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Fijians in New Zealand, 1891–2018

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The number of people living in New Zealand who were born in Fiji remained relatively small until the 1980s. This graph illustrates the surge in the Fijian-born population, and those of indigenous Fijian and Indo-Fijian ethnicity in New Zealand from the early 21st century.

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: Stats NZ census, 1901–2018

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Jacqueline Leckie, Fijians – The Fijian community, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/graph/769/fijians-in-new-zealand-1891-2018 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jacqueline Leckie, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 July 2024.