My World Factbook
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People
4,252,277 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 0-14 years: 20.7% (male 447,174/female 424,522)
15-64 years: 66.5% (male 1,404,143/female 1,399,530)
65 years and over: 12.8% (male 244,986/female 293,063) (2010 est.)
total: 36.8 years
male: 36 years
female: 37.6 years (2010 est.)
0.901% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 13.81 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 7.1 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: urban population: 87% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
at birth: 1.048 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 4.85 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: male: 5.45 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 80.48 years
country comparison to the world: male: 78.52 years
female: 82.53 years (2010 est.)
2.09 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 0.1% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 1,400 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: fewer than 200 (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: noun: New Zealander(s)
adjective: New Zealand
European 56.8%, Asian 8%, Maori 7.4%, Pacific islander 4.6%, mixed 9.7%, other 13.5% (2006 Census)
Anglican 13.8%, Roman Catholic 12.6%, Presbyterian, Congregational, and Reformed 10%, Christian (no denomination specified) 4.6%, Methodist 3%, Pentecostal 2%, Baptist 1.4%, other Christian 3.8%, Maori Christian 1.6%, Hindu 1.6%, Buddhist 1.3%, other religions 2.2%, none 32.2%, other or unidentified 9.9% (2006 Census)
English 91.2% (official), Maori 3.9% (official), Samoan 2.1%, French 1.3%, Hindi 1.1%, Yue 1.1%, Northern Chinese 1%, other 12.9%, New Zealand Sign Language (official)
note: shares sum to 114.6% due to multiple responses on census (2006 Census)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)
total: 19 years
male: 19 years
female: 20 years (2008)
6.2% of GDP (2007)
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