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==[[Geography of New Zealand]]==
==[[Geography of New Zealand]]==


==[[Demography of New Zealand]]==
==Demography of New Zealand==
 
*Nationality:
:noun: New Zealander(s)
:adjective: New Zealand
 
*Ethnic groups:
:European 71.2%, Maori 14.1%, Asian 11.3%, Pacific peoples 7.6%, Middle Eastern, Latin American, African 1.1%, other 1.6%, not stated or unidentified 5.4%
:note: based on the 2013 census of the usually resident population; percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic group (2013 est.)
 
*Languages: English (de facto official) 89.8%, Maori (de jure official) 3.5%, Samoan 2%, Hindi 1.6%, French 1.2%, Northern Chinese 1.2%, Yue 1%, Other or not stated 20.5%, New Zealand Sign Language (de jure official)
note: shares sum to 120.8% due to multiple responses on census (2013 est.)
 
*Religions: Christian 44.3% (Catholic 11.6%, Anglican 10.8%, Presbyterian and Congregational 7.8%, Methodist, 2.4%, Pentecostal 1.8%, other 9.9%), Hindu 2.1%, Buddhist 1.4%, Maori Christian 1.3%, Islam 1.1%, other religion 1.4% (includes Judaism, Spiritualism and New Age religions, Baha'i, Asian religions other than Buddhism), no religion 38.5%, not stated or unidentified 8.2%, objected to answering 4.1%
note: based on the 2013 census of the usually resident population; percentages add up to more than 100% because people were able to identify more than one religion (2013 est.)
 
*Population: 4,401,916 (July 2014 est.)
:country comparison to the world: 127
 
*Age structure:
:0-14 years: 20% (male 450,985/female 429,184)
:15-24 years: 13.9% (male 313,711/female 298,427)
:25-54 years: 40.4% (male 890,678/female 888,565)
:55-64 years: 11.4% (male 245,084/female 255,879)
:65 years and over: 14% (male 290,429/female 338,974) (2014 est.)
 
 
*population pyramid: 
:Dependency ratios:
:total dependency ratio: 52.5 %
;youth dependency ratio: 30.7 %
:elderly dependency ratio: 21.8 %
:potential support ratio: 4.6 (2014 est.)
 
*Median age:
:total: 37.6 years
:male: 36.7 years
:female: 38.4 years (2014 est.)
 
*Population growth rate:
:0.83% (2014 est.)
:country comparison to the world: 132
 
*Birth rate:
:13.4 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
:country comparison to the world: 151
 
*Death rate: 7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 123
 
*Net migration rate:
:2.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)l
:country comparison to the world: 45
 
*Urbanization:
:urban population: 86.2% of total population (2011)
:rate of urbanization: 1.09% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
 
*Major urban areas - population:
:Auckland 1.452 million; WELLINGTON (capital) 410,000 (2011)
 
*Sex ratio:
:at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
:0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
:15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
:25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female
:55-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
:65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female
:total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2014 est.)
 
*Mother's mean age at first birth: 27.8
:note: median age at first birth (2009 est.)
 
*Maternal mortality rate: 15 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
:country comparison to the world: 144
:Infant mortality rate:
:total: 4.59 deaths/1,000 live births
 
*country comparison to the world: 184
:male: 5.14 deaths/1,000 live births
:female: 4.01 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)
 
*Life expectancy at birth:
:total population: 80.93 years
 
*country comparison to the world: 26
:male: 78.88 years
:female: 83.08 years (2014 est.)
:Total fertility rate: 2.05 children born/woman (2014 est.)
 
*country comparison to the world: 119
:Health expenditures: 10.1% of GDP (2011)
:country comparison to the world: 24
 
*Physicians density: 2.74 physicians/1,000 population (2010)
:Hospital bed density: 2.3 beds/1,000 population (2011)
 
*Drinking water source:
improved:
:urban: 100% of population
:rural: 100% of population
:total: 100% of population
 
unimproved:
:urban: 0% of population
:rural: 0% of population
:total: 0% of population (2012 est.)
 
*HIV/AIDS -
:adult prevalence rate: 0.1% (2009 est.)
:country comparison to the world: 163
 
*HIV/AIDS -
:people living with HIV/AIDS:
:2,500 (2009 est.)
:country comparison to the world: 137
 
*HIV/AIDS -
:deaths: fewer than 100 (2009 est.)
:country comparison to the world: 138
 
*Obesity -
:adult prevalence rate:
:28.3% (2008)
 
*country comparison to the world: 34
 
*Education expenditures:
:7.4% of GDP (2012)
:country comparison to the world: 16
 
*Literacy:
: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):
:total: 19 years
:male: 19 years
:female: 20 years (2011)
:Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
:total: 17.7%
 
*country comparison to the world: 69
:male: 17.3%
:female: 18.1% (2012)
 
 
'''[[The People of New Zealand]]'''
 
'''Ethnic groups'''
 
Contemporary New Zealand has a majority of people of European origin, a significant minority of Maori, and smaller numbers of people from Pacific islands and Asia. In the early 21st century, Asians were the fastest-growing demographic group.--->[[The People of New Zealand|>>>Read More.<<<]]


==Government of New Zealand==
==Government of New Zealand==