Demographics of New Zealand - Population

Population

In 2011 New Zealand has an estimated population of approximately 4.4 million, up from the 4,027,947 recorded in the 2006 census. The median child birthing age was 30 and the fertility rate is 2.1 births per woman in 2010. In Māori populations the median age is 26 and fertility rate 2.8. In 2010 the Age-standardized mortality rate was 3.8 deaths per 1000 (down from 4.8 in 2000) and the infant mortality rate for the total population was 5.1 deaths per 1000 live births. The life expectancy of a New Zealand child born in 2008 was 82.4 years for females, and 78.4 years for males. Life expectancy at birth is forecast to increase from 80 years to 85 years in 2050 and infant mortality is expected to decline. In 2050 the population is forecast to reach 5.3 million, the median age to rise from 36 years to 43 years and the percentage of people 60 years of age and older rising from 18 percent to 29 percent. During early migration in 1858, New Zealand had 131 males for every 100 females, but following changes in migration patterns and the modern longevity advantage of women, females came to outnumber males in 1971. As of 2012 there are 0.99 males per female, with males dominating under 15 years and females dominating in the 65 years and older range.


Vital statistics since 1921
Average population (x 1,000) Live births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate (per 1,000) Crude death rate (per 1,000) Natural change (per 1,000) Fertility rates
1921 29,623 11,474 18,149 3.08
1922 30,448 11,874 18,574 3.08
1923 29,148 12,239 16,909 23.7 9.9 13.8 2,96
1924 29,260 11,540 17,720 23.2 9.4 13.8 2.93
1925 29,869 11,844 18,025 22.9 9.2 13.7 2.90
1926 29,904 12,517 17,387 22.0 9.4 12.6 2.88
1927 1,429 29,278 12,600 16,678 20.3 8.8 11.5 2.79
1928 1,450 28,398 12,860 15,538 19.8 8.8 11.0 2.70
1929 1,467 28,859 13,220 15,639 19.5 9.0 10.5 2.64
1930 1,486 28,822 13,145 15,677 19.3 8.8 10.5 2.60
1931 1,506 28,867 13,062 15,805 19.1 8.6 10.5 2.56
1932 1,522 27,535 12,875 14,660 18.0 8.4 9.6 2.38
1933 1,534 27,204 12,862 14,342 17.7 8.3 9.4 2.31
1934 1,547 27,220 13,810 13,410 17.5 8.9 8.6 2.29
1935 1,558 27,150 13,664 13,486 17.4 8.7 8.7 2.25
1936 1,569 28,395 14,658 13,737 18.0 9.3 8.7 2.30
1937 1,584 29,896 15,215 17,681 18.8 9.6 9.2 2.39
1938 1,601 30,845 16,874 13,971 19.2 10.5 8.7 2.44
1939 1,618 32,872 15,933 16,939 20.2 9.8 10.4 2.56
1940 1,641 36,945 15,875 21,070 22.6 9.7 12.9 2.84
1941 1,633 39,170 17,047 22,123 24.0 10.4 13.6 2.93
1942 1,631 37,818 18,117 19,701 23.1 11.1 12.0 2.87
1943 1,636 34,684 17,122 17,562 21.2 10.4 10.8 2.61
1944 1,642 38,037 17,049 20,088 22.9 10.3 12.6 2.85
1945 1,676 51,534 17,686 33,848 24.4 10.4 14.0 3.10
1946 1,724 47,524 17,720 29,804 27.1 10.1 17.0 3.45
1947 1,781 49,698 17,442 32,256 27.6 9.7 17.9 3.63
1948 1,817 49,062 17,285 31,777 26.7 9.4 17.3 3.57
1949 1,853 48,841 17,578 31,263 26.1 9.4 16.7 3.53
1950 1,892 49,331 18,084 31,247 25.8 9.5 16.3 3.55
1951 1,927 49,806 18,836 30,970 25.6 9.7 15.9 3.60
1952 1,970 51,846 18,896 32,950 26.0 9.5 16.5 3.67
1953 2,024 51,888 18,354 33,534 25.3 9.0 16.3 3.65
1954 2,074 54,055 18,876 35,179 25.8 9.0 16.8 3.78
1955 2,118 55,596 19,225 36,371 26.0 9.0 17.0 3.88
1956 2,164 56,631 19,696 36,935 25.8 9.0 16.8 3.98
1957 2,209 58,425 20,862 37,563 26.1 9.3 16.8 4.03
1958 2,262 60,556 20,301 40,255 26.5 8.9 17.6 4.11
1959 2,316 61,798 21,128 40,670 26.4 9.0 17.4 4.18
1960 2,359 62,779 20,892 41,787 26.4 8.8 17.6 4.24
1961 2,403 65,390 21,782 43,608 26.9 9.0 17.9 4.31
1962 2,461 65,014 22,081 42,933 26.1 8.9 17.2 4.19
1963 2,515 64,527 22,416 42,111 25.4 8.8 16.6 4.05
1964 2,566 62,302 22,861 39,441 24.0 8.8 15.2 3.80
1965 2,617 60,047 22,976 37,071 22.7 8.7 14.0 3.54
1966 2,663 60,003 23,778 36,225 22.3 8.8 13.5 3.41
1967 2,711 61,022 23,007 38,015 22.4 8.4 14.0 3.35
1968 2,745 62,112 24,464 37,648 22.5 8.9 13.6 3.37
1969 2,773 62,360 24,161 38,199 22.4 8.7 13.7 3.28
1970 2,804 62,050 24,840 37,210 21.9 8.8 13.1 3.17
1971 2,852 64,460 24,309 40,151 22.4 8.5 13.9 3.18
1972 2,898 63,215 24,801 38,414 21.6 8.5 13.1 3.00
1973 2,959 60,727 25,312 35,415 20.3 8.5 11.8 2.76
1974 3,024 59,936 25,261 34,675 19.4 8.3 11.1 2.58
1975 3,091 56,639 25,114 31,525 18.2 8.1 10.1 2.37
1976 3,143 55,105 25,547 29,458 17.5 8.1 9.4 2,27
1977 3,163 54,179 25,961 29,218 17.1 8.2 8.9 2,21
1978 3,166 51,029 24,669 26,360 16.1 7.8 8.3 2,07
1979 3,165 52,279 25,340 26,939 16.5 8.0 8.5 2,12
1980 3,163 50,542 26,676 23,866 15.9 8.4 7.5 2,03
1981 3,176 50,794 25,150 25,644 15.9 7.9 8.0 2,01
1982 3,194 49,938 25,532 24,406 15.6 8.0 8.6 1,95
1983 3,226 50,474 25,991 24,483 15.6 8.0 8.6 1,92
1984 3,264 51,636 25,378 26,258 15.7 7.7 8.0 1,93
1985 3,293 51,798 27,480 24,318 15.7 8.3 7.4 1,93
1986 3,303 52,824 27,045 25,779 16.2 8.2 8.0 1,96
1987 3,313 55,254 27,419 27,835 16.6 8.2 8.4 2,03
1988 3,342 57,546 27,408 30,138 17.2 8.2 9.0 2,10
1989 3,345 58,091 27,042 31,049 17.3 8.1 9.2 2,12
1990 3,369 60,153 26,531 33,622 17.7 7.8 9.9 2,18
1991 3,410 59,911 26,389 33,522 17.3 7.6 9.7 2,09
1992 3,516 59,166 27,115 32,051 16.7 7.7 9.0 2,06
1993 3,552 58,782 27,100 31,682 16.4 7.6 8.8 2,04
1994 3,597 57,321 26,953 30,258 15.8 7.4 8.4 1,98
1995 3,648 57,671 27,813 29,858 15.7 7.6 8.1 1,98
1996 3,706 57,280 28,255 29,025 15.3 7.6 7.7 1,96
1997 3,762 57,604 27,471 30,133 15.2 7.3 7.9 1,95
1998 3,802 55,349 26,206 29,143 14.5 6.9 7.6 1,89
1999 3,829 57,053 28,122 28,931 14.9 7.3 7.6 1,97
2000 3,851 56,605 26,660 29,945 14.7 6.9 7.8 1,98
2001 3,873 55,799 27,825 27,974 14.3 7.1 7.2 1,97
2002 3,916 54,021 28,065 25,956 13.7 7.1 6.6 1,88
2003 3,989 56,134 28,010 28,124 13.9 7.0 6.9 1.93
2004 4,061 58,073 28,419 29,654 14.2 7.0 7.2 1.99
2005 4,114 57,745 27,034 30,711 14.0 6.5 7.5 1.97
2006 4,161 59,193 28,245 30,948 14.1 6.7 7.4 2.01
2007 4,211 64,044 28,522 35,522 15.1 6.7 8.4 2,17
2008 4,252 64,343 29,188 35,155 15.1 6.8 8.3 2,18
2009 4,291 62,543 28,964 33,579 14.5 6.7 7.8 2,12
2010 4,367 64,211 28,438 35,727 14.8 6.6 8.2 2,16
2011 4,405 62,659 29,325 33,334 14.3 6.7 7.6 2,12

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