According to the statistics bureau, the population growth of New Zealand had previously exceeded 2% in 1974 and during the 1950s-1960s ("baby boom").
统计局表示，新西兰人口增幅此前仅在１９７４年和上世纪５０年代到６０年代早期的“婴儿潮”人口出生高峰时期超过２％。