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Vietnam → New Zealand

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Vietnam
To
New Zealand
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
5,919
Change since 2018
+334.6%
Share of all arrivals in New Zealand, 2023
2.85%
Inflow 20235,919OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Vietnam to New Zealand

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

Inflows by year

2,9605,919200020032006200920122015201820212023
2,9605,9192000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000261
2001649
2002714
2003511
2004409
2005450
2006335
2007445
2008692
2009796
2010854
2011665
2012725
2013681
2014768
2015897
20161,056
20171,338
20181,362
20191,647
2020612
2021114
2022933
20235,919
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
20235,919—396
2022933—424
2021114—182
2020612—219
20191,647—246
20181,362—305
20171,338—311
20161,056—215
2015897—203
2014768—201
2013681—171
2012725—139
2011665—93
2010854—95
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

6,33513k19901995200020052010201520202024
6,33513k19902000201020202024
Data table
19902,936
19953,400
20003,882
20054,749
20105,685
20157,669
202010,533
202412,670
Estimate, 2024
12,670
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.86%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
18
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 Vietnam, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

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

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in New Zealand, 2023; Vietnam ranks 7.

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 Vietnam, 2023
  1. Japan133,732
  2. South Korea70,827
  3. United States37,040
  4. Germany12,954
  5. Hungary9,688
  6. Australia7,503
  7. Canada6,605
  8. Czechia1,869
  9. Finland1,406
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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