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Kōrero: English

English-born people in New Zealand, 1861–2023

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Since 1840 the English have been the largest foreign-born group in New Zealand. Until the 1970s they always represented over 40% of those born outside the country. In 2023 they were around 30%. As this graph shows, since the 1880s there have always been more than 100,000 English people living in the country.

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: New Zealand census, 1861–2023

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Terry Hearn, English – Importance and influence, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/interactive/1884/english-born-people-in-new-zealand-1861-2023 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Terry Hearn, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, updated 1 August 2024.