POPULATION STATISTICS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 40, 17 February 1911, Page 2

POPULATION STATISTICS

LATEST FIGURES. In this week's Gazette appears a return compiled by the Government Statistician of the estimated population of the Dominion as at 31st December last. It is as under :—: —

Chinese are included in the population given above. The number in New Zealand on Slst December, 1910, was estimated to be 2715, of whom 78 were females. Excluding Maoris, the population increased by 19.795, or at the rate of 2.01 per cent, during the year. To this increase, excess of births over deaths contributed 16,387, and excess of arrivals over departures 3403. -„Jl h6 birt'a -™te for the Dominion in 1910 was 26.21 per 1000 of mean population, and the death-rate 9.71, as KlSfcK ISfc 2729 and 922922 respectively in! „ The deaths in 1910 (9539) wem more ™. l f number registered in 1909 (8959) by 680, and the rate per 1000 ros& trom 9.22 to 9.71. The immbei of marriages (excluding those contracted between Maoris) solemnised in 1910 is estimated at 8200, giving a rate of 8.26 per 1000 of ths mean population, against 8094 sved 8.33, the actual number and rats in 1909.

Males, Females. Totals iopulation, cxc Maoris 520,905 472,758 1,009,721 lUaons ... 23,538 22,193 47,731 Cook and Islands ... 0,224 0,116 12,340 061,727 501,065 1,062,792 BIRTHS AXD DEATHS. „. „ Males. Females. Totals, girths -13.470 12,547 20,020 Woathß 5,004 4,030 0,030 Excess of births ... 7,875 5,512 10,387 ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. . . .' Miles. JFeiriales. Totals, Arrivals in Dominion 32,135 13,(?34 35.7G9 Departures 20,4,31 11,010 3210G1 Excess oj arrivals ... 1,684 1,721 3,408 3,401