Key facts

At 30 September 2021:

• New Zealand’s estimated resident population was provisionally 5,126,300
• there were 2,544,400 males and 2,581,900 females
• the median age of males and females was 36.8 and 38.8 years respectively.

During the year ended September 2021:

• New Zealand’s population grew by 27,500 ( 0.5 percent)
• estimated natural increase (births minus deaths) was 26,700
• estimated net migration (migrant arrivals minus migrant departures) was 800.

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National population estimates: At 30 September 2021 – Infoshare tables

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