2018				2013
Country of birth		Number	%	Wellington Region %		Number	%	Wellington Region %	2013 - 2018
New Zealand		41,058	77.2	72.9		36,294	77.8	74.7	+4,764
Australia		942	1.8	1.7		765	1.6	1.6	+177
Pacific Islands		387	0.7	3.0		333	0.7	3.4	+54
United Kingdom and Ireland		6,180	11.6	7.6		6,030	12.9	8.1	+150
Europe		1,218	2.3	2.3		1,047	2.2	2.2	+171
North America		516	1.0	1.3		438	0.9	1.1	+78
Asia		1,650	3.1	8.4		1,017	2.2	6.7	+633
Middle East and Africa		1,101	2.1	2.4		657	1.4	2.1	+444
All other countries		618	1.2	1.6		2,520	5.4	6.0	-1,902
Total		53,175	100.0	100.0		46,650	100.0	100.0	+6,525