Population ages 50-54, male, per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Population ages 50-54, male, per square kilometre was 0.6248 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6248 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
172nd
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.6248 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.2441 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population ages 50-54, male, per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, population ages 50-54, male, per square kilometre in New Zealand stood at 0.6248 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 50-54, male, per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 0.6248 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2441 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 172nd 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 50-54, male, per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2441 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2499 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2544 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2586 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2602 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2609 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2607 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2572 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2552 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2579 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2633 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2705 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2794 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2885 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2946 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2964 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2986 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3012 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3014 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3004 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2967 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2928 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2887 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2832 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2793 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2756 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2753 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2766 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2831 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2938 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3189 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3315 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3409 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3502 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3593 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3713 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3914 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4152 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.435 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4507 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4595 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4649 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4692 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4747 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4825 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4937 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5049 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5162 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.529 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5423 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5539 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5645 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.574 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5835 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5895 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5924 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5931 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.594 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5954 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6049 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6095 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6128 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6248 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.6248 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.8 units per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.6248 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.02 units per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2557 units per square kilometre | 0.2441 units per square kilometre | 0.2609 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2852 units per square kilometre | 0.2579 units per square kilometre | 0.3014 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2852 units per square kilometre | 0.2753 units per square kilometre | 0.3004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3608 units per square kilometre | 0.2938 units per square kilometre | 0.435 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4845 units per square kilometre | 0.4507 units per square kilometre | 0.529 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5782 units per square kilometre | 0.5423 units per square kilometre | 0.5954 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.613 units per square kilometre | 0.6049 units per square kilometre | 0.6248 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 169 Guinea 0.7326 units per square kilometre compare
- 170 Peru 0.7129 units per square kilometre compare
- 171 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.6786 units per square kilometre compare
- 173 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.6068 units per square kilometre compare
- 174 Uruguay 0.5657 units per square kilometre compare
- 175 Solomon Islands 0.5631 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 50-54, male, per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Population ages 50-54, male, per square kilometre in New Zealand was 0.6248 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 50-54, male, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6248 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 50-54, male, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2441 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for population ages 50-54, male, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 172nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 50-54, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 50-54, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 50-54, male 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 50-54, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population ages 50-54, male 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 50-54, male 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.