Māori Population Estimates (2018-base)

Māori population estimates from 30 June 2018 onwards are obtained by updating the base population of the Māori ethnic group (at 30 June 2018) for births, deaths, estimated net migration, and estimated interethnic mobility during the ensuing period. Population estimates for the Māori ethnic group from 30 June 2006 to 30 June 2018 were revised using results from the 2006 and 2018 Censuses. This is a longer revision period than the usual five-year period between each census due to the 2013 estimates now being deemed too low. A methodological change has also been made to the international migration component of population change. This has been updated to use the more accurate outcomes-based migration measure and ethnicity for migrants derived from linked administrative sources. See Māori ethnic group population estimates 2006–18: Methods and results paper for more detail on this revision and methodology change. en-NZ