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New Zealand Population Census
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Year
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Population
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1986
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3,236,283
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1991
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3,373,926
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1996
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3,618,303
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2001
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3,737,277
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2006
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4,027,947
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The New Zealand census is conducted once every five years.
Statistics New Zealand has estimated that New Zealand's population reached 4 million on 24 April 2003. It reached 3 million in 1973, 2 million in 1952 and 1 million in 1908. 76 percent of New Zealand residents live on the North Island.
All of New Zealand Demographics Snapshot (2006 Census) National Profile. (Categories include: Population and Dwellings; Age and Sex; Cultural Diversity; Marital Status; Education; Work; Income; Families; Households; Phones; Net and fax; Transport; and Housing.)
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