Migration Trends & Outlook 2008/09

Migration flows

Annual permanent and long-term migration flows by citizenship, 1978/79-2008/09
Year	Arrivals: New Zealand citizens	Arrivals: Non–New Zealand citizens	Departures: New Zealand citizens	Departures: Non–New Zealand citizens
1978/79	21,468	18,920	62,736	20,932
1979/80	22,897	20,477	54,845	16,263
1980/81	24,410	20,168	54,360	15,142
1981/82	25,259	20,636	40,909	10,329
1982/83	25,723	19,300	29,469	8,947
1983/84	22,381	17,252	26,574	9,546
1984/85	19,029	16,243	38,180	10,356
1985/86	18,972	18,034	48,371	10,471
1986/87	23,820	22,419	47,976	10,238
1987/88	23,124	24,602	54,128	11,880
1988/89	21,475	24,471	57,465	12,616
1989/90	27,164	27,381	40,361	11,599
1990/91	28,731	27,217	31,386	12,140
1991/92	22,405	25,520	30,780	13,554
1992/93	21,864	28,947	30,505	11,604
1993/94	23,181	36,489	32,294	10,561
1994/95	22,870	46,702	36,084	10,759
1995/96	23,396	58,569	39,894	12,565
1996/97	22,534	51,958	43,071	14,651
1997/98	22,558	38,688	44,610	16,184
1998/99	20,039	36,213	51,745	15,876
1999/00	22,509	38,776	55,444	15,601
2000/01	21,341	48,148	63,242	15,513
2001/02	24,972	67,691	44,880	14,968
2002/03	26,742	70,508	38,235	16,498
2003/04	26,353	57,932	41,392	20,885
2004/05	24,962	54,177	47,385	23,161
2005/06	24,040	56,036	47,774	21,614
2006/07	23,472	59,228	51,842	20,780
2007/08	23,036	62,203	58,327	22,180
2008/09	24,825	63,426	52,484	23,252