Immigration Helped Bring New Zealand Population Up To 5 Million

For many people around the globe, New Zealand is the best place to visit because of how beautiful it is and how friendly and nice the locals are. In the end, many of these tourists stay in the country and decide to live there. There are others who still have to go back home but they do plan and work their way to get to New Zealand as soon as possible – and this time, as an immigrant. With the strong economy, friendly people, beautiful environment, and a work/life balance being promoted there, it should not be surprising that New Zealand has become one of the most popular countries in the world.

This March, the population of the country has already hit five million. As per Statistics New Zealand, the official statistics agency of the country, this is thanks to the high surge in immigration that the country has experienced in the past number of years. This is definitely a reflection of just how much people around the world are so keen on making it to the country.

The growth in population

This country in the South Pacific region has been able to bring its population up by a million individuals. It has been able to achieve that in just 17 years. As per its population history, this is the fastest rate for New Zealand. This is as per a statement emailed by Statistics New Zealand just recently. Starting in 2013, the population of the country has gone up by 500,000. With this, the average yearly growth rate would be at 1.8%.

Brooke Theyers is the senior manager for population insights of Statistics New Zealand. In a statement, Theyers has mentioned that immigration has been quite a huge role in terms of reaching the milestone of five million in the population of New Zealand. He also continued that half of the growth in population was because of natural reasons and the other half has been because of the immigration of people from other countries. This is a big thing for New Zealand since it has a huge land area and not a lot of people. The need for more people as part of the population is essential for the country.

The current situation

Over a million individuals who live in New Zealand at present were actually born outside the country. There are also hundreds of thousands of people who were born in New Zealand who left the country to live overseas. The most common country that New Zealanders choose to live in is Australia. With the pandemic caused by the coronavirus nowadays, the immigration numbers in New Zealand have gone up. Many of the citizens of New Zealand have decided to go back home. There are also a lot fewer citizens who have chosen to leave the country.

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