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This data, sourced from Stats NZ, tracks the population of New Zealand over time and also shows the migration in and out of the country.
Estimated resident population | Estimated migration by direction | |||
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Date | (Number) | Net (Number s.a.) | Arrivals (Number s.a.) | Departures (Number s.a.) |
Previous years: | ||||
Mar 2020 | 5,082,800 | 30,060 | 52,370 | 22,310 |
Mar 2021 | 5,109,100 | -2,836 | 14,965 | 17,801 |
Quarterly: | ||||
Jun 2021 | 5,114,800 | -2,508 | 14,759 | 17,267 |
Sep 2021 | 5,120,200 | -752 | 10,992 | 11,744 |
Dec 2021 | 5,127,200 | -3,030 | 10,876 | 13,905 |
Mar 2022 | - | -966 | 9,439 | 10,405 |
Population estimates are derived from the latest census data with adjustments for net census undercount, residents temporarily overseas on census night, and births, deaths and migration since the census.
International travel and migration statistics measure the number of overseas visitors, New Zealand resident travellers, and permanent and long-term migrants entering or leaving New Zealand.
These statistics are based on electronic arrival and departure records for each international passenger, supplied to Statistics New Zealand by the New Zealand Customs Service.
Quarterly
We publish provisional population estimates within six weeks after the end of the reference quarter. Final population estimates are derived when an extra quarter of detailed births and deaths is available, about five months after the end of the reference quarter.
We release final international travel and migration statistics approximately three weeks after the end of the reference quarter. The delay is longer for December data due to the peak travel period coinciding with the Christmas and New Year holidays.
The statistics release calendar provides a long-term plan of scheduled releases. We update and release the calendar on the first working day of the month.
View the statistics release calendar
We reproduced the data with the permission of Statistics New Zealand.
We generally publish revisions when we update and release a table. New or revised data is in bold font.
We produce provisional and final population estimates for the resident population each quarter. We derive final estimates when an extra quarter of detailed births and deaths data are available. Changes between the provisional and final estimates are most apparent in the younger and older age groups, due to delayed registration of births and deaths.
We sourced data from Statistics New Zealand.
An estimate of all people who usually live in New Zealand on a given date. Visitors from overseas are excluded.
Estimates of the resident population are based on the latest census data and on births, deaths and migration since the census.
We sourced the StatsNZ infoshare ID for this series from:
Stats NZ: Estimated resident population
Total border crossings by travellers and migrants.
We sourced the StatsNZ infoshare IDs for these series from:
Stats NZ: International Travel and Migration Population
Number of overseas residents or New Zealanders who have been out of New Zealand for more than 12 months who arrive in New Zealand and cumulatively spend 12 of the next 16 months in New Zealand.
Stats NZ: Permanent and long-term (PLT) migration - arrivals
Number of New Zealand residents or number of overseas residents who have been in New Zealand more than 12 months who depart New Zealand and cumulatively spend 12 of the next 16 months out of New Zealand.
Stats NZ: Permanent and long-term (PLT) migration - departures
Estimated migrant arrivals minus estimated migrant departures.
People who live overseas and visit New Zealand for less than 12 months. The residual of total passenger arrivals minus estimated migrant arrivals.
People who live in New Zealand and travel overseas for less than 12 months. The residual of total passenger departures minus estimated migrant departures.
Stats NZ: Short term departures
From 9 August 2019, Stats NZ have discontinued some series from official international travel and migration statistics, following the change to an ‘outcomes-based’ measure of migration.
The intention based migration numbers have been removed from the M12 web table and replaced with the new outcomes based measure of migration numbers.
Removed series:
Replacement series:
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Symbol or convention | Definition |
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0 | Zero or value rounded to zero |
- | Not applicable |
.. | Not available |
bold | Revised/new |
italics | Provisional |
Light grey background | Historical |
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