11 Most Multicultural Countries in The World

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5. New Zealand

Percentage of foreign-born residents: 22.4

Back in the 1960s, the demographic picture of New Zealand was looked very different from what it is today, with some 92% of the population being of European origin. In 2013, that percent fell down to 74. At the same time Maori population more than doubled, from 7% in 1961 to 14.9% in 2013. Asians and Pacific people constitute other large demographic groups.

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