Welcome to the Population and Sustainable Development website.
It provides access to New Zealand population statistics published by a wide range of government departments and agencies.
It will help you:
- find what demographic information is available
- understand how to access demographic information
- become familiar with some of the key frameworks used to analyse population issues
- understand some key population terms
- get expert advice on how to use population information
- find sources of further information and expertise
Tools and resources
Online toolbox includes checklists and frameworks for analysis.
The Population Association of New Zealand website provides a gateway for contact with the wider demographic community in New Zealand. PANZ is affiliated with a number of other professional organisations with geographic and demographic interests
Population questions
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Frequently asked questions about population.
Dīd you know?
One in five young New Zealanders identify with more than one ethnicity.
The increase in New Zealand's population from three to four million was due mainly to natural increase, an excess of births over deaths, with little gain from migration.
The median age of New Zealand women having babies in 2009 is 30 years.