| Population: |
3,864,129 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
22.36% (male 442,738; female 421,462)
15-64 years:
66.11% (male 1,281,781; female 1,272,674)
65 years and over:
11.53% (male 193,895; female 251,579) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
1.14% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
14.28 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
7.56 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
4.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| 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 (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
6.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
77.99 years
male:
75.01 years
female:
81.1 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
1.8 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.06% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
1,200 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
less than 100 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
New Zealander(s)
adjective:
New Zealand
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| Ethnic groups: |
New Zealand European 74.5%, Maori 9.7%, other European 4.6%, Pacific Islander 3.8%, Asian and others 7.4%
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| Religions: |
Anglican 24%, Presbyterian 18%, Roman Catholic 15%, Methodist 5%, Baptist 2%, other Protestant 3%, unspecified or none 33% (1986)
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| Languages: |
English (official), Maori
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99% (1980 est.)
male:
NA%
female:
NA%
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