-06-01 | 103639 |
| 2005-07-01 | 103350 |
| 2005-08-01 | 103692 |
| 2005-09-01 | 104000 |
| 2005-10-01 | 104222 |
| 2005-11-01 | 103981 |
| 2005-12-01 | 103982 |
| 2006-01-01 | 103913 |
| 2006-02-01 | 104567 |
| 2006-03-01 | 105175 |
| 2006-04-01 | 105203 |
| 2006-05-01 | 105008 |
| 2006-06-01 | 105398 |
| 2006-07-01 | 106358 |
| 2006-08-01 | 107060 |
| 2006-09-01 | 107932 |
| 2006-10-01 | 108681 |
| 2006-11-01 | 110171 |
| 2006-12-01 | 110687 |
| 2007-01-01 | 111122 |
| 2007-02-01 | 111622 |
| 2007-03-01 | 112476 |
| 2007-04-01 | 112711 |
| 2007-05-01 | 113104 |
| 2007-06-01 | 113532 |
| 2007-07-01 | 113276 |
| 2007-08-01 | 114015 |
| 2007-09-01 | 114064 |
| 2007-10-01 | 114007 |
| 2007-11-01 | 113873 |
| 2007-12-01 | 113450 |
| 2008-01-01 | 113192 |
| 2008-02-01 | 114608 |
| 2008-03-01 | 114817 |
| 2008-04-01 | 115512 |
| 2008-05-01 | 116852 |
| 2008-06-01 | 117659 |
| 2008-07-01 | 119011 |
| 2008-08-01 | 119382 |
| 2008-09-01 | 119286 |
| 2008-10-01 | 119862 |
| 2008-11-01 | 119757 |
| 2008-12-01 | 119994 |
| 2009-01-01 | 120453 |
| 2009-02-01 | 120003 |
| 2009-03-01 | 119362 |
| 2009-04-01 | 118388 |
| 2009-05-01 | 117120 |
| 2009-06-01 | 115723 |
| 2009-07-01 | 114771 |
| 2009-08-01 | 113243 |
| 2009-09-01 | 112355 |
| 2009-10-01 | 111024 |
| 2009-11-01 | 109707 |
| 2009-12-01 | 108265 |
| 2010-01-01 | 106819 |
| 2010-02-01 | 105107 |
| 2010-03-01 | 104250 |
| 2010-04-01 | 103467 |
| 2010-05-01 | 102496 |
| 2010-06-01 | 101756 |
| 2010-07-01 | 101257 |
| 2010-08-01 | 101310 |
| 2010-09-01 | 101131 |
| 2010-10-01 | 101238 |
| 2010-11-01 | 100912 |
| 2010-12-01 | 100499 |
| 2011-01-01 | 100149 |
| 2011-02-01 | 100595 |
| 2011-03-01 | 100702 |
| 2011-04-01 | 100902 |
| 2011-05-01 | 101051 |
| 2011-06-01 | 100885 |
| 2011-07-01 | 101150 |
| 2011-08-01 | 101159 |
| 2011-09-01 | 101039 |
| 2011-10-01 | 100416 |
| 2011-11-01 | 100611 |
| 2011-12-01 | 100206 |
| 2012-01-01 | 100039 |
| 2012-02-01 | 100184 |
| 2012-03-01 | 100721 |
| 2012-04-01 | 100063 |
| 2012-05-01 | 100061 |
| 2012-06-01 | 100734 |
| 2012-07-01 | 99982 |
| 2012-08-01 | 99791 |
| 2012-09-01 | 100034 |
| 2012-10-01 | 100554 |
| 2012-11-01 | 100941 |
| 2012-12-01 | 101762 |
| 2013-01-01 | 102394 |
| 2013-02-01 | 101971 |
| 2013-03-01 | 102204 |
| 2013-04-01 | 103317 |
| 2013-05-01 | 104062 |
| 2013-06-01 | 104368 |
| 2013-07-01 | 105602 |
| 2013-08-01 | 106406 |
| 2013-09-01 | 106839 |
| 2013-10-01 | 107967 |
| 2013-11-01 | 108952 |
| 2013-12-01 | 110282 |
| 2014-01-01 | 111194 |
| 2014-02-01 | 113358 |
| 2014-03-01 | 114646 |
| 2014-04-01 | 115761 |
| 2014-05-01 | 116859 |
| 2014-06-01 | 118274 |
| 2014-07-01 | 120265 |
| 2014-08-01 | 122552 |
| 2014-09-01 | 124781 |
| 2014-10-01 | 126300 |
| 2014-11-01 | 127602 |
| 2014-12-01 | 128180 |
| 2015-01-01 | 130398 |
| 2015-02-01 | 130841 |
| 2015-03-01 | 132040 |
| 2015-04-01 | 132665 |
| 2015-05-01 | 133388 |
| 2015-06-01 | 133917 |
| 2015-07-01 | 135184 |
| 2015-08-01 | 135859 |
| 2015-09-01 | 136786 |
| 2015-10-01 | 138191 |
| 2015-11-01 | 139167 |
| 2015-12-01 | 140125 |
| 2016-01-01 | 140733 |
| 2016-02-01 | 142582 |
| 2016-03-01 | 142777 |
| 2016-04-01 | 143259 |
| 2016-05-01 | 143802 |
| 2016-06-01 | 144182 |
| 2016-07-01 | 144358 |
| 2016-08-01 | 143578 |
| 2016-09-01 | 143537 |
| 2016-10-01 | 143148 |
| 2016-11-01 | 143111 |
| 2016-12-01 | 143124 |
| 2017-01-01 | 143333 |
| 2017-02-01 | 142943 |
| 2017-03-01 | 142588 |
| 2017-04-01 | 142165 |
| 2017-05-01 | 141945 |
| 2017-06-01 | 142257 |
| 2017-07-01 | 142166 |
| 2017-08-01 | 142285 |
| 2017-09-01 | 141569 |
| 2017-10-01 | 141124 |
| 2017-11-01 | 140608 |
| 2017-12-01 | 140102 |
| 2018-01-01 | 140031 |
| 2018-02-01 | 138857 |
| 2018-03-01 | 139003 |
| 2018-04-01 | 138629 |
| 2018-05-01 | 138652 |
| 2018-06-01 | 138055 |
| 2018-07-01 | 138032 |
| 2018-08-01 | 138565 |
| 2018-09-01 | 139004 |
| 2018-10-01 | 139009 |
| 2018-11-01 | 138961 |
| 2018-12-01 | 139016 |
| 2019-01-01 | 138922 |
| 2019-02-01 | 139207 |
| 2019-03-01 | 139036 |
| 2019-04-01 | 138989 |
| 2019-05-01 | 139904 |
| 2019-06-01 | 141518 |
| 2019-07-01 | 142920.584 |
| 2019-08-01 | 145091.942 |
| 2019-09-01 | 147931.342 |
| 2019-10-01 | 153258.794 |
| 2019-11-01 | 160527.072 |
| 2019-12-01 | 167647.24 |
| 2020-01-01 | 174334.37 |
| 2020-02-01 | 183192.262 |
| 2020-03-01 | 191048.974 |
| 2020-04-01 | 183499.18 |
| 2020-05-01 | 174534.91 |
| 2020-06-01 | 165358.176 |
| 2020-07-01 | 153598.168 |
| 2020-08-01 | 143156.762 |
| 2020-09-01 | 131772.542 |
| 2020-10-01 | 117268.606 |
| 2001-12-01 | 84332 |
|---|---|
| 2002-01-01 | 81053 |
| 2002-02-01 | 77522 |
| 2002-03-01 | 75833 |
| 2002-04-01 | 74785 |
| 2002-05-01 | 72871 |
| 2002-06-01 | 72529 |
| 2002-07-01 | 72344 |
| 2002-08-01 | 72260 |
| 2002-09-01 | 72228 |
| 2002-10-01 | 72424 |
| 2002-11-01 | 72624 |
| 2002-12-01 | 73255 |
| 2003-01-01 | 73530 |
| 2003-02-01 | 73453 |
| 2003-03-01 | 74054 |
| 2003-04-01 | 73762 |
| 2003-05-01 | 73792 |
| 2003-06-01 | 73738 |
| 2003-07-01 | 74538 |
| 2003-08-01 | 75315 |
| 2003-09-01 | 75691 |
| 2003-10-01 | 76099 |
| 2003-11-01 | 77528 |
| 2003-12-01 | 79175 |
| 2004-01-01 | 79702 |
| 2004-02-01 | 80821 |
| 2004-03-01 | 81108 |
| 2004-04-01 | 82234 |
| 2004-05-01 | 83423 |
| 2004-06-01 | 84775 |
| 2004-07-01 | 85821 |
| 2004-08-01 | 86086 |
| 2004-09-01 | 87009 |
| 2004-10-01 | 87539 |
| 2004-11-01 | 88216 |
| 2004-12-01 | 89356 |
| 2005-01-01 | 90105 |
| 2005-02-01 | 90718 |
| 2005-03-01 | 91422 |
| 2005-04-01 | 92285 |
| 2005-05-01 | 92502 |
| 2005-06-01 | 92540 |
| 2005-07-01 | 93248 |
| 2005-08-01 | 93518 |
| 2005-09-01 | 93484 |
| 2005-10-01 | 93848 |
| 2005-11-01 | 93062 |
| 2005-12-01 | 92716 |
| 2006-01-01 | 92533 |
| 2006-02-01 | 91972 |
| 2006-03-01 | 91396 |
| 2006-04-01 | 91427 |
| 2006-05-01 | 91544 |
| 2006-06-01 | 91927 |
| 2006-07-01 | 91323 |
| 2006-08-01 | 91928 |
| 2006-09-01 | 92624 |
| 2006-10-01 | 93200 |
| 2006-11-01 | 93439 |
| 2006-12-01 | 93974 |
| 2007-01-01 | 94481 |
| 2007-02-01 | 95594 |
| 2007-03-01 | 96595 |
| 2007-04-01 | 97148 |
| 2007-05-01 | 98243 |
| 2007-06-01 | 99013 |
| 2007-07-01 | 99593 |
| 2007-08-01 | 100340 |
| 2007-09-01 | 100785 |
| 2007-10-01 | 100971 |
| 2007-11-01 | 101759 |
| 2007-12-01 | 102413 |
| 2008-01-01 | 103084 |
| 2008-02-01 | 103928 |
| 2008-03-01 | 104250 |
| 2008-04-01 | 104623 |
| 2008-05-01 | 105032 |
| 2008-06-01 | 105619 |
| 2008-07-01 | 106228 |
| 2008-08-01 | 106837 |
| 2008-09-01 | 106883 |
| 2008-10-01 | 107566 |
| 2008-11-01 | 108086 |
| 2008-12-01 | 107723 |
| 2009-01-01 | 107530 |
| 2009-02-01 | 106275 |
| 2009-03-01 | 105319 |
| 2009-04-01 | 103568 |
| 2009-05-01 | 101498 |
| 2009-06-01 | 99455 |
| 2009-07-01 | 97816 |
| 2009-08-01 | 95886 |
| 2009-09-01 | 94449 |
| 2009-10-01 | 92841 |
| 2009-11-01 | 91451 |
| 2009-12-01 | 89996 |
| 2010-01-01 | 88861 |
| 2010-02-01 | 89060 |
| 2010-03-01 | 89618 |
| 2010-04-01 | 90347 |
| 2010-05-01 | 91583 |
| 2010-06-01 | 92787 |
| 2010-07-01 | 93960 |
| 2010-08-01 | 95225 |
| 2010-09-01 | 96451 |
| 2010-10-01 | 97984 |
| 2010-11-01 | 99092 |
| 2010-12-01 | 100776 |
| 2011-01-01 | 102614 |
| 2011-02-01 | 103639 |
| 2011-03-01 | 106185 |
| 2011-04-01 | 108087 |
| 2011-05-01 | 109448 |
| 2011-06-01 | 110289 |
| 2011-07-01 | 112156 |
| 2011-08-01 | 113152 |
| 2011-09-01 | 113659 |
| 2011-10-01 | 114484 |
| 2011-11-01 | 115280 |
| 2011-12-01 | 116350 |
| 2012-01-01 | 116837 |
| 2012-02-01 | 117444 |
| 2012-03-01 | 116405 |
| 2012-04-01 | 115895 |
| 2012-05-01 | 115354 |
| 2012-06-01 | 115717 |
| 2012-07-01 | 114784 |
| 2012-08-01 | 114469 |
| 2012-09-01 | 114225 |
| 2012-10-01 | 113258 |
| 2012-11-01 | 112612 |
| 2012-12-01 | 112170 |
| 2013-01-01 | 110938 |
| 2013-02-01 | 109389 |
| 2013-03-01 | 108015 |
| 2013-04-01 | 106621 |
| 2013-05-01 | 105422 |
| 2013-06-01 | 103559 |
| 2013-07-01 | 102119 |
| 2013-08-01 | 100375 |
| 2013-09-01 | 98722 |
| 2013-10-01 | 97276 |
| 2013-11-01 | 95533 |
| 2013-12-01 | 92991 |
| 2014-01-01 | 91130 |
| 2014-02-01 | 89566 |
| 2014-03-01 | 87861 |
| 2014-04-01 | 86486 |
| 2014-05-01 | 85625 |
| 2014-06-01 | 84812 |
| 2014-07-01 | 83484 |
| 2014-08-01 | 82857 |
| 2014-09-01 | 82512 |
| 2014-10-01 | 81831 |
| 2014-11-01 | 81418 |
| 2014-12-01 | 80767 |
| 2015-01-01 | 80603 |
| 2015-02-01 | 80628 |
| 2015-03-01 | 80774 |
| 2015-04-01 | 80834 |
| 2015-05-01 | 80528 |
| 2015-06-01 | 80490 |
| 2015-07-01 | 80580 |
| 2015-08-01 | 80476 |
| 2015-09-01 | 80289 |
| 2015-10-01 | 80493 |
| 2015-11-01 | 80198 |
| 2015-12-01 | 80316 |
| 2016-01-01 | 80057 |
| 2016-02-01 | 79910 |
| 2016-03-01 | 79622 |
| 2016-04-01 | 79896 |
| 2016-05-01 | 79808 |
| 2016-06-01 | 79569 |
| 2016-07-01 | 79686 |
| 2016-08-01 | 79544 |
| 2016-09-01 | 79661 |
| 2016-10-01 | 79503 |
| 2016-11-01 | 79917 |
| 2016-12-01 | 80235 |
| 2017-01-01 | 80864 |
| 2017-02-01 | 81319 |
| 2017-03-01 | 81239 |
| 2017-04-01 | 81349 |
| 2017-05-01 | 82021 |
| 2017-06-01 | 82724 |
| 2017-07-01 | 83421 |
| 2017-08-01 | 84251 |
| 2017-09-01 | 85033 |
| 2017-10-01 | 85771 |
| 2017-11-01 | 86090 |
| 2017-12-01 | 86822 |
| 2018-01-01 | 86947 |
| 2018-02-01 | 86991 |
| 2018-03-01 | 88071 |
| 2018-04-01 | 88438 |
| 2018-05-01 | 88739 |
| 2018-06-01 | 89060 |
| 2018-07-01 | 89420 |
| 2018-08-01 | 89685 |
| 2018-09-01 | 89576 |
| 2018-10-01 | 89641 |
| 2018-11-01 | 89723 |
| 2018-12-01 | 89447 |
| 2019-01-01 | 89815 |
| 2019-02-01 | 89695 |
| 2019-03-01 | 89351 |
| 2019-04-01 | 89000 |
| 2019-05-01 | 88782 |
| 2019-06-01 | 89416 |
| 2019-07-01 | 89114.222 |
| 2019-08-01 | 88524.81 |
| 2019-09-01 | 88734.492 |
| 2019-10-01 | 89287.862 |
| 2019-11-01 | 91889.82 |
| 2019-12-01 | 93737.684 |
| 2020-01-01 | 95070.588 |
| 2020-02-01 | 95733.792 |
| 2020-03-01 | 95513.818 |
| 2020-04-01 | 89732.674 |
| 2020-05-01 | 83200.72 |
| 2020-06-01 | 76549.726 |
| 2020-07-01 | 70860.504 |
| 2020-08-01 | 66848.052 |
| 2020-09-01 | 62929.706 |
| 2020-10-01 | 57765.78 |
| 2001-12-01 | 30265 |
|---|---|
| 2002-01-01 | 36959 |
| 2002-02-01 | 42024 |
| 2002-03-01 | 46788 |
| 2002-04-01 | 49508 |
| 2002-05-01 | 53027 |
| 2002-06-01 | 55080 |
| 2002-07-01 | 56712 |
| 2002-08-01 | 58671 |
| 2002-09-01 | 59761 |
| 2002-10-01 | 60091 |
| 2002-11-01 | 60668 |
| 2002-12-01 | 60791 |
| 2003-01-01 | 60744 |
| 2003-02-01 | 60948 |
| 2003-03-01 | 59416 |
| 2003-04-01 | 58942 |
| 2003-05-01 | 58218 |
| 2003-06-01 | 56947 |
| 2003-07-01 | 54934 |
| 2003-08-01 | 52337 |
| 2003-09-01 | 49957 |
| 2003-10-01 | 47854 |
| 2003-11-01 | 44216 |
| 2003-12-01 | 41416 |
| 2004-01-01 | 38483 |
| 2004-02-01 | 35131 |
| 2004-03-01 | 32221 |
| 2004-04-01 | 29345 |
| 2004-05-01 | 27091 |
| 2004-06-01 | 24556 |
| 2004-07-01 | 21929 |
| 2004-08-01 | 20363 |
| 2004-09-01 | 18582 |
| 2004-10-01 | 17080 |
| 2004-11-01 | 15561 |
| 2004-12-01 | 14140 |
| 2005-01-01 | 12603 |
| 2005-02-01 | 11570 |
| 2005-03-01 | 10982 |
| 2005-04-01 | 10765 |
| 2005-05-01 | 10929 |
| 2005-06-01 | 11099 |
| 2005-07-01 | 10102 |
| 2005-08-01 | 10174 |
| 2005-09-01 | 10516 |
| 2005-10-01 | 10374 |
| 2005-11-01 | 10919 |
| 2005-12-01 | 11266 |
| 2006-01-01 | 11380 |
| 2006-02-01 | 12595 |
| 2006-03-01 | 13779 |
| 2006-04-01 | 13776 |
| 2006-05-01 | 13464 |
| 2006-06-01 | 13471 |
| 2006-07-01 | 15035 |
| 2006-08-01 | 15132 |
| 2006-09-01 | 15308 |
| 2006-10-01 | 15481 |
| 2006-11-01 | 16732 |
| 2006-12-01 | 16713 |
| 2007-01-01 | 16641 |
| 2007-02-01 | 16028 |
| 2007-03-01 | 15881 |
| 2007-04-01 | 15563 |
| 2007-05-01 | 14861 |
| 2007-06-01 | 14519 |
| 2007-07-01 | 13683 |
| 2007-08-01 | 13675 |
| 2007-09-01 | 13279 |
| 2007-10-01 | 13036 |
| 2007-11-01 | 12114 |
| 2007-12-01 | 11037 |
| 2008-01-01 | 10108 |
| 2008-02-01 | 10680 |
| 2008-03-01 | 10567 |
| 2008-04-01 | 10889 |
| 2008-05-01 | 11820 |
| 2008-06-01 | 12040 |
| 2008-07-01 | 12783 |
| 2008-08-01 | 12545 |
| 2008-09-01 | 12403 |
| 2008-10-01 | 12296 |
| 2008-11-01 | 11671 |
| 2008-12-01 | 12271 |
| 2009-01-01 | 12923 |
| 2009-02-01 | 13728 |
| 2009-03-01 | 14043 |
| 2009-04-01 | 14820 |
| 2009-05-01 | 15622 |
| 2009-06-01 | 16268 |
| 2009-07-01 | 16955 |
| 2009-08-01 | 17357 |
| 2009-09-01 | 17906 |
| 2009-10-01 | 18183 |
| 2009-11-01 | 18256 |
| 2009-12-01 | 18269 |
| 2010-01-01 | 17958 |
| 2010-02-01 | 16047 |
| 2010-03-01 | 14632 |
| 2010-04-01 | 13120 |
| 2010-05-01 | 10913 |
| 2010-06-01 | 8969 |
| 2010-07-01 | 7297 |
| 2010-08-01 | 6085 |
| 2010-09-01 | 4680 |
| 2010-10-01 | 3254 |
| 2010-11-01 | 1820 |
| 2010-12-01 | -277 |
| 2011-01-01 | -2465 |
| 2011-02-01 | -3044 |
| 2011-03-01 | -5483 |
| 2011-04-01 | -7185 |
| 2011-05-01 | -8397 |
| 2011-06-01 | -9404 |
| 2011-07-01 | -11006 |
| 2011-08-01 | -11993 |
| 2011-09-01 | -12620 |
| 2011-10-01 | -14068 |
| 2011-11-01 | -14669 |
| 2011-12-01 | -16144 |
| 2012-01-01 | -16798 |
| 2012-02-01 | -17260 |
| 2012-03-01 | -15684 |
| 2012-04-01 | -15832 |
| 2012-05-01 | -15293 |
| 2012-06-01 | -14983 |
| 2012-07-01 | -14802 |
| 2012-08-01 | -14678 |
| 2012-09-01 | -14191 |
| 2012-10-01 | -12704 |
| 2012-11-01 | -11671 |
| 2012-12-01 | -10408 |
| 2013-01-01 | -8544 |
| 2013-02-01 | -7418 |
| 2013-03-01 | -5811 |
| 2013-04-01 | -3304 |
| 2013-05-01 | -1360 |
| 2013-06-01 | 809 |
| 2013-07-01 | 3483 |
| 2013-08-01 | 6031 |
| 2013-09-01 | 8117 |
| 2013-10-01 | 10691 |
| 2013-11-01 | 13419 |
| 2013-12-01 | 17291 |
| 2014-01-01 | 20064 |
| 2014-02-01 | 23792 |
| 2014-03-01 | 26785 |
| 2014-04-01 | 29275 |
| 2014-05-01 | 31234 |
| 2014-06-01 | 33462 |
| 2014-07-01 | 36781 |
| 2014-08-01 | 39695 |
| 2014-09-01 | 42269 |
| 2014-10-01 | 44469 |
| 2014-11-01 | 46184 |
| 2014-12-01 | 47413 |
| 2015-01-01 | 49795 |
| 2015-02-01 | 50213 |
| 2015-03-01 | 51266 |
| 2015-04-01 | 51831 |
| 2015-05-01 | 52860 |
| 2015-06-01 | 53427 |
| 2015-07-01 | 54604 |
| 2015-08-01 | 55383 |
| 2015-09-01 | 56497 |
| 2015-10-01 | 57698 |
| 2015-11-01 | 58969 |
| 2015-12-01 | 59809 |
| 2016-01-01 | 60676 |
| 2016-02-01 | 62672 |
| 2016-03-01 | 63155 |
| 2016-04-01 | 63363 |
| 2016-05-01 | 63994 |
| 2016-06-01 | 64613 |
| 2016-07-01 | 64672 |
| 2016-08-01 | 64034 |
| 2016-09-01 | 63876 |
| 2016-10-01 | 63645 |
| 2016-11-01 | 63194 |
| 2016-12-01 | 62889 |
| 2017-01-01 | 62469 |
| 2017-02-01 | 61624 |
| 2017-03-01 | 61349 |
| 2017-04-01 | 60816 |
| 2017-05-01 | 59924 |
| 2017-06-01 | 59533 |
| 2017-07-01 | 58745 |
| 2017-08-01 | 58034 |
| 2017-09-01 | 56536 |
| 2017-10-01 | 55353 |
| 2017-11-01 | 54518 |
| 2017-12-01 | 53280 |
| 2018-01-01 | 53084 |
| 2018-02-01 | 51866 |
| 2018-03-01 | 50932 |
| 2018-04-01 | 50191 |
| 2018-05-01 | 49913 |
| 2018-06-01 | 48995 |
| 2018-07-01 | 48612 |
| 2018-08-01 | 48880 |
| 2018-09-01 | 49428 |
| 2018-10-01 | 49368 |
| 2018-11-01 | 49238 |
| 2018-12-01 | 49569 |
| 2019-01-01 | 49107 |
| 2019-02-01 | 49512 |
| 2019-03-01 | 49685 |
| 2019-04-01 | 49989 |
| 2019-05-01 | 51122 |
| 2019-06-01 | 52102 |
| 2019-07-01 | 53806.362 |
| 2019-08-01 | 56567.132 |
| 2019-09-01 | 59196.85 |
| 2019-10-01 | 63970.932 |
| 2019-11-01 | 68637.252 |
| 2019-12-01 | 73909.556 |
| 2020-01-01 | 79263.782 |
| 2020-02-01 | 87458.47 |
| 2020-03-01 | 95535.156 |
| 2020-04-01 | 93766.506 |
| 2020-05-01 | 91334.19 |
| 2020-06-01 | 88808.45 |
| 2020-07-01 | 82737.664 |
| 2020-08-01 | 76308.71 |
| 2020-09-01 | 68842.836 |
| 2020-10-01 | 59502.826 |
As the COVID-19 pandemic developed many people who arrived in New Zealand in late-2019 and early-2020 stayed longer than usual, making them more likely to be estimated as a migrant arrival.
Migration estimates could be revised up or down depending on whether these people stay in New Zealand or head back overseas. Estimates become final about 17 months after the reference month.
Who is a migrant?
'Migrant arrivals' are overseas residents, including New Zealand citizens living overseas, who cumulatively spend 12 of the next 16 months in New Zealand after arriving.
'Migrant departures' are New Zealand residents, including non-New Zealand citizens living in New Zealand, who cumulatively spend 12 of the next 16 months out of New Zealand after departing.
Migrant arrivals and departures include the flows of New Zealand citizens as well as the flows of non-New Zealand citizens as both affect the population living in New Zealand.The classification of travellers as migrants is based on their time spent in and out of New Zealand, not what visa type or passport they cross the border on, and not on their responses on arrival cards. Given this, we need to observe up to 16 months of travel history, using the 12/16-month rule, to definitively classify a border crossing as a migrant movement. Border crossing data after June 2020 therefore informs the latest migration estimates.
