Thai New Zealanders are New Zealanders who are of Thai ancestry and Thailand-born immigrants and their descendants born in New Zealand. There could be as many as 50,000 New Zealanders of Thai descent, with a confirmed Thai-born population of 10,251 in the 2018 census.
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 10,251 (2018 census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Wellington | |
| Languages | |
| New Zealand English, Thai | |
| Religion | |
| Buddhism, Theravādin, Christian | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Thai diaspora |
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In 1961, only 41 people were recorded as having been born in Thailand, but this figure rose to over 6,100 in the 2006 NZ census.[1] Some 500 of these live in Wellington, and have their own temple in Karori[2]
Thai New Zealanders are usually Theravādin Buddhists or, more rarely, Christian.
