Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.1761 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in New Zealand, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.1761 units per person for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.1761 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0832 units per person, in 1966.
That places New Zealand 53rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0868 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0859 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.085 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0842 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0836 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0832 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0832 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0835 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.084 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0844 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0849 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0855 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.086 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0865 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.087 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0878 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0892 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.091 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0932 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0954 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0973 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0989 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1001 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1007 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1015 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1028 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1045 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.106 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1076 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1092 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1104 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1116 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.113 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1139 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1146 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.115 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1152 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1153 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1159 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1167 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1176 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1183 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1183 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1182 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1188 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1202 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1223 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1242 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1258 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1276 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1298 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1329 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1369 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1409 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1437 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1456 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1471 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1487 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1506 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.153 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1562 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1605 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1645 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.168 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.172 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 0.1761 units per person | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0844 units per person | 0.0832 units per person | 0.0868 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0886 units per person | 0.0849 units per person | 0.0954 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1029 units per person | 0.0973 units per person | 0.1092 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1142 units per person | 0.1104 units per person | 0.1167 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1211 units per person | 0.1176 units per person | 0.1276 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1429 units per person | 0.1298 units per person | 0.153 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1662 units per person | 0.1562 units per person | 0.1761 units per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in New Zealand?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in New Zealand was 0.1761 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1761 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0832 units per person in 1966.
- How does New Zealand rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 53rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. 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 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 65 and above, 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 65 and above, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.