On its own New Zealand has a birth rate of 1.8 which is below the replacement rate. Without immigration the population would decrease and economic opportunity would diminish. Immigration boosts this rate to 2.2 allowing the country to grow.
GDP of NZ is around $500 000 000 000. But that measure of course does not include any activity for which cash is not paid. All housework for example, and all the home improvement jobs, etc. It is a...
The Economy of New Zealand is a market economy which is greatly dependent on international trade, mainly with Australia, the United States of America, China and Japan. It is strongly dependant on...