Annual net migration was 72,100 in the August 2017 year in comparison to 69,100 in the August 2016 year.
Stats NZ says that migrant arrivals reached 132,200, which is a new annual record, and migrant departures were 60,100 in the year ended August 2017.
“The biggest increase in migrant arrivals were from South Africa and the United Kingdom,” says Stats NZ population statistics senior manager Peter Dolan.
“The most significant decrease was from India, which was down 2,600 to 9,200, due to a reduction in student migrant arrivals,” says Dolan.
In the year ended August, non-New Zealand citizens drove the net migration, providing New Zealand with a net gain of 73,500 migrants, compared with 71,700 in the August 2016 year.
Migration of New Zealand citizens saw a net loss of 1,500 migrants, compared with the net loss of 2,600 in the August 2016 year.
Both arrivals and departures of non-New Zealand citizens are up from a year ago.
Arrivals of non-New Zealand citizens increased from 94,000 in the August 2016 year to 100,000 in the August 2017 year.
Departures of non-New Zealand citizens increased from 22,300 to 26,500 over the same period.
