32117 Māori 10000-99999 just under 600,000 The 127,000 includes both first- and second-language speakers and was generated based on the statistic that "currently 21.3% of the Māori population of just under 600,000 report being able to speak conversational Māori." Of these speakers, "the age group which has the highest proportion of Māori speakers are those over 65 (of whom 39% report being able to speak Māori)," which matched with the 2013 New Zealand census statement that "the Māori ethnic group makes up 5.6 percent (32,181 people) of the 65+ population" equates to 12,550 true native speakers of Māori. Māori: Revitalization of an endangered language On 127,000 10000-99999