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The Chatham Islands (/ ˈ tʃ æ t ə m / CHAT-əm; Moriori: Rēkohu, lit. 'Misty Sun'; Māori: Wharekauri) are an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean about 800 km (430 nmi) east of New Zealand's South Island, administered as part of New Zealand, [4] and consisting of about 10 islands within an approximate 60 km (30 nmi) radius, the largest of which are Chatham Island and Pitt Island ().
Total population; approx. 1,000 (2018 census) [1] Regions with significant populations; Chatham Islands: 36 (2013 census) [2] North Island: 354 (2013 census) [2] South Island: 348 (2013 census) [2] Languages; English, Māori, formerly Moriori: Religion; Christianity including Rātana [2] Related ethnic groups; Māori people, other Polynesian ...
The 2018 census enumerated a resident population of 4,699,755 – a 10.8 percent increase over the population recorded in the 2013 census. [4] As of February 2025, the total population has risen to an 5,464,380 (estimated by extrapolation). [22] The population is increasing at a rate of 1.4–2.0 percent per year. [23]
Waitangi had a population of 177 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 9 people (5.4%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 12 people (−6.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 72 households, comprising 81 males and 96 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.84 males per female.
As of 2009, the average birth rate (unclear whether this is the weighted average rate per country [with each country getting a weight of 1], or the unweighted average of the entire world population) for the whole world is 19.95 per year per 1000 total population, a 0.48% decline from 2003's world birth rate of 20.43 per 1000 total population.
The demographic table below shows all inhabited states and territories of Oceania. The information in this chart comes from the CIA World Factbook [ 9 ] or the United States Department of State [ 10 ] [m] , unless noted otherwise or not available (NA); where sources differ, references are included.
This is a list of islands in the world ordered by population, which includes all islands with more than 100,000 people. For comparison, continental landmasses are also shown, in italics. The population of the world's islands is over 730 million, approximately 9% of the world's total population.
The island was named after the survey ship HMS Chatham which was the first European ship to locate the island in 1791. [2] It covers an area of 920 km 2 (355 sq mi). [ 3 ] Chatham Island lies 650 km (404 mi) south-east of Cape Turnagain , the nearest point of mainland New Zealand to the island.