New Zealand: People & Society#
Population | 4,474,549 (July 2016 est.) |
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Nationality | noun: New Zealander(s) adjective: New Zealand |
Ethnic groups | European 71.2%, Maori 14.1%, Asian 11.3%, Pacific peoples 7.6%, Middle Eastern, Latin American, African 1.1%, other 1.6%, not stated or unidentified 5.4% note: based on the 2013 census of the usually resident population; percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic group (2013 est.) |
Languages | English (de facto official) 89.8%, Maori (de jure official) 3.5%, Samoan 2%, Hindi 1.6%, French 1.2%, Northern Chinese 1.2%, Yue 1%, other or not stated 20.5%, New Zealand Sign Language (de jure official) note: shares sum to 120.8% due to multiple responses on census (2013 est.) |
Religions | Christian 44.3% (Catholic 11.6%, Anglican 10.8%, Presbyterian and Congregational 7.8%, Methodist, 2.4%, Pentecostal 1.8%, other 9.9%), Hindu 2.1%, Buddhist 1.4%, Maori Christian 1.3%, Islam 1.1%, other religion 1.4% (includes Judaism, Spiritualism and New Age religions, Baha'i, Asian religions other than Buddhism), no religion 38.5%, not stated or unidentified 8.2%, objected to answering 4.1% note: based on the 2013 census of the usually resident population; percentages add up to more than 100% because people were able to identify more than one religion (2013 est.) |
Age structure | 0-14 years: 19.76% (male 452,810/female 431,198) 15-24 years: 13.56% (male 312,032/female 294,662) 25-54 years: 40.05% (male 897,549/female 894,394) 55-64 years: 11.7% (male 255,381/female 268,012) 65 years and over: 14.94% (male 308,949/female 359,562) (2016 est.) |
Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 54% youth dependency ratio: 31.1% elderly dependency ratio: 22.9% potential support ratio: 4.4% (2015 est.) |
Median age | total: 37.8 years male: 36.9 years female: 38.7 years (2016 est.) |
Population growth rate | 0.8% (2016 est.) |
Birth rate | 13.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
Death rate | 7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
Net migration rate | 2.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
Urbanization | urban population: 86.3% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 1.05% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major urban areas - population | Auckland 1.344 million; WELLINGTON (capital) 383,000 (2015) |
Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
Mother's mean age at first birth | 27.8 note: median age at first birth (2009 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate | 11 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) |
Infant mortality rate | total: 4.5 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth | total population: 81.2 years male: 79.1 years female: 83.3 years (2016 est.) |
Total fertility rate | 2.03 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
Health expenditures | 11% of GDP (2014) |
Physicians density | 2.74 physicians/1,000 population (2010) |
Hospital bed density | 2.3 beds/1,000 population (2011) |
Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2015 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 30.6% (2014) |
Education expenditures | 6.3% of GDP (2014) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 19 years male: 18 years female: 20 years (2014) |
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 | total: 15% male: 14.3% female: 15.8% (2014 est.) |