Facts and figures
Country of birth
The New Zealand census figures listed here show the number of residents born in Africa or African countries (excluding South Africa).
Africa
- 1874 census: 68
- 1901 census: 103 (non-British Africa only)
- 1951 census: 239
Kenya
- 1976 census: 906
- 2001 census: 1,152
- 2006 census: 1,509
Rhodesia
- 1976 census: 522
Zimbabwe
- 2001 census: 2,889
- 2006 census: 8,151
Zambia
- 1976 census: 450
- 2001 census: 948
- 2006 census: 1,314
Somalia
- 2001 census: 1,770
- 2006 census: 1,857
Other Sub-Sahara Africa
- 2001 census: 3,408
- 2006 census: 4,593
United Arab Republic (Egypt)
- 1976 census: 451
Egypt
- 2001 census: 1,179
- 2006 census: 1,341
Other North Africa
- 2001 census: 711
- 2006 census: 969
Ethnic identity
In the 2006 census, people were asked to indicate the ethnic group with which they identified. Listed below are the numbers of people who identified with ethnicities relevant to the African story. The numbers include those who indicated more than one group.
- African: 4,053
- Somali: 2,316
- Other African: 1,029
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