Population

Population counts and growth
Source: Census of Population and Dwellings (five-yearly)
Producing agency: Statistics New Zealand

Population by location
Source: Census of Population and Dwellings (five-yearly)
Producing agency: Statistics New Zealand

Components of population change
Source: Census of Population and Dwellings (five-yearly)
Producing agency: Statistics New Zealand

Composition: age, sex, ethnicity, marital status, country of birth, etc
Source: Census of Population and Dwellings (five-yearly)
Producing agency: Statistics New Zealand

Māori population
Source: Census of Population and Dwellings (five-yearly)
Producing agency: Statistics New Zealand

Estimates for the total population and Māori population at national and subnational levels
Source: derived statistic (quarterly)
Producing agency: Statistics New Zealand

Ethnic population projections for Asian, European, Māori, and Pacific peoples at national and subnational levels
Source: based on the Census of Population and Dwellings (outputs every 2–3 years)
Producing agency: Statistics New Zealand

Families and households
Source: Census of Population and Dwellings (five-yearly)
Producing agency: Statistics New Zealand

Citizenship approvals
Source: Department of Internal Affairs administrative data (tables are released annually as part of the Tourism and Migration Report)
Producing agency: Statistics New Zealand

Migration: passenger arrivals and departures
Source: New Zealand Immigration Service administrative data (monthly)
Producing agency: Statistics New Zealand

Internal migration (New Zealanders moving within New Zealand)
Source: Census of Population and Dwellings (five-yearly)
Producing agency: Statistics New Zealand

Disability: status and type of disability
Source: Household disability survey (five-yearly)
Producing agency: Statistics New Zealand

Total usually-resident population projections
Source: derived statistics (2–3 yearly)
Producing agency: Statistics New Zealand

Abortion statistics, including the number of abortions performed in New Zealand, the general abortion rate for women aged between 15 and 44 years, abortion rates in four-year age brackets, and the median age of women having abortions
Source: Abortion Supervisory Committee administrative data (annual)
Producing agency: Statistics New Zealand

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