Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
Date | 04 Nov 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of New Zealand is projected at 4.86 million, up by 0.80% compared with 4.82 million in 2020. New Zealand is ranked 126th in terms of population and 132nd in terms of population growth rate.
There are 59.74 thousand births in New Zealand in 2021. That is 164 per day, which is ranked 130th. The crude birth rate is 12.29 per 1000 people. There are 34.68 thousand deaths in New Zealand in 2021. That is 95 per day, which is ranked 123rd. The crude death rate is 7.14 per 1000 people.
4.23 million people are living in urban areas, which is 86.79% of New Zealand population. New Zealand is ranked 49th in terms of urbanization.
The Sex Ratio in New Zealand in 2021 is 96.65 males per 100 females. There are 2.39 million males and 2.47 million females in New Zealand. The percentage of female population is 50.85% compare to 49.15% male population. New Zealand has 82.92 thousand more females than males. New Zealand is at 55th position out of 201 countries/territories in terms of female to male ratio.
Year | Population | Growth (%) |
---|---|---|
1950 | 1,908,011 | - |
1955 | 2,136,388 | 2.29 |
1960 | 2,372,599 | 2.12 |
1965 | 2,626,649 | 1.79 |
1970 | 2,818,391 | 1.59 |
1975 | 3,082,622 | 1.33 |
1980 | 3,146,610 | 0.36 |
1985 | 3,268,234 | 0.78 |
1990 | 3,398,175 | 1.11 |
1995 | 3,674,940 | 1.43 |
2000 | 3,858,992 | 1.07 |
2005 | 4,135,353 | 1.35 |
2010 | 4,370,060 | 1.08 |
2015 | 4,614,527 | 1.03 |
2016 | 4,659,265 | 0.97 |
2017 | 4,702,029 | 0.92 |
2018 | 4,743,131 | 0.87 |
2019 | 4,783,062 | 0.84 |
2020 | 4,822,233 | 0.82 |
2021 | 4,860,642 | 0.80 |
Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
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Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
1950 | 17,936 | 47,132 | 9.27 | 24.56 |
1955 | 19,228 | 56,494 | 9.00 | 26.39 |
1960 | 20,897 | 61,179 | 8.79 | 25.75 |
1965 | 22,370 | 61,958 | 8.56 | 23.71 |
1970 | 23,765 | 62,607 | 8.36 | 22.01 |
1975 | 24,871 | 57,602 | 8.17 | 18.95 |
1980 | 25,490 | 50,869 | 8.06 | 16.06 |
1985 | 26,748 | 52,621 | 8.20 | 16.12 |
1990 | 27,146 | 57,419 | 7.93 | 16.75 |
1995 | 27,314 | 57,607 | 7.48 | 15.80 |
2000 | 28,156 | 55,799 | 7.26 | 14.38 |
2005 | 28,597 | 60,281 | 6.93 | 14.59 |
2010 | 29,836 | 63,177 | 6.82 | 14.45 |
2015 | 31,828 | 60,434 | 6.91 | 13.11 |
2020 | 34,154 | 59,671 | 7.09 | 12.37 |
2021 | 34,678 | 59,743 | 7.14 | 12.29 |
Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
1950 | 1,383,732 | 524,268 | - | 72.523 |
1955 | 1,572,956 | 563,435 | 2.60 | 73.627 |
1960 | 1,803,134 | 569,460 | 2.81 | 75.998 |
1965 | 2,072,193 | 554,452 | 2.53 | 78.891 |
1970 | 2,285,874 | 532,513 | 2.10 | 81.106 |
1975 | 2,551,621 | 531,012 | 1.72 | 82.774 |
1980 | 2,625,162 | 521,457 | 0.48 | 83.428 |
1985 | 2,734,626 | 533,610 | 0.83 | 83.673 |
1990 | 2,879,680 | 518,492 | 1.39 | 84.742 |
1995 | 3,144,004 | 530,932 | 1.60 | 85.553 |
2000 | 3,319,552 | 539,447 | 1.16 | 86.021 |
2005 | 3,570,490 | 564,865 | 1.42 | 86.341 |
2010 | 3,765,257 | 604,805 | 1.01 | 86.160 |
2015 | 3,984,212 | 630,320 | 1.12 | 86.341 |
2020 | 4,191,405 | 643,015 | 0.97 | 86.699 |
2021 | 4,231,472 | 644,125 | 0.96 | 86.789 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Share (%) | ||||
00-04 | 154,849 | 146,403 | 301,252 | 6.20 | 105.769 |
05-09 | 160,054 | 152,310 | 312,364 | 6.43 | 105.084 |
10-14 | 166,375 | 157,487 | 323,862 | 6.66 | 105.644 |
15-19 | 155,685 | 150,069 | 305,754 | 6.29 | 103.742 |
20-24 | 163,453 | 156,506 | 319,959 | 6.58 | 104.439 |
25-29 | 178,582 | 168,402 | 346,984 | 7.14 | 106.045 |
30-34 | 166,401 | 165,566 | 331,967 | 6.83 | 100.504 |
35-39 | 145,266 | 156,089 | 301,355 | 6.20 | 93.066 |
40-44 | 132,835 | 144,800 | 277,635 | 5.71 | 91.737 |
45-49 | 146,168 | 161,815 | 307,983 | 6.34 | 90.330 |
50-54 | 148,314 | 163,510 | 311,824 | 6.42 | 90.706 |
55-59 | 152,894 | 164,501 | 317,395 | 6.53 | 92.944 |
60-64 | 139,069 | 149,781 | 288,850 | 5.94 | 92.848 |
65-69 | 117,911 | 127,075 | 244,986 | 5.04 | 92.789 |
70-74 | 104,888 | 112,945 | 217,833 | 4.48 | 92.866 |
75-79 | 73,899 | 82,551 | 156,450 | 3.22 | 89.519 |
80-84 | 45,200 | 55,665 | 100,865 | 2.08 | 81.200 |
85-89 | 23,934 | 33,150 | 57,084 | 1.17 | 72.199 |
90-94 | 10,631 | 17,612 | 28,243 | 0.58 | 60.362 |
95-99 | 2,275 | 4,994 | 7,269 | 0.15 | 45.555 |
100+ | 177 | 551 | 728 | 0.01 | 32.123 |
Total | 2,388,860 | 2,471,782 | 4,860,642 | 96.645 |