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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
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
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$ · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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
% · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 21, 2026Methodology