More people moving to New Zealand
- Confessions Collective
- Feb 17, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: Feb 20, 2023
More people moved to New Zealand in 2022, than left, with people from four countries being the main drivers.
Stats NZ has announced that there was a provisional net migration gain of 15,800 in 2022.
The net migration gain in 2022 was a turnaround from a net migration loss of 15,000 in 2021, but below pre-COVID net migration gains, which averaged 57,600 a year in 2014–2019.
People from Philippines, India, South Africa, and China main drivers of the overall net migration gain. Cabinet Minister talks about immigration policy in video below.
Stats NZ population indicators manager of Tehseen Islam said: “2022 was a year of two halves, with monthly net migration losses in the first half of the year more than offset by monthly net migration gains in the second half of the year.
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