2018				2013
Country of birth		Number	%	Wellington Region %		Number	%	Wellington Region %	2013 - 2018
New Zealand		22,008	87.0	72.9		19,569	87.7	74.7	+2,439
Australia		318	1.3	1.7		276	1.2	1.6	+42
Pacific Islands		333	1.3	3.0		273	1.2	3.4	+60
United Kingdom and Ireland		1,257	5.0	7.6		1,221	5.5	8.1	+36
Europe		279	1.1	2.3		270	1.2	2.2	+9
North America		132	0.5	1.3		108	0.5	1.1	+24
Asia		636	2.5	8.4		351	1.6	6.7	+285
Middle East and Africa		327	1.3	2.4		216	1.0	2.1	+111
All other countries		264	1.0	1.6		1,062	4.8	6.0	-798
Total		25,308	100.0	100.0		22,305	100.0	100.0	+3,003