New Zealand People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
5,053,004 (2022 est.)
Nationality
noun: New Zealander(s)
adjective: New Zealand
Ethnic groups
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%, Church of Jesus Christ 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: 53.4
youth dependency ratio: 29
elderly dependency ratio: 24.4
potential support ratio: 4.1 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 37.2 years
male: 36.4 years
female: 37.9 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
1.17% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
12.78 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
6.89 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
5.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 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: 87% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 0.92% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
1.652 million Auckland, 419,000 WELLINGTON (capital) (2022)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
27.8 years
Maternal mortality ratio
9 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 3.44 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.64 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.23 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 82.54 years
male: 80.78 years
female: 84.39 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.86 children born/woman (2022 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 (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
9.7% of GDP (2019)
Physicians density
3.62 physicians/1,000 population (2020)
Hospital bed density
2.6 beds/1,000 population (2019)
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 (2020)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
(2021 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
30.8% (2016)
Alcohol consumption per capita
total: 9.17 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 3.41 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 2.88 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 1.62 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 1.26 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
total: 13.7% (2020 est.)
male: 15% (2020 est.)
female: 12.3% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
N/A
Education expenditures
6% of GDP (2020 est.)
Literacy
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 20 years
male: 20 years
female: 21 years (2020)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 10.5%
male: 10.8%
female: 10.2% (2021 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding New Zealand on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of New Zealand 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about New Zealand 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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