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 January 2026 year compared with the January 2025 year were:

• migrant arrivals: 137,500 (± 1,300), down 1 percent
• migrant departures: 114,200 (± 1,100), down 5 percent
• annual net migration: gain of 23,200 (± 1,600), compared with a gain of 19,700 (± 200).

Annual migrant arrivals peaked at 234,800 in October 2023 year.

Visit our website to read the full information release and to download CSV files:

• International migration: January 2026: https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/international-migration-january-2026/
• CSV files for download: https://www.stats.govt.nz/large-datasets/csv-files-for-download/

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