Population ages 15-19, female, per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Population ages 15-19, female, per square kilometre was 0.6024 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6024 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
194th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.6024 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.3531 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population ages 15-19, female, per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-19, female, per square kilometre in New Zealand is 0.6024 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-19, female, per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 0.6024 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3531 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 194th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population ages 15-19, female, per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3531 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.375 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3998 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1964 | 0.424 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4404 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4513 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4589 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4627 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.469 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4788 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4883 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4999 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5155 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5325 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5487 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5621 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.574 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5808 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5794 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5742 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.564 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5566 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.555 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5554 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5577 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5577 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5631 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5615 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5523 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5397 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5461 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5299 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5157 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5063 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5025 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5034 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5048 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5055 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5066 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5107 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.518 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5334 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5499 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5623 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5731 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5844 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5912 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5938 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5943 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5923 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5866 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5811 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5774 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5778 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5808 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5848 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5864 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5866 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5852 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5866 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5803 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5815 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6024 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.6024 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.74 units per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.6024 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.47 units per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.426 units per square kilometre | 0.3531 units per square kilometre | 0.469 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.536 units per square kilometre | 0.4788 units per square kilometre | 0.5808 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5597 units per square kilometre | 0.5523 units per square kilometre | 0.5742 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.516 units per square kilometre | 0.5025 units per square kilometre | 0.5461 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5611 units per square kilometre | 0.5107 units per square kilometre | 0.5943 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5839 units per square kilometre | 0.5774 units per square kilometre | 0.5923 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5877 units per square kilometre | 0.5803 units per square kilometre | 0.6024 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 191 Algeria 0.7115 units per square kilometre compare
- 192 Uruguay 0.6586 units per square kilometre compare
- 193 Argentina 0.6251 units per square kilometre compare
- 195 New Caledonia 0.5793 units per square kilometre compare
- 196 Saudi Arabia 0.5464 units per square kilometre compare
- 197 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.5316 units per square kilometre compare
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.1187 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0277 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.018 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-19, female, per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Population ages 15-19, female, per square kilometre in New Zealand was 0.6024 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-19, female, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6024 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-19, female, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3531 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for population ages 15-19, female, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 194th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 15-19, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 15-19, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 15-19, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 15-19, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population ages 15-19, female World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population ages 15-19, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.