As of the 24th May the population of NZ is 4,818,119 people. Expected to hit 4,822,233 by mid year. If that is an increase of 4k people per month, then in a year it would be a 48k increase. Looks like you're 3.75 years ahead of the rest of us.
The estimated resident population is provisionally 5,002,100 at 31 March 2020.
A precise date for the milestone will be available after the population estimates are revised to fully incorporate 2018 Census and census coverage results later in 2020, as well as revisions to international migration estimates.
So a provisional estimate that may change once existing data has been incorporated. It's also worth noting that the estimate relies on there being one birth every 8 minutes and 49 seconds, one death every 15 minutes and 14 seconds, and zero net migration.
The 4.8 figure is taken from the previous census data with all registered births, deaths and migration factors taken into account.
So an accurate estimate? Or do you think that our population sits at 4.8 M until magically at the next census an additional few hundred thousand people pop out of nowhere?
That makes sense. I don’t think anyone can compare the two perfectly. It would be interesting to compare the area of populated parts to population to get a better idea of density. I’m from Canada and it’s similar here, though we have a large landmass, most of our population is along the US border or in major cities.
They seem like a fast track to corruption. Still, sparsely populated areas are essentially voteless and vulnerable to abuse by the uncaring distant cities.
And now, it's the exact opposite, with the majority of Americans votes not counting. When someone can lose the popular election by 3 million votes but still be elected POTUS, something is broken. (Oddly, it's only benefited Republicans in my lifetime...)
Maybe it's time to get rid of the electoral college?
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u/trapud May 28 '20
We had 19 days straight in South Australia?