Short facts about people of New Zealand

Population:

3,864,129 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  22.36% (male 442,738; female 421,462) 15-64 years:  66.11% (male 1,281,781; female 1,272,674) 65 years and over:  11.53% (male 193,895; female 251,579) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.14% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

14.28 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

7.56 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

4.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.04 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 (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

6.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  77.99 years male:  75.01 years female:  81.1 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.8 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.06% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

1,200 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

less than 100 (1999 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%

Source: World Factbook