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New Zealand

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Indicator summary

IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population5,324,700 people2025124 of 217 · 2025+15.52%
Life expectancy at birth82.01 years202435 of 217 · 2024+0.68%
Total fertility rate1.57 births per woman2024138 of 217 · 2024−18.23%
Population growth+0.65%2025125 of 217 · 2025−1.38 pp
Infant mortality4 per 1,000 live births202438 of 196 · 2024−16.67%
Urban population84%202548 of 217 · 2025−1.15 pp
Population ages 65 and above17.61%202554 of 217 · 2025+3.05 pp
Population density19.75 people per km²2023184 of 215 · 2023+17.06%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP57,350.36 current international dollars (PPP)202535 of 185 · 2025+52.95%
Annual GDP growth+0.46%2025172 of 186 · 2025−3.27 pp
Consumer price inflation+2.84%202581 of 165 · 2025+2.55 pp
Employment
Total unemployment5.08%202591 of 182 · 2025−0.34 pp
Youth unemployment14.36%2025105 of 182 · 2025+0.48 pp
Labor force participation70.35%202526 of 182 · 2025+1.95 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet93.52%202439 of 182 · 2024+9.52 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions38.05 per 100 people202427 of 151 · 2024+22.05%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption28.9%202182 of 212 · 2021−1.4 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita6.01 t CO₂e per person2024162 of 203 · 2024−23.03%
Access to electricity100%20241 of 215 · 20240 pp
Forest area37.79%202381 of 213 · 2023+0.39 pp
Society
Current health expenditure10.06%202427 of 192 · 2023+1.09 pp
Maternal mortality7 per 100,000 live births202334 of 194 · 2023−12.5%

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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