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Table 2: Age distribution, by life-cycle age group, Māori and non-Māori, 2006

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Age Group (years)	Māori			non-Māori
	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total
0-14	102,645	97,278	199,923	341,379	326,268	667,653
15-24	49,371	51,933	101,304	238,152	231,720	469,872
25-44	70,824	82,608	153,435	471,177	509,643	980,817
45-64	41,547	46,002	87,537	429,375	442,416	871,797
65+	10,479	12,645	23,124	210,663	261,819	472,479
Total	274,860	290,469	565,326	1,690,758	1,771,860	3,462,621

Source: Statistics New Zealand

In 2006, Māori comprised 14 percent of the New Zealand population. Females made up 51 percent of the Māori population, and males 49 percent. In comparison with non-Māori, Māori constituted a very youthful population: 35 percent of Māori were aged less than 15 years, compared with only 19 percent of non-Māori

Figure 1: Age distribution of the Māori population, males and females, 2006

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Source: Statistics New Zealand
Text description of Figure 1: This graph shows the age distribution of the Māori population for males and females in 2006. It shows that females made up 51 percent of the Māori population, and males 49 percent

Figure 2: Age distribution of the non-Māori population, males and females, 2006

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Source: Statistics New Zealand
Text description: This graph shows the age distribution of the non-Māori population for males and females in 2006. Figures 1 and 2 highlight the very youthful structure of the Māori population - with 35 percent of Māori aged less than 15 years compared with only 19 percent of non-Māori.

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