Topics
Series
Studies
Concept
Name
Subnational Population Estimates Components
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Label
International migrant arrivals
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Description
A migrant arrival is an overseas resident who arrives in New Zealand and cumulatively spends 12 out of the next 16 months in New Zealand. This is determined by an outcomes-based measure estimated from the actual travel histories of people travelling in and out of New Zealand. This provides a more accurate measure of migration – a traveller is classified as a migrant based on their actual movements.
The new outcomes-based measure was first published in January 2019 and replaces the intentions-based measure.
en-NZ