| Total |  Total | | 3,441,000 | 1,526,000 | 859,000 | 658,000 | 398,000 |
| New Zealand born with New Zealand born parents | | 1,725,000 | 744,000 | 435,000 | 363,000 | 182,000 |
| New Zealand born with at least one overseas born parent | | 726,000 | 284,000 | 200,000 | 162,000 | 80,000 |
| Overseas born recent migrant | | 471,000 | 256,000 | 91,000 | 45,000 | 79,000 |
| Overseas born long-term migrant | | 481,000 | 229,000 | 126,000 | 75,000 | 51,000 |
| People raised by lots of people or an institution | | 39,000 | 13,000 | 7,000 | 13,000 | |