New Zealand People:
Population:
4,035,461 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 21.4% (male:441,836; female:421,065)
15-64 years: 66.9% (male:1,356,095; female:1,343,728)
65 years and over: 11.7% (male:206,650; female:266,087) (2005)
Median age:
total: 33.65 years
male: 32.92 years
female: 34.4 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
1.02% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
13.9 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
7.53 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
3.83 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 5.85 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 6.7 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 4.96 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 78.66 years (2005 est.)
male: 75.67 years
female: 81.78 years
Total fertility rate:
1.79 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
1,400 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
less than 200 (2003 est.)
Nationality:
noun: New Zealander(s)
adjective: New Zealand
Ethnic groups:
Maori 7.9%, European 69.8%, Pacific Islander 4.4%, Asian 5.7%, other 0.5%, mixed 7.8%, unspecified 3.8% (2001)
Religions:
Anglican 14.9%, Presbyterian 10.9%, Roman Catholic 12.4%, Methodist 2.9%, Baptist 1.3%, Pentecostal 1.7%, other 3.3%, unspecified 17.2%, none 26% (2001)
Languages:
English (official), Maori (official)
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1980)
male: NA
female: NA
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