Statistical View of Fifty Years' Progress in New Zealand,
Wellington. By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer.
1904.I.—Population.
Year. | Population (exclusive of Maoris and for Annexed Pacific Islands) on 31st December. | Births. | Deaths. | Marriages. | ||
Males. | Females. | Totals. | ||||
1854 | 17,914 | 14,640 | 32,554 | .. | .. | .. |
1855 | 20,781 | 16,411 | 37,192 | 1,460 | 470 | 406 |
1856 | 25,356 | 20,184 | 45,540 | 1,722 | 406 | 404 |
1857 | 27,606 | 22,196 | 49,802 | 1,966 | 434 | 478 |
1858 | 33,679 | 25,734 | 59,413 | 2,272 | 582 | 534 |
1859 | 41,107 | 30,486 | 71,593 | 2,647 | 704 | 603 |
1860 | 45,394 | 34,317 | 79,711 | 3,146 | 1,092 | 690 |
1861 | 61,062 | 37,959 | 99,021 | 3,441 | 1,109 | 878 |
1862 | 79,680 | 46,132 | 125,812 | 4,064 | 1,231 | 1,091 |
1863 | 105,978 | 58,070 | 164,048 | 5,115 | 1,983 | 1,485 |
1864 | 106,580 | 65,578 | 172,158 | 6,501 | 2,921 | 1,878 |
1865 | 117,376 | 73,231 | 190,607 | 7,490 | 2,757 | 1,908 |
1866 | 125,080 | 79,034 | 204,114 | 8,466 | 2,540 | 2,038 |
1867 | 131,929 | 86,739 | 218,668 | 8,918 | 2,702 | 2,050 |
1868 | 134,621 | 91,997 | 226,618 | 9,391 | 2,662 | 2,085 |
1869 | 140,112 | 97,137 | 237,249 | 9,718 | 2,721 | 1,931 |
1870 | 145,732 | 102,668 | 248,400 | 10,277 | 2,703 | 1,851 |
1871 | 156,431 | 110,555 | 266,986 | 10,592 | 2,642 | 1,864 |
1872 | 162,404 | 117,156 | 279,560 | 10,795 | 3,192 | 1,873 |
1873 | 170,406 | 125,540 | 295,946 | 11,222 | 3,645 | 2,276 |
1874 | 194,349 | 147,511 | 341,860 | 12,844 | 4,161 | 2,828 |
1875 | 213,294 | 162,562 | 375,856 | 14,438 | 5,712 | 3,209 |
1876 | 225,580 | 173,495 | 399,075 | 16,168 | 4,904 | 3,196 |
1877 | 227,681 | 180,937 | 408,618 | 16,856 | 4,685 | 3,114 |
1878 | 240,627 | 191,892 | 432,519 | 17,770 | 4,645 | 3,377 |
1879 | 257,894 | 205,835 | 463,729 | 18,070 | 5,583 | 3,352 |
1880 | 268,364 | 216,500 | 484,864 | 19,341 | 5,437 | 3,181 |
1881 | 274,986 | 225,924 | 500,910 | 18,732 | 5,491 | 3,277 |
1882 | 283,303 | 234,404 | 517,707 | 19,009 | 5,701 | 3,600 |
1883 | 294,665 | 246,212 | 540,877 | 19,202 | 6,061 | 3,612 |
1884 | 306,667 | 257,637 | 564,304 | 19,846 | 5,740 | 3,800 |
1885 | 312,125 | 263,101 | 575,226 | 19,693 | 6,081 | 3,813 |
1886 | 317,646 | 271,740 | 589,386 | 19,299 | 6,135 | 3,488 |
1887 | 324,558 | 278,803 | 603,361 | 19,135 | 6,137 | 3,563 |
1888 | 324,948 | 282,432 | 607,380 | 18,902 | 5,708 | 3,617 |
1889 | 328,588 | 287,464 | 616,052 | 18,457 | 5,772 | 3,632 |
1890 | 332,557 | 292,951 | 625,508 | 18,278 | 5,994 | 3,797 |
1891 | 336,174 | 297,884 | 634,058 | 18,273 | 6,518 | 3,805 |
1892 | 345,146 | 305,287 | 650,433 | 17,876 | 6,459 | 4,002 |
1893 | 357,635 | 314,630 | 672,265 | 18,187 | 6,707 | 4,115 |
1894 | 363,763 | 322,365 | 686,128 | 18,528 | 6,918 | 4,178 |
1895 | 369,725 | 328,981 | 698,706 | 18,546 | 6,863 | 4,110 |
1896 | 376,987 | 337,175 | 714,162 | 18,612 | 6,432 | 4,843 |
1897 | 384,703 | 344,353 | 729,056 | 18,737 | 6,595 | 4,920 |
1898 | 392,124 | 351,339 | 743,463 | 18,955 | 7,244 | 5,091 |
1899 | 398,679 | 357,826 | 756,505 | 18,835 | 7,680 | 5,461 |
1900 | 403,628 | 364,650 | 768,278 | 19,546 | 7,200 | 5,860 |
1901 | 414,223 | 373,434 | 787,657 | 20,491 | 7,634 | 6,095 |
1902 | 425,908 | 382,021 | 807,929 | 20,655 | 8,375 | 6,394 |
1903 | 439,674 | 392,831 | 832,505 | 21,829 | 8,528 | 6,780 |
Note.—Maori population excluded from above was 43,143 in 1901, and that of Cook Islands, & 12,292 Persons.
II.—Land and Stock,
Year. | Occupied and Cultivated Holdings over One Acre in Extent. | Land (including Sown Grasses) under Cultivation. | Live-stock. | |||
Horses. | Horned Cattle. | Sheep. | Pigs. | |||
Number. | Acres. | |||||
1854 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1855 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1856 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1857 | .. | 121,648 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1858 | .. | 141,007 | 14,912 | 137,204 | 1,523,324 | 40,734 |
1859 | .. | 156,940 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1860 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1861 | .. | 226,621 | 28,275 | 193,285 | 2,761,383 | 43,270 |
1862 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
1863 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1864 | .. | 382,655 | 49,409 | 249,760 | 4,937,273 | 61,276 |
1865 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1866 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1867 | .. | 676,909 | 65,715 | 312,835 | 8,418,579 | 115,104 |
1868 | 11,932 | 783,435 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1869 | 13,476 | 997,477 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1870 | 10,211 | 1,140,279 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1871 | 14,874 | 1,226,222 | 81,028 | 436,592 | 9,700,629 | 151,460 |
1872 | 15,304 | 1,416,933 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1873 | 15,883 | 1,651,712 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1874 | 16,092 | 943,653 | 99,261 | 494,113 | 11,674,863 | 123,741 |
1875 | 17,250 | 2,377,402 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1876 | 18,750 | 2,940,711 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1877 | 20,519 | 3,523,277 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1878 | 21,048 | 3,982,866 | 137,768 | 578,430 | 13,069,338 | 207,337 |
1879 | 23,129 | 4,506,889 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1880 | 24,147 | 4,768,192 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1881 | 26,298 | 5,189,104 | 161,736 | 698,637 | 12,985,085 | 200,083 |
1882 | 27,352 | 5,651,255 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1883 | 28,587 | 6,072,949 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1884 | 29,814 | 6,550,399 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1885 | 31,763 | 6,668,920 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1886 | 33,332 | 6,845,177 | 187,382 | 853,358 | 16,564,595 | 277,901 |
1887 | 34,743 | 7,284,752 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1888 | 35,747 | 7,670,167 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1889 | 38,178 | 8,015,426 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1890 | 38,083 | 8,462,495 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1891 | 41,224 | 8,893,225 | 211,040 | 831,831 | 18,128,186 | 308,812 |
1892 | 42,768 | 9,713,745 | .. | .. | 18,570,752 | 19,380,369 |
1893 | 45,290 | 10,063,051 | .. | 885,305 | ||
1894 | 46,676 | 10,128,076 | .. | 964,034 | 20,230,829 | .. |
1895 | 52,790 | 10,698,809 | 237,418 | 1,047,901 | 19,826,604 | 239,778 |
1896 | 58,904 | 11,550,075 | 249,813 | 1,138,572 | 19,138,493 | 209,853 |
1897 | 60,759 | 11,444,563 | 252,834 | 1,209,165 | 19,687,954 | 186,027 |
1898 | 62,639 | 11,984,606 | 258,115 | 1,203,024 | 19,673,725 | 193,512 |
.1899 | 62,485 | 12,474,511 | 261,931 | 1,222,139 | 19,348,506 | 249,751 |
1900 | 62,786 | 12,636,035 | 266,245 | 1,256,680 | 19,355,195 | 250,975 |
1901 | 63,982 | 13,083,971 | 279,672 | 1,361,784 | 20,233,099 | 224,024 |
1902 | 65,034 | 13,357,700 | 286,955 | 1,460,663 | 20,342,727 | 193,740 |
1903 | 66,092 | 13,504,004 | 298,714 | 1,593,547 | 18,954,553 | 226,591 |