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)
