New Zealand Index

New Zealand People - 2021

SOURCE: 2021 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

Nationality

noun: New Zealander(s)

adjective: New Zealand

European 64.1%, Maori 16.5%, Chinese 4.9%, Indian 4.7%, Samoan 3.9%, Tongan 1.8%, Cook Islands Maori 1.7%, English 1.5%, Filipino 1.5%, New Zealander 1%, other 13.7% (2018 est.)

note: based on the 2018 census of the usually resident population; percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic group

Languages

English (de facto official) 95.4%, Maori (de jure official) 4%, Samoan 2.2%, Northern Chinese 2%, Hindi 1.5%, French 1.2%, Yue 1.1%, New Zealand Sign Language (de jure official) 0.5%, other or not stated 17.2% (2018 est.)

note: shares sum to 124.1% due to multiple responses on the 2018 census

Religions

Christian 37.3% (Catholic 10.1%, Anglican 6.8%, Presbyterian and Congregational 5.2%, Pentecostal 1.8%, Methodist 1.6%, Mormon 1.2%, other 10.7%), Hindu 2.7%, Maori 1.3%, Muslim, 1.3%, Buddhist 1.1%, other religion 1.6% (includes Judaism, Spiritualism and New Age religions, Baha'i, Asian religions other than Buddhism), no religion 48.6%, objected to answering 6.7% (2018 est.)

note: based on the 2018 census of the usually resident population; percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one religion

Age structure

0-14 years: 19.63% (male 496,802/female 469,853)

15-24 years: 12.92% (male 328,327/female 308,132)

25-54 years: 39.98% (male 996,857/female 972,566)

55-64 years: 11.93% (male 285,989/female 301,692)

65 years and over: 15.54% (male 358,228/female 407,031) (2020 est.)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 55.8

youth dependency ratio: 30.3

elderly dependency ratio: 25.5

potential support ratio: 3.9 (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 37.2 years

male: 36.4 years

female: 37.9 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

1.28% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

12.83 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

6.91 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

6.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Population distribution

over three-quarters of New Zealanders, including the indigenous Maori, live on the North Island, primarily in urban areas

Urbanization

urban population: 86.8% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.92% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

1.630 million Auckland, 417,000 WELLINGTON (capital) (2021)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female

total population: 1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

27.8 years (2009 est.)

note: median age at first birth

Maternal mortality rate

9 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 3.5 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 3.69 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 3.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 82.33 years

male: 80.57 years

female: 84.19 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.87 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

79.9% (2014/15)

note: percent of women aged 16-49

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 (2017 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

9.2% (2018)

Physicians density

3.59 physicians/1,000 population (2018)

Hospital bed density

2.7 beds/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation facility access

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 (2017)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

<.1 est.>

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

3,600 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children

HIV/AIDS - deaths

note: estimate does not include children

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

30.8% (2016)

Education expenditures

6.3% of GDP (2017)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 19 years

male: 18 years

female: 20 years (2018)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

total: 11.3%

male: 11.1%

female: 11.5% (2019 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding New Zealand on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of New Zealand 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about New Zealand 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.