National population estimates: At 30 June 2020
National population estimates give the best measure
between census dates of the population that usually lives in
an area, by age and sex, for the total New Zealand
area.
Key facts
At 30 June
2020:
• New Zealand’s estimated resident population
was provisionally at 5,025,000
• there were 2,474,800
males and 2,550,100 females
• the median age of males
and females was 36.3 and 38.6 years, respectively.
During the June 2020 year:
• New Zealand's population grew by
105,500, or 2.1 percent
• estimated natural increase
(births minus deaths) was 26,100 and estimated net migration
(migrant arrivals minus migrant departures) was
79,400.
These population estimates are subject to revision on 23 September 2020 to fully incorporate 2018 Census and census coverage results.
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