KiwiSaver statistics as at 31 December 2009

KiwiSaver members

Method of joining KiwiSaver Members
Opt in via provider (active choice) 589,838
Opt in via employer 204,418
Automatically enrolled 479,904
Total membership (net of opt outs and closures) 1,274,160
Opt out 235,530
Closed 1 10,821
Active contribution holidays (includes active financial hardship holidays) 35,637

Demographics of KiwiSaver members

Age band Members Percentage
0-17 222,266 17%
18-24 198,581 16%
25-34 202,985 16%
35-44 208,508 16%
45-54 210,528 16%
55+ 223,904 18%
No information 7,388 1%
  1,274,160 100%

 

Gender Members Percentage
Female 657,718 51%
Male 609,826 48%
No information 6,616 1%
  1,274,160 100%

 

Payments to providers
(gross)
December 2009
($) million
Financial year 2009-10
($) million
Employee deductions 57.5 490.6
Employer contributions 38.2 289.5
Voluntary contributions 0.5 4.3
Total member contributions 96.2 784.4
Member tax credit (MTC) 1.3 569.8
Kick-start 27.2 187.8
Fee subsidy 0.7 8.3
Interest 0.3 2.5
Total crown contributions 29.4 768.4
Total payments to providers 125.6 1,552.8

Payments to scheme providers

Figures are provisional. Inland Revenue is currently reconciling final payments.

Figures are gross and do not include payments refunded by providers to Inland Revenue.

Figures do not include KiwiSaver contributions held by Inland Revenue.

MTC figures represent all MTC paid to KiwiSaver providers. Figures exclude MTC paid to complying funds.


1 Closed accounts are primarily due to people being incorrectly enrolled or being ineligible for enrolment, or a provider initiated closure, for example due to the death of a member.