WELLINGTON, Dec 12 (NNN-RNZ) – New Zealand’s 245,600 migrant arrivals and net migration gain of 128,900 in the Oct, 2023 year, are the highest on record for an annual period, the statistics department Stats NZ said, today.
Migrant arrivals were up 165 percent and migrant departures were up 26 percent, compared with the year ended Oct, 2022, Stats NZ said.
Citizens of India, the Philippines, China, Fiji, and South Africa drove net migration gains in the Oct, 2023 year.
The net migration loss of 44,500 New Zealand citizens in the Oct, 2023 year, is also a new annual record, narrowly exceeding the previous record of 44,400 in the Feb, 2012 year, it said.
Of the 226,000 overseas visitor arrivals in Oct, 2023, 43 percent were from Australia, nine percent were from the United States, and seven percent were from China, among other countries, statistics show.– NNN-RNZ
