New Zealand Population: The timeline of total, male, female populations and growth rates

The population of New Zealand is 4,917,000 and the population growth amounts 1.55% (2019). The male and female population are 2,417,001 (49.16%) and 2,499,999 (50.84%) respectively. The average of growth rate over 10 years is 1.33% (positive growth).

The below table shows the New Zealand population history (1960-). Growth(%) is the Y/Y ratio of total population and the percent values below the male and female populations mean the ratios of those by the total population.

Year Total Growth(%) Male Female
2019 4,917,000 1.55% 2,417,001
49.16%
2,499,999
50.84%
2018 4,841,000 0.97% 2,379,944
49.16%
2,461,056
50.84%
2017 4,793,900 2.10% 2,357,069
49.17%
2,436,831
50.83%
2016 4,693,200 2.08% 2,307,702
49.17%
2,385,498
50.83%
2015 4,595,700 1.87% 2,259,704
49.17%
2,335,996
50.83%
2014 4,509,700 1.50% 2,217,161
49.16%
2,292,539
50.84%
2013 4,442,100 0.77% 2,183,492
49.15%
2,258,608
50.85%
2012 4,408,100 0.55% 2,166,172
49.14%
2,241,928
50.86%
2011 4,384,000 0.76% 2,153,547
49.12%
2,230,453
50.88%
2010 4,350,700 1.11% 2,136,257
49.10%
2,214,443
50.90%
2009 4,302,600 0.99% 2,111,539
49.08%
2,191,061
50.92%
2008 4,259,800 0.85% 2,089,310
49.05%
2,170,490
50.95%
2007 4,223,800 0.93% 2,070,482
49.02%
2,153,318
50.98%
2006 4,184,600 1.21% 2,050,357
49.00%
2,134,243
51.00%
2005 4,133,900 1.12% 2,025,036
48.99%
2,108,864
51.01%
2004 4,087,500 1.48% 2,002,295
48.99%
2,085,205
51.01%
2003 4,027,200 1.95% 1,973,177
49.00%
2,054,023
51.00%
2002 3,948,500 1.72% 1,935,416
49.02%
2,013,084
50.98%
2001 3,880,500 0.59% 1,903,193
49.05%
1,977,307
50.95%
2000 3,857,700 0.59% 1,893,349
49.08%
1,964,351
50.92%
1999 3,835,100 0.52% 1,883,874
49.12%
1,951,226
50.88%
1998 3,815,000 0.88% 1,875,873
49.17%
1,939,127
50.83%
1997 3,781,300 1.30% 1,861,136
49.22%
1,920,164
50.78%
1996 3,732,000 1.57% 1,838,286
49.26%
1,893,714
50.74%
1995 3,673,400 1.45% 1,810,195
49.28%
1,863,205
50.72%
1994 3,620,000 1.32% 1,783,855
49.28%
1,836,145
50.72%
1993 3,572,200 1.13% 1,759,589
49.26%
1,812,611
50.74%
1992 3,531,700 1.04% 1,738,667
49.23%
1,793,033
50.77%
1991 3,495,100 4.73% 1,720,042
49.21%
1,775,058
50.79%
1990 3,329,800 0.92% 1,638,887
49.22%
1,690,913
50.78%
1989 3,299,200 0.48% 1,624,990
49.25%
1,674,210
50.75%
1988 3,283,400 0.27% 1,619,180
49.31%
1,664,220
50.69%
1987 3,274,400 0.86% 1,617,194
49.39%
1,657,206
50.61%
1986 3,246,300 -0.02% 1,605,744
49.46%
1,640,556
50.54%
1985 3,247,100 0.62% 1,608,211
49.53%
1,638,889
50.47%
1984 3,227,100 0.86% 1,599,894
49.58%
1,627,206
50.42%
1983 3,199,300 1.35% 1,587,322
49.61%
1,611,978
50.39%
1982 3,156,100 0.99% 1,566,841
49.64%
1,589,259
50.36%
1981 3,124,900 0.38% 1,552,243
49.67%
1,572,657
50.33%
1980 3,112,900 0.13% 1,547,260
49.70%
1,565,640
50.30%
1979 3,109,000 -0.39% 1,546,411
49.74%
1,562,589
50.26%
1978 3,121,200 0.03% 1,553,632
49.78%
1,567,568
50.22%
1977 3,120,200 0.31% 1,554,261
49.81%
1,565,939
50.19%
1976 3,110,500 0.88% 1,550,441
49.85%
1,560,059
50.15%
1975 3,083,100 1.93% 1,537,622
49.87%
1,545,478
50.13%
1974 3,023,700 2.06% 1,508,636
49.89%
1,515,064
50.11%
1973 2,961,300 1.94% 1,477,978
49.91%
1,483,322
50.09%
1972 2,903,900 1.75% 1,449,753
49.92%
1,454,147
50.08%
1971 2,853,000 1.48% 1,424,848
49.94%
1,428,152
50.06%
1970 2,810,700 1.35% 1,404,395
49.97%
1,406,305
50.03%
1969 2,772,800 0.89% 1,386,340
50.00%
1,386,460
50.00%
1968 2,748,100 0.87% 1,375,055
50.04%
1,373,045
49.96%
1967 2,724,100 1.77% 1,364,178
50.08%
1,359,922
49.92%
1966 2,675,900 1.78% 1,341,100
50.12%
1,334,800
49.88%
1965 2,628,400 1.64% 1,318,191
50.15%
1,310,209
49.85%
1964 2,585,400 2.07% 1,297,329
50.18%
1,288,071
49.82%
1963 2,531,800 1.97% 1,270,965
50.20%
1,260,835
49.80%
1962 2,482,000 2.51% 1,246,383
50.22%
1,235,617
49.78%
1961 2,419,700 1.98% 1,215,493
50.23%
1,204,207
49.77%
1960 2,371,800 N/A% 1,191,849
50.25%
1,179,951
49.75%

Growth rates of New Zealand population (1961-)

The below chart is the timeline of New Zealand population growth rates for 60 years.

New Zealand population and growth rate by ages

The New Zealand population ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over are 962,090, 3,168,487, 786,423 respectively in 2019.

The percentages below population values ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over in each year represent the ratios of them by the total population.

Year Total 0-14 15-64 65-
2019 4,917,000 962,090
19.57%
3,168,487
64.44%
786,423
15.99%
2018 4,841,000 951,423
19.65%
3,131,844
64.69%
757,734
15.65%
2017 4,793,900 945,173
19.72%
3,113,848
64.95%
734,879
15.33%
2016 4,693,200 929,716
19.81%
3,059,510
65.19%
703,973
15.00%
2015 4,595,700 917,800
19.97%
3,004,760
65.38%
673,140
14.65%
2014 4,509,700 906,621
20.10%
2,958,219
65.60%
644,860
14.30%
2013 4,442,100 899,814
20.26%
2,922,995
65.80%
619,291
13.94%
2012 4,408,100 899,461
20.40%
2,909,454
66.00%
599,185
13.59%
2011 4,384,000 898,625
20.50%
2,902,789
66.21%
582,587
13.29%
2010 4,350,700 891,784
20.50%
2,891,030
66.45%
567,886
13.05%
2009 4,302,600 890,532
20.70%
2,862,340
66.53%
549,729
12.78%
2008 4,259,800 890,114
20.90%
2,834,758
66.55%
534,928
12.56%
2007 4,223,800 891,141
21.10%
2,809,736
66.52%
522,922
12.38%
2006 4,184,600 891,887
21.31%
2,781,336
66.47%
511,377
12.22%
2005 4,133,900 890,642
21.54%
2,744,581
66.39%
498,677
12.06%
2004 4,087,500 891,226
21.80%
2,706,334
66.21%
489,940
11.99%
2003 4,027,200 887,737
22.04%
2,659,213
66.03%
480,250
11.93%
2002 3,948,500 879,095
22.26%
2,600,369
65.86%
469,036
11.88%
2001 3,880,500 872,381
22.48%
2,548,494
65.67%
459,626
11.84%
2000 3,857,700 876,286
22.72%
2,525,572
65.47%
455,843
11.82%
1999 3,835,100 876,487
22.85%
2,507,616
65.39%
450,997
11.76%
1998 3,815,000 875,969
22.96%
2,492,154
65.33%
446,877
11.71%
1997 3,781,300 870,326
23.02%
2,469,611
65.31%
441,364
11.67%
1996 3,732,000 859,165
23.02%
2,439,031
65.35%
433,804
11.62%
1995 3,673,400 845,075
23.01%
2,403,770
65.44%
424,555
11.56%
1994 3,620,000 834,501
23.05%
2,369,668
65.46%
415,831
11.49%
1993 3,572,200 824,558
23.08%
2,340,272
65.51%
407,370
11.40%
1992 3,531,700 816,181
23.11%
2,315,986
65.58%
399,533
11.31%
1991 3,495,100 809,319
23.16%
2,293,684
65.63%
392,097
11.22%
1990 3,329,800 773,555
23.23%
2,185,874
65.65%
370,371
11.12%
1989 3,299,200 771,648
23.39%
2,165,369
65.63%
362,183
10.98%
1988 3,283,400 776,457
23.65%
2,151,760
65.53%
355,183
10.82%
1987 3,274,400 784,930
23.97%
2,140,700
65.38%
348,770
10.65%
1986 3,246,300 789,017
24.31%
2,116,747
65.20%
340,536
10.49%
1985 3,247,100 799,883
24.63%
2,111,645
65.03%
335,572
10.33%
1984 3,227,100 810,317
25.11%
2,087,208
64.68%
329,575
10.21%
1983 3,199,300 817,672
25.56%
2,058,191
64.33%
323,437
10.11%
1982 3,156,100 820,657
26.00%
2,019,365
63.98%
316,078
10.01%
1981 3,124,900 829,002
26.53%
1,986,369
63.57%
309,529
9.91%
1980 3,112,900 846,754
27.20%
1,962,240
63.04%
303,906
9.76%
1979 3,109,000 863,530
27.78%
1,947,644
62.65%
297,826
9.58%
1978 3,121,200 887,080
28.42%
1,941,706
62.21%
292,414
9.37%
1977 3,120,200 906,793
29.06%
1,928,212
61.80%
285,195
9.14%
1976 3,110,500 920,303
29.59%
1,912,853
61.50%
277,344
8.92%
1975 3,083,100 923,330
29.95%
1,891,179
61.34%
268,591
8.71%
1974 3,023,700 920,532
30.44%
1,841,581
60.90%
261,588
8.65%
1973 2,961,300 912,978
30.83%
1,793,424
60.56%
254,898
8.61%
1972 2,903,900 904,348
31.14%
1,750,686
60.29%
248,866
8.57%
1971 2,853,000 896,655
31.43%
1,713,022
60.04%
243,323
8.53%
1970 2,810,700 891,607
31.72%
1,680,748
59.80%
238,345
8.48%
1969 2,772,800 886,406
31.97%
1,653,516
59.63%
232,878
8.40%
1968 2,748,100 883,686
32.16%
1,635,513
59.51%
228,901
8.33%
1967 2,724,100 879,653
32.29%
1,619,216
59.44%
225,231
8.27%
1966 2,675,900 867,466
32.42%
1,588,853
59.38%
219,582
8.21%
1965 2,628,400 856,194
32.57%
1,558,363
59.29%
213,844
8.14%
1964 2,585,400 846,562
32.74%
1,526,499
59.04%
212,339
8.21%
1963 2,531,800 833,915
32.94%
1,487,850
58.77%
210,035
8.30%
1962 2,482,000 821,613
33.10%
1,452,185
58.51%
208,202
8.39%
1961 2,419,700 801,283
33.11%
1,412,733
58.38%
205,684
8.50%
1960 2,371,800 780,011
32.89%
1,386,969
58.48%
204,820
8.64%

The below chart and table represents New Zealand population growth rates (Y/Y, %) by ages 0-14 (children), ages 15-64, ages 65 and above (elderly people).

Year Total 0-14 15-64 65-
2019 1.57% 1.12% 1.17% 3.79%
2018 0.98% 0.66% 0.58% 3.11%
2017 2.15% 1.66% 1.78% 4.39%
2016 2.12% 1.30% 1.82% 4.58%
2015 1.91% 1.23% 1.57% 4.39%
2014 1.52% 0.76% 1.21% 4.13%
2013 0.77% 0.04% 0.47% 3.36%
2012 0.55% 0.09% 0.23% 2.85%
2011 0.77% 0.77% 0.41% 2.59%
2010 1.12% 0.14% 1.00% 3.30%
2009 1.00% 0.05% 0.97% 2.77%
2008 0.85% -0.12% 0.89% 2.30%
2007 0.94% -0.08% 1.02% 2.26%
2006 1.23% 0.14% 1.34% 2.55%
2005 1.14% -0.07% 1.41% 1.78%
2004 1.50% 0.39% 1.77% 2.02%
2003 1.99% 0.98% 2.26% 2.39%
2002 1.75% 0.77% 2.04% 2.05%
2001 0.59% -0.45% 0.91% 0.83%
2000 0.59% -0.02% 0.72% 1.07%
1999 0.53% 0.06% 0.62% 0.92%
1998 0.89% 0.65% 0.91% 1.25%
1997 1.32% 1.30% 1.25% 1.74%
1996 1.60% 1.67% 1.47% 2.18%
1995 1.48% 1.27% 1.44% 2.10%
1994 1.34% 1.21% 1.26% 2.08%
1993 1.15% 1.03% 1.05% 1.96%
1992 1.05% 0.85% 0.97% 1.90%
1991 4.96% 4.62% 4.93% 5.87%
1990 0.93% 0.25% 0.95% 2.26%
1989 0.48% -0.62% 0.63% 1.97%
1988 0.27% -1.08% 0.52% 1.84%
1987 0.87% -0.52% 1.13% 2.42%
1986 -0.02% -1.36% 0.24% 1.48%
1985 0.62% -1.29% 1.17% 1.82%
1984 0.87% -0.90% 1.41% 1.90%
1983 1.37% -0.36% 1.92% 2.33%
1982 1.00% -1.01% 1.66% 2.12%
1981 0.39% -2.10% 1.23% 1.85%
1980 0.13% -1.94% 0.75% 2.04%
1979 -0.39% -2.65% 0.31% 1.85%
1978 0.03% -2.17% 0.70% 2.53%
1977 0.31% -1.47% 0.80% 2.83%
1976 0.89% -0.33% 1.15% 3.26%
1975 1.96% 0.30% 2.69% 2.68%
1974 2.11% 0.83% 2.69% 2.62%
1973 1.98% 0.95% 2.44% 2.42%
1972 1.78% 0.86% 2.20% 2.28%
1971 1.50% 0.57% 1.92% 2.09%
1970 1.37% 0.59% 1.65% 2.35%
1969 0.90% 0.31% 1.10% 1.74%
1968 0.88% 0.46% 1.01% 1.63%
1967 1.80% 1.40% 1.91% 2.57%
1966 1.81% 1.32% 1.96% 2.68%
1965 1.66% 1.14% 2.09% 0.71%
1964 2.12% 1.52% 2.60% 1.10%
1963 2.01% 1.50% 2.46% 0.88%
1962 2.57% 2.54% 2.79% 1.22%
1961 2.02% 2.73% 1.86% 0.42%

Global rank of New Zealand population

The global rank of New Zealand population is 113 and the ranks of populations ages 0-14, ages 15-64, ages 65 above are this:

Ages Rank
Total 113
0-14 112
15-64 112
65 over 73

Data Source

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  • [65] The World Bank Group. Population ages 65 and above, total. Retrieved December 5, 2020, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.65UP.TO
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