Resident population count was 4,699,755, up 457,707 from the 2013 Census.[3]
There are 2,319,558 males in New Zealand (49.35% of the population) and 2,380,197 females (50.65% of the population).[20]
On average, the population grew by around 2.1% per year since the 2013 Census – significantly higher than the annual average growth between 2006 and 2013, which was 0.7%.[3]
The higher growth rate is consistent with higher net migration of 259,000 in the five years ended 30 June 2018 compared with 59,000 in the seven years ended 30 June 2013.[3]
Among children (under 15 years), males outnumbered females, with around 105 males for every 100 females. The ratio declined with age: there were 104 males for every 100 females in the age group of 15–29, 95 males for every 100 females at ages 30–64 years, and 87 males for every 100 females at age 65 or above.[3]
There was a total of 1,855,962 occupied and unoccupied private dwellings, 108,558 more than in 2013.[3]
Ten percent of private dwellings were unoccupied.[3]
Birthplace
In 2018, 3,370,122 people (71.7%) were born in New Zealand, with 1,329,633 (28.3%) born overseas.
Data is for the census's usually-resident population.[20]
Birthplace of New Zealanders
New Zealand (71.7%)
England (4.49%)
China (2.83%)
India (2.50%)
Australia (1.61%)
South Africa (1.52%)
Philippines (1.44%)
Fiji (1.33%)
Samoa (1.18%)
Unspecified (1.22%)
Other (10.2%)
Ethnicity
There was no change in the top five ethnicities between the 2013 and 2018 censuses, which are New Zealand European (64.1%), Māori (16.5%), Chinese (4.9%), Indian (4.7%), and Samoan (3.9%).[22]
Data is for the census usually-resident population count.[20]
Results add up to over 100% due to people declaring multiple ethnicities.
Religion
Most New Zealanders, 48.5% of the population, identify as being irreligious. Data is for the census usually-resident population count.[20]