2018				2013
Country of birth		Number	%	Wellington Region %		Number	%	Wellington Region %	2013 - 2018
New Zealand		15,069	82.0	72.9		13,275	82.2	74.7	+1,794
Australia		237	1.3	1.7		207	1.3	1.6	+30
Pacific Islands		993	5.4	3.0		924	5.7	3.4	+69
United Kingdom and Ireland		825	4.5	7.6		894	5.5	8.1	-69
Europe		186	1.0	2.3		177	1.1	2.2	+9
North America		87	0.5	1.3		66	0.4	1.1	+21
Asia		717	3.9	8.4		438	2.7	6.7	+279
Middle East and Africa		225	1.2	2.4		147	0.9	2.1	+78
All other countries		225	1.2	1.6		1,170	7.2	6.0	-945
Total		18,372	100.0	100.0		16,143	100.0	100.0	+2,229