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National population estimates: At 30 June 2021

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Estimated resident population and population change
Estimates resident population, by broad age group
Estimated resident population, by five-year age group

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Table 1

Estimated resident population and population change

Population change Population change due to:

Estimated resident
population⁽¹⁾
Natural
Number⁽²⁾ Percent Net migration⁽⁴⁾
increase⁽³⁾

Quarter ended
30 Jun 2018 4,900,600 14,500 0.30 6,400 5,300
30 Sep 2018 4,921,300 20,700 0.42 6,000 14,700
31 Dec 2018 4,941,200 19,900 0.40 6,900 13,000
31 Mar 2019 4,965,300 24,100 0.49 7,500 16,700
30 Jun 2019 4,979,200 13,900 0.28 6,200 7,700
30 Sep 2019 5,006,900 27,700 0.56 6,000 21,800
31 Dec 2019 5,040,400 33,500 0.67 7,000 26,500
31 Mar 2020 P (5) 5,082,800 42,400 0.84 6,700 35,700
30 Jun 2020 P (5) 5,090,200 7,400 0.15 6,500 900
30 Sep 2020 P (5) 5,099,400 9,200 0.18 6,600 2,600
31 Dec 2020 P (5) 5,106,400 7,100 0.14 6,700 400
31 Mar 2021 P (5) 5,112,900 6,500 0.13 7,100 -600
30 Jun 2021 P (5) 5,122,600 9,700 0.19 7,400 2,300
Year ended 30 June
2011 4,384,000 33,300 0.77 34,100 3,900
2012 4,408,100 24,100 0.55 31,900 -3,200
2013 4,442,100 34,000 0.77 30,800 7,900
2014 4,516,500 74,400 1.67 29,300 33,500
2015 4,609,400 92,900 2.06 27,700 53,400
2016 4,714,100 104,700 2.27 28,400 64,600
2017 4,813,600 99,500 2.11 28,300 59,500
2018 4,900,600 87,000 1.81 26,700 49,000
2019 4,979,200 78,600 1.60 26,500 52,100
2020 P (5) 5,090,200 111,000 2.23 26,200 84,800
2021 P (5) 5,122,600 32,400 0.64 27,700 4,700

1. The estimated resident population is based on the census usually resident population count, updated for
residents missed or counted more than once by the census (net census undercount); residents temporarily
overseas on census night; and births, deaths, and net migration between census night and the date of the
estimate.
2. Natural increase plus net migration. Up to June 2018, population estimates also include an intercensal
adjustment which reflects errors in the census-based estimates and/or components of change. The adjustment
is calculated at the end of each intercensal period.
3. Excess of births over deaths. Births and deaths have been estimated by date of occurrence. They differ
from births and deaths registered over the same period.
4. Net migration is the difference between the number of migrant arrivals and departures. A minus sign denotes an
excess of departures over arrivals. These migration estimates may differ slightly from other published migration
estimates because of differences in the timing of when the migration estimates are calculated.
5. Data are provisional until the duration of stay/absence can be calculated definitively, about 6 quarters
after the reference period.

Note: Population estimates are revised following each Census of Population and Dwellings. The difference between annual population
change and the sum of natural increase (births less deaths) and net migration is due to intercensal adjustments.
Due to rounding, individual figures may not always sum to the stated total(s). All derived figures have
been calculated using data of greater precision than published.

Symbol:
P provisional
Source: Stats NZ
n annual population
Table 2

Estimated resident population⁽¹⁾

By broad age group

Age group (years)

Median age
At 30 June
(years)
All ages Under 15 15–39 40–64 65+

Total
2011 4,384,000 910,700 1,459,100 1,434,100 580,100 37.1
2012 4,408,100 909,800 1,450,500 1,444,700 603,000 37.4
2013 4,442,100 908,800 1,452,300 1,455,000 626,000 37.6
2014 4,516,500 911,700 1,484,500 1,471,700 648,500 37.5
2015 4,609,400 916,200 1,533,800 1,489,200 670,200 37.4
2016 4,714,100 924,600 1,590,000 1,507,500 692,000 37.2
2017 4,813,600 936,800 1,637,100 1,525,800 713,800 37.1
2018 4,900,600 946,400 1,676,900 1,542,300 734,900 37.2
2019 4,979,200 956,000 1,705,600 1,557,700 759,800 37.3
2020(2) P 5,090,200 966,400 1,750,100 1,581,800 791,900 37.4
2021(2) P 5,122,600 968,600 1,745,400 1,589,500 819,100 37.7
Males
2011 2,143,600 466,700 716,700 695,000 265,100 36.1
2012 2,155,000 466,500 713,200 698,400 276,900 36.3
2013 2,172,200 465,900 715,700 702,000 288,600 36.4
2014 2,215,700 467,500 737,300 710,900 300,000 36.3
2015 2,270,100 469,900 769,000 720,500 310,600 36.1
2016 2,328,500 474,800 801,100 730,900 321,800 36.0
2017 2,382,700 481,200 827,200 741,500 332,700 35.9
2018 2,430,200 485,900 849,400 751,700 343,200 36.0
2019 2,471,100 491,200 864,300 760,200 355,400 36.2
2020 (2) P 2,527,200 496,300 887,800 772,500 370,600 36.3
2021 (2) P 2,542,600 497,600 884,500 777,100 383,500 36.7
Females
2011 2,240,400 444,000 742,500 739,000 314,900 38.0
2012 2,253,100 443,300 737,300 746,400 326,100 38.3
2013 2,269,900 442,900 736,700 753,000 337,400 38.5
2014 2,300,800 444,200 747,100 760,900 348,600 38.6
2015 2,339,300 446,200 764,900 768,600 359,600 38.6
2016 2,385,600 449,900 788,900 776,700 370,200 38.4
2017 2,430,900 455,600 809,900 784,300 381,100 38.3
2018 2,470,500 460,500 827,500 790,600 391,800 38.3
2019 2,508,100 464,800 841,300 797,500 404,500 38.3
2020 (2) P 2,563,000 470,100 862,300 809,300 421,300 38.4
2021 (2) P 2,580,000 471,000 860,900 812,400 435,600 38.7

1. The estimated resident population is based on the census usually resident population count, updated for
residents missed or counted more than once by the census (net census undercount); residents temporarily
overseas on census night; and births, deaths, and net migration between census night and the date of the
estimate.

2. Data are provisional until the duration of stay/absence can be calculated definitively (according to the 12/16-month rule),
about 6 quarters after the reference period.

Note: Due to rounding, individual figures may not always sum to the stated total(s).

Symbol:
P provisional
Source: Stats NZ
Table 3

Estimated resident population⁽¹⁾

By five-year age group

At 30 June
Age group
Males Females Total
(years)
2011 2020 P (2) 2021 P (2) 2011 2020 P (2) 2021 P (2) 2011 2020 P (2) 2021 P (2)

Under 5 163,020 156,930 156,710 154,440 148,910 148,800 317,460 305,840 305,510
5–9 148,500 168,610 167,260 142,060 159,990 158,310 290,560 328,600 325,570
10–14 155,210 170,780 173,620 147,470 161,240 163,920 302,680 332,010 337,540
15–19 160,330 163,170 161,330 154,220 154,750 153,550 314,550 317,930 314,880
20–24 154,490 176,210 172,020 152,740 163,940 161,240 307,230 340,160 333,260
25–29 134,090 195,930 190,640 140,800 187,610 181,390 274,880 383,540 372,040
30–34 128,120 186,450 191,640 140,000 187,300 192,470 268,120 373,760 384,110
35–39 139,650 166,020 168,850 154,710 168,660 172,270 294,360 334,690 341,110
40–44 150,700 152,520 154,820 165,930 155,640 157,780 316,630 308,160 312,600
45–49 154,850 162,080 158,830 165,720 169,380 164,650 320,570 331,460 323,480
50–54 145,790 159,180 161,590 153,890 166,580 169,610 299,670 325,760 331,200
55–59 126,520 157,930 157,610 132,270 167,910 166,540 258,790 325,830 324,150
60–64 117,170 140,790 144,220 121,240 149,780 153,860 238,420 290,570 298,090
65–69 88,050 120,320 122,810 92,280 127,310 130,780 180,330 247,630 253,590
70–74 68,790 103,180 106,650 74,730 109,370 112,890 143,530 212,550 219,540
75–79 48,530 69,320 71,690 55,800 77,180 79,510 104,330 146,500 151,200
80–84 35,350 43,460 46,770 45,730 53,310 56,990 81,080 96,770 103,760
85–89 17,850 23,060 23,540 29,960 32,340 32,880 47,810 55,400 56,420
90+ 6,550 11,240 12,010 16,430 21,810 22,570 22,980 33,050 34,580
All ages 2,143,600 2,527,200 2,542,600 2,240,400 2,563,000 2,580,000 4,384,000 5,090,200 5,122,600

1. The estimated resident population is based on the census usually resident population count, updated for residents
missed or counted more than once by the census (net census undercount); residents temporarily overseas on
census night; and births, deaths, and net migration between census night and the date of the estimate.
2. Data are provisional until the duration of stay/absence can be calculated definitively (according to the 12/16-month rule)
about 6 quarters after the reference period.

Note: Due to rounding, individual figures may not always sum to the stated total(s).

Symbol:
P provisional

Source: Stats NZ