New Zealand as a village of 100 people

This infographic presents an overview of New Zealand's population in 2013. It describes our population as if the country were a village of 100 people. 

Find out about:

• the proportion of males and females
• age groups and median age
• population growth since 1926
• cultural diversity (birthplace and ethnic groups)
• education and employment
• income.

The information comes from the 2013 Census.

Downloadable formats are available at the bottom of this page.

Why the data in this infographic is different to data in other 2013 Census products

Data presented in this infographic may be different to data in other 2013 Census products. For example, the number of Māori in the village of our infographic is 14, whereas 2013 Census QuickStats about national highlights states 14.9 percent of people in New Zealand are of Māori ethnicity.

In the infographic, we used the total census usually resident population count (‘total count’) to calculate percentages about the villagers. This total count includes all people who have not stated an answer or whose answer was unable to be allocated to a specific category. Using this total count ensures all 100 villagers are represented.

Other census products (including 2013 Census QuickStats about Māori) use percentages calculated from the census usually resident population that excludes people who have not stated an answer or whose answer was unable to be allocated to a specific category – known as 'total stated'.

Why some sections of the infographic refer to 80 people, not 100

Some data in the infographic refers to a subset of the total village population. For example, qualifications are counted for the census usually resident population aged 15 years and over – or 80 people in our village. Other census products also use these subsets of the census usually resident population count. 

For an accessible version of this information, contact:

communications@stats.govt.nz
021 285 9191