Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Population ages 15-64, total, per capita was 0.6451 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in New Zealand, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64, total, per capita in New Zealand stood at 0.6451 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.665 units per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5844 units per person, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 108th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5852 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5844 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.5851 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5864 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5879 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.5893 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.5907 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5918 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5926 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5938 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5958 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.5979 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.6003 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6036 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6076 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.6115 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6151 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6191 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6232 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.627 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6307 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6343 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6383 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6431 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6474 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6507 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6534 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6559 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6575 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6578 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.657 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6565 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6563 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6553 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6545 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6543 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6545 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6547 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6545 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6545 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6548 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6558 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.658 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6607 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6629 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6644 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.665 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6647 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.664 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.663 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6615 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6595 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6568 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6549 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6546 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6557 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6566 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6568 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6563 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6553 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6536 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6509 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6491 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6483 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6469 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.6451 units per person | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5887 units per person | 0.5844 units per person | 0.5938 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6101 units per person | 0.5958 units per person | 0.627 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6469 units per person | 0.6307 units per person | 0.6578 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6552 units per person | 0.6543 units per person | 0.657 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6613 units per person | 0.6548 units per person | 0.665 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6568 units per person | 0.6546 units per person | 0.6615 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.649 units per person | 0.6451 units per person | 0.6536 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 105 Switzerland 0.6468 units per person compare
- 106 Gibraltar 0.6458 units per person compare
- 107 United States 0.6451 units per person compare
- 109 Hungary 0.6449 units per person compare
- 110 Haiti 0.6442 units per person compare
- 111 Liechtenstein 0.644 units per person 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)
- 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 population ages 15-64, total, per capita in New Zealand?
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in New Zealand was 0.6451 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.665 units per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5844 units per person in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for population ages 15-64, total, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 108th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 15-64, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 15-64, 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 15-64, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 15-64, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 15-64, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.