Statistics
We gather statistics on how many people leave New Zealand, and on those who come, the reason for their visits, and if they come as residents and how well they settle in New Zealand.
You can get immigration data using our Migration Data Explorer or by downloading the statistics files.
Migration Data Explorer
The Migration Data Explorer is a tool that lets you explore immigration data. It replaced the annual Migration Trends report.
Migration Data Explorer — Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
To protect personal information, we use random rounding to base 3. This is best practice from Stats NZ. It means figures can be different to previously published data.
Data confidentiality principles and methods report — Stats NZ
Statistics files for download
Note
You can get detailed statistics using the Migration Data Explorer.
Migration Data Explorer — Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Applications recorded as declined
Most of the applications we declined did not meet the requirements of the visa.
We also declined some applications for administrative reasons, including:
- the applicant withdrew the application
- we replaced the application with a new application
- we made a data error and an application record was created by mistake.
In the 2022/23 financial year, we assessed about 3,200 applications for parent and grandparent visitor visas under the general visitor criteria. This is because of issues with processing the original applications. These applications are recorded as declined under the parent and grandparent visa but were processed as general visitor visas.
Only about 70 applications for parent and grandparent visitor visas were declined between 1 July 2022 and 31 January 2023 because they did not meet the requirements of the visa.
Commonly requested statistics in Excel files
We are providing the most requested statistics in Excel files, to help you find this information quickly.
Arrivals and departures
Limited purpose
Refugee
- Refugee and protection claims
- Refugee quota and settlement
- Refugee family support category
Resident
Student and work
On 18 August 2025, applications for international student visas moved to our enhanced Immigration Online system.
International student visa applications now on enhanced Immigration Online
We are taking the opportunity to design reporting that makes the most of the way we capture information on our new enhanced Immigration Online application form.
We are working hard to ensure the updated reporting will be ready in time for the Student Visa application summer peak.
While we are doing this work, the student visa reporting on this webpage will only include information on international student visa applications submitted through the original Immigration Online application system.
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