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Age and gender of New Zealand Filipinos, 1991 and 2023

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These two graphs show changes in the gender balance of the New Zealand Filipino population. In 1991, 70% of Filipinos in New Zealand were women. Over time the gender gap closed – by 2023 the New Zealand Filipino population was evenly split between men and women (similar to the total population).

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: New Zealand census, 1991 and 2023

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Carl Walrond, Filipinos – Arrivals and settlement, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/graph/1015/age-and-gender-of-new-zealand-filipinos-1991-and-2023 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 August 2024.