New Zealand as a village of 100 people

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Stats NZ, 23 September 2019

New Zealand as a village of 100 people presents an overview of New Zealand’s population based on 2018 Census data. It describes our population as if the country were a village of 100 people. 

Find out about:

  • census usually resident population
  • proportion of males and females
  • proportion of Māori
  • median age
  • population growth since 2013
  • cultural diversity (birthplace, ethnic groups, and languages spoken).
  • The information comes from the 2018 Census.

A downloadable infographic PDF is available here