Age structure:
0-14 years:
23% (male 440,824; female 419,740)
15-64 years:
66% (male 1,263,710; female 1,254,958)
65 years and over:
11% (male 191,511; female 249,019) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.17% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 14.28 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 7.57 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 4.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 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 (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 6.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
77.82 years
male:
74.85 years
female:
80.93 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.8 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
New Zealander(s)
adjective:
New Zealand
Ethnic groups: New Zealand European 74.5%, Maori 9.7%, other European 4.6%, Pacific Islander 3.8%, Asian and others 7.4%
Religions: Anglican 24%, Presbyterian 18%, Roman Catholic 15%, Methodist 5%, Baptist 2%, other Protestant 3%, unspecified or none 33% (1986)
Languages: English (official), Maori
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99% (1980 est.)
male:
NA%
female:
NA%
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