2018				2013
Country of birth		Number	%	Lower Hutt City %		Number	%	Lower Hutt City %	2013 - 2018
New Zealand		15,069	82.0	74.4		13,275	82.2	76.3	+1,794
Australia		237	1.3	1.4		207	1.3	1.2	+30
Pacific Islands		993	5.4	4.4		924	5.7	4.8	+69
United Kingdom and Ireland		825	4.5	5.2		894	5.5	6.0	-69
Europe		186	1.0	1.7		177	1.1	1.7	+9
North America		87	0.5	0.7		66	0.4	0.6	+21
Asia		717	3.9	9.7		438	2.7	7.3	+279
Middle East and Africa		225	1.2	2.0		147	0.9	1.7	+78
All other countries		225	1.2	1.5		1,170	7.2	6.5	-945
Total		18,372	100.0	100.0		16,143	100.0	100.0	+2,229