2018				2013
Country of birth		Number	%	Bay of Plenty Region %		Number	%	Bay of Plenty Region %	2013 - 2018
New Zealand		365,403	72.9	81.1		332,877	74.7	82.7	+32,526
Australia		8,400	1.7	1.8		6,915	1.6	1.7	+1,485
Pacific Islands		15,162	3.0	1.1		14,964	3.4	1.0	+198
United Kingdom and Ireland		38,022	7.6	6.2		36,030	8.1	6.9	+1,992
Europe		11,580	2.3	1.6		9,723	2.2	1.5	+1,857
North America		6,300	1.3	0.8		4,818	1.1	0.7	+1,482
Asia		41,949	8.4	5.2		29,895	6.7	3.8	+12,054
Middle East and Africa		12,147	2.4	1.8		9,180	2.1	1.5	+2,967
All other countries		7,845	1.6	1.7		26,919	6.0	8.0	-19,074
Total		501,567	100.0	100.0		445,911	100.0	100.0	+55,656