New-zealand Population: 3 625 388 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 23% (male 427 776; female 407 074) 15-64 years: 65% (male 1 188 468; female 1 181 002) 65 years and over: 12% (male 182 253; female 238 815) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 1.04% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 14.89 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 7.6 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: 3.06 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 6.37 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.55 years male: 74.35 years female: 80.91 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 1.91 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: New Zealander(s) adjective: New Zealand Ethnic groups: New Zealand European 74.5% Maori 9.7% other European 4.6% Pacific Islander 3.8% Asian and others 7.4% Religions: Anglican 24% Presbyterian 18% Roman Catholic 15% Methodist 5% Baptist 2% other Protestant 3% unspecified or none 33% (1986) Languages: English (official) Maori Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% (1980 est.) male: NA% female: NA%
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