Demographics of New Zealand

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date27 Feb 2025

As of 2025, the population of New Zealand is projected at 5.25 million, compared to 5.21 million in 2024. It is the third-most populous country in Oceania and ranks 126th in the world. The population growth rate in 2025 is projected at 0.70 percent, the 122nd highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 2.61 million males and 2.64 million females in New Zealand. The percentage of the male population is 49.7%, compared to 50.3% of the female population. New Zealand has 31k more females than males. The sex ratio in New Zealand in 2025 will be 98.825 males per 100 females. New Zealand is in the 136th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

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
  • Gender

New Zealand population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
1950958,922952,3411,911,2631.94100.691
19551,076,0301,063,6422,139,6722.05101.165
19601,195,9051,183,5762,379,4811.95101.042
19651,322,5631,313,9302,636,4941.76100.657
19701,409,6601,412,5172,822,1771.4999.798
19751,544,5071,549,5253,094,0321.4399.676
19801,564,8011,581,5263,146,3270.2898.942
19851,619,1341,648,8933,268,0280.3498.195
19901,672,7121,724,2663,396,9793.0697.010
19951,811,3271,863,1013,674,4281.5397.221
20001,893,6881,963,8863,857,5740.6096.426
20052,025,3812,109,6264,135,0071.1996.007
20102,126,0082,221,7624,347,7700.9595.690
20152,271,8322,342,1974,614,0292.1496.996
20202,516,7522,553,1435,069,8951.3298.575
20212,535,6752,572,0215,107,6970.1798.587
20222,548,3252,583,4105,131,7340.7798.642
20232,569,5122,603,3235,172,8360.8398.701
20242,590,5972,623,3475,213,9440.7598.752
20252,610,4342,641,4655,251,8990.7098.825
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195069.25328.4293.552
195570.47927.7463.880
196071.22426.5084.241
196571.21524.8833.537
197071.21924.6143.168
197572.20025.3092.357
198072.86226.8512.032
198573.87628.4131.930
199075.42530.0562.167
199576.78531.6081.979
200078.66833.3361.977
200580.03134.5331.961
201081.05235.8842.165
201581.58736.3871.982
202082.66336.4601.630
202182.30036.7731.647
202281.00637.0681.665
202382.08837.2801.667
202482.24537.5031.659
202582.38837.7351.646
  • Total
  • Crude

New Zealand death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
195018,04449,1029.44125.691
195519,05455,2218.90525.808
196020,67963,1748.69126.549
196522,65759,8408.59422.697
197024,54762,1398.69822.018
197524,87355,9468.03918.082
198026,45150,7708.40716.136
198527,38852,0408.38115.924
199026,42659,7757.77917.597
199527,77657,1937.55915.565
200026,86256,5736.96414.665
200527,42057,2436.63113.843
201028,83663,3786.63214.577
201531,90159,8546.91412.972
202032,74357,3916.45811.320
202135,08058,8536.86811.522
202241,11358,9558.01211.488
202337,68659,2367.28511.451
202438,62359,1217.40811.339
202539,24158,4917.47211.137
  • 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 (2025)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 153,042 145,274 298,316 5.68 105.347
05-09 159,030 150,736 309,767 5.90 105.502
10-14 169,795 161,033 330,828 6.30 105.441
15-19 173,804 164,456 338,260 6.44 105.684
20-24 170,344 162,184 332,527 6.33 105.031
25-29 178,913 167,173 346,087 6.59 107.023
30-34 196,131 188,456 384,587 7.32 104.073
35-39 186,902 188,395 375,297 7.15 99.208
40-44 166,365 169,321 335,687 6.39 98.254
45-49 152,576 155,946 308,522 5.87 97.839
50-54 160,410 167,630 328,040 6.25 95.693
55-59 156,669 165,115 321,785 6.13 94.885
60-64 153,194 164,180 317,373 6.04 93.309
65-69 134,676 145,147 279,823 5.33 92.786
70-74 111,761 121,014 232,775 4.43 92.354
75-79 90,135 99,546 189,681 3.61 90.546
80-84 54,831 65,323 120,153 2.29 83.938
85-89 28,378 38,452 66,830 1.27 73.801
90-94 10,691 16,654 27,345 0.52 64.195
95-99 2,537 4,826 7,363 0.14 52.569
100+ 248 604 853 0.02 41.060
Total 2,610,432 2,641,465 5,251,899 98.825