The latest data from Stats NZ reveals that immigration into New Zealand remains historically low, with only 10,691 net migrants landing in the year to November 2025:
This level of net overseas migration is well below the decade average of 49,000 and is a fraction of the circa 130,000 peak migration recorded in 2023.
Arrivals remain around their 10-year averages at 132,600, but departures remain significantly higher (121,000) than the 10-year average (88,000).
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