Demographics

Demographics of New Zealand in 2023 - Structure, Labor, Regional Trends

Last Updated: October 30, 2023
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Population

4.979 million

TFR

1.76 Child

Median Age

36.7 Years Old

Dependency Ratio

56.3 %

Life Expectancy

83 Years

Net Migration Rate

2.5 ‰

Executive Summary

New Zealand - Population Growth

Note: % | Forecast After 2023 (UN, Statistics Office, Local Agency)

Population Structure

The population demographic data has been updated to October 2023 based primarily on the United Nations population database, with some countries using their own statistical agencies. All data listed is from 2022 (unless otherwise noted).

Population +

43 k people

Birth

64 k people

Death

34 k people

Net Migration

13 k people

New Zealand - Population Growth Drivers
Note: % | forecast after 2023
New Zealand - Age Structure - Historical & Forecast
Note: % | forecast after 2023

Natural Growth

5.8 ‰

Net Migration

2.5 ‰

Young Dependency

30.1 %

Old Dependency

26.2 %

New Zealand - Median Age
Note: Age
New Zealand - Demographic Structure
Source: UN Population; OOSGA Analytics

Culture Brief

Races

European 64.1%, Maori 16.5%, Chinese 4.9%, Indian 4.7%, Samoan 3.9%, Tongan 1.8%, Cook Islands Maori 1.7%, English 1.5%, Filipino 1.5%, New Zealander 1%, other 13.7% (2018 est. by CIA)

Language Used

English (de facto official) 95.4%, Maori (de jure official) 4%, Samoan 2.2%, Northern Chinese 2%, Hindi 1.5%, French 1.2%, Yue 1.1%, New Zealand Sign Language (de jure official) 0.5%, other or not stated 17.2% (2018 est.)

Religion

Christian 37.3% (Catholic 10.1%, Anglican 6.8%, Presbyterian and Congregational 5.2%, Pentecostal 1.8%, Methodist 1.6%, Church of Jesus Christ 1.2%, other 10.7%), Hindu 2.7%, Maori 1.3%, Muslim, 1.3%, Buddhist 1.1%, other religion 1.6% (includes Judaism, Spiritualism and New Age religions, Baha'i, Asian religions other than Buddhism), no religion 48.6%, objected to answering 6.7% (2018 est. by CIA)

New Zealand - Education
Note: %
New Zealand - Education Comparison (Tertiary Education)
Note: %

Labor Brief

New Zealand - Labor Participation Rate
Note: %
New Zealand - Labor Participation by Groups
Note: %
New Zealand - Labor Participation By Sectors
Note: %

Regional Brief

New Zealand - Population in Key Regions
New Zealand - GDP Per Capita in Key Regions
Reference
  • Population project by age group: UN population database | Data after 2022 is estimated/forecasted | Forecasted with medium variant
  • Currency: nominal USD, unless otherwise specified. | IMF
  • Economic projection: OECD, IMF, EIU, Local Government
  • Culture, ethnicities, languages: CIA Factbook
  •  Education: World Bank
  • Labor Participation: ILO, OOSGA.org
  • Data Aggregation & Calculation: OOSGA.org
  • Analysis: Economic Team
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