Population 3,908,037 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 22.2% (male 443,921; female 422,804)
15-64 years: 66.3% (male 1,299,973; female 1,290,097)
65 years and over: 11.5% (male 196,640; female 254,602) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 1.12% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 14.23 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 7.55 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 4.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 6.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 78.15 years
female: 81.27 years (2002 est.)
male: 75.17 years

Total fertility rate 1.8 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 0.06% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 1,200 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths less than 100 (1999 est.)

Nationality
noun: New Zealander(s)
adjective: New Zealand

Ethnic groups New Zealand European 74.5%, Maori 9.7%, other European 4.6%, Pacific Islander 3.8%, Asian and others 7.4%

Religions Anglican 24%, Presbyterian 18%, Roman Catholic 15%, Methodist 5%, Baptist 2%, other Protestant 3%, unspecified or none 33% (1986)

Languages English (official), Maori (official)

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1980 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%

NOTE: The information regarding New Zealand on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of New Zealand People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about New Zealand People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.