Annual net migration continued to fall steadily, down to a provisional net gain of 44,100 in the year ended December
2020, with COVID-19-related border and travel restrictions limiting migrant arrivals and departures since March, Stats
NZ said today.
“Monthly net migration since March 2020 is a trickle compared with levels seen in recent years and as a result annual
net migration is falling,” population indicators manager Tehseen Islam said.
“Far fewer migrants arrived or left the country in 2020, compared with recent years.”
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