Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.1788 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in New Zealand, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.1788 units per person for population ages 0-14, total, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.3299 units per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.1788 units per person, in 2025.
That places New Zealand 144th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.328 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3297 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.3299 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3293 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3285 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3274 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.326 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3247 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3234 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3218 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3193 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3166 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3137 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.31 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3054 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3007 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2958 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.29 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2837 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2776 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.272 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2669 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2616 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2562 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2511 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2464 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2421 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.238 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2348 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2329 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2326 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2318 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2308 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2308 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2308 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2307 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2304 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.23 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2295 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2288 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2276 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2259 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2236 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2211 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2183 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2153 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2127 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2111 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2102 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2094 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2086 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2076 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2062 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2043 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2017 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1988 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1963 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1945 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1931 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1917 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1902 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1886 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1864 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1837 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1812 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.1788 units per person | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3269 units per person | 0.3218 units per person | 0.3299 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3013 units per person | 0.2776 units per person | 0.3193 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2502 units per person | 0.2329 units per person | 0.272 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2306 units per person | 0.2288 units per person | 0.2326 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2175 units per person | 0.2094 units per person | 0.2276 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2003 units per person | 0.1917 units per person | 0.2086 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1848 units per person | 0.1788 units per person | 0.1902 units per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in New Zealand?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in New Zealand was 0.1788 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3299 units per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1788 units per person in 2025.
- How does New Zealand rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 144th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.