Syrian New Zealanders

Syrian New Zealanders
Total population
1,300 (estimated)
156 (Syrian ancestry) (2013 Census)[1]
393 (Syrian-born) (2013 Census)[2]
750 additional Syrian refugees (2017)[3]
Languages
New Zealand English, Syrian Arabic
Religion
Islam, Christianity and Jewish minorities
Related ethnic groups
Other Arab New Zealanders, Syrian people, Lebanese New Zealanders

Syrian New Zealanders refer to New Zealanders of Syrian descent or Syria-born people who reside in the New Zealand.

  1. ^ 2013 Census ethnic group profiles: Syrian
  2. ^ Middle Eastern peoples - Facts and figures
  3. ^ "'Muslim ban' troubling Syrian refugees settled in NZ". TVNZ.