New Zealand Demographics Profile 2007

Population

4,115,771 (July 2007 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 20.8% (male 437,547/female 417,698)
15-64 years: 67.3% (male 1,393,057/female 1,378,358)
65 years and over: 11.9% (male 214,189/female 274,922) (2007 est.)

Median age

total: 34.2 years
male: 33.5 years
female: 35 years (2007 est.)

Population growth rate

0.95% (2007 est.)

Birth rate

13.61 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death rate

7.54 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net migration rate

3.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.048 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.011 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.779 male(s)/female
total population: 0.987 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 5.67 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 6.48 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 78.96 years
male: 75.97 years
female: 82.08 years (2007 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.79 children born/woman (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

1,400 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

less 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.)