Population
4,086,153 at 13 January 2005, (Statistics New Zealand estimate)
Age structure
- 0-14 years: 21.8% (male 455,100; female 430,550)
- 15-64 years: 66.2% (male 1,324,850; female 1,358,870)
- 65 years and over: 12.0% (male 214,270; female 270,570) (2004 est.)
Average age
Total: 33.1 years
- male: 32.4 years
- female: 33.9 years (2002)
Population growth rate
1.4% (March 2004 Year est.)
Vital Statistics
- Birth rate: 14.14 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
- Death rate: 7.54 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
- Net migration rate: 4.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sex ratio
- At birth: 1.04 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 (2003 est.)
Infant mortality rate
- Total: 6.07 deaths/1,000 live births
- Female: 5.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
- male: 6.96 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
- Total population: 78.32 years
- male: 75.34 years
- female: 80.44 years (2003 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.79 children born/woman (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS
- Adult prevalence rate: 0.1% (2001 est.)
- People living with HIV/AIDS: 1,200 (2001 est.)
- HIV/AIDS - deaths: less than 100 (2001 est.)
Nationality
noun: New Zealander(s)
adjective: New Zealand
Ethnic groups (2001 Census)
The figures below add up to more than 100 percent because intermarriage is common, and the New Zealand census allows citizens to specify multiple ethnic identities.
Religions (2001 Census)
The following figures are from the 2001 Census. It should be noted that the census figures for Christian denominations differ widely from the membership claimed by the churches, which is, in most cases, considerably lower. Many New Zealanders have a nominal preference for a particular denomination, but no meaningful relationship with it.
It should also be noted that the religious question is the only optional question in the New Zealand census. Some religious groups (e.g., the Exclusive Brethren - not to be confused with the Brethren in this census) - instruct their followers not to answer this question; others, both Christian and non-Christian, choose not to answer this question for various reasons.
The following information is a direct citation from Statistics New Zealand (http://www.stats.govt.nz/people/arts/religion.htm)
Statistics on religion record New Zealanders' religious affiliations.
More than half the population affiliate with a Christian religion, of which Anglican, Catholic and Presbyterian are the largest denominations.
The largest non-Christian religions are Buddhist, Hindu, Islam/Muslim, and Spiritualism and New Age religions.
The number of people who choose not to record a religious affiliation is also counted.
According to Statistics New Zealand (Results of 2001 Census) (http://www2.stats.govt.nz/domino/external/pasfull/pasfull.nsf/0/4c2567ef00247c6acc256bf9000ef625/$FILE/Table%2011a.xls) 3,442,020 participated in answering the Religion portion of the 2001 census.
- Christian: 101,124
- Maori Christian: 645 (denominations not started by Western missions or agencies)
- Ratana: 48,543
- Ringatu: 15,102
- Objected to answering question: 235,212
Also, according to New Zealand Census 2001: (http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/67F7B223-02B8-4B36-B1B8-AA1A77DCDDCD/0/cssnap1.pdf)
- Over two million people are Christian.
- The main Christian denominations are Anglican (584,793 or 17 percent of people), Catholic
(486,012 or 14 percent) and the Presbyterian group (417,453 or 11 percent).
- The number of Catholics increased by 12,900 between 1996 and 2001, while the number of
- Anglicans (-46,971) along with the Presbyterian group (-38,895) decreased.
- The count of Anglicans exceeded that of the other denominations in all regions except
- Auckland (where Catholics were largest) and Otago and Southland (where the Presbyterian
group was the largest).
- The main denominations in the 1901 Census were Church of England (41 percent of people),
- Presbyterian (23 percent), Catholic (14 percent), and Methodist (11 percent).
- At the 1901 Census only 1 in 30 people did not give a religious affiliation.
- Almost 4 out of 10 people did not specify a religious affiliation in the 2001 Census.
- There has been an increase in people whose religion is non-Christian:
- Hinduism increased 56% since the 1996 Census.
- Buddhism increased 48% since the 1996 Census.
- Islam increased 74% since the 1996 Census.
- Spiritualism increased 64% since the 1996 Census.
New Zealand's next Census is in 2006.
Languages (2001 Census)
The figures below total more than 100 percent, because the census counted all languages in which individuals considered themselves fluent; many speakers of minority languages were therefore counted more than once.
Literacy
Age 15 and over can read and write: 99% (1980 estimate).
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