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
4.3%
2023
1.6%
Total change
-2.7 pp
% change
-62.8%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.3% | — |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -0.3 pp (-7%) |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -0.1 pp (-2.5%) |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +0.3 pp (7.7%) |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -1.9 pp (-45.2%) |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -0.7 pp (-30.4%) |