Net Migration Loss from New Zealand to Australia More Than Doubles in 2023

While the 2023 net migration loss was higher than the previous year’s figure of 14,600, it was well below the record loss of 43,700 in 2012.

Passengers stand in check-in counters at Auckland International Airport in Auckland, New Zealand, on March 12, 2024. Brett Phibbs/AFP via Getty Images

New Zealand continues to lose a portion of its population to Australia, as the country’s net migration loss dipped to 27,000 in 2023.

New data from Stats NZ showed there were 44,500 migrant departures to Australia, and in turn, 17,500 migrant arrivals.