‘Our people are thriving’: New Zealand Māori population hits one million

Nine-month-old Huia is part of a younger, rapidly growing Māori population that could significantly reshape the look and future of New Zealand.Nine-month-old Huia is part of a younger, rapidly growing Māori population that could significantly reshape the look and future of New Zealand.

As the Māori population passes one million people, the society Huia will grow up in will look markedly different to that of his ancestors. He is one of a younger, rapidly growing Māori population that could significantly reshape the look and future of New Zealand. As well has having more babies, people are less likely to try to quantify their Māori ancestry, France-White says. Rather, people are accepting that if their great-great-grandparent was Māori, they are too.

The 2023 census was a “combined census”, which sourced data from the official census questionnaire as well as the previous census, birth registrations and the electoral roll. The shift in approach followed a disastrous 2018 census, which saw the overall response rate drop to 83% and further still for Māori respondents, of whom just 65% filled out forms.

Census figures also show the median Māori age is 27.2 years old – much younger than the total New Zealand population median age, at 38.1 years. Nearly one in three people under 25 now identify as Māori.

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