Population ages 75-79, female in New Zealand
New Zealand: Population ages 75-79, female was 100,925 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
100,925
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
80th
of 217 countries
All-time high
100,925
in 2025
All-time low
23,538
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 75-79, female in New Zealand, 1960–2025
Source: 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 75-79, female in New Zealand is 100,925, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 75-79, female in New Zealand peaked at 100,925 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 23,538, in 1960.
That places New Zealand 80th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 75-79, female in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23,538 | — |
| 1961 | 23,881 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 24,456 | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 24,933 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 25,187 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 25,162 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 25,385 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 25,841 | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 26,044 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 26,171 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 26,436 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 26,710 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 27,002 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 27,419 | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 28,064 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 28,987 | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 29,857 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 30,641 | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 31,488 | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 32,195 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 32,947 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 34,009 | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 35,435 | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 36,807 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 37,860 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 38,869 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 39,712 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 41,075 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 42,300 | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 43,402 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 44,287 | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 46,588 | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 47,041 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 47,203 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 47,377 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 48,233 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 49,571 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 50,940 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 52,364 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 53,601 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 54,363 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 54,445 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 54,695 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 55,085 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 55,368 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 55,579 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 55,940 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 56,048 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 55,979 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 55,844 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 55,766 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 56,041 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 56,942 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 58,350 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 60,623 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 63,733 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 67,387 | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 70,408 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 72,403 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 74,257 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 77,104 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 79,764 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 83,921 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 90,870 | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 96,842 | +6.6% |
| 2025 | 100,925 | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25,060 | 23,538 | 26,171 | 10 |
| 1970s | 28,880 | 26,436 | 32,195 | 10 |
| 1980s | 38,242 | 32,947 | 43,402 | 10 |
| 1990s | 48,720 | 44,287 | 53,601 | 10 |
| 2000s | 55,335 | 54,363 | 56,048 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,591 | 55,766 | 74,257 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88,238 | 77,104 | 100,925 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 77 Afghanistan 109,459 compare
- 78 Croatia 105,302 compare
- 79 Angola 104,697 compare
- 81 Madagascar 97,885 compare
- 82 Puerto Rico 95,103 compare
- 83 Guatemala 94,782 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.6935 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.087 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.6744 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0918 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 75-79, female in New Zealand?
- Population ages 75-79, female in New Zealand was 100,925 in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest population ages 75-79, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 100,925 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 75-79, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,538 in 1960.
- How does New Zealand rank for population ages 75-79, female?
- New Zealand ranks 80th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 75-79, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Population ages 75-79, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Female population between the ages 75 to 79.