International migration: January 2023 – Information release
14 March 2023
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
Provisional estimates for the year ended January 2023 compared with the year ended January 2022 were:
- migrant arrivals: 130,800 (± 1,600), up 142 percent
- migrant departures: 97,700 (± 1,100), up 37 percent
- annual net migration: gain of 33,200 (± 1,800), compared with a net loss of 17,500 (± 100).
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