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Story: Taupori Māori – Māori population change

Projected population by ethnicity and age

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Demographers have predicted that the European population will continue to decline as a proportion of the total population, whereas Māori as a proportion of the population will remain stable at around 21%.

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: Statistics New Zealand : ‘National ethnic population projections, by age and sex (2013 base)-2038'

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Ian Pool rāua ko Tahu Kukutai, Taupori Māori – Māori population change – Beyond the demographic transition, 1970–21st century, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/graph/31330/projected-population-by-ethnicity-and-age (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Ian Pool rāua ko Tahu Kukutai, published 10 May 2011.