Gender in New Zealand 228 indicators covering gender for New Zealand. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.87 2030 down 5.8% 125th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6435 % change on previous year 2030 down 177.2% 99th Population 4,499 2030 up 9.6% 122nd Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,499 2030 up 9.6% 122nd Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7305 % change on previous year 2030 down 59.4% 128th Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,751 2025 up 0.7% 126th Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,320 2025 down 0.1% 125th Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,075 2025 up 0.5% 125th Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,663 2025 up 0.2% 124th Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,141 2025 down 2.0% 125th Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 30,721 2025 down 2.0% 124th Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 29,018 2025 down 4.9% 127th Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 30,560 2025 down 4.7% 126th Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 29,289 2025 down 5.8% 126th Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 30,780 2025 down 5.8% 125th Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 29,550 2025 down 5.9% 126th Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 31,071 2025 down 6.4% 125th Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 30.1 2027 up 2.0% 159th Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.937 2025 up 0.2% 8th Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.93 2025 unchanged 14th Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.907 2025 down 0.1% 9th Women's Political Participation Index 0.999 2025 up 0.3% 12th Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.937 2025 up 0.2% 8th Key features of women's political empowerment 0.937 2025 up 0.2% 8th Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 69th Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.937 2025 up 0.2% 8th Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 35.7% 2024 up 15.1% 59th Prevalence of obesity, male 32.3% 2024 up 10.0% 27th Life expectancy at age 60, female 26.18 years 2024 up 2.1% 34th Life expectancy at age 60, male 23.03 years 2024 down 0.3% 36th Share of women who are obese 35.7% 2024 up 15.1% 62nd Share of women who are overweight or obese 64.7% 2024 up 6.9% 66th Share of overweight men vs. women 70.8% 2024 up 1.6% 25th Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 92.2% 2024 up 0.8% 43rd Share of women who are married or in a union 8.2% 2018 down 2.5% 88th Population, per capita 1.01 units per person 2024 up 0.9% 7th Population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 8.9% 165th Population, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year 2024 up 6.4% 61st Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 32.4% 114th Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 213.44 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 down 14.9% 74th Women, Business and the Law Index 97.5 index (0–100) 2023 up 6.1% 15th Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 11.4% 130th Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 19.92 units per square kilometre 2023 up 18.1% 157th Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0008 units per person 2025 up 1.0% 67th Labor force, female 1.46 million 2025 up 22.9% 100th Labor force, female, per capita 0.2748 units per person 2025 up 6.4% 7th Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 17.1% 152nd Page 1 of 4 Next →