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Population Pyramid of New Zealand2024

Total population
5.2M
Median age
38.6
Peak year
2078
Peak population
5.9M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 1.9M · median age 29.4
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 3.1M · median age 27.9
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 3.9M · median age 34.3
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 5.2M · median age 38.6
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 5.8M · median age 43.7
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 5.8M · median age 48.5
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

New Zealand presently shows a stationary pyramid typical of post-transition populations, with roughly equal cohorts at most ages below retirement. The median age in 2024 is 38.6 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 18.1% of the population; people 65 and older account for 17.2%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place New Zealand's peak population in 2078.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 1.9 million with median age 29.4. Projected 2100 values are 5.8 million and median age 48.5.

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