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East Asia & Pacific · Country statistics

New Zealand

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population5.32M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$264.06B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$49.59K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth822024 · yearsInternet use93.5%2024 · % of populationForest area37.8%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
82

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
New Zealand2024 · 82
020.5641.1361.6982.261960199320251960: 71.21961: 711962: 71.21963: 71.31964: 71.31965: 71.21966: 71.11967: 71.51968: 71.11969: 71.51970: 71.31971: 71.81972: 71.81973: 71.71974: 71.91975: 72.21976: 72.41977: 72.21978: 731979: 73.11980: 72.81981: 73.61982: 73.71983: 73.81984: 74.41985: 73.81986: 74.11987: 74.21988: 74.41989: 74.81990: 75.41991: 761992: 76.11993: 76.41994: 76.91995: 76.71996: 76.81997: 77.31998: 78.11999: 77.92000: 78.62001: 78.72002: 78.82003: 79.12004: 79.52005: 79.92006: 802007: 80.22008: 80.42009: 80.72010: 80.92011: 81.22012: 81.42013: 81.42014: 81.52015: 81.62016: 81.72017: 81.92018: 81.72019: 82.12020: 82.32021: 82.22022: 822023: 81.82024: 82

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Country context

New Zealand in perspective

Region
East Asia & Pacific
Capital
Wellington
Country code
NZL

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