Ethnic identity
In the New Zealand census, people were asked to indicate the ethnic group or groups with which they identified. Listed below are the numbers of people who identified with ethnicities relevant to the African story. The numbers include those who indicated more than one group.
- African: 4,053 (2006); 6,819 (2013); 7,221 (2018)
- Somali: 2,319 (2006); 1,614 (2013); 1,701 (2018)
- Ethiopian: 1,029 (2006); 1,245 (2013); 1,635 (2018)
- Other African: 1,110 (2006); 1,245 (2013); 1,005 (2018)
Country of birth
The New Zealand census figures listed here show the number of residents born in Africa or African countries (excluding South Africa).
Africa
- 1874 census: 68
- 1901 census: 103 (non-British Africa only)
- 1951 census: 239
Kenya
- 1976 census: 906
- 2001 census: 1,152
- 2006 census: 1,509
- 2013 census: 1,647
- 2018 census: 1,869
Rhodesia
- 1976 census: 522
Zimbabwe
- 2001 census: 2,889
- 2006 census: 8,148
- 2013 census: 8,100
- 2018 census: 8,685
Zambia
- 1976 census: 450
- 2001 census: 948
- 2006 census: 1,314
- 2013 census: 1,416
- 2018 census: 1,536
Ethiopia
- 2001 census: 654
- 2006 census: 930
- 2013 census: 1,140
- 2018 census: 1,479
Somalia
- 2001 census: 1,770
- 2006 census: 1,857
- 2013 census: 1,104
- 2018 census: 1,134
Other Sub-Sahara Africa
- 2001 census: 3,408
- 2006 census: 3,681
- 2013 census: 4,398
- 2018 census: 5,574
United Arab Republic (Egypt)
- 1976 census: 451
Egypt
- 2001 census: 1,179
- 2006 census: 1,344
- 2013 census: 1,275
- 2018 census: 1,713