Net Migration Exceeds 100,000
New Zealand had a record net migration gain of 110,200 in the August 2023 year, according to provisional estimates released by Stats NZ today.
Revised estimates show that annual net migration first exceeded 100,000 in the July 2023 year. Net migration is the difference between migrant arrivals and migrant departures.
“Annual migrant arrivals reached an all-time high of 225,400 in the August 2023 year. The 115,100 migrant departures were just below the annual record of 117,400 in the February 2012 year,” population indicators manager Tehseen Islam said.
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- Net migration exceeds 100,000
- International migration: August 2023