Census data show demographic disparities deepening
ANALYSIS: The Asian population doubled in last 10 years and is now bigger than the Māori population. We cannot solely rely on importing a skilled workforce; we have to grow our own people.
The Asian population is more concentrated in skilled or highly skilled occupations.
We added 300,000 people to our population between 2018 and 2023, with the Asian and Māori population growing the fastest.
The first tranche of the Census numbers has been released. According to the 2023 Census, New Zealand’s usual resident population fell just short of the five million mark. We
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