| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Population (2008) | 4,173,460 |
| Annual population growth rate (year ending June 2010) | 1.3 |
| Age Structure (2010 est.) |
0-14 years: 20.7% (male 447,174/female 424,522) 15-64 years: 66.5% (male 1,404,143/female 1,399,530) 65 years and over: 12.8% (male 244,986/female 293,063) |
| Urbanization |
urban population: 87% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: growth 0.9% p.a. 1970–90 and 1.2% p.a. 1990–2006, 1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
| Ethnic groups |
European 76.8%; Maori 14.9%; Asian 9.7%; other Polynesian Pacific peoples 7.2%; Middle Eastern, Latin American, and African 0.9%. (Note: People can choose to identify with more than one ethnic group.) |
| Languages |
English 98% Te Reo Māori 4.2% NZ Sign Language 0.6% (all official) |
| Religion (2006 Census) | Christian 55.6%, no religion 34.7%, Hindu 1.5%, Buddhist 1.3%, Islam/Muslim 0.8%, Jewish 0.2%, Spiritualism/New Age 0.5%, other 0.6% |
| Life expectancy (2010 est.) | 80, male: 78.52 years, female: 82.53 years |
| Infant mortality rate (2006) | 5.1/1,000 |