New Zealand Gazette – 1924 – No. 13

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✨ Population Statistics

Feb. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 605

Population of the Dominion.

RETURN of the Population of the Dominion of New Zealand and Mandated Territory on 31st December, 1923.

	Males.	Females.	Total.
Population (exclusive of Maoris) of New Zealand proper on 31st December, 1922	645,524	619,873	1,265,397
Increase during 1923—
Excess of births over deaths	8,102	8,366
Excess of arrivals over departures†	3,944	3,424
Total net increase during 1923	12,046	11,790	23,836
Population (exclusive of Maoris) of New Zealand proper on 31st December, 1923	657,570	631,663	1,289,233
Estimated Maori population on 31st December, 1923	28,390	25,410	53,800
Estimated population of Cook Islands and Niue on 31st December, 1923	6,820	6,625	13,445
Estimated population of the Mandated Territory of Western Samoa on 31st December, 1923	19,950	18,040	37,990
Total population of the Dominion of New Zealand and Mandated Territory on 31st December, 1923	712,730	681,738	1,394,468

Subject to revision. † Including crews.

BIRTHS AND DEATHS.

The numbers and rates of births and deaths for the last ten years are as under:—

Year.	Numbers.		Rate per 1,000 of the Mean Population.
	Births.	Deaths.	Births.	Deaths.
1914	28,338	10,148	25·99	9·31
1915	27,850	9,965	25·33	9·06
1916	28,509	10,596	25·94	9·64
1917	28,239	10,528	25·69	9·58
1918	25,860	16,364	23·44	14·84
1919	24,483	10,808	21·42	9·46
1920	29,921	12,109	25·09	10·15
1921	28,567	10,682	23·34	8·73
1922	29,006	10,977	23·17	8·77
1923*	27,976	11,508	21·95	9·03

Subject to revision.

The birth-rate for the year 1923 is, with the exception of that for the year 1919, the lowest ever recorded in the Dominion. The death-rate for 1923 is also low.

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, 25th February, 1924.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.

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🏛️ Population of the Dominion of New Zealand and Mandated Territory on 31st December, 1923

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated25 February 1924
KeywordsPopulation, Statistics, New Zealand, Maori, Cook Islands, Niue, Western Samoa
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MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician

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