Country of birth
The New Zealand census figures listed here show the number of residents born in countries of the Middle East.
Arabia
- 1881 census: 1
- 1921 census: 4
Saudi Arabia
- 2001 census: 258
- 2006 census: 627
- 2013 census: 1,881
Persia
- 1881 census: 2
- 1921 census: 8
- 1951 census: 20
Iran
- 2001 census: 1,980
- 2006 census: 2,793
- 2013 census: 3,084
Syria
- 1921 census: 338
- 1951 census: 48
- 2001 census: 243
- 2006 census: 354
- 2013 census: 393
Turkey
- 1921 census: 21
- 1951 census: 28
- 1976 census: 201
- 2001 census: 396
- 2006 census: 600
- 2013 census: 810
Lebanon
- 1951 census: 204
- 1976 census: 211
- 2001 census: 408
- 2006 census: 411
- 2013 census: 423
Jordan
- 1951 census: 2
- 2001 census: 216
- 2006 census: 348
- 2013 census: 462
Bahrain
- 2001 census: 192
- 2006 census: 291
- 2013 census: 255
Iraq
- 2001 census: 4,848
- 2006 census: 6,024
- 2013 census: 5,481
Kuwait
- 2001 census: 456
- 2006 census: 606
- 2013 census: 600
Oman
- 2001 census: 78
- 2006 census: 285
- 2013 census: 294
Palestine
- 2001 census: 123
- 2006 census: 108
- 2013 census: 162
Qatar
- 2001 census: 48
- 2006 census: 72
- 2013 census: 99
United Arab Emirates
- 2001 census: 411
- 2006 census: 744
- 2013 census: 915
Yemen
- 2001 census: 66
- 2006 census: 81
- 2013 census: 84
Ethnic identity
In the 2006 and 2013 censuses, people were asked to indicate the ethnic group or groups with which they identified. The numbers include those who indicated more than one group.
- Arab: 2,607 (2006); 2,916 (2013)
- Assyrian: 1,683 (2006); 1,497 (2013)
- Iranian/Persian: 2,895 (2006); 3,198 (2013)
- Iraqi: 3,222 (2006); 2,583 (2013)
- Lebanese: 999 (2006); 1,044 (2013)
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