Page last updated on February 5, 2013
Nationality:
noun: New Zealander(s)
adjective:
New Zealand
Ethnic groups:
European 56.8%, Asian 8%, Maori 7.4%, Pacific islander 4.6%, mixed 9.7%, other 13.5% (2006 Census)
Languages:
English (official) 91.2%, Maori (official) 3.9%, Samoan 2.1%, French 1.3%, Hindi 1.1%, Yue 1.1%, Northern Chinese 1%, other 12.9%, New Zealand Sign Language (official)
note:
shares sum to 114.6% due to multiple responses on census (2006 Census)
Religions:
Protestant 38.6% (Anglican 13.8%, Presbyterian, Congregational, and Reformed 10%, Christian (no denomination specified) 4.6%, Methodist 3%, Pentecostal 2%, Baptist 1.4%, other Christian 3.8%), Roman Catholic 12.6%, Maori Christian 1.6%, Hindu 1.6%, Buddhist 1.3%, other religions 2.2%, none 32.2%, other or unidentified 9.9% (2006 Census)
Population:
4,327,944 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 125
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 20.2% (male 448,838/female 426,799)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
14.2% (male 313,966/female 299,717)
25-54 years:
40.8% (male 883,811/female 882,649)
55-64 years:
11.2% (male 236,946/female 246,327)
65 years and over:
13.6% (male 270,468/female 318,423) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 37.2 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
36.4 years
female:
38 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.863% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 130
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
13.57 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 148
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
7.2 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 123
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
2.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 86% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
0.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
Auckland 1.36 million; WELLINGTON (capital) 391,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.85 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
15 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 144
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.72 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 183
male:
5.29 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 80.71 years
country comparison to the world: 25
male:
78.7 years
female:
82.81 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.07 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 122
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
9.7% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 31
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
2.384 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
6.18 beds/1,000 population (2002)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 143
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
2,500 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 132
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 100 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 125
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
26.5% (2007)
country comparison to the world: 10
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
Education expenditures:
6.1% of GDP (2007)
country comparison to the world: 27
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99%
male:
99%
female:
99% (2003 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 19 years
male:
19 years
female:
20 years (2008)
youth ages 15-24:, youth ages 15-24:
total: 16.6%
country comparison to the world: 70
male:
16%
female:
17.2% (2009)
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