Demographics of New Zealand

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2022)
Date17 Mar 2024

As of 2024, the population of New Zealand is projected at 5.27 million compared to 5.23 million in 2023. It is the third-most populous country in Oceania, and at 122nd position in the world. Population growth rate for 2024 is projected at 0.78 percent, that is 116th highest among 237 countries/dependent territories.

There are 2.61 million males and 2.66 million females in New Zealand. The percentage of female population is 50.42 % compare to 49.58 % male population. New Zealand has 44k more females than males. The Sex Ratio in New Zealand in 2024 is 98.35 males per 100 females. New Zealand is at 112th position in terms of female to male ratio.

There are 64k births in New Zealand in 2024. That is 175 per day, which is ranked 125th. The crude birth rate is 12.12 per 1000 people. There are 36k deaths in New Zealand in 2024. That is 97 per day, which is ranked 124th. The crude death rate is 6.75 per 1000 people.

4.35 million people are living in urban areas, which is 87 % of New Zealand population. New Zealand is ranked 49th in terms of urbanization.

  • Population
  • Growth rate

New Zealand population

Year Population Growth (%)
19501,911,6081.98
19552,140,9762.06
19602,381,1891.96
19652,638,3161.76
19702,824,0611.49
19753,095,4281.42
19803,147,1680.29
19853,268,3560.33
19903,397,3893.09
19953,673,8931.51
20003,855,2660.62
20054,132,7811.19
20104,346,3380.95
20154,590,5901.68
20205,061,1331.37
20215,129,7271.32
20225,185,2880.83
20235,228,1000.81
20245,269,9390.78
  • Total
  • Crude

New Zealand death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
195018,04349,0779.45525.718
195519,20355,1938.98425.823
196020,90163,1298.78426.530
196522,94959,9488.71722.771
197024,84062,2598.80322.064
197525,11956,3178.13418.237
198026,58650,8148.42816.109
198527,48052,0818.38915.900
199026,42359,9437.85817.827
199527,79057,2047.59215.627
200026,64956,5476.90714.656
200527,12057,2896.57813.895
201028,46563,3556.55414.588
201530,03759,9776.57613.131
202032,06863,1306.35912.518
202133,86963,5576.62712.436
202233,89564,1036.54512.378
202334,69964,1186.64512.279
202435,54063,8056.75212.123
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of New Zealand

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
19501,383,732524,26872.523
19551,572,956563,43573.627
19601,803,134569,46075.998
19652,072,193554,45278.891
19702,285,874532,51381.106
19752,551,621531,01282.774
19802,625,162521,45783.428
19852,734,626533,61083.673
19902,879,680518,49284.742
19953,144,004530,93285.553
20003,319,552539,44786.021
20053,570,490564,86586.341
20103,765,257604,80586.160
20153,984,212630,32086.341
20204,191,405643,01586.699
20214,231,472644,12586.789
20224,271,104644,76386.884
20234,310,389644,94386.985
20244,349,435644,68387.091
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

New Zealand population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 163,839 155,800 319,639 6.07 105.160
05-09 160,184 152,241 312,425 5.93 105.217
10-14 170,538 162,718 333,257 6.32 104.806
15-19 169,225 161,526 330,752 6.28 104.766
20-24 171,297 164,291 335,588 6.37 104.264
25-29 186,225 175,698 361,923 6.87 105.992
30-34 201,995 196,270 398,265 7.56 102.917
35-39 182,760 185,673 368,433 6.99 98.431
40-44 163,906 167,175 331,082 6.28 98.045
45-49 151,476 156,898 308,373 5.85 96.544
50-54 162,035 170,790 332,825 6.32 94.874
55-59 155,028 163,645 318,673 6.05 94.734
60-64 151,810 162,669 314,479 5.97 93.324
65-69 130,357 140,451 270,808 5.14 92.813
70-74 109,475 117,808 227,284 4.31 92.927
75-79 86,749 95,624 182,373 3.46 90.719
80-84 53,416 63,775 117,191 2.22 83.757
85-89 27,587 37,364 64,951 1.23 73.833
90-94 11,649 18,808 30,457 0.58 61.936
95-99 3,079 6,431 9,509 0.18 47.877
100+ 420 1,233 1,653 0.03 34.063
Total 2,613,050 2,656,888 5,269,940 98.350