International migration: February 2023 – Media release
14 April 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 February 2023 compared with the year ended February 2022 were:
- migrant arrivals: 152,900 (± 1,700), up 195 percent
- migrant departures: 100,900 (± 1,300), up 41 percent
- annual net migration: gain of 52,000 (± 2,000), compared with a net loss of 19,900 (± 100).
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