Population changes on the Chatham Islands

Population

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The following is a population timeline of Rekohu /Chatham Islands/Wharekauri

 

Year Moriori   European   Maori  
pre-1791

 

 

 

 

1791

 

1805

 

1835

 

 

 

1855

 

 2000

 

 

2000

 

2000

 

1737

 

 

 

205

                               0

 

 

0

 

30

 

20

 

 

 

35

 

 0

 

 

0

 

0

 

900

 

 

 

500
 

1862

1890

1900

1904

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101

27

12

6

    

100

300

250

230

    

20

20

100+

200
 

1910

 

1933

1934

    

4

 

1

0

    

220

 

400

400

    

220

 

300

300

 
 

2007

  

 

 

 

 

 

          
 

Today, in 2007, there are some 700 people, of Moriori, European and Maori descent living on Rekohu.
  

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The population of the Chatham Islands has changed dramatically over the years and continues to do so today. Averaging 750 people for the past 50 years or more the population has dwindled to just 600.