| People | New Zealand |
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Population:
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4,290,347 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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17 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 86% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 0.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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Auckland 1.36 million; WELLINGTON (capital) 391,000 (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 20.4% (male 448,106/female 426,348)
15-64 years: 66.4% (male 1,426,595/female 1,420,643)
65 years and over: 13.3% (male 260,454/female 308,201) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 37 years
male: 36.2 years
female: 37.8 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.882% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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13.68 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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7.15 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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2.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.048 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 (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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14 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 4.78 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.37 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 80.59 years
male: 78.61 years
female: 82.67 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.08 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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9.7% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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2.384 physicians/1,000 population (2007) |
Hospital bed density:
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6.18 beds/1,000 population (2002) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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void |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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2,500 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 100 (2009 est.) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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void |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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26.5% (2007) |
Nationality:
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noun: New Zealander(s)
adjective: New Zealand |
Ethnic groups:
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European 56.8%, Asian 8%, Maori 7.4%, Pacific islander 4.6%, mixed 9.7%, other 13.5% (2006 Census) |
Religions:
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Protestant 38.6% (Anglican 13.8%, Presbyterian, Congregational, and Reformed 10%, Christian (no denomination specified) 4.6%, Methodist 3%, Pentecostal 2%, Baptist 1.4%, other Christian 3.8%), Roman Catholic 12.6%, Maori Christian 1.6%, Hindu 1.6%, Buddhist 1.3%, other religions 2.2%, none 32.2%, other or unidentified 9.9% (2006 Census) |
Languages:
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English (official) 91.2%, Maori (official) 3.9%, Samoan 2.1%, French 1.3%, Hindi 1.1%, Yue 1.1%, Northern Chinese 1%, other 12.9%, New Zealand Sign Language (official)
note: shares sum to 114.6% due to multiple responses on census (2006 Census) |
Literacy:
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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):
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total: 19 years
male: 19 years
female: 20 years (2008) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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6.1% of GDP (2007) |
People - note:
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void |
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