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Population:
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3,993,817 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 21.7% (male 443,211; female 422,507)
15-64 years: 66.7% (male 1,337,383; female 1,325,683)
65 years and over: 11.6% (male 203,084; female 261,949) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 33.4 years
male: 32.6 years
female: 34.1 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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1.05% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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14.04 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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7.54 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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4.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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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: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 5.96 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 6.83 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 78.49 years
male: 75.5 years
female: 81.61 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.79 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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1,400 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 200 (2003 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: New Zealander(s)
adjective: New Zealand
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Religions:
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Anglican 24%, Presbyterian 18%, Roman Catholic 15%, Methodist 5%, Baptist 2%, other Protestant 3%, unspecified or none 33% (1986)
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Languages:
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English (official), Maori (official)
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1980 est.)
male: NA
female: NA
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