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Thailand → New Zealand

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Thailand
To
New Zealand
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
2,043
Change since 2018
+102.7%
Share of all arrivals in New Zealand, 2023
0.98%
Inflow 20232,043OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Thailand to New Zealand

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

Inflows by year

1,0222,043200020032006200920122015201820212023
1,0222,0432000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000362
20011,067
20021,170
2003860
2004913
2005766
20061,079
20071,191
20081,022
2009983
2010946
2011886
2012876
2013900
2014915
2015975
20161,077
2017969
20181,008
20191,323
2020540
2021159
20221,014
20232,043
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
20232,043—351
20221,014—309
2021159—169
2020540—271
20191,323—292
20181,008—452
2017969—402
20161,077—318
2015975—287
2014915—292
2013900—288
2012876—253
2011886—221
2010946—128
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

6,20312k19901995200020052010201520202024
6,20312k19902000201020202024
Data table
19903,348
19953,348
20004,907
20056,022
20107,149
20158,944
202011,043
202412,405
Estimate, 2024
12,405
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.85%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
20
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 Thailand, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

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

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in New Zealand, 2023; Thailand ranks 16.

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 Thailand, 2023
  1. South Korea34,846
  2. Japan16,777
  3. United States4,790
  4. Germany3,345
  5. Australia2,325
  6. France954
  7. Sweden777
  8. Netherlands768
  9. Hungary740
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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