Total population
- The median age (half are younger, and half older, than this age) is 35.9 years for people in New Zealand.
- 12.3 percent of people are aged 65 years and over in New Zealand.
- 21.5 percent of people are aged under 15 years in New Zealand.
| Total Population (Age group and sex) |
| New Zealand, 2006 Census |
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Māori ethnic population
- The median age of Māori (half are younger, and half older, than this age) is 22.7 years in New Zealand.
- 4.1 percent of Māori in New Zealand are aged 65 years and over.
- 35.4 percent of Māori are aged under 15 years in New Zealand.
| Māori Population (Age group and sex) |
| New Zealand, 2006 Census |
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Note: The Māori ethnic group population is the count for people of the Māori ethnic group. It includes those people who stated Māori as being either their sole ethnic group or one of several ethnic groups.
This data has been randomly rounded to protect confidentiality. Individual figures may not add up to totals, and values for the same data may vary in different text, tables and graphs.