Table 3 Summary of differences in ethnicity between Projected Resident Populations (PRP) based on Census 2018, and Health Service User populations (HSU), relative to HSU, by year in 2020 and 2021, respectively
2020 | 2021 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethnic group, by order of prioritisation | PRPa 2020 | HSU 2020b | Difference HSU2020-PRP2020 # | Difference % | PRPa 2021 | HSU 2021c | Difference HSU2021-PRP2021# | Difference % |
Māori | 854,900 | 776,200 | 78,200 | 10% | 875,400 | 806,200 | 69,200 | 9% |
Pacific | 346,600 | 371,600 | -25,000 | -7% | 352,200 | 397,200 | -45,000 | -11% |
Asian | 840,300 | 741,400 | 98,900 | 13% | 848,800 | 844,800 | 4,000 | 0% |
Otherd | 3,048,400 | 3,134,500 | -86,100 | -3% | 3,046,200 | 3,220,700 | -174,500 | -5% |
Unspecified | 0 | 23,000 | 23,000 | -100% | 0 | 44.900 | -44,900 | -100% |
Total population | 5,090,200 | 5,046,700 | 43,500 | 1% | 5,122,600 | 5,313,800 | -191,200 | -4% |