Demographics of New Zealand
CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
Population
New Zealand’s historical population (black) and projected growth (red)
Map of New Zealand’s population density as of the 2006 census
4,143,279 at 7 March 2006, (Statistics New Zealand final 2006 census count)
Age structure
014 years: 20.7% (male 447,174/female 424,522)
1564 years: 66.5% (male 1,404,143/female 1,399,530)
65 years and over: 12.8% (male 244,986/female 293,063) (2009 est.)
Average age
total: 36.6 years
male: 35.8 years
female: 37.4 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate
0.935% (2009 est.)
In the period of April 2007 to March 2008, the total number of births in New Zealand was 63,250 and the number of deaths was 28,300. The Maximum number of births was 22,960 in Auckland, 7330 in Canterbury, 6730 in Wellington and 6200 in Waikato.
Vital statistics
Birth rate: 13.94 births/1,000 population (2009 est, CIA World Factbook)
Death rate: 7.05 deaths/1,000 population (2009 est, CIA World Factbook)
Net migration rate: 2.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est, CIA World Factbook)
Sex ratio
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
Under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
1564 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate
Total: 4.92 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 5.53 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 4.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at