Life expectancy hmd unwpp in New Zealand
New Zealand: Life expectancy hmd unwpp was 82.09 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
82.09
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
36th
of 229 countries
All-time high
82.66
in 2020
All-time low
68.81
in 1948
Years of data
76
1948–2023
Life expectancy hmd unwpp in New Zealand, 1948–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 82.09 for life expectancy hmd unwpp in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy hmd unwpp in New Zealand peaked at 82.66 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 68.81, in 1948.
New Zealand ranks 36th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Life expectancy hmd unwpp in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 68.81 | — |
| 1949 | 68.95 | +0.2% |
| 1950 | 69.25 | +0.4% |
| 1951 | 69.13 | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 69.38 | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 70.21 | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 70.33 | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 70.48 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 70.72 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 70.26 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 70.88 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 70.77 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 71.22 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 70.93 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 71.2 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 71.27 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 71.3 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 71.22 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 71.07 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 71.44 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 71.09 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 71.47 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 71.22 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 71.72 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 71.82 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 71.68 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 71.94 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 72.2 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 72.4 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 72.13 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 73.01 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 73.05 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 72.86 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 73.63 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 73.72 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 73.83 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 74.37 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 73.88 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 74.12 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 74.21 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 74.48 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 74.89 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 75.43 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 76.08 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 76.19 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 76.5 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 76.92 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 76.79 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 76.81 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 77.34 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 78.17 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 77.91 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 78.67 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 78.66 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 78.87 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 79.14 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 79.35 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 80.03 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 80.02 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 80.12 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 80.25 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 80.55 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 81.05 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 80.84 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 81.17 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 81.61 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 81.41 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 81.59 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 82 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 81.61 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 81.88 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 81.83 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 82.66 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 82.3 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 81.01 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 82.09 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 68.88 | 68.81 | 68.95 | 2 |
| 1950s | 70.14 | 69.13 | 70.88 | 10 |
| 1960s | 71.22 | 70.93 | 71.47 | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.12 | 71.22 | 73.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | 74 | 72.86 | 74.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.81 | 75.43 | 78.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.57 | 78.66 | 80.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.5 | 80.84 | 82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.01 | 81.01 | 82.66 | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 33 Luxembourg 82.23 compare
- 34 Netherlands 82.16 compare
- 35 Belgium 82.11 compare
- 37 Guadeloupe 82.05 compare
- 38 Austria 81.96 compare
- 39 Denmark 81.93 compare
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- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.2641 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy hmd unwpp in New Zealand?
- Life expectancy hmd unwpp in New Zealand was 82.09 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy hmd unwpp recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 82.66 in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy hmd unwpp recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.81 in 1948.
- How does New Zealand rank for life expectancy hmd unwpp?
- New Zealand ranks 36th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy hmd unwpp rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Life expectancy hmd unwpp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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