Wellington city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Wellington city's foreign-born population changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
1.3%
2023
0.6%
Total change
-0.7 pp
% change
-53.8%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.3% | — |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -0.6 pp (-46.2%) |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +0.1 pp (14.3%) |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +0.1 pp (12.5%) |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +0.3 pp (33.3%) |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -0.6 pp (-50%) |