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In 2010 the age-standardised mortality rate was 3.8 deaths per 1000 (down from 4.8 in 2000) and the infant mortality rate for the total population was 5.1 deaths per 1000 live births. [26] The life expectancy of a New Zealand child born in 2021-23 was 83.7 years for females, and 80.3 years for males, [ 2 ] which is among the highest in the world .
There were 861,576 people identifying as being part of the Asian ethnic group at the 2023 New Zealand census, making up 17.3% of New Zealand's population. [3] This is an increase of 153,978 people (21.8%) since the 2018 census , and an increase of 389,868 people (82.7%) since the 2013 census .
The department conducts the New Zealand census every five years. The census is officially done on one day. The most recent released census was in 2018 [6] (the first data from the 2023 census is due for release on 29 May 2024). [7]
In the most recent New Zealand census, in 2018, 70.2 per cent of the population identified as European and 16.5 per cent as Māori. Other major pan-ethnic groups include Asians (15.1 per cent) and Pacific peoples (8.1 per cent). Middle Eastern, Latin American and African ethnicities constitute a small remainder (1.5 per cent) of the population.
The 2023 New Zealand census, which took place on 7 March 2023, [1] was the thirty-fifth national census in New Zealand.It implemented measures that aimed to increase the Census' effectiveness in response to the issues faced with the 2018 census, including supporting Māori to complete the census.
The overall mortality rate for the year, which adjusts for population size and age structure, was 0.7% lower than usual – but this is due to deaths in early 2022 running below average, because ...
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The population of New Zealand was counted as 4,699,755 – an increase of 457,707 (10.79%) over the 2013 census. [26] On 30 June 2023, the field collection phase of the 2023 census ended with an estimated 89–91% of the New Zealand population having participated.