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
10.9%
2023
5.9%
Total change
-5.0 pp
% change
-45.9%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.9% | — |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -3.8 pp (-34.9%) |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +0.8 pp (11.3%) |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -0.4 pp (-5.1%) |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -1.0 pp (-13.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -0.6 pp (-9.2%) |