2018				2013
Country of birth		Number	%	Wellington City %		Number	%	Wellington City %	2013 - 2018
New Zealand		29,556	68.9	66.3		28,614	71.9	69.3	+942
Australia		921	2.1	2.0		804	2.0	1.8	+117
Pacific Islands		486	1.1	2.2		420	1.1	2.4	+66
United Kingdom and Ireland		4,356	10.2	8.4		4,188	10.5	8.4	+168
Europe		1,287	3.0	3.3		1,098	2.8	2.9	+189
North America		882	2.1	2.0		705	1.8	1.7	+177
Asia		4,116	9.6	12.1		3,000	7.5	10.2	+1,116
Middle East and Africa		984	2.3	3.0		780	2.0	2.7	+204
All other countries		585	1.4	1.9		1,584	4.0	5.7	-999
Total		42,867	100.0	100.0		39,774	100.0	100.0	+3,093