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Ireland → New Zealand

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Ireland
To
New Zealand
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
657
Change since 2018
-26.8%
Share of all arrivals in New Zealand, 2023
0.32%
Inflow 2023657OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Ireland to New Zealand

Inflows of nationals of Ireland recorded by New Zealand; stock of nationals of Ireland living there; and acquisitions of New Zealand's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

7881,575200020032006200920122015201820212023
7881,5752000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000174
2001525
2002597
2003723
2004798
2005756
2006749
2007744
2008858
20091,001
20101,002
20111,513
20121,431
20131,575
20141,188
2015996
2016795
2017768
2018897
20191,032
2020510
2021264
2022594
2023657
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2023657—276
2022594—427
2021264—220
2020510—185
20191,032—243
2018897—208
2017768—237
2016795—143
2015996—139
20141,188—128
20131,575—143
20121,431—112
20111,513—82
20101,002—85
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in Ireland who live in New Zealand: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

6,49013k19901995200020052010201520202024
6,49013k19902000201020202024
Data table
19906,398
19956,251
20006,659
20056,863
20108,253
201512,067
202012,980
20248,989
Estimate, 2024
8,989
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.61%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
25
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

Embassy and consulates

Missions of New Zealand in Ireland, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyDublinmfat.govt.nz
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in New Zealand, 2023; Ireland ranks 33.

Inflows to New Zealand, 2023
  1. India47,163
  2. Philippines38,838
  3. China26,214
  4. Fiji11,157
  5. South Africa8,667
  6. Sri Lanka7,044
  7. Vietnam5,919
  8. United Kingdom5,847
  9. Australia5,196
  10. United States4,191
  11. Samoa2,994
  12. Nepal2,811
Other destinations for people from Ireland, 2023
  1. Spain3,897
  2. Germany2,439
  3. Netherlands2,351
  4. Australia2,335
  5. Portugal1,875
  6. United States1,530
  7. France1,339
  8. Canada1,010
  9. Switzerland822
  10. Denmark661
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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