New Zealand’s population has ballooned to 5.3 million, with most of the explosive growth driven by international migration, according to the latest Stats NZ data.
Since 2018, the country has added the equivalent of two cities the size of Hamilton, placing enormous pressure on infrastructure, housing, and public services—particularly in Auckland and other fast-growing regions.
While advocates tout internal migration and census improvements, open-door immigration policies are transforming the country at a pace many communities cannot sustain, while some rural areas face depopulation and neglect.
The population has grown from 4.94 million in December 2018, as estimated after the 2018 Census. Since then, the population has increased by 374,400 people, or an average annual increase of 1.2 percent each year. Growth over the previous 20 years (1999 to 2018) averaged 1.3 percent a year.
“The increase in population since 2018 is roughly equivalent to adding two cities the size of Hamilton,” Stats NZ spokeswoman Victoria Treliving said.
Natural increase (births minus deaths) and net migration (international arrivals minus international departures) contribute to New Zealand’s population change.
“Natural increase has been a steady contributor to population growth historically, but it has declined over the last decade as the population ages,” Treliving said.
“In contrast, net migration has been the main contributor to New Zealand’s population growth over the last decade but has fluctuated widely.”
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Wellington has zero population increase
So pop growth averaged 1.2 percent since 2018, but the 20 years previously averaged at 1.3 percent.
Yeah immigration has increased compared to natural increase, but “population surge” and “explosive growth” in the heading and subheading is OTT
This is huge!
Shall we look at the calibre of the individuals ‘migrating’ here versus the one of the people leaving?
Cultural replacement and subsequent repression is one tool to wreck a country/people.
But even infringement and unease will work in the meantime.
A.K.A The Great Replacement!
And a perfect cover up to the democide by bioweapon damage.
Many just use this back water, as a backdoor into Australia. Others come and realise its not what they were told and leave. Of course, then there’s New Zealanders, who not unreasonably simply give up and go overseas forever because they can’t have a decent life in this country anymore, thanks to globalist bottom feeders, who somehow keep getting elected.
“Natural increase has been a steady contributor to population growth historically, but it has declined over the last decade as the population ages,” Treliving said.“
WRONG.
Natural increase isn’t slowing because the population is ageing. There have always been old people.
Natural increase is slowing because the establishment has done everything in its power to destroy traditional marriage and the nuclear family, demonise masculinity and strip men of their agency, push young women into radical feminism and promiscuity, erode the middle class, inflate the fiat currency and tax us all to death.
100% agree.
And one tool of this hidden crime is the New Zealand Family Court and morally corrupt judges.
You’re right. And also the birth rate is declining because of a two pronged attack. Firstly, motherhood is devalued by women in favour of ‘having a career’ and secondly the cost of home ownership makes it almost impossible for a woman to not go out to work, even if she wanted to be a full time mother.
All the kiwis leaving to Aussie being replaced by 2 ethnic groups… Anyone sat at the airport lately….it’s spot the kiwi
A local real estate agent said she’s selling houses to Indians like there’s no tomorrow. They are often qualified engineers etc and seem to have lots of money to buy houses……
All our young are fleeing and being replaced by people from 3rd world countries.
Wait until the new immigrants realise how much of their tax money goes to the grievance industry in NZ, and wait until they find they are discriminated against in our health system because they don’t have the ‘right’ genes. Welcome to New Zimbabwe.
Do not change this country to islam, doesn’t deserve a capitol I that ‘s for sure.
Why? where is the mandate?
Mass immigration, like that which is reshaping Europe, Great Britain & Ireland etc. Sweet, looking forward to all this harmonious integration.
That’s worked so well in countries overseas.
Sweden, UK etc etc.
Are our so called leaders stupid, or just greedy
Councils rush to tear down cottages and leafy suburbs to accommodate immigrants who are putting strain on our services.
Be interesting to see the breakdown of ethnicity.
Any guesses?
Notice that there was no percentage break-down of where the immigrants are coming from…
But, here’s an astute observation…
https://www.unz.com/aanglin/i-hate-all-indian-people/
https://www.unz.com/jtaylor/this-is-how-the-west-dies/
Former J3wi$h NZ Prime Sinister JK brought Planatir to NZ and rewarded J3w Peter Thiel NZ Citizenship after only 5 days (most others have to wait 5 years…!).
JK also signed-off on ‘Sneak-A-Peek’ no warrant searches’.
Planatir needs to be de-commissioned, Thiel’s NZ Citizenship revoked (as Planatir has violated the Privacy and Human Rights Laws of New Zealanders in coordination with 5-Eyes ‘Intelligence-gathering & sharing’.).
This Zio-J3wi$h crap will stop when we start taking action, and voting OUT the Uni-Party morons who are shamelessly taking money, grants, stock options, and campaign donations from those in the minority who want to destroy both Maori & Pakeha in New Zealand! via immigration resets.
And at the next (s)election, the polls need to be closely watched by the minor parties unless Operation Katipo prevents this…
The Satanite Army works in mysterious ways. As per the United nations 26x MissioN GOALS. ie 1x World Religion, 1x World Governement,
1x World Military, 1x World Financial System CDBC (Crypto), etc, known as the NWO’s Great Reset, the one Trumps implementing now, instead of having D.O.G.E. investigating the $37x Trillion Fraud debt, to the Rothchilds et al. since 1913 (Rothchild Federal Reserve).
Which bloodlines being wiped out now? all except TWTN.
https://archive.org/details/a-kalergi-plan-the-extinction-of-the-white-race
Good cover for all the deaths!
Too many coming in. We have to start the conversation about heavily reducing immigration into Nz and also putting in limits for countries. Brining in 50k Indians and 30k Chinese a year is not good for NZ culture.
Tragically and revealingly, NZ ‘culture’ is skin deep. Until that changes and New Zealanders rejoice and unify as one nation under God, this South Pacific pimple on a gnats backside is irretrievably skewered and will remain the provenance of bunkered globalists and the a play thing of Satanic division.
on the nail!
I was in Nthern Queensland last week and every taxi was driven by an Indian. I’m itself, that is inconsequential. What alarmed me was that all of them overcharged in small yet sneaky ways. Id avoid doing business with this nationality given a choice. But Political snakery means all bum cheaks continue to deliver the same brown dribble.
They are obnoxious drivers as well.