New Zealand Demographics Profile 2009

Population

4,213,418 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 20.7% (male 447,174/female 424,522)
15-64 years: 66.5% (male 1,404,143/female 1,399,530)
65 years and over: 12.8% (male 244,986/female 293,063) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 36.6 years
male: 35.8 years
female: 37.4 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

0.935% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

13.94 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

7.05 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

2.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 87% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 4.92 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.53 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 80.36 years
male: 78.43 years
female: 82.39 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.1 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

1,400 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 200 (2003 est.)

Nationality

noun: New Zealander(s)
adjective: New Zealand

Ethnic groups

European 69.8%, Maori 7.9%, Asian 5.7%, Pacific islander 4.4%, other 0.5%, mixed 7.8%, unspecified 3.8% (2001 census)

Religions

Anglican 14.9%, Roman Catholic 12.4%, Presbyterian 10.9%, Methodist 2.9%, Pentecostal 1.7%, Baptist 1.3%, other Christian 9.4%, other 3.3%, unspecified 17.2%, none 26% (2001 census)

Languages

English (official), Maori (official), Sign Language (official)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 19 years
male: 19 years
female: 20 years (2006)

Education expenditures

6.2% of GDP (2006)