2018				2013
Country of birth		Number	%	Wellington Region %		Number	%	Wellington Region %	2013 - 2018
New Zealand		42,015	75.2	72.9		36,231	75.2	74.7	+5,784
Australia		783	1.4	1.7		615	1.3	1.6	+168
Pacific Islands		4,644	8.3	3.0		4,755	9.9	3.4	-111
United Kingdom and Ireland		3,225	5.8	7.6		3,135	6.5	8.1	+90
Europe		690	1.2	2.3		543	1.1	2.2	+147
North America		348	0.6	1.3		285	0.6	1.1	+63
Asia		2,649	4.7	8.4		1,641	3.4	6.7	+1,008
Middle East and Africa		1,317	2.4	2.4		810	1.7	2.1	+507
All other countries		891	1.6	1.6		3,702	7.7	6.0	-2,811
Total		55,896	100.0	100.0		48,168	100.0	100.0	+7,728