People

Boooyakasha

Population: 4,035,461

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 est.)

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

under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female

total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 

total: 5.85 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 6.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)  

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 78.66 years
male: 75.67 years
female: 81.78 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.79 children born/woman (2005 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 (official)

Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99% (1980 est.)

male: NA%

female: NA%