Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in New Zealand
New Zealand: Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage was 5,345 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in New Zealand, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2025, healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in New Zealand stood at 5,345 Persons.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in New Zealand peaked at 5,455 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,356 Persons, in 1960.
That places New Zealand 31st out of 34 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,356 Persons | — |
| 1961 | 2,400 Persons | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 2,457 Persons | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 2,511 Persons | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 2,564 Persons | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 2,612 Persons | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 2,659 Persons | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 2,707 Persons | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 2,742 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 2,766 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 2,798 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 2,842 Persons | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 2,888 Persons | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 2,946 Persons | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 3,010 Persons | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 3,073 Persons | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 3,120 Persons | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 3,139 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 3,144 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 3,141 Persons | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 3,139 Persons | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 3,149 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 3,167 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 3,200 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 3,238 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 3,265 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 3,274 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 3,288 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 3,314 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 3,321 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 3,344 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 3,516 Persons | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 3,552 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 3,598 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 3,648 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 3,707 Persons | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 3,762 Persons | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 3,803 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 3,829 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 3,851 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 3,873 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 3,916 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 3,990 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 4,062 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 4,114 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 4,161 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 4,209 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 4,246 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 4,280 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 4,332 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 4,374 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 4,399 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 4,426 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 4,476 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 4,555 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 4,647 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 4,747 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 4,831 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 4,886 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 5,042 Persons | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 5,105 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 5,150 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 5,150 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,321 Persons | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 5,455 Persons | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 5,345 Persons | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,577 Persons | 2,356 Persons | 2,766 Persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,010 Persons | 2,798 Persons | 3,144 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,236 Persons | 3,139 Persons | 3,321 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,661 Persons | 3,344 Persons | 3,851 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,118 Persons | 3,873 Persons | 4,332 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,638 Persons | 4,374 Persons | 5,042 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,254 Persons | 5,105 Persons | 5,455 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More health data for New Zealand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4815 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,116 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0184 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2,678 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0005 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in New Zealand?
- Healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in New Zealand was 5,345 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 5,455 Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,356 Persons in 1960.
- How does New Zealand rank for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage?
- New Zealand ranks 31st out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of a population covered for a core set of health services offers an initial measure of access to care and financial protection. Most OECD countries have achieved universal or near-universal coverage for a core set of health services, which usually include consultations with doctors, tests and examinations, and hospital care. This dataset presents the latest data for government (compulsory) health insurance, and for the various types of voluntary health insurance coverage. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.