Share of immigrants in the population — all countries

Share of immigrants in the population — New Zealand

Share of immigrants in the population in New Zealand in 2024 — 28.2%. Ranked 34 in the world out of 216. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 12.7 pp.

2024 28.2% +1.7 pp vs 2020
World rank 34of 216
Period maximum 28.2%2024
Period minimum 15.5%1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of population

Share of immigrants in the population — New Zealand, 1990–20241520253019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 15.5%1995: 16.2%2000: 17.8%2005: 20.7%2010: 22%2015: 24.5%2020: 26.5%2024: 28.2%
Change over the period: +12.7 pp Annual average: 0.37 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: New Zealand

New Zealand 28.2%
World 3.73%
Australia and New Zealand computed 30.04%
High-income countries computed 14.88%
Share of immigrants in the population — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 28.2
2020 26.5
2015 24.5
2010 22
2005 20.7
2000 17.8
1995 16.2
1990 15.5

Australia and New Zealand, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 30.4 NZ New Zealand 28.2

About the indicator

The number of foreign-born people as a percent of the whole population of a country. On this measure the world looks quite different from the picture given by the absolute number: the largest receiving countries by number of immigrants are large states, while by share the top rows go to small countries and territories where newcomers make up half of the population and more.

Important: The indicator does not distinguish the reasons for moving: labor migration, family reunification and forced displacement all fall into one figure. Forced migration is covered by the refugee indicators.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.