Cambodia → New Zealand
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Cambodia
- To
- New Zealand
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 1,194
- Change since 2018
- +368.2%
- Share of all arrivals in New Zealand, 2023
- 0.58%
Inflow 20231,194OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Cambodia to New Zealand
Inflows of nationals of Cambodia recorded by New Zealand; stock of nationals of Cambodia living there; and acquisitions of New Zealand's nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2000 | 392 |
| 2001 | 671 |
| 2002 | 611 |
| 2003 | 262 |
| 2004 | 280 |
| 2005 | 209 |
| 2006 | 243 |
| 2007 | 259 |
| 2008 | 353 |
| 2009 | 311 |
| 2010 | 303 |
| 2011 | 332 |
| 2012 | 313 |
| 2013 | 345 |
| 2014 | 288 |
| 2015 | 330 |
| 2016 | 363 |
| 2017 | 294 |
| 2018 | 255 |
| 2019 | 321 |
| 2020 | 138 |
| 2021 | 54 |
| 2022 | 204 |
| 2023 | 1,194 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,194 | — | 204 |
| 2022 | 204 | — | 180 |
| 2021 | 54 | — | 95 |
| 2020 | 138 | — | 168 |
| 2019 | 321 | — | 189 |
| 2018 | 255 | — | 258 |
| 2017 | 294 | — | 286 |
| 2016 | 363 | — | 332 |
| 2015 | 330 | — | 245 |
| 2014 | 288 | — | 255 |
| 2013 | 345 | — | 225 |
| 2012 | 313 | — | 107 |
| 2011 | 332 | — | 83 |
| 2010 | 303 | — | 81 |
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
Migrant population
People born in Cambodia who live in New Zealand: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).
Migrant population by year
Data table
| 1990 | 3,678 |
| 1995 | 3,678 |
| 2000 | 4,623 |
| 2005 | 5,706 |
| 2010 | 6,307 |
| 2015 | 7,111 |
| 2020 | 7,888 |
| 2024 | 8,231 |
- Estimate, 2024
- 8,231
- Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
- 0.56%
- Rank among countries of birth, 2024
- 27
- Counted by
- country of birth, refugees added
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in New Zealand, 2023; Cambodia ranks 26.
- India47,163
- Philippines38,838
- China26,214
- Fiji11,157
- South Africa8,667
- Sri Lanka7,044
- Vietnam5,919
- United Kingdom5,847
- Australia5,196
- United States4,191
- Samoa2,994
- Nepal2,811
- South Korea14,247
- Japan8,394
- United States2,320
- Australia653
- France297
- Canada175
- Germany103
- Switzerland69
- Netherlands28
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
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