Chile → New Zealand
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Chile
- To
- New Zealand
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 1,746
- Change since 2018
- +84.2%
- Share of all arrivals in New Zealand, 2023
- 0.84%
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Migration from Chile to New Zealand
Inflows of nationals of Chile recorded by New Zealand; stock of nationals of Chile living there; and acquisitions of New Zealand's nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2000 | 18 |
| 2001 | 162 |
| 2002 | 220 |
| 2003 | 273 |
| 2004 | 300 |
| 2005 | 288 |
| 2006 | 370 |
| 2007 | 566 |
| 2008 | 622 |
| 2009 | 507 |
| 2010 | 569 |
| 2011 | 496 |
| 2012 | 558 |
| 2013 | 540 |
| 2014 | 735 |
| 2015 | 804 |
| 2016 | 876 |
| 2017 | 789 |
| 2018 | 948 |
| 2019 | 1,149 |
| 2020 | 312 |
| 2021 | 60 |
| 2022 | 1,128 |
| 2023 | 1,746 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,746 | — | 147 |
| 2022 | 1,128 | — | 158 |
| 2021 | 60 | — | 69 |
| 2020 | 312 | — | 80 |
| 2019 | 1,149 | — | 119 |
| 2018 | 948 | — | 136 |
| 2017 | 789 | — | 129 |
| 2016 | 876 | — | 95 |
| 2015 | 804 | — | 77 |
| 2014 | 735 | — | 92 |
| 2013 | 540 | — | 57 |
| 2012 | 558 | — | 54 |
| 2011 | 496 | — | 27 |
| 2010 | 569 | — | 15 |
Migrant population
People born in Chile who live in New Zealand: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).
Migrant population by year
Data table
| 1990 | 654 |
| 1995 | 654 |
| 2000 | 742 |
| 2005 | 1,293 |
| 2010 | 2,031 |
| 2015 | 3,147 |
| 2020 | 4,738 |
| 2024 | 6,116 |
- Estimate, 2024
- 6,116
- Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
- 0.42%
- Rank among countries of birth, 2024
- 34
- Counted by
- country of birth, refugees added
Embassy and consulates
Missions of New Zealand in Chile, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.
| Mission | City | Official website |
|---|---|---|
| Embassy | Las Condes | mfat.govt.nz |
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in New Zealand, 2023; Chile ranks 19.
- 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
- Spain8,599
- United States2,190
- Germany2,176
- Canada745
- Japan454
- Mexico443
- Australia431
- Italy420
- France370
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