Basic demographic statistics include national population numbers disaggregated by age and sex; age dependency and sex ratios; crude birth, death and migration rates; annual population growth rates, including rural and urban growth rates; and key demographic indicators such as fertility, mortality and migrations rates.


Graph: Niue Population 1900 to 2017
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Table: Niue Population 1900 to 2017

1900: Census conducted unofficially
1902 – 1945: Census conducted under New Zealand Law
1906 – 1945: Census conducted with New Zealand cenuses
1961 – 1966: The Cook Islands Census Regulations 1961 provided the legal basis for these two censuses
1971: Censuses from 1971 onwards were conducted under the 1971 Niue Census Ordinance No. 68
1979: Mini- Census (ad-hoc household survey) conducted especially for developments planning
1984: Mini-census
1996: Based on land area of 259 sq.km
2004: Headcount after Cyclone Heta