November 17, 2022
Māori now 17.4 percent of population
The Māori population grew 2 percent in the year to June, compared to a overall increase for the national population of 0.2 percent.
Stats NZ says the estimated 17,200 increase was made up of the natural increase of births minus deaths of 13,500, as well as net migration and net inter-ethnic mobility where people changed their ethnic identification to include Māori.
It means Maori now make up 17.4 percent of Aotearoa’s population, or 892,200 people.
There were 444,400 males and 447,800 females identifying as Māori.
The population is younger, with a median aged of 25.5 for males and 27.6 for females compared with 37 and 39.1 respectively for the total population.