Demographics of New Zealand | |
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Population | 4,885,300 (Stats NZ 2017 estimate) |
Density | 18.2/km2 (47.1/sq mi) |
Growth rate | 2.1% (Stats NZ projection)[1] |
Birth rate | 12.43 per 1000 pop.[2] |
Death rate | 6.95 per 1000 pop.[2] |
Life expectancy | |
• male | 79.9 years[3] |
• female | 83.4 years[3] |
Fertility rate | 1.81 births per woman[2] |
Infant mortality rate | 3.87 per 1000 live births[2] |
Net migration rate | 14.72 per 1000 pop.[1] |
Age structure | |
0–14 years | 19.6%[1] |
15–64 years | 65.5%[1] |
65 and over | 14.9%[1] |
Sex ratio | |
Total | 0.97 males/female[1] |
Under 15 | 1.05 males/female[1] |
15–64 years | 0.97 males/female[1] |
65 and over | 0.87 males/female[1] |
Nationality | |
Nationality | New Zealander |
Major ethnic | European 74.0% |
Minor ethnic |
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Language | |
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Years | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860[21] |
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Total Fertility Rate in New Zealand | 5.25 | 5.07 | 5.29 | 5.12 | 4.96 | 5.06 |
Years | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870[21] |
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Total Fertility Rate in New Zealand | 5.16 | 4.84 | 4.73 | 5.16 | 5.51 | 5.75 | 5.65 | 5.65 | 5.61 | 5.67 |
Years | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880[21] |
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Total Fertility Rate in New Zealand | 5.45 | 5.29 | 5.22 | 5.37 | 5.39 | 5.59 | 5.53 | 5.62 | 5.4 | 5.46 |
Years | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890[21] |
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Total Fertility Rate in New Zealand | 5.09 | 5 | 4.86 | 4.81 | 4.6 | 4.44 | 4.3 | 4.18 | 4.03 | 3.94 |
Years | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900[21] |
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Total Fertility Rate in New Zealand | 3.89 | 3.73 | 3.68 | 3.66 | 3.59 | 3.53 | 3.48 | 3.45 | 3.37 | 3.43 |
Years | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910[21] |
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Total Fertility Rate in New Zealand | 3.53 | 3.47 | 3.57 | 3.61 | 3.65 | 3.63 | 3.66 | 3.68 | 3.66 | 3.51 |
Years | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920[21] |
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Total Fertility Rate in New Zealand | 3.48 | 3.55 | 3.5 | 3.48 | 3.39 | 3.48 | 3.44 | 3.14 | 2.87 | 3.36 |
Vital statistics since 1921[22] | ||||||||
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Population[n 2] | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1,000) | Crude death rate (per 1,000) | Natural change (per 1,000) | Total fertility rate[n 3] | |
1921 | 29,623 | 11,474 | 18,149 | 3.08 | ||||
1922 | 30,448 | 11,874 | 18,574 | 3.08 | ||||
1923 | 29,148 | 12,239 | 16,909 | 2.96 | ||||
1924 | 29,260 | 11,540 | 17,720 | 2.93 | ||||
1925 | 29,869 | 11,844 | 18,025 | 2.90 | ||||
1926 | 29,904 | 12,517 | 17,387 | 2.88 | ||||
1927 | 1,429,700 | 29,278 | 12,600 | 16,678 | 20.3 | 8.8 | 11.6 | 2.79 |
1928 | 1,450,400 | 28,938 | 12,860 | 16,078 | 19.8 | 8.8 | 11.0 | 2.70 |
1929 | 1,467,400 | 28,859 | 13,220 | 15,639 | 19.5 | 9.0 | 10.6 | 2.64 |
1930 | 1,486,100 | 28,822 | 13,145 | 15,677 | 19.3 | 8.8 | 10.5 | 2.60 |
1931 | 1,506,800 | 28,867 | 13,062 | 15,805 | 19.1 | 8.6 | 10.4 | 2.56 |
1932 | 1,522,800 | 27,535 | 12,875 | 14,660 | 18.0 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 2.38 |
1933 | 1,534,700 | 27,204 | 12,862 | 14,342 | 17.7 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 2.31 |
1934 | 1,547,100 | 27,220 | 13,810 | 13,410 | 17.5 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 2.29 |
1935 | 1,558,400 | 27,150 | 13,664 | 13,486 | 17.4 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 2.25 |
1936 | 1,569,700 | 28,395 | 14,658 | 13,737 | 18.0 | 9.3 | 8.7 | 2.30 |
1937 | 1,584,600 | 29,896 | 15,215 | 14,681 | 18.8 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 2.39 |
1938 | 1,601,800 | 30,845 | 16,874 | 13,971 | 19.2 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 2.44 |
1939 | 1,618,300 | 32,872 | 15,933 | 16,939 | 20.2 | 9.8 | 10.4 | 2.56 |
1940 | 1,641,600 | 36,945 | 15,875 | 21,070 | 22.6 | 9.7 | 12.9 | 2.84 |
1941 | 1,633,600 | 39,170 | 17,047 | 22,123 | 24.0 | 10.4 | 13.6 | 2.93 |
1942 | 1,631,200 | 37,818 | 18,117 | 19,701 | 23.1 | 11.1 | 12.1 | 2.87 |
1943 | 1,636,400 | 34,684 | 17,122 | 17,562 | 21.2 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 2.61 |
1944 | 1,642,000 | 38,037 | 17,049 | 20,988 | 22.9 | 10.3 | 12.7 | 2.85 |
1945 | 1,676,300 | 41,534 | 17,686 | 23,848 | 24.4 | 10.4 | 14.0 | 3.10 |
1946 | 1,727,800 | 47,524 | 17,720 | 29,804 | 27.1 | 10.1 | 17.0 | 3.45 |
1947 | 1,781,200 | 49,698 | 17,442 | 32,256 | 27.6 | 9.7 | 17.9 | 3.63 |
1948 | 1,817,500 | 49,062 | 17,285 | 31,777 | 26.7 | 9.4 | 17.3 | 3.57 |
1949 | 1,853,900 | 48,841 | 17,578 | 31,263 | 26.1 | 9.4 | 16.7 | 3.53 |
1950 | 1,892,100 | 49,331 | 18,084 | 31,247 | 25.8 | 9.5 | 16.4 | 3.55 |
1951 | 1,927,700 | 49,806 | 18,836 | 30,970 | 25.6 | 9.7 | 15.9 | 3.60 |
1952 | 1,970,500 | 51,846 | 18,896 | 32,950 | 26.0 | 9.5 | 16.5 | 3.67 |
1953 | 2,024,600 | 51,888 | 18,354 | 33,534 | 25.3 | 9.0 | 16.4 | 3.65 |
1954 | 2,074,700 | 54,055 | 18,876 | 35,179 | 25.8 | 9.0 | 16.8 | 3.78 |
1955 | 2,118,400 | 55,596 | 19,225 | 36,371 | 26.0 | 9.0 | 17.0 | 3.88 |
1956 | 2,164,800 | 56,531 | 19,696 | 36,835 | 25.8 | 9.0 | 16.8 | 3.98 |
1957 | 2,209,200 | 58,425 | 20,862 | 37,563 | 26.1 | 9.3 | 16.8 | 4.03 |
1958 | 2,262,800 | 60,556 | 20,301 | 40,255 | 26.5 | 8.9 | 17.6 | 4.11 |
1959 | 2,316,000 | 61,798 | 21,128 | 40,670 | 26.4 | 9.0 | 17.4 | 4.18 |
1960 | 2,359,700 | 62,779 | 20,892 | 41,887 | 26.4 | 8.8 | 17.6 | 4.24 |
1961 | 2,403,600 | 65,390 | 21,782 | 43,608 | 26.9 | 9.0 | 17.9 | 4.31 |
1962 | 2,461,300 | 65,014 | 22,081 | 42,933 | 26.1 | 8.9 | 17.3 | 4.19 |
1963 | 2,515,800 | 64,527 | 22,416 | 42,111 | 25.4 | 8.8 | 16.6 | 4.05 |
1964 | 2,566,900 | 62,302 | 22,861 | 39,441 | 24.0 | 8.8 | 15.2 | 3.80 |
1965 | 2,617,000 | 60,047 | 22,976 | 37,071 | 22.7 | 8.7 | 14.0 | 3.54 |
1966 | 2,663,800 | 60,003 | 23,778 | 36,225 | 22.3 | 8.8 | 13.5 | 3.41 |
1967 | 2,711,300 | 61,022 | 23,007 | 38,015 | 22.4 | 8.4 | 13.9 | 3.35 |
1968 | 2,745,000 | 62,112 | 24,464 | 37,648 | 22.5 | 8.9 | 13.6 | 3.34 |
1969 | 2,773,000 | 62,360 | 24,161 | 38,199 | 22.4 | 8.7 | 13.7 | 3.28 |
1970 | 2,804,000 | 62,050 | 24,840 | 37,210 | 21.9 | 8.8 | 13.2 | 3.17 |
1971 | 2,852,100 | 64,460 | 24,309 | 40,151 | 22.4 | 8.5 | 14.0 | 3.18 |
1972 | 2,898,500 | 63,215 | 24,801 | 38,414 | 21.6 | 8.5 | 13.1 | 3.00 |
1973 | 2,959,700 | 60,727 | 25,312 | 35,415 | 20.3 | 8.5 | 11.8 | 2.76 |
1974 | 3,024,900 | 59,336 | 25,261 | 34,075 | 19.4 | 8.3 | 11.1 | 2.58 |
1975 | 3,091,900 | 56,639 | 25,114 | 31,525 | 18.2 | 8.1 | 10.1 | 2.37 |
1976 | 3,143,700 | 55,105 | 25,457 | 29,648 | 17.5 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 2.27 |
1977 | 3,163,400 | 54,179 | 25,961 | 28,218 | 17.1 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 2.21 |
1978 | 3,166,400 | 51,029 | 24,669 | 26,360 | 16.1 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 2.07 |
1979 | 3,165,200 | 52,279 | 25,340 | 26,939 | 16.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 2.12 |
1980 | 3,163,900 | 50,542 | 26,676 | 23,866 | 15.9 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 2.03 |
1981 | 3,176,400 | 50,794 | 25,150 | 25,644 | 15.9 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 2.01 |
1982 | 3,194,500 | 49,938 | 25,532 | 24,406 | 15.6 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 1.95 |
1983 | 3,226,800 | 50,474 | 25,991 | 24,483 | 15.6 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 1.92 |
1984 | 3,264,800 | 51,636 | 25,378 | 26,258 | 15.7 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 1.93 |
1985 | 3,293,000 | 51,798 | 27,480 | 24,318 | 15.7 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 1.93 |
1986 | 3,303,100 | 52,824 | 27,045 | 25,779 | 16.0 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 1.96 |
1987 | 3,313,500 | 55,254 | 27,419 | 27,835 | 16.6 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 2.03 |
1988 | 3,342,100 | 57,546 | 27,408 | 30,138 | 17.2 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 2.10 |
1989 | 3,345,200 | 58,091 | 27,042 | 31,049 | 17.3 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 2.12 |
1990 | 3,369,800 | 60,153 | 26,531 | 33,622 | 17.7 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 2.18 |
1991 | 3,410,400 | 59,911 | 26,389 | 33,522 | 17.3 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 2.09 |
1992 | 3,516,000 | 59,166 | 27,115 | 32,051 | 16.7 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 2.06 |
1993 | 3,552,200 | 58,782 | 27,100 | 31,682 | 16.4 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 2.04 |
1994 | 3,597,900 | 57,321 | 26,953 | 30,368 | 15.8 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 1.98 |
1995 | 3,648,200 | 57,671 | 27,813 | 29,858 | 15.7 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 1.98 |
1996 | 3,706,700 | 57,280 | 28,255 | 29,025 | 15.3 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 1.96 |
1997 | 3,762,300 | 57,604 | 27,471 | 30,133 | 15.2 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 1.96 |
1998 | 3,802,600 | 55,349 | 26,206 | 29,143 | 14.5 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 1.89 |
1999 | 3,829,200 | 57,053 | 28,122 | 28,931 | 14.9 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 1.97 |
2000 | 3,851,200 | 56,605 | 26,660 | 29,945 | 14.7 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 1.98 |
2001 | 3,886,700 | 55,800 | 27,825 | 27,972 | 14.36 | 7.16 | 7.20 | 1.97 |
2002 | 3,951,200 | 54,021 | 28,065 | 25,956 | 13.67 | 7.10 | 6.57 | 1.89 |
2003 | 4,027,700 | 56,136 | 28,011 | 28,125 | 13.94 | 6.95 | 6.99 | 1.93 |
2004 | 4,088,700 | 58,074 | 28,419 | 29,655 | 14.20 | 6.95 | 7.25 | 1.98 |
2005 | 4,136,000 | 57,744 | 27,033 | 30,711 | 13.96 | 6.54 | 7.42 | 1.97 |
2006 | 4,185,300 | 59,193 | 28,245 | 30,948 | 14.14 | 6.75 | 7.39 | 2.01 |
2007 | 4,226,200 | 64,044 | 28,521 | 35,520 | 15.15 | 6.75 | 8.40 | 2.18 |
2008 | 4,262,000 | 64,341 | 29,187 | 35,154 | 15.10 | 6.85 | 8.25 | 2.19 |
2009 | 4,304,900 | 62,541 | 28,965 | 33,579 | 14.53 | 6.73 | 7.80 | 2.13 |
2010 | 4,353,000 | 63,897 | 28,437 | 35,457 | 14.68 | 6.53 | 8.15 | 2.17 |
2011 | 4,386,300 | 61,404 | 30,081 | 31,320 | 14.00 | 6.86 | 7.14 | 2.09 |
2012 | 4,410,700 | 61,179 | 30,099 | 31,080 | 13.87 | 6.82 | 7.05 | 2.10 |
2013 | 4,446,700 | 58,719 | 29,568 | 29,148 | 13.20 | 6.65 | 6.55 | 2.01 |
2014 | 4,513,200 | 57,243 | 31,062 | 26,181 | 12.68 | 6.88 | 5.80 | 1.92 |
2015 | 4,599,300 | 61,038 | 31,608 | 29,430 | 13.27 | 6.87 | 6.40 | 1.99 |
2016 | 4,696,500 | 59,430 | 31,179 | 28,251 | 12.65 | 6.64 | 6.01 | 1.87 |
2017 | 4,796,000 | 59,610 | 33,339 | 26,268 | 12.43 | 6.95 | 5.48 | 1.81 |
2018 | 58,020 | 33,225 | 24,795 | 1.71[23] |
Largest urban areas in New Zealand Statistics New Zealand June 2018 estimate (NZSAC92 boundaries)[13] | |||||||||
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Rank | Name | Region | Pop. | Rank | Name | Region | Pop. | ||
Auckland Wellington | 1 | Auckland | Auckland | 1,628,900 | 11 | Whangarei | Northland | 58,800 | Christchurch Hamilton |
2 | Wellington | Wellington | 418,500 | 12 | New Plymouth | Taranaki | 58,300 | ||
3 | Christchurch | Canterbury | 404,500 | 13 | Invercargill | Southland | 51,200 | ||
4 | Hamilton | Waikato | 241,200 | 14 | Kapiti | Wellington | 42,700 | ||
5 | Tauranga | Bay of Plenty | 141,600 | 15 | Whanganui | Manawatu-Wanganui | 40,900 | ||
6 | Napier-Hastings | Hawke's Bay | 134,500 | 16 | Gisborne | Gisborne | 37,200 | ||
7 | Dunedin | Otago | 122,000 | 17 | Blenheim | Marlborough | 31,600 | ||
8 | Palmerston North | Manawatu-Wanganui | 86,600 | 18 | Pukekohe | Auckland | 31,400 | ||
9 | Nelson | Nelson | 67,500 | 19 | Timaru | Canterbury | 29,100 | ||
10 | Rotorua | Bay of Plenty | 59,500 | 20 | Taupo | Waikato | 24,700 |
Country | Number | % |
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New Zealand | 2,980,827 | 74.85 |
United Kingdom[a] | 256,164 | 6.43 |
China[b] | 96,441 | 2.42 |
India | 67,176 | 1.69 |
Australia | 62,712 | 1.57 |
South Africa | 54,279 | 1.36 |
Fiji | 52,755 | 1.32 |
Samoa | 50,658 | 1.27 |
Philippines | 37,299 | 0.94 |
South Korea | 26,604 | 0.67 |
Tonga | 22,416 | 0.56 |
United States | 21,462 | 0.54 |
Netherlands | 19,815 | 0.50 |
Malaysia | 16,353 | 0.41 |
Cook Islands | 12,954 | 0.33 |
Germany | 12,942 | 0.32 |
Japan | 10,269 | 0.26 |
Other countries | 188,814 | 4.74 |
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Ethnicity | 2001 census | 2006 census | 2013 census | |||
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Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
European | 2,871,432 | 80.1 | 2,609,589 | 67.6 | 2,969,391 | 74.0 |
New Zealand European | 2,696,724 | 75.2 | 2,381,076 | 61.7 | 2,727,009 | 68.0 |
English | 35,082 | 1.0 | 44,202 | 1.1 | 38,916 | 1.0 |
British | 16,572 | 0.5 | 27,192 | 0.7 | 36,024 | 0.9 |
South African | 14,913 | 0.4 | 21,609 | 0.6 | 28,656 | 0.7 |
Dutch | 27,507 | 0.8 | 28,644 | 0.7 | 28,503 | 0.7 |
European (not further defined) | 23,598 | 0.7 | 21,855 | 0.6 | 26,472 | 0.7 |
Australian | 20,784 | 0.6 | 26,355 | 0.7 | 22,467 | 0.6 |
Māori | 526,281 | 14.7 | 565,329 | 14.6 | 598,605 | 14.9 |
Pacific Peoples | 231,798 | 6.5 | 265,974 | 6.9 | 295,941 | 7.4 |
Samoan | 115,017 | 3.2 | 131,103 | 3.4 | 144,138 | 3.6 |
Cook Islands Māori | 51,486 | 1.4 | 56,895 | 1.5 | 61,077 | 1.5 |
Tongan | 40,716 | 1.1 | 50,481 | 1.3 | 60,333 | 1.5 |
Niuean | 20,148 | 0.6 | 22,476 | 0.6 | 23,883 | 0.6 |
Asian | 238,179 | 6.6 | 354,552 | 9.2 | 471,708 | 11.8 |
Chinese | 100,680 | 2.8 | 139,731 | 3.6 | 163,101 | 4.1 |
Indian | 60,213 | 1.7 | 97,443 | 2.5 | 143,520 | 3.6 |
Filipino | 11,091 | 0.3 | 16,938 | 0.4 | 40,350 | 1.0 |
Korean | 19,026 | 0.5 | 30,792 | 0.8 | 30,171 | 0.8 |
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African | 24,084 | 0.7 | 34,743 | 0.9 | 46,953 | 1.2 |
Other | 801 | <0.1 | 430,881 | 11.2 | 67,752 | 1.7 |
New Zealander | N/A | 429,429 | 11.1 | 65,973 | 1.6 | |
Total people stated | 3,586,644 | 3,860,163 | 4,011,399 | |||
Not elsewhere included | 150,702 | 4.0 | 167,784 | 4.2 | 230,646 | 5.4 |
Religious affiliation in New Zealand (2013)[94] | ||
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Affiliation[n 8] | % of New Zealand population | |
Religion | 55.00 | |
Roman Catholic | 12.61 | |
Anglican | 11.79 | |
Presbyterian | 8.47 | |
Other Christian[n 9] | 15.14 | |
Hindu | 2.11 | |
Buddhist | 1.50 | |
Muslim | 1.18 | |
Other religions | 1.53 | |
No religion | 41.91 | |
Object to answering | 4.44 |
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