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New Zealand People
New Zealand People: A summary of information about New Zealand People, from government research data as well as independent research and other sources.
New Zealand: People
Population
3,819,762 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 23% (male 440,824; female 419,740) 15-64 years: 66% (male 1,263,710; female 1,254,958) 65 years and over: 11% (male 191,511; female 249,019) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate
1.17% (2000 est.)
Birth rate
14.28 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate
7.57 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate
4.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate
6.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 77.82 years male: 74.85 years female: 80.93 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.8 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality
noun: New Zealander(s) adjective: New Zealand
Ethnic groups
New Zealand European 74.5%, Maori 9.7%, other European 4.6%, Pacific Islander 3.8%, Asian and others 7.4%
Religions
Anglican 24%, Presbyterian 18%, Roman Catholic 15%, Methodist 5%, Baptist 2%, other Protestant 3%, unspecified or none 33% (1986)
Languages
English (official), Maori
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% (1980 est.) male: NA% female: NA%
