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New Zealand

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Capital
Wellington
Currency
New Zealand dollar
Continent
Oceania
Area
268,021 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q664 ↗ · Official languages: English, Māori, New Zealand Sign Language
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
5.32M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
264.06B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
49.59K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
2.84 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
5.08 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
1.57 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
82.01 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
0.65 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
0.46 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
57.35K · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
17.61 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
84 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
70.35 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
14.36 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
93.52 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
50.66 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
1.37 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
2025New Zealand: 5.32M
New Zealand · Population4.07M4.41M4.75M5.1M5.44M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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New Zealand · Population · people
YearNew Zealand
20255,324,700
20245,290,000
20235,200,000
20225,081,700
20215,084,600
20205,072,400
20194,970,300
20184,900,600
20174,813,600
20164,714,100
20154,609,400
20144,516,500
20134,442,100
20124,408,100
20114,384,000
20104,350,700
20094,302,600
20084,259,800
20074,223,800
20064,184,600
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025New Zealand: 264.06B
New Zealand · GDP96.29B142.04B187.8B233.55B279.31B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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New Zealand · GDP · current US$
YearNew Zealand
2025264,057,413,739.97
2024261,497,198,363.91
2023256,372,177,757.76
2022249,723,029,451.24
2021253,732,493,987.83
2020213,318,129,988.6
2019213,088,034,258.42
2018211,726,161,989.5
2017206,561,943,051.35
2016188,980,351,890.85
2015178,147,457,242.98
2014201,435,445,068.16
2013190,943,478,289.8
2012176,508,049,114.25
2011168,458,838,711.12
2010146,887,902,524.05
2009121,663,439,315.39
2008133,437,126,590.29
2007137,188,946,865.58
2006111,538,810,712.67

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025New Zealand: 49.59K
New Zealand · GDP per capita24.33K31.3K38.28K45.25K52.23K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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New Zealand · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearNew Zealand
202549,591.04
202449,432.36
202349,302.34
202249,141.63
202149,902.15
202042,054.67
201942,872.27
201843,204.13
201742,912.15
201640,088.32
201538,648.73
201444,599.9
201342,984.96
201240,041.75
201138,425.83
201033,761.9
200928,276.73
200831,324.74
200732,479.98
200626,654.59
% · 2006–2025
2025New Zealand: 2.84
New Zealand · Inflation-0.41.673.735.87.862006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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New Zealand · Inflation · %
YearNew Zealand
20252.84
20242.92
20235.73
20227.17
20213.94
20201.71
20191.62
20181.6
20171.85
20160.65
20150.29
20141.23
20131.13
20121.06
20114.03
20102.3
20092.12
20083.96
20072.38
20063.37

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025New Zealand: 5.08
New Zealand · Unemployment2.944.035.126.27.292006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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New Zealand · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearNew Zealand
20255.08
20244.72
20233.73
20223.3
20213.78
20204.6
20194.11
20184.34
20174.74
20165.15
20155.42
20145.43
20135.84
20126.93
20116.49
20106.56
20096.12
20084.17
20073.66
20063.86

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025New Zealand: —
New Zealand · Fertility rate1.511.691.882.072.252006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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New Zealand · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearNew Zealand
2025No data available
20241.57
20231.57
20221.67
20211.65
20201.62
20191.72
20181.71
20171.81
20161.87
20151.99
20141.92
20132.01
20122.1
20112.09
20102.17
20092.13
20082.19
20072.18
20062.01

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025New Zealand: —
New Zealand · Life expectancy79.8380.4981.1581.8182.482006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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New Zealand · Life expectancy · years
YearNew Zealand
2025No data available
202482.01
202381.76
202281.96
202182.21
202082.26
201982.06
201881.71
201781.86
201681.66
201581.61
201481.46
201381.4
201281.41
201181.16
201080.9
200980.7
200880.35
200780.15
200680.05
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for New Zealand

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.