Future life expectancy projections in New Zealand
New Zealand: Future life expectancy projections was 90.99 in 2100. ▲ Rising
Future life expectancy projections in New Zealand, 2024–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 90.99 for future life expectancy projections in 2100. That is the highest value across all 77 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, future life expectancy projections in New Zealand peaked at 90.99 in 2100 and was at its lowest, 82.25, in 2024.
That places New Zealand 46th out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 82.6 | 82.25 | 82.96 | 6 |
| 2030s | 83.72 | 83.11 | 84.32 | 10 |
| 2040s | 85 | 84.44 | 85.54 | 10 |
| 2050s | 86.18 | 85.66 | 86.68 | 10 |
| 2060s | 87.29 | 86.79 | 87.79 | 10 |
| 2070s | 88.37 | 87.89 | 88.84 | 10 |
| 2080s | 89.39 | 88.93 | 89.87 | 10 |
| 2090s | 90.42 | 89.97 | 90.88 | 10 |
| 2100s | 90.99 | 90.99 | 90.99 | 1 |
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More health data for New Zealand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 33 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,116 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 31,139 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 34,390 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 33,945 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 32,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 33,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 31,599 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is future life expectancy projections in New Zealand?
- Future life expectancy projections in New Zealand was 90.99 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest future life expectancy projections recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 90.99 in 2100.
- What is the lowest future life expectancy projections recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.25 in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for future life expectancy projections?
- New Zealand ranks 46th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is future life expectancy projections rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Future life expectancy projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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