Population:
3,951,307 (July 2003 est.)

Age Structure:
0-14 years: 21.9% (male 443,837; female 423,118)
15-64 years: 66.5% (male 1,318,751; female 1,307,796)
65 years and over: 11.6% (male 199,722; female 258,083) (2003 est.)

Birth Rate:
14.14 births/1000 population (2003 est.)

Death Rate:
7.54 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Sex Ratio:
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2003 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate:
total: 6.07 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.14 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 6.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth:
total population: 78.32 years
male: 75.34 years
female: 81.44 years (2003 est.)

Fertility Rate:
1.79 children born/woman (2003 est.)

Ethnic Groups:
New Zealand European 74.5%
Maori 9.7%
other European 4.6%
Pacific Islander 3.8%
Asian and others 7.4%

Language:
English (official), Maori (official)