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  •   Home > News > Health & Safety

    New Zealand's population has reached a record high - of more than 5.3 million people

    New Zealand's population has reached a record high - of more than 5.3 million people


    The fertility rate in the year to June has risen -- from 1.55 births per woman, to 1.57.

    The infant mortality rate per one-thousand live births has also risen -- from 4.95 deaths, to 5.14.

    The population is about 50.3 percent female.

    The median age of females is 39, while the median age of males is 37.4.

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