Population in New Zealand

281 indicators covering population for New Zealand.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population aged 25-64 years 2,715 thousands 2025 up 15.8% 121st
General government total expenditure 184.64 billion current LCU 2025 up 97.0% 107th
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking 1.0% 2024 unchanged 132nd
Share of urban population using at least basic sanitation facilities 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Share of people practicing open defecation 0.0% 2024 133rd
Population growth 1.8% 2024 up 6.4% 64th
Rural population 12.9% 2024 down 5.9% 173rd
DEC alternative conversion factor 1.65 LCU per US$ 2024 up 37.1% 152nd
Official exchange rate 1.65 LCU per US$, period average 2024 up 37.1% 153rd
GDP 429.99 billion current LCU 2024 up 77.0% 120th
GDP per capita 80,545 current LCU 2024 up 49.8% 119th
GDP 260.24 billion current US$ 2024 up 29.1% 53rd
GDP per capita 48,747 current US$ 2024 up 9.3% 32nd
GDP 359.91 billion constant LCU 2024 up 28.6% 113th
GDP deflator 119.47 base year varies by country 2024 up 37.6% 149th
GDP growth -0.1% 2024 down 103.3% 187th
GDP at market prices 221.10 billion constant 2010 US$ 2024 up 28.6% 53rd
GNI 414.91 billion current LCU 2024 up 78.0% 119th
GNI per capita 77,720 current LCU 2024 up 50.6% 116th
GNI per capita, Atlas method 46,280 current US$ 2024 up 10.9% 30th
Share of the rural population using at least basic sanitation facilities 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP 0.2% 2022 down 37.7% 168th
Population growth rate 0.8% 2023 down 32.8% 124th
Population 5.17 million people 2023 up 16.1% 123rd
Population: comparison of UN projections 5.17 million people 2023 up 16.1% 123rd
Birth rate 11.45 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 12.7% 143rd
Number of births, by world region 59,236 births 2023 up 1.4% 127th
Annual change in population 41,106 people 2023 down 2.5% 115th
Population 5.17 million people 2023 up 16.1% 124th
Number of children under 15, by world region 950,495 people 2023 up 4.5% 126th
Population by age group 5.17 million people 2023 up 16.1% 123rd
Life expectancy by sex 83.77 years 2023 up 0.4% 42nd
Total dependency ratio 54.2% 2023 up 2.9% 125th
Youth dependency ratio 28.3% 2023 down 9.1% 142nd
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 868,185 people 2023 up 38.5% 83rd
Population by age group 868,185 people 2023 up 38.5% 83rd
Population growth rate with and without migration 0.8% 2023 down 32.8% 124th
Median age vs. births per woman 37.28 years 2023 up 2.1% 81st
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 868,185 people 2023 up 38.5% 83rd
The global population hockey stick 5.17 million people 2023 up 16.1% 124th
Number of births 59,236 births 2023 up 1.4% 127th
Population 5.17 million people 2023 up 16.1% 123rd
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people 950,495 people 2023 up 4.5% 126th
Population 5.17 million people 2023 up 16.1% 124th
Births, by age of mother 0 births 2023 132nd
Population by age group 298,070 people 2023 down 4.5% 126th
Share of births by age of mother 2.9% 2023 down 49.1% 168th
Birth rate 11.45 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 12.7% 143rd
Birth rate by women's age group 10.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 2023 down 50.2% 167th
Has the population peaked? 5.17 million people 2023 up 16.1% 123rd
Life expectancy at birth, total 83 years 2023 up 2.0% 22nd
Fertility rate, total 1.56 births per woman 2023 down 22.4% 141st
Mortality rate, infant 4 per 1,000 live births 2023 down 18.4% 154th
Total population by age 47.66 2023 up 45.6% 88th
Population density of the capital city 2,140 people per km² 2100 down 1.3% 182nd
Military personnel as a share of total population 0.2% 2022 down 21.8% 119th