National Population Estimates, June 2005 Quarter
Statistics New Zealand has released its latest national population estimates. In a nutshell:
- The estimated resident population of NZ was 4.10 million at 30 June 2005.
- Estimated population growth was 36,800 (0.9 percent) during the June 2005 year.
- Natural increase and net migration gain contributed 28,200 and 8,600, respectively, to population growth during the June 2005 year.
- The median ages for men and women were 34.6 and 36.4 years, respectively, at 30 June 2005.
- Quarterly population growth was estimated to be 5,000 at 30 June 2005.
Some Details
- The population growth recorded in the June 2005 year is below the average annual increase of 42,500 (1.1 percent) during the 10-year period from June 1995 to June 2005. The lower population growth during the June 2005 year, compared with the June 2004 year, was mainly due to a fall in net permanent and long-term migration.
- Natural increase (excess of births over deaths) was 28,200 in the June 2005 year, 2,000 lower than that recorded in the June 2004 year (30,200).
- At 30 June 2005, the estimated resident populations for males and females were 2,016,800 and 2,081,400, respectively (that's about 103 women per 100 men).
- NZ, along with other OECD countries, has an ageing population because of sub-replacement fertility and relatively low mortality. At 30 June 2005, half the NZ population was over the age of 35.5 years, compared with a median age of 32.6 years a decade earlier.
- At 30 June 2005, the working-age population (15-64 years) reached 2,721,200, an increase of 30,900 (1.2 percent) compared with the June 2004 year. This age group, which accounted for the largest proportion (66.4 percent) of the NZ population in 2005, increased by 318,700 (13.3 percent) between the 1995 and 2005 June years. At 30 June 2005 the median age of the working-age population (15-64 years) was 38.7 years, compared with 36.1 years a decade earlier.
This information comes from a larger Statistics NZ "Hot off the press" release (9 August). The URL for the release is http://www2.stats.govt.nz/domino/external/pasfull/pasfull.nsf/web/Hot+Off+The
+Press+National+Population+Estimates+June+2005+quarter?open
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