Demographics of New Zealand

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date26 Aug 2024

As of 2024, the population of New Zealand is projected at 5.21 million, compared to 5.17 million in 2023. It is the third-most populous country in Oceania and ranks 125th in the world. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 0.76 percent, the 122nd highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 2.59 million males and 2.62 million females in New Zealand. The percentage of the male population is 49.69%, compared to 50.31% of the female population. New Zealand has 328k more females than males. The sex ratio in New Zealand in 2024 will be 98.752 males per 100 females. New Zealand is in the 132nd 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 (%)
00-04 152,906 145,342 298,248 5.72 105.204
05-09 160,501 151,831 312,332 5.99 105.710
10-14 171,385 162,733 334,118 6.41 105.317
15-19 169,903 161,150 331,053 6.35 105.432
20-24 169,003 160,273 329,276 6.32 105.447
25-29 180,769 169,060 349,829 6.71 106.926
30-34 198,072 192,790 390,862 7.50 102.740
35-39 181,434 184,001 365,435 7.01 98.605
40-44 163,734 166,345 330,079 6.33 98.430
45-49 151,822 155,820 307,642 5.90 97.434
50-54 162,709 170,279 332,988 6.39 95.554
55-59 155,490 163,876 319,366 6.13 94.883
60-64 152,544 163,595 316,139 6.06 93.245
65-69 131,352 141,393 272,746 5.23 92.899
70-74 109,585 117,989 227,574 4.36 92.877
75-79 86,452 95,450 181,902 3.49 90.573
80-84 52,829 63,413 116,243 2.23 83.309
85-89 26,800 36,190 62,989 1.21 74.054
90-94 10,617 16,564 27,181 0.52 64.097
95-99 2,454 4,676 7,130 0.14 52.481
100+ 234 577 811 0.02 40.555
Total 2,590,595 2,623,347 5,213,943 98.752