| People | New Zealand |
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Population:
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4,173,460 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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16 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 20.9% (male 446,883/female 424,240)
15-64 years: 66.5% (male 1,390,669/female 1,385,686)
65 years and over: 12.6% (male 238,560/female 287,422) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 36.3 years
male: 35.6 years
female: 37.1 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.971% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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14.09 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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7 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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2.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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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: 0.83 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 4.99 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.62 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 80.24 years
male: 78.33 years
female: 82.25 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.11 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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1,400 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 200 (2003 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: New Zealander(s)
adjective: New Zealand |
Ethnic groups:
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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:
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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:
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English (official), Maori (official), Sign Language (official) |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) |
People - note:
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void |
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