| Total |  Total | | 3,247,000 | 1,293,000 | 745,000 | 592,000 | 617,000 |
| New Zealand born with New Zealand born parents | | 1,697,000 | 625,000 | 426,000 | 342,000 | 304,000 |
| New Zealand born with at least one overseas born parent | | 724,000 | 279,000 | 169,000 | 150,000 | 126,000 |
| Overseas born recent migrant | | 373,000 | 194,000 | 62,000 | 21,000 | 96,000 |
| Overseas born long-term migrant | | 427,000 | 184,000 | 84,000 | 72,000 | 87,000 |
| People raised by lots of people or an institution | | 27,000 | 12,000 | | | |