Migrant arrivals, 12 months was 134,434 in Year to Jul 2026, up 5.2% on a year earlier.
Updated
Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa; NZ in Numbers calculation. Last retrieved 10 October 2026.
| Period | Migrant arrivals, 12 months (number) | Migrant departures, 12 months (number) | Net migration, 12 months (number) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year to Jul 2026 | 134,434 | 114,083 | 20,348 |
| Year to Jun 2026 | 132,248 | 114,767 | 17,479 |
| Year to May 2026 | 131,337 | 115,011 | 16,325 |
| Year to Apr 2026 | 130,953 | 115,636 | 15,317 |
| Year to Mar 2026 | 129,786 | 115,736 | 14,051 |
| Year to Feb 2026 | 128,389 | 115,849 | 12,542 |
| Year to Jan 2026 | 128,661 | 115,684 | 12,980 |
| Year to Dec 2025 | 127,476 | 116,009 | 11,470 |
| Year to Nov 2025 | 127,324 | 116,179 | 11,148 |
| Year to Oct 2025 | 127,446 | 116,514 | 10,935 |
| Year to Sep 2025 | 127,310 | 117,198 | 10,114 |
| Year to Aug 2025 | 126,897 | 117,667 | 9,232 |
| Year to Jul 2025 | 127,847 | 118,256 | 9,593 |
| Year to Jun 2025 | 129,052 | 118,870 | 10,184 |
| Year to May 2025 | 130,395 | 120,109 | 10,287 |
| Year to Apr 2025 | 131,913 | 120,142 | 11,771 |
| Year to Mar 2025 | 134,183 | 120,493 | 13,690 |
| Year to Feb 2025 | 137,707 | 120,294 | 17,413 |
| Year to Jan 2025 | 139,444 | 119,937 | 19,507 |
| Year to Dec 2024 | 142,430 | 118,683 | 23,747 |
Lines break at accounting-basis changes and missing periods. Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa; NZ in Numbers calculation.
Long-term migrant arrivals, departures and net migration over the 12 months ending in each month, the headline measure Stats NZ reports, from December 2001.
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The latest ten periods for up to the first six series. Downloads contain every published observation.
| Period | Migrant arrivals, 12 months | Migrant departures, 12 months | Net migration, 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year to Jul 2026 | 134,434 | 114,083 | 20,348 |
| Year to Jun 2026 | 132,248 | 114,767 | 17,479 |
| Year to May 2026 | 131,337 | 115,011 | 16,325 |
| Year to Apr 2026 | 130,953 | 115,636 | 15,317 |
| Year to Mar 2026 | 129,786 | 115,736 | 14,051 |
| Year to Feb 2026 | 128,389 | 115,849 | 12,542 |
| Year to Jan 2026 | 128,661 | 115,684 | 12,980 |
| Year to Dec 2025 | 127,476 | 116,009 | 11,470 |
| Year to Nov 2025 | 127,324 | 116,179 | 11,148 |
| Year to Oct 2025 | 127,446 | 116,514 | 10,935 |
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