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→21st century New Zealand: Irreligion, religion and religious immigrants
According to ''Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand'' (an online encyclopedia run by the New Zealand government): "New Zealand has never had an official religion, and the church and state have always been separate. However, churches had a strong influence on issues such as alcohol, censorship, gambling and education."<ref>[https://teara.govt.nz/en/atheism-and-secularism Story: Atheism and secularism], ''Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand''</ref>
According to ''Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand'' (an online encyclopedia run by the New Zealand government): "New Zealand has never had an official religion, and the church and state have always been separate. However, churches had a strong influence on issues such as alcohol, censorship, gambling and education."<ref>[https://teara.govt.nz/en/atheism-and-secularism Story: Atheism and secularism], ''Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand''</ref>
[[File:Christmas parade in New Zealand.jpg|thumbnail|left|220px|Filipinos at an annual Christmas parade in Hamilton, New Zealand. [[Irreligion]] in the [[Philippines]] is particularly rare among Filipinos.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Irreligion_in_the_Philippines&oldid=850070840 Irreligion in the Philippines], July 2018, "[[Irreligion]] in the [[Philippines]] is particularly rare among Filipinos...".</ref>]]
[[File:Christmas parade in New Zealand.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px|Filipinos at an annual Christmas parade in Hamilton, New Zealand. [[Irreligion]] in the [[Philippines]] is particularly rare among Filipinos.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Irreligion_in_the_Philippines&oldid=850070840 Irreligion in the Philippines], July 2018, "[[Irreligion]] in the [[Philippines]] is particularly rare among Filipinos...".</ref>]]
Due to the sub-replacement levels of births for the irreligious/nonreligious, countries with significant irreligious/nonreligious population often have higher levels of immigration than otherwise might be the case and many of the immigrants are religious (see: [[Atheism and fertility rates]] and [[Desecularization]]). The 2016 fertility rate of New Zealand was 1.87 births per woman.<ref>[https://www.google.com/search?q=fertility+rate+new+zealand&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 Fertility rate of NZ]</ref> That is below the replacement level of 2.1 births per woman.
Due to the sub-replacement levels of births for the irreligious/nonreligious, countries with significant irreligious/nonreligious population often have higher levels of immigration than otherwise might be the case and many of the immigrants are religious (see: [[Atheism and fertility rates]] and [[Desecularization]]). The 2016 fertility rate of New Zealand was 1.87 births per woman.<ref>[https://www.google.com/search?q=fertility+rate+new+zealand&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 Fertility rate of NZ]</ref> That is below the replacement level of 2.1 births per woman.