East Asia & Pacific · High income
New Zealand: key statistics
New Zealand has 5.3m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $49,591. Below: 68 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Wellington
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- New Zealand dollar NZD
- Languages
- English, New Zealand Sign Language, Māori
- ISO codes
- NZNZL
- Land neighbours
- Australia
Population5.3m2025 · rank 124 of 217GDP$264bn2025 · rank 53 of 211GDP per capita$49,5912025 · rank 33 of 211Life expectancy82.0 yrs2024 · rank 35 of 217Internet users93.5%2024 · rank 37 of 188Fertility1.572024 · rank 138 of 217CO₂ per person6.01 t2024 · rank 42 of 203Inflation2.8%2025 · rank 97 of 180
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New Zealand, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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New Zealand by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within East Asia & Pacific.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5.3m | 2025 | 124/217 | 17/37 | +16% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.65% | 2025 | 125/217 | 17/37 | −1.4 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 84.0% | 2025 | 48/217 | 9/37 | −1.2 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.57 | 2024 | 138/217 | 27/37 | −18% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 17.6% | 2025 | 54/217 | 5/37 | +3.1 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 17.9% | 2025 | 143/217 | 29/37 | −2.0 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 20.1 | 2024 | 185/216 | 34/37 | +17% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 11.0 | 2024 | 137/217 | 27/37 | −13% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 267,710 km² | 2024 | 75/216 | 12/37 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $264bn | 2025 | 53/211 | 12/36 | +48% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $49,591 | 2025 | 33/211 | 5/36 | +28% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $57,350 | 2025 | 41/199 | 7/31 | +53% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $46,630 | 2025 | 30/201 | 5/33 | +15% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 0.5% | 2025 | 189/210 | 34/36 | −3.3 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | -0.2% | 2025 | 180/210 | 34/36 | −1.8 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 4.0% | 2023 | 115/198 | 21/29 | −3.0 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 19.4% | 2023 | 130/201 | 18/30 | −0.9 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 68.2% | 2023 | 41/201 | 10/30 | +3.8 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 23.1% | 2024 | 89/175 | 16/27 | ±0.0 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 18.9% | 2024 | 102/163 | 18/25 | −0.8 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 2.8% | 2025 | 97/180 | 11/27 | +2.5 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | -3.5% | 2025 | 126/136 | 23/24 | −7.8 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 0.0% | 2025 | 136/136 | 24/24 | −5.8 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 1.72 | 2025 | 149/210 | 23/36 | +20% | — | |
| Government debt | 52.0% | 2024 | 38/78 | 8/17 | +8.1 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 29.5% | 2024 | 4/142 | 1/25 | +2.7 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 35.5% | 2022 | 31/142 | 6/25 | +0.5 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 1.10% | 2025 | 107/156 | 13/18 | +0.1 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 24.7% | 2024 | 127/184 | 20/32 | −3.3 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 26.0% | 2024 | 149/184 | 28/32 | −1.2 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 50.7% | 2024 | 143/184 | 27/32 | −4.5 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -3.5% | 2025 | 116/185 | 20/29 | −0.9 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 1.3% | 2025 | 131/197 | 21/32 | +1.3 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.2% | 2022 | 156/178 | 21/26 | −0.1 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 996,000 | 2020 | 98/196 | 15/35 | −61% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 5.1% | 2025 | 97/187 | 7/29 | −0.3 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 14.4% | 2025 | 82/187 | 6/29 | +0.5 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 70.4% | 2025 | 27/187 | 5/29 | +2.0 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 66.1% | 2025 | 21/187 | 5/29 | +3.2 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equality
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 147/167 | 22/23 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 45.5% | 2025 | 12/190 | 2/30 | +14.1 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary enrolment | 96.7% | 2024 | 134/191 | 20/30 | −2.0 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 114.2% | 2024 | 22/176 | 3/26 | −1.9 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 77.2% | 2024 | 37/172 | 6/27 | −3.5 pp | 43.6% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 14.9 | 2017 | 112/173 | 22/27 | −4.9% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 5.2% | 2023 | 53/184 | 12/29 | −0.7 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 82.0 yrs | 2024 | 35/217 | 8/37 | +0.7% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 4.0 | 2024 | 159/196 | 26/30 | −17% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 4.7 | 2024 | 159/196 | 26/30 | −19% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 7 | 2023 | 160/194 | 26/30 | −12% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 10.1% | 2024 | 28/193 | 9/29 | +1.1 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $5,022 | 2024 | 20/193 | 2/29 | +26% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 3.61 | 2022 | 41/180 | 3/25 | +33% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 89% | 2024 | 108/193 | 17/30 | −4.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1% | 2024 | 135/153 | 15/18 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Basic water | 100.0% | 2024 | 24/206 | 6/37 | ±0.0 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 100.0% | 2024 | 12/203 | 5/37 | ±0.0 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 93.5% | 2024 | 37/188 | 7/28 | +9.5 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 130.1 | 2024 | 59/210 | 12/34 | +15% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 38.0 | 2024 | 31/208 | 5/34 | +22% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 75/215 | 12/36 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 99.0% | 2024 | 57/192 | 8/30 | ±0.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 6.01 t | 2024 | 42/203 | 11/37 | −23% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 28.9% | 2021 | 82/212 | 8/37 | −1.4 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 81.5% | 2021 | 26/206 | 1/35 | +5.2 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 38.9% | 2024 | 83/214 | 25/35 | +1.5 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 2.0% | 2024 | 170/206 | 22/34 | −0.3 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 3.0% | 2022 | 121/177 | 13/20 | +0.7 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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