Annual migrant departures exceeded migrant arrivals among non-New Zealand citizens for the first time since the late
1970s, Stats NZ said today.
In the February 2021 year, a provisional net loss of 1,400 non-New Zealand citizens and a net gain of 18,900 New Zealand
citizens made up an overall net migration gain of 17,400.
“Historically, New Zealand has had an annual net migration gain of non-New Zealand citizens and an annual net migration
loss of New Zealand citizens,” population indicators manager Tehseen Islam said.
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