New Zealand recorded net migration loss of 30,000 to Australia in 2024

Thursday 10 July 2025 · 3 outlets · 3 reports · updated Thu 10 Jul 2025, 3:04pm

In this story Stats NZ

Provisional estimates from Stats NZ show New Zealand had a net migration loss of 30,000 people to Australia in the year ending December 2024. This figure is the largest annual net loss to Australia since 2012 and is similar to the 29,400 loss recorded in 2023.

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1. StuffThu 10 Jul 2025, 12:31pm

   Net migration loss to Australia 30,000 in 2024 – Stats NZ (opens in new tab)

2. 1NewsThu 10 Jul 2025, 1:46pm

   Net migration loss of 30,000 from NZ to Australia in a year (opens in new tab)

3. RNZThu 10 Jul 2025, 3:04pm

   Number of New Zealanders leaving for Australia reaches highest level in more than a decade (opens in new tab)