Citizenship - Granted citizenship by country (cumulative) 1949–2018
Department of Internal Affairs
Data calculation/treatment
The country or territory indicates the previous citizenship of the applicant. Some countries no longer exist or have been renamed.
For more information
https://www.dia.govt.nz/press.nsf/d77da9b523f12931cc256ac5000d19b6/ca28f03c297b5690cc25838c0075986c!OpenDocument
Limitations of the data
The country of birth is as indicated by the applicant. If a country has changed name (for example, Burma vs Myanmar) it is reported separately for each name change.
Constituent countries and territories may be recorded under the name of the country they belong to, or the name of the constituent country or territory. For example, England and the United Kingdom are reported separately.
Exclusions
This data excludes new citizenships by descent granted to those born overseas to a New Zealand citizen. In 2018, there were 13,691.
Data provided by
Department of Internal Affairs
Dataset name
Citizenship Statistics 2018
Webpage:
http://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/Services-Citizenship-Citizenship-Statistics
How to find the data
At URL provided, select 'Granted New Zealand Citizenship by country of birth from 1949-2018 (xls 244kb)' file.
Import & extraction details
File as imported: Citizenship Statistics 2018
From the dataset Citizenship Statistics 2018, this data was extracted:
- Sheet: AW_Grants_by_CoB_Crosstab
- Range:
B2:C325
- Provided: 648 data points
Dataset originally released on:
February 28, 2019