Story: Latin Americans

Latin American migrants by country of birth, 2001 and 2013

This graph shows the significant increase in Latin American migration in the early 2000s. While migrants from these countries remained a small proportion of New Zealand’s overseas-born population, their communities were growing. 

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Source: New Zealand census, 2001 and 2013

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John Wilson, 'Latin Americans - Immigration history', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/interactive/668/latin-american-migrants-by-country-of-birth-2001-and-2013 (accessed 29 April 2024)

Story by John Wilson, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 1 Mar 2015