Nationality:
noun: New Zealander(s)
adjective: New Zealand

Ethnic groups:
European 71.2%, Maori 14.1%, Asian 11.3%, Pacific peoples 7.6%, Middle Eastern, Latin American, African 1.1%, other 1.6%, not stated or unidentified 5.4%
note: based on the 2013 census of the usually resident population; percentages add up to more than 100% because people were able to identify more than one ethnic group (2013 est.)

Languages:
English (de facto official) 89.8%, Maori (de jure official) 3.5%, Samoan 2%, Hindi 1.6%, French 1.2%, Northern Chinese 1.2%, Yue 1%, Other or not stated 20.5%, New Zealand Sign Language (de jure official)
note: shares sum to 120.8% due to multiple responses on census (2013 est.)

Religions:
Christian 44.3% (Catholic 11.6%, Anglican 10.8%, Presbyterian and Congregational 7.8%, Methodist, 2.4%, Pentecostal 1.8%, other 9.9%), Hindu 2.1%, Buddhist 1.4%, Maori Christian 1.3%, Islam 1.1%, other religion 1.4% (includes Judaism, Spiritualism and New Age religions, Baha'i, Asian religions other than Buddhism), no religion 38.5%, not stated or unidentified 8.2%, objected to answering 4.1%
note: based on the 2013 census of the usually resident population; percentages add up to more than 100% because people were able to identify more than one religion (2013 est.)

Population:
4,365,113 (July 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 126
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 20.1% (male 449,850/female 427,934)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 14.1% (male 314,262/female 299,693)
25-54 years: 40.6% (male 887,060/female 885,421)
55-64 years: 11.3% (male 240,854/female 250,635)
65 years and over: 14% (male 280,569/female 328,835) (2013 est.)

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 51.9 %
[see also: Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio country ranks ]
youth dependency ratio: 30.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 21.2 %
potential support ratio: 4.7 (2013)

Median age:
total: 37.4 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 36.6 years
female: 38.2 years (2013 est.)

Population growth rate:
0.85% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 131
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Birth rate:
13.48 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 149
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
7.25 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 123
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
2.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 40
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 86% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 0.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
Auckland 1.36 million; WELLINGTON (capital) 391,000 (2009)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth:
27.7 (2008 est.)
[see also: Mother's mean age at first birth country ranks ]

Maternal mortality rate:
15 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 145
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.65 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 184
male: 5.22 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 80.82 years
country comparison to the world: 25
male: 78.79 years
female: 82.94 years (2013 est.)

Total fertility rate:
2.06 children born/woman (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 120
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Contraceptive prevalence rate:
75%
note: percent of women aged 20-49 (1995)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
10.1% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 24
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
2.74 physicians/1,000 population (2010)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
2.3 beds/1,000 population (2011)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
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