Estimated resident population of New Zealand

By ethnic group, as at 30 June 2023, number of people

The following information applies to all values in the table. Year as at 30 June: 2023, Age group: total, Sex: Total, Region: Total New Zealand
Ethnic group	Number of people
European or Other (including New Zealander)	3,493,800
Māori	911,200
Pacific Peoples	464,200
Asian	973,700
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African	103,700

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Limitations of the data

Population estimates give the best available measure of the size and age-sex composition of the population usually living in an area. However, uncertainty is inherent in the estimation process.
The estimates for the most recent years are provisional. This data was revised in 2025 and is due for further revisions and updates.

Data provided by

Stats NZ

Dataset name

Estimates and Projections: Estimated resident population (ERP), subnational population by ethnic group, age, and sex, at 30 June 2023

Webpage:

https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=Society%2C1%7CPopulation%20estimates%23CAT_POPULATION_ESTIMATES%23%7CEstimated%20resident%20population%23CAT_ESTIMATED_RESIDENT_POPULATION%23&pg=0&fc=Society&bp=true&snb=12&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=POPES_ERP_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=12%2B13%2B14%2B15%2B16%2B17%2B18%2B99%2BRC9999%2B01%2B02%2B03%2B04%2B05%2B06%2B07%2B08%2B09%2BNIRC%2BSIRC...1%2B2%2B3.3%2B5%2B4%2B2%2B1%2B9999&to[TIME]=false&lb=bt&vw=tb

How to find the data

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Import & extraction details

File as imported: Estimates and Projections: Estimated resident population (ERP), subnational population by ethnic group, age, and sex, at 30 June 2023

From the dataset Estimates and Projections: Estimated resident population (ERP), subnational population by ethnic group, age, and sex, at 30 June 2023, this data was extracted:

Rows: 2-54,001
Column: 15
Provided: 51,840 data points

This data forms the table Population - Estimated resident population by region, age group, sex and ethnic group at June 1996–2023.

Dataset originally released on:

April 09, 2025

Purpose of collection

Subnational population estimates are used in many administrative, statistical and research applications.
They are used by Government, regional planning authorities, local bodies, private organisation, researchers and individuals for determining future housing and other consumer needs, community amenities and social services at the subnational level.
Subnational estimates of population also provide information on the supply of labour for employment and the growth of markets.

Method of collection/Data provider

Population estimates from June 2013 are based on the 2023 Census results.
The estimated resident population of each area is based on the 2023 Census usually resident population count, with updates for:
- residents missed or counted more than once by the census (net census undercount)
- residents temporarily overseas on census night
- reconciliation with demographic estimates for ages 0-14 years
- births, deaths, and net migration between census night and the date of the estimate.

The estimated resident population is not directly comparable with the census usually resident population count because of these adjustments.

Estimated resident population of New Zealand

By ethnic group, as at 30 June 2023, number of people

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