Population of New Zealand (2024)

New Zealand population

4,695,297

Births this year: 497,619 Births today 5
Deaths this year 276,871 Deaths today 3

New Zealand Population by Religions

Region Name Percents Number
Christian (Catholic, Anglican, Presbyterian and Congregational, Methodist, Pentecostal, other) 44.3% 1,982,225 people
Hindu 2.1% 93,966 people
Buddhist 1.4% 62,644 people
Maori Christian 1.3% 58,169 people
Islam 1.1% 49,220 people
other religion 1.4% 62,644 people

New Zealand Population by Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups Name Percents Number
European 71.2% 3,185,879 people
Maori 14.1% 630,911 people
Asian 11.3% 505,624 people
Pacific peoples 7.6% 340,066 people
Middle Eastern, Latin American, African 1.1% 49,220 people
other 1.6% 71,593 people
not stated or unidentified 5.4% 241,626 people

New Zealand population by Age group

Age Both Sexes Population Male Population Female Population Both Sexes (%) Male (%) Female (%) Sex ratio (female/male)
Total 4,729,667 2,312,489 2,417,178 100 100 100 95.7
00-04 300,541 154,280 146,261 6.4 6.7 6.1 105.5
05-09 313,191 160,539 152,652 6.6 6.9 6.3 105.2
10-14 315,765 161,505 154,260 6.7 7 6.4 104.7
15-19 300,580 153,273 147,307 6.4 6.6 6.1 104.1
20-24 312,952 159,606 153,346 6.6 6.9 6.3 104.1
25-29 328,576 164,592 163,984 6.9 7.1 6.8 100.4
30-34 291,329 141,181 150,148 6.2 6.1 6.2 94
35-39 282,870 135,313 147,557 6 5.9 6.1 91.7
40-44 266,977 127,051 139,926 5.6 5.5 5.8 90.8
45-49 318,015 150,341 167,674 6.7 6.5 6.9 89.7
50-54 304,004 145,242 158,762 6.4 6.3 6.6 91.5
55-59 323,954 155,295 168,659 6.8 6.7 7 92.1
60-64 280,819 135,561 145,258 5.9 5.9 6 93.3
65-69 240,030 116,136 123,894 5.1 5 5.1 93.7
70-74 217,035 104,758 112,277 4.6 4.5 4.6 93.3
75-79 147,947 69,893 78,054 3.1 3 3.2 89.5
80-84 96,055 43,146 52,909 2 1.9 2.2 81.5
85-89 53,977 22,762 31,215 1.1 1 1.3 72.9
90-94 27,715 9,936 17,779 0.6 0.4 0.7 55.9
95-99 6,618 1,913 4,705 0.1 0.1 0.2 40.7
100+ 717 166 551 0 0 0 30.1

New Zealand Age structure and Population pyramid

New Zealand Age structure and Population pyramid

New Zealand Sex ratio

New Zealand Sex ratio

New Zealand Dependency ratios

Chart working age in New Zealand

New Zealand Population (1950 - 2024)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Sex ratio Density
(P/KmĀ²)
2023 4,847,220 0.80 38,449 95.72 18.41
2022 4,808,771 0.82 39,151 95.71 18.26
2021 4,769,620 0.84 39,953 95.69 18.11
2020 4,729,667 0.88 41,110 95.67 17.96
2019 4,688,557 0.90 42,009 95.63 17.81
2018 4,646,548 0.91 41,677 95.57 17.65
2017 4,604,871 0.87 39,686 95.53 17.49
2016 4,565,185 0.81 36,659 95.53 17.34
2015 4,528,526 0.74 33,044 95.58 17.20
2014 4,495,482 0.68 30,206 95.72 17.07
2013 4,465,276 0.66 29,393 95.91 16.96
2012 4,435,883 0.71 31,400 96.14 16.85
2011 4,404,483 0.81 35,456 96.32 16.73
2010 4,369,027 0.92 39,903 96.41 16.59
2005 4,134,699 7.17 276,465 95.97 15.70
2000 3,858,234 4.99 183,348 96.36 14.65
1995 3,674,886 8.16 277,352 97.15 13.96
1990 3,397,534 3.96 129,342 96.92 12.90
1985 3,268,192 3.86 121,421 98.12 12.41
1980 3,146,771 2.07 63,888 98.82 11.95
1975 3,082,883 9.34 263,335 99.51 11.71
1970 2,819,548 7.29 191,545 99.90 10.71
1965 2,628,003 10.79 256,004 100.65 9.98
1960 2,371,999 11.05 235,999 101.05 9.01
1955 2,136,000 11.95 227,999 101.38 8.11
1950 1,908,001 101.05 7.25
Chart population New Zealand Population (1950 - 2024)